Evening journal., 1898-03-23
GOLD SEEKERS LOST.
Bark Helen Almy Found Der
elict Off Point Bonita.
WAS BOUND FOR COPPER RIVER
She Had a Crew Of Thirteen and Twenty
seven Passengers-Ho Signs of Sur
vivors-Bad Weather In Neigh
boYhood of the Tragedy.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2s.-Upon
the arrival Of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship companys steamer Santa Rosa
from San Diego yesterday news was
received of another terrible accident,
indirectly attributed TO the Alaska gold
excitement, which is believed to have
cost the lives Of 40 passengers and
sailors
Captain Alexander of the Santa Rosa
reported that when nine miles off Point
Bonita, at the mouth Of the Golden
Gate, he sighted a derelict bottom UP.
The tug Sea Witch was Immediately
dispatched to the point indicated and
found the derelict to be the bark Helen
W. Almy, Captain Hogan. which sailed
hence for Copper river points with "
passengers and a crew Of 1S on Sunday
last. The bark lay upon her starboard
side, with her stern low in the water
her deck hamper badly wrecked and
several planks of her hull washed loose
by the seas which broke over her.
While there were no signs OF boats
among the wreckage, n Is not beloved
that her passengers and crew escaped
by putting of from the vessel in them,
as there have been very heavy seas for
word has been received from the sur
vivors, il any exist, although the dere-
llct was sighted within ten miles OF
the shore, and fully 4S hours have pass =
ed since the wreck occurred.
According TO the tugboat men, there
was pretty stiff breeze when thu Almy
sailed out Of the Golden Gate on sun
day last, and by noon It was blowing
10 b.. Inr 4
when last seen was standing out for an
oting. There was a heavy sea running,
and II Is supposed that some time dur
ing the night shewas struck by a squall
and capsized
The following Is a list of her pas
sengers and crew:
Passengers-A. Anderson, David An
derson, A. B. Beach, @. d. Cinotto.
Theodore Greber. .. ?. Currier. oscar
d. Kersander, Fred Franks, julius
CHI, ]. T. Gotsky, Gus Jourmer,. III. r.
Lemley, John Levick William McCray,
r. N Nichola, James Ronalds, ]. T
Reason, James p. Saigon, John Smell.
William Snedon, c. B. Spilles, Charles
r. Smallwood. John Vance Adolph
Waldi. John Walker John WestwiclS
and an unknown man.
lHt crew w. j. t1pBtAll, CaDLdlns v.
B. Crantz, chief mate, native OF Boston,
50 years old; +. MaclSie, second mate,
California, 26 years old: John Higgins,
cook, Massachusetts, 30 years old; ".
c. Hopkins, steward. Illinois. 46 years
Old Ira Cook. cabin boy. Connecticut.
40 years old; Fred Cromwell apprentice
20 years old, Pennsylvania
Seamen: c. z. Bronson, United States
40 years old; ]. d. Underwood, New
Jersey "a years old; Charles N Leach
Connecticut, 40 years Ernest Italian
England, go years; william McKeeon
New York. q years; Antoine Nicholas
Australia, 20 years.
The Helen W. AlnV was once a soutl
! sea trader and was quite famous FOL
her many adventures among the reefs
Her commander was then CaptaAr
| Tuttrell, and he operated her in the IN.
| terest OF John Wightman, who retained
! an interest In her when she entered tn,
! Alaskan trade.
The vessel was IN good condition FOL
an old vessel and perfectly seaworthy
/ She was in the drydock some days be
fore being put on the berth, and hei
owners spent $4,000 in repairing her
She had a temporary house on deck.
When the Almy left port she had p
tons Of ballast in her, besides the pro
| visions Of the passengers and their out
fits. She was a vessel Of only $50 ton,
and was thereafter ballasted sufficient!
to make her stiff"