The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-18


almost lost his life through his 1etsrnlna-
tea to accomplish IL. he sas been ca this
cosst many years His wife lies very III AZ
Portland.
CAPT Ed Kelly. plot on the sil-fated
Clara Nevada xzs 4 rsss6snf OF Jefferson
county and owned . FIRE rancA near Chin
seam. back Of Port RSdsock. he lived
there gitE hAs wife feE several years pas.
but much o. TIE time Ras away from home
a. pilot IN ALASKAN waters. He Was con-
ssierst a thoroughly competent pilot. ard
was personally popular SisA zs who knew
him.
George Rogers. freight clerk. dss,sn-
rEisbsd himself on a number % occasions
BY taking cut lines to wrecked mariners
OF tfg coast near Itwaco.
Young Perkins IS q son 81 Richard Per
kins. Of Portland /; - possible that he
remained a. 5kagway instead OF returning
with the boat.
There we're tao metallic lffeboats. with
wator-tsght compartments. on board the
Nevada. and some hope Is expressed that
these Eere 'aken by tire nen Of the steam
er. and thai they we're carried cat Of the
vicinity OF the wreck. AID may ye; DC
found and rescued. This aope IL very re-
mote and set tieTs b slender chance in
81 Nothing 81 isgsse TaetaIlic boats was
seen BY the creH The Hustler
Speculation as 20 the cause Of the fire
ana OF fle 1XpsesssD8 y SssaAAAaAAItSfg II
u asserted that There Was not enough
woodwork around the boilers 10 cause
them 20 explode. even II the woodwork had
caught fac.
The explosion appears 70 have been rata-
~ Q sheet OF fame bursting UP. and was
not accompanied by the noise of an expio-
sion II Is possible that the shooting
fame was when tha IRE got into the oil
ROOM
TIE Clara Nevada. before starting for
the north. passed not only the customary
inspection by the local steamboat inspect
ors. bur Of the underwriters as well
Mrs Hawthorn, OF Portland. uotasr-!n-
law OF Foster Beck. is about 10 send San
drrson Reed o. Portland. TO the scene Of
the Disaster. Mr. Reed will Oe in Seattle
today, bound for tie north
They Feared "a wreck.
II was afraid that the Clara Nevada
would be wrecked from the time she left
Seattle until skasway was reached said
Charles Jones. OF The Daiiss, Or. one Of
the passengers brought down ~ the
queen yesterday morning, We smashed
Into the United States revenue cutter
Grant when We were backing out from
Yesier dock. we ranmed into almost
every wharf at which We tried 20 land;
We blew out three fiues. We fioundered
around Iii rough water until all the passen-
gers were scared almost TO death. We wit
messed intoxication among the officers and
heard them curslng each other until IL
was sIckanng- 1t was an awful trip and
/ would not have gone aboard that boa;
again under any circumstances.
The trouble commenced In Seattle. The
Clara Nevada did not sail for two days
after she was expected to get away and
the reason was that her boilers had TO
be repaired. When We finally did get
away We backed into the United States
revenue cutter Grant. Some people called
u salute. Perhaps IL was. We saluted
regularly Ia the same manner throughout
the trip.
only short time after We had left
Seattle the passengers about $50 In num-
Der. commenced 10 be alarmed Tao
steamer appeared 10 be uaruiy and cranky
The FIRST mate was drunk and abusive.
The steward was also well under the tn
fiuence OF liquor. In fact. that WAS has
normal condition from Seattle TO Skag-
way Never In all my life did / hear such
language was used that boat. The
walters. mates and steward abused eaon
other In such vile manner that IL made
things very disagreeahle for the passen-
gers. The captain. purser and freign,
clerk. however. were gentlemen at All
times
Just before We reached Port Townsend
petition was prepared 10y the passengers
and addressed TO the customs official there
for the purpose of having the Nevada held
SO that we could be transferred To an
other boat. II was signed by "A majority
OF those who had not retired NJ. n.
King, of San Francisco. now of the Sen-
dome hotel at Dyea. II. g. smeIeer, OF
Spokane. and another man, whose mama
1 DO not recall. were appointed a com
mittes TO Interview the officer He said
that he did not have the authority to hold
the boat. but took the names OF the COM
mittse When the petition was offered
him he handed II back. saying that II
would do no good. as he could not act.
j think that Mr.. King has this petition.
at least he did when I last heard of IL
we celebrated our arrival I'm Port
townsend by running into the wharf ana
smashing our bowsprit. to say nothing
or the damage done 10 the wharf This
made us atm more anxious 20 hold the
beat, but we were powerless and she 20,
her papers. After we left Port Townsend
We got into rough water Rear Fori Simp-
son, en- the British side aud blew out
three fnss from the boiler Wa anchored
In the hay or Fort simpson and were
compelled 20 remain theirs twelve hours
before the damage was repaired
Capt. Lewis Remarkable statement.
Capt. Lewis said that II We had been
out bait an hour moro w, would have
been blown TO atoms After fixing the
dent nnth Juneau was reached there
the Nevada tiea up 10 Tx her boilers
Wat the real tfoubie was with them I
do not know ! am satisfied however.
mat SntnetnluG serious had happened,
The roaKacat part Of oar trip VAS
from Juneau - Skarway We We're
afraid that we would 80 down any mo
inent Tho steamer lid not hold up well
against the storm. which Was severe and
AT times made practically no hcadwas
on enc occasion she 3.d mex make a mile
IN SIX hours. ! was a happy man when
We finally BUMPED into the wharf az skar~
way fUrsrr Beck wanted me go come
back WITH him Oh ihe Nevada. Offering
me very lew Fate / told aim mat I
had rather walt aHa pas regular fare OF
aafs beat. ! must Say that from what
know q the Nevada / consider her To
have been IN unsafe toss re send ,sat.
certainty would uot have eoRe on her
again Godtg any Cousi .trrat.au
She Was net ln charGe ~ proper mar.
sens. Twc-ghir,is Of fhern were drunk
The secona mate was pAt IN ref.as,,.
iventy-feur hours. commencing Frttav
morning after We lore Poyg Tawns44f
The nrst mate vas fau the night ws legs
Seattle. tie drank 81 the fiuse. tut was
Net able ga b. around ana issue .s-.tars