The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-16
If NOT WRECKED,
WHERE CAN SHE Be?
years and has made many voyages I
Alaska said:
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''The probabilities are three to one that
the Clara Nevada is lost. but 1t is not by
any means q sure thing. IL steamer vas
really seen burning OF Seward the chances
are II was the Nevada II all depends on
whether the people q BerneF's bay really
saw wha, they claim Imagination may
have played an important part X the
Nevada Is MOI wreck. where is sheT''
Trouble ON the Up Trip.
Among the passengers on the City OF
Kingston from Victoria last evening were
T. l.. Cockrill. of Seattle: A. Boskey. OF
Texas, and Frank S. Dun. or Marysy.lle.
Mont,. who came down from the north On
the steamer Islander. All three OF them
went 10 Alaska on the last trip % the
Clara Nevada. and they made diligent in
auiry ar Juneau about the details OF the
Clara Nevada wreck story. They learned
nothing beyond what has been already
published. although they saw and talked
with the man who brought the story from
Seward city to juneau.
These men did no: doubt the truth OF
tho story they heard. AL three OF them
said the engineer was having trouble
with the boilers on the entire trip. and
at juneau the steamer was detained over
night while repairs were being made.
The extent Of the repairs or the serious
ness OF the trouble they did not know.
although one OF them, Mr.. Dun, said he
did not consider the steamer safe. and
Left her at Juneau. where he remained
till the Islander came along on the down
trip.
When Mr. Mcclure was told of the fore
going statement by Post-Intelligencer
reporter last evening he said 1t was not
news 10 him, because he had received
a letter from the engineer OF the steamer,
written at Juneau. in which he said 1T
had been found necessary to put some
packing around certain tubes but this
was triaing matter and should occa-
sion no aneasiness whatever regarding the
steamers condition. The Clara Neyada's
passengers also claimed that the steam
er's main cabin was lighted by two large
oil lamps, which sat on tables and were
liable to be- dashed on the floor at any
time during stormy weather. when the
vessel was being pitched about.
II. n. Rinker. OF Seattle. who has been
in Juneau for several weeks. was also a
returning passenger on the Kingston. He
says the Clara Nevala's laundry was left
at Juneau on the trip up, and instrnc-
lions We're given 20 have 1t ready on Feb
ruary 6. when the steamer would return
She did not come OH that day. nor the
next, nor the following day, and when the
story of burning steamer being sighted
was brought to Juneau. IL was at once
concluded that 1t could be none other
than the Clara Nevada, even before any
conflrmatory details came 10 hand.
About Forty Aboard.
The Clara Nevada had crew OF
twenty-eight men. all told. 1t Is sup
posed that at Skagway and Dyea ten or
twelve passengers We're taken aboard.
making forty persons In all aboard the
vessel at the time the explosion is said to
have occurred.
Satisfied She Is Lost.
c. S. Moody. of Skagway, arrived in
Seattle yesterday from the north. lie
was passenger down TO Victoria on the
steamer Islander. and heard OF the loss
Of the Clara Nevada at Juneau. lie
says that from what he heard he is con-
WINGED that the steamer is lost.
Mr. Moody reports that men and out
tits are going over the White pass daily.
A single horse draws two Yukon sleds
each lcaded with go pounds of goods.
and thu ranrle Marn cettinr oyer 10 the