The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20
Each Day Adds New Names to
the List of Her Lost Ones.
SEATTLE CITIZEN A VICTIM.
Every RSa son 20 Believe That Thom-
~ u. Hill. of This City. Was
Passenger On the Sfeamcr-Adyices
From Alaska Include t. W. Sapor-
In the Lst-Namex of the Crew.

Each day adds two or three names 10
the list OF those who lost their Eves In
tho steamer Clara Nevada disaster near
Coward. Alaska. AZ nFst It was thought
THAI the death roll would cot exceed fifty,
but a. more ard more Is learned concern
Ing those aboard. il Is impossible 20 avoid
the conclusion that at least sixty souls
were lost
The man mentioned in the first lists
secured OF the Nevaaa's passengers as
Hill is now believed to have been
Thomas Il. Hal. Of Seattle.
letter received last evening by the
local correspondent OF the New York
World from ". 4. Saportax. dated at Jul
ueau. February Il. says that his brother.
T.. w. Sa portas. and A. j. 5slang. both
OF New York city. and ----- BrenuecSer,
OF Portland, were aboard the Clara Me-
yada- He also says that al Noyes. OF
Juneau. Was undoubtedly among the VIC
tins. Two kiondikers who reached Skag-
way just 81 tine to catch the Nevada
south were known 10 have been aboard,
but Saportas SAYS that 10 ene knows who
they were.
Al the time of the disaster w. r. Sa-
portas was at Skagway. Immediately on
receiving the news ne Went 10 Juneau to
learn the full particulars In his letter
he says that part OF the wreck OF the
Clara Nevada il now at Juneau. and ar
rangemehis have been made so that II
any bodies are recovered th-y viii be sen.
to Juneau from Seward.
There were at least thirty-tiye passen-
gers on the Clara Nevada" says Sapor-
tas. "and two Of them were from Daw-
son. No one knows their names. You
probably have heard by this time OF the
.sf
the Nevada. The only passengers / knew
by name were follows: T.. W. Sapor-
tss. New York city: A. J. Selans, New
York city: ~ Noyes, juneau.
con her up trip the Nevada was laid
UP ono day ut Fort Simpson 10 have her
boilers fixed, then another day at Ju-
nean for the same purpose. At Jun -
the captain wanted 10 quit her What a
blessn. II ne had. Now as 20 the own
ers. 10 they were on this coast tonight
and that Inspector the rope would be
their finish. IL Is not the first time these
same men have sent out unss-lwoShy
boats. The Inspector who passed the
Clara Nevada has no excuse. Even her
fireman could not pass the boilers with
out being seaided. hnt the people who
came down on her never heard any of
these tales"
Others Who Met Death.
Other names OF the crew which can be
IN the local office OF the company and hv
correspondence from juneau. In several
cases the initials unknown here before
have been learned. Tho following are the
latest additions 10 the fatsd list:
Quartsrmaster Bat Hurley.
QuartermaSter Edward O'Rrien
Ffremen billy Carey, Paddy Mcdonald
and Arthur Finnegan.
Steerare Steward w. J. Jackson
Night Waterman IL NJ Henton
Steamfl;ter George e. HIM
Cabin boys John l.. putler of Great
Lakes, c. r.. Perkins Of Portland. and
George Hoe. of Tacoma
Passengers from Skagway Frank I
Whitney and --- Ross and wife
search for Herk'< Doa,
Probably the beat known man on the
boat was George Foster Beck Of PORT
land. son-in-lsw Of Mrs II I. svsthorne
reported to DC the wealthies; woman IN
Portland.
Sanderson Reed. OF Portland. an ,nti-
mate friend or George Foster Rec.I. the
purser Of the Inflated Clara Nevada ar
rived IN Seattle Yesterday en- route ~
Juneau. AIR. Reeds visi, Is a particularly.
pathetic one ~ present aud hiz mission
TO Alaska Is none other Than 10 ura4sct,,>
search for the body 81 Ais friend ana "a
prove his death. II possible hsvaaa any
doubt OF speculation NJ Reed = r.o,,,s,.
- by daiy that friendship Imposes ana
In bis Efforts 20 End Some trace N Foster
Beck. who Is believed - have been los,
he II urged only by the wishes - thr
missing mans family and bis ogvn dis.
Interested desire 20 maj cut the frt,sh
Mr., Reed IS sacrificing hs own tf.ne ana
means 10 prosecute search that prom
isca beforehand % 10 hopeless ~, n,.
prccsates the fact that there er. fsyv
chances ~ favor 81 rny positive af4cav-
cry but he does nos purpose Ga allow any
opportunity 70 bring about conviction ~
Recks death 70 pass u0tnVrsffeat@f IL
has made no definite piano. nor wfn No
ontil ne reaches Juneau. where 81 closer
proximity 80 the scene 81 fl4,. a..rs.er
win. he hopes. cirsc; bis Efforts Il the
best advantage.
Fears for Thomas ufti
Mrs. Thomas Il. I'm 81 as N,Ivn strrnt