The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

bands safety. Mr.. Hi left Seattle last
december, securing employment at Skag-
way, where he mas remained until within
the past two weeks On February he
wrote his wife that he expected to leave
Tor Juneau within few days. The H.
fated steamer Clara Nevada left Skag-
way shortly after this date. Among the
passengers reported as being lost is a
Mr.. - Hill. Of Seattle. and she IS natur-
ally very much alarmed In the absence Of
more definite news
4 received letter only yesterday from
my husband" said Mrs. Hill last night
enclosing some money. and telling me
that be expected TO leave Skagway for
Juneau within few days. The letter
was dated Skagway. February Z. As the
cara Nevada was the first steamer TO
leave Skagway after that date. and as
the name Of a Mr.. Hi. OF Seattle, though
without any initials. IS given among the
passengers who were known TO be lost
you can well imagine the agony tina. I
bave been passing through. and the anx-
ieiy with which ! shall await further news
OF that awful catastrophe"
Thomas X. Hill. prior 10 his going to
Alaska last December. was one of the
members or the Consolidated Fuel Com
pany dealers in wood and coal, at 1913
Ihird avenue. his partner IN business be-
Ing J. III. Ripley. Mr. Hill has wife
+ NNNNi"i SHhafei, VINO sun I'VE al 40
Olive street.
The Nevada's Officers.
Capt. c. r. Lewis. who commanded the
cara Nevada, was very well known at
san Francisco. having sailed on many OF
tae steamers hailing from San Francisco
lie WAS Tor many years IN the employ If
The Pacife Coast Steamship Company He
Vas captain Of the George w Elder when
that steamer was sent TO Caliao, Peru
during the Chllean-Peruvian war. His
wife accompanied him on that trip but
did not return with him. She found the
associations OF Peru better 10 her liking
than "trip up the coast. and remained be-
hind.
capt Lewis was on tne steamer eliza
Anderson last year when that vessel was
on the way to st. Michael from Seattle
40 engineer on the Coas. was better
known than David Reed chief Of the III
fated Clara Nevada. TO name the ves
sells on which he sailed out Of San Fran
CISCO would be 10 enumeTate nearly all
or the best. He has been in perhaoS
all OF those owned by the Pacific MsiI
Company and at one time was I'm a
japanese line. lie was engineer of the
1.s tHg Gov. Irwin for many years. ard
ieit that position to so into the steamer
Signal, with which he came to the Sound
FROM the Signal he went to take chsrre
OF the Clara Nevada
The frs; assistant engineer on the Clara
Nevada WAS Thomas Williams. OF san
FRANCISCO, who leaves widow aud three
childFen The eldest of the latter Is
years WILLIAMS was highly esteemed bv
us fellow workmen and by all who know
him. He went TO San Francisco fifteen
years ago and married a Miss Eager
MISS Nellie Eager who Is I'm the school
department, Is a sister-in-law OF the de-
ceased Williams first worked In tho
Pacific Mail lire and was afterw7r3 an
oiler on the Australia. running 10 Homo
lu'n He eft the Australia as third as
AiataOf engineer and rose rapidly In his
pfotessioA- lie was last first assistant
engineer on the Farauon. which poS,tIon
10 held fer 2 long time He left tho
farahon - go on the Clara Nevada
both n" and Chief Reed were regarded
as very careful men.
Passengers From Skacuny.
Nar} Ing estimates have come down ~
tH" number az passengers who left ckar-
way on the clara Nevada orc estimate
places the number NJ th!rty-Gve. The
whariinger at the Skacway dock saws She
al ROT carry more than eight or ten fro-r,
faat port. Those known % have sailed
tron skagway are: a. j Selang. former
% ef New YORK city: + Beuecke. u IN
mean. T. ". SaporIas Of New York. AL
N>@ or Juneau, Frank Whitney. of
Cripple creek. a. Novjs Of Dyca. There
~as also She dead body ~ William Nailov.
90 ID 1alner Wash. ia charge OF a rtia-
u*e. hsIne unknown.
l. reported In SkaGway that The Ne
vHta h33 several toms Cf dynamite for the
Urea dwell mine az Dousias island
Sec Troen's al ou gage - Special safe
81 shoes Notice display spring shoes in
windows.