New-York tribune., 1898-01-30
WRECK OF THE CORONA.
VESSEL AND CARGO LOST ON AN
ALASKAN REEF
- s,~>,orps ,Axnrp ON LEWIS ISLAND. WHERE
THEY SUFFER- sEvERELY-MANf hboN"iNH
oo,D srrXERs AMONG THEM

-. sv->,orps ,aNrrp ON LEWIS ISLAND. WhhNE
,rzrv SUFFER- srvERE1Y-MANy KioNDIKE
oon.nsEEXERs AMONG THEM
sat. v.., Inn n-The steamship Corona OF
49,. p..,sc Coes, Steamship Company, plying ne
TWEEN Seattle and Dycs, Aarka, was wreeKeo Oh
January "a in Crenvie Sound. on Kennedy is'a'''
The passengers were all saved. but me NoSSe' anu
cargo are understood 10 be total loss Inc p"sSe"
sers were taken 70 Lewis Island where they no"
are. ~, .,a
aerlv crashed upon a reef. The first shock was ro-
lowed by several lighter ones as the Vesse' n
WAY forced her further upon the rocks Mos' vi mo
passengers were up awaiting the oreaK'as' eai' o"'
a scene of indescr5able confusion followed the rocA
ing Of the ship when her engines were reversed III
an effort 10 get her OF the rocks When sne n.s',s
se,,led down the officers and crew succeedeo IN
calming the pAnic stricken passengers. ana Cap'a'"
Pierce at once ordered the boats lowered ana '"e
pumps TO he worked. AS soon as IL was ascer'"ieu
h., he vessel was taking water Captain Pierce or
dered the women and children into Inc oss anu
n, 7:S5 A m he fret boat in charge OF Second Oni-
cor Marshall put of for the nearest land. Lewis
Island Seven boats were manned, and the pasSen-
gers we're all landed IN trips without accident.
The hand baggage and that IN the forward hold
was then transferred and the dogs and horses saved
Mattresses and blankets from the cabin sta;erooms
were also landed the accommodation OF the ship
wrecked passengers At O'Clock the Corona had
settled so far that the fires under the main boilers
wee extinguished. Later Captain Pierce ordered
Pusser Ba lantine take the mail ashore. and at
u:45 the capain ordered the rest OF the crew ashore
and followed himself Twenty minutes later the
steamer sank. stern foremost. with her bow hang
ing 20 the rock upon which she struck About 2:50
p m the tug Golden Gate. with barge In tow.
pa sed and answered the signal OF distress bu; the
being heavy TO admit OF her parting with her
tow. she proceeded and returned next morning when
49, Tofe,
the Of the wreck
severe storm which struck tho camp added 70
upon T Lcwis Island The Storm Continued 't until
Wednesday morning on Wednesday night, at s:O5
signal hared from the point. Captain Pierce board
ed the Danube in a canoe manned by swashes
an he Sad news that e M sd
Elder close behind the Danube and would re-
senfh Wh the s neWs Of the Sssse It Wss sup
posed that one OF the two vessels would turn back
10 Fort WranRel with such passengers as desired 10
proceed north. while the other would bring the re-
The three -hundred-,on freight steamer Coouitam
is stranded but is probably safe. only mea&re
dispatches filed at Departure Bay by the steamer
Danube. which. on rs return voyage from Lynn
The CoQuitlam is owned by The Union Transit Com
pnny, Of Vancouver. The Corona, wnich was con-
Ms in T commamS i Of CAPTAIN Peare The corona
came TO Seattle on september from san Francisro
month in Dixon Entrance. Since November the
Corona had made five round trips 10 tie head OF
Lynn Canal and was on her sixth trip north when
lost. She built In Philadelphia in lsSs at cost
OF Sar.Op. She is insured fer $4,000
The Corona sailed from Seattle on JANUARY - for
Dyes and Skaeuay. The vessel had accommodt-
tions for 20 passengers 100 being first class ana all
berths were sold from Puget Sound ports. The
freight amounted to about seven hundred tons
Among the passengers WAS a party Of six from San
Jose. Cal. lcd by john Stanley and Al Ehrman.
They are going north under contract 10 ouild a
wharf and warehouse N Skaguay. complete
printing outfit shipped 10 Dyea- II belonged TO
E w. Pollock formerly of Mount Vernon, WASH.
who intended 10 issue in Dyoa the only daily news
paper In Alaska. The cylinder press was the lars-
est yet taken north. Mr.. and Mrs. w i. z. Thnyer
sailed for Fort Wrangel the Corona, They In
tended 10 locate the new town site. called
Goldike. G. Wilson sailed on the Corona, intending
10 push on to Dewson without DELAY He figured
reaching there In March. and after spending a
couple Of weeks to start the return tr1Q. He
had engaged Indian guides and owned number OF
dogs. Several others the Corona intended start
ing al for klondke. 1t is estimated that
ihreefourths Of the passengers were bound for the
mines.