The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-23
The Rush to Alaska Numbers
Another Shipwreck
Among the Many Since the Ex-
element Began.
10 MILES FROM SHORE
The Helen w. AImy is Dis
covered Floating
Bottom Upward Without a Sign
of Life About.

San Francisco, March 23-Upon the
arrival of the company's steamer Santa
Rosa from San Diego today the news
was received of another horrible acct
dent indirectly attributed to the Alas
kan gold excitement, which is believed
to have cost the lives of 40 passengers
and sailors.
Captain Alexander, of the Santa Rosa
reported that early this morning while
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 dere-
let to be the bark Helen w. Amy, Cap
tain Hogan, which sailed hence for Cop
per river points with q passengers and
a crew of 10 on Sunday last.
The bark lay upon her StarbOard side
with her stern low down in the water,
her deck hamper badly wrecked and
several p1anks of her hold washed loose
by the sea which broke over her. While
there were no signs of boats among the
Wreckage it is not believed that her
passengers and crew escaped by putting
out from the vessel in them as there
mas been a very heavy sea for several
days past. Further more no word has
been received from the survivors, if any
exist, although the derelict was sighted
within ten miles of shore and fully 4S
hours have passed since the wreck oc-
CURED.
According to the tug boat men there
was pretty stiff breeze when the Almy
sailed out of the Golden Gate on Sun
day last and by noon it was blowing
gale. She left here under top sails and
when last seen was standing out for an
of1nk- There was a heavy sea running
and it is supposed that some time dur
ing the night she was struck by a
squat and turned turtle.
The following is a list of her passen-
gers and crew:
Passengers Anderson, David An
derson, A. B. Beach, D. Cinotto, Theo-
dore Kreber, E. P. Currier, Oscar DER
sander, Fred Franks, Julius Gill, J. T.
GOlSky, Gus JOUrmer, NJ. r. Lentley,
John Levick, William McCray, R. Mich
OILS, James Reynolds, J. T. Reason, JAG.
B. Saxon, John Smell, William Snedon,
c. B. Splinter, Charles S. Smallwood,
John Vance. AdOlph Waldo John Walk
er, John Westwick, an unknown man
The crew.. J. Hogan, captain; V.
3. Crantz, chief mate, native of Boston,
So years old; F. Mackie, second mate,
California, 26 years old; John Higgins,
cook, Massachusetts, 80 years old; w.
c. Hopkins, steward, Illinois, 46 years;
Ira Cook, cabin boy, Connecticut, 40
years; Fred Cromwell, apprentice, 20
years, Pennsylvania. Seamen: P Bron-
son, United States, 40 years; J. B. I'm
derwoOd, New Jersey, "a years; Chas.
Leach, Connecticut; Ernest Italian,
England, % years; William McKeon,
New York, q years; Antoine Nichols,
Australia, 20 years.
The Helen w. Amy was once a South
Sea trader and was quite famous for
her many adventures among the south
sea reefs.
Her commander was Captain Lutter-
land and he operated her in the inter-
est of John Wightman, who retained an
interest in her when she entered in the
Alaskan trade.
The vessel was in good condition for
an old vessel and perfectly seawOrthy. i
She was the dry docks some days
before being put on the berth and her
in bar
She had a temporary house on deck.
When the Almy left port she had 125
tons of ballast in her besides the pro-
visions of the passengers and their out
fits. She was a vessel of only $50 tons |
and was therefore balEasted sufficiently
to make her stiff