The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-01

Lewis island. IN the North Pacific.
where the corona's passengers found an
uncomfortable home after the wreck on
January 2. Is about two miles Ia length
by half mile wide. Its shores are OF
granite, rough and rugged. Above the
high water the timber grows denseIy upon
q soil OF brown messy loan. IL was upon
this soggy soil that the refugees pitched
their tents upon the memorable day TO
them when they were cast upon the
shore.
Among the first camps TO receive a
name was Post-Inteiligeneer camp Its
cite was commanding one high up on
tho rocky point. Ii was composed of
wsiI-knowu Seattle men. nearly all on
their way TO Alaska Dave CoIsky. Ike
Col~ky, Abe Stein, s. SteinheId. John
Wood. J. Il. Powles and +. W. Pollock.
the Post-InteiligeDcer correspondent, all
of Seattle. and j. Jacobs. of San Fran
cisco. The eight men had TO sleep and
eat in a tent sxlo. with the sides dripping
wet, with blankets thrown on a few wet
cedar boughs- The members considered
themselves very fortunate indeed COM
pared 10 many Others. The last three oc-
cupied The same state room On the ILL
fated Corona and were the guests OF the
i
outfits 10 supply the party. Thanks to
the thoughtfuiness of Mrs. Coisky, who
baked a lot OF bread for the party. and
TO the luck of the men I'm saving their
outfits from the wreck, the Post inteili-
gencer camp WAS the only one on the
island which INDUCED In the luxury of
bread.
Another camp was named the 20. i.
Co. Camp" Its members were former
a n of
O'Brien. j. N. Hicks W. H. Fritz. c. f.
GiIuly and W A. Smith. In this camp
were also NJ. Blum. s. Blum. NJ III. Wan
genheim and NJ. Hockheimer all of San
Francisco. and j. X. Diamond of Port
land. Mr.. Blum and his associates were
on their way TO Juneau TO take possession
OF the koehier * James store which they
have just purchased. The FIVE guests. i'm
return for the favor shown them by -he
O. l. co. boys. made up purse OF Sis.
and presented IL TO them upon breaking
up camp.
One camp. sheltered In tent made of
steamer blankets. consisted of the Levins
family. and after he got his ankle
spraincd, OF Kid Egan. They also had n
crippled boy along who walked with
cTutches. The party was composed of
u. W. Levins and wife. Of Baker City.
Or, W. 3. Lcvlns and wife. of San Fran
cisco. and T.. b. Levins. Mr.. Levins, the
elder. says that his loss on the Corona
Is at least $1,000. He had large outfit
on board and intended to start a hotel at
Dyea and take large outfit TO Dawson
To carry the outfit to the lakes he had
twenty-five horses I'm charge OF two sons
coming up on the Hueneme.
Wnfer Comes in.
III. Miller. first assistant engineer. was
on duty at the time of the accident. The
conclusion threw him down but he
stopped tho engines and reversed them
at once. Twenty minutes after the shock
the water commenced to show through
the coal and the three pumps were nm
able TO check IL. The sluce gates were
closed and the water compartments aft
but II was no use The fires were hauled
out Ia save an explosion and the donkey,
engine was kept at work hauling ont
horses until the water drove the men out
and they bad to leave the ship
Camp "Elcampo" was the name given
BY the engineers crowd to the tent they
made by spreading a tarpauln over a
pole.
One man from the east lost a s. 90 out
fit and had but $50 left In cash with wn:cn
10 SO north
A dozen or more OF tho losers by the ac-
ciient visited the office of The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company yesterday In
order 10 find out IL they could he reirn-
hursed for their freight or baggage, or
secure new tickets for Alaska. They say
that they did not get any announcement
and some OF them declare that they Will
sue the company for the value of their
property. believing that they have case
on account Of tho alleged ineompetency
OF the pilot.
DIR. Collins Makes ~ Statement.
DR.. \. Shields Collins. ono az the pas
serEers who came down on the Ai-Ki, lost
heavily ~ tha accident. Yesterday he
said:
Our party iefs Globe. Arix. \ few weeks
since bound for tire geld regions % the
upper Yukon. Ne have all been living m
a mining camp for :he past ten Years OF