The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26

was the only one OF that stemer's officers
TO come down on the Farallon. He Is here
TO get a new wheel, which is being cast.
and will take il to Juneau on the Cottage
City next week. The Utopia will then pro-
coed direct 20 Seattle TO be repaired The
entire forward part OF her deckhouse Is
burned, besides all the ships papers and
instruments. The damage amounts to $500
or Si,e1 The vessel was insured for $4,000
by the Firemen's Fund Insurance Com
pany. She was owned by the Union Tran
slt Company. composed OF c; ii. Black. w.
Is. Maxwell and F. II. Black.
There is nothing known as to the affairs
Of Hicks, who was drowned The passen-
ger list of the Utopia. which left here No
yember II; shows simply that ne was J.. W.
Hicks He came from the East, and is
described as a thickset man, 81 to 81 years
old and wearing dark moustache.
Afire i'm n Gale.
The following particulars of the Utopa's
catastrophes were obtained from Mr.. Max
Well:
She experienced an uneventful trip I'M
I'll emerging from Wrangel narrows the
night OF November IS The weather mp
was unusually rough. and by the time she
got into Frederick sound twenty miles
northwest Of the narrows. she was in the
very teeth Of q terrible northwest gale II
was about II clock that night that a sud
den roll OF the ship threw a table or some
other loose furniture against a lamp. up
StAtliE II anu EGNltlIg a pile or papers.
All were asleep, except Can't. White, who
was on the bridge. the man at the wheel
and ;he Waterman below. The flames
swept upward. and II was not until the cap
noticed Then II burst tArough the roof
and spread 10 he pilot house and the en-
tlre forward part of the upper deck The
alarm was sounded and the terrified pas
sengerS gathered on deck. ready To take 10
the boats.
Fortunately the hose was In good trim
and IN dirsct connection with the pumps So
II was Sat few minutes before streams Of
salt water were playing on the fire. Thu
steamer was proceeding directly against
t4e gale. wa-ch threw the flames back .aanr
me deckhouse and sent a shower Of sparks
far aft
Hicks Meet. Hts End.
At The earliest possible moment life rnft
and boat were lowered. md the others Mac
ed IA readiness as even TIE capta.n rava
UD everything fer lost The night vas h;t-
tsilE 'e.l. the thermometer registering be-
As fhe Nfeboat began Ga d-oo toward tha
tossing sea. Hicks. ~ no VAS craze! with
frss1f ana rushing up arti dogn fhe ,rpY11-
eiaa1f' roh@d only in his night si.irt rTasped
"fse 90 {Fe 1aYlt ropes ana SLID AoWo He
o@Ff4y reached tie is9~ If the life craft when
= gigantic nave upset the baat and wasat.i
hlR 5AAy- There vas n0 sound heard
49, re scS'.anaNg ot TIE wind, ana ne
Ia fire steadily grgw and soon burned
l.4fot.aa tAe steering ropes connecting the
r.
sAsHas vas rang in. and the Utopia Vas
sent ~ { l speed o!th me gale IN mr. stern.
az .tl'3 l3e et-9a @ork II the sa.p's crew
w'ta Inc hose saved jhe craft, for ;aa " nj
tnco bleN the fra away from tha an.n.
y tt1.0 4 few minutes AZ danger aas over
Tie isfe aai destroyed everything in ne
taur FooEus forward Including AZ tee per-
SooNA property ~ I,lree- Maxwell a o
Trade E}s hoEsae ab1art- Tire steering ee.r
"ss resd rel thar Il could -. u@q4l sai
tAs vessel steamed % her Say She ran
tato = aaFScr tea miles farther uortn ara
az thefs Two Gays, as The sea was i0o
frugA - - rAvieated.
fo>es Her " heel
W1en seven miles tnis Side ~ juneau las.
Sunday nsgat the Utopia lost her u heel.
ana sire was drifting about help.essly fer
hatf an hour when Tire Farsfloa rounded
Douglas Island on her way - Juneau TEE
distressed vessel was picked sIp ana tav-eI
% ,1e Jusesu DIX
So "a j sts barge her frelgat .hare. ana
50 or tAe beach 10 receive her Ea1e wAee{,
&s---- Ia "a. .<-ks 1a- seSssS.