The San Francisco call., 1898-01-31
Some of the Passengers of the Wrecked Steamer Corona Are Taken
 to Seattle.
Stories of the Survivors Differ, Several Claiming They Were Well Treated, While Others Say They Were Subjected to
 Great HardShipS.

myself. like he did. This was but sample of the treatment that was ac- corded the passengers by the steamer officers. l never saw people treated so badly, and it is a wonder that some did not perish from exposure and hun ger"
 Another of the belated passengers was E. R. Cleveland of Los Angeles. In an interview with The CaE correspond ent tonight he said: "A grating sound first gave warning of impending disas- ter. The passengers immediately recog- nized that the steamer was on a rock There was no excitement, although everybody began to get their traps to- gether Meanwhile the officers of the Corona were preparing to have the boats lowered. It was thirty-five min utes from the time the steamer struck the reef until the first boat was ready to receive passengers. A landing was made on barren reef, but immediately in the background was a heavy growth of timber. Most of the cargo and bag gage became a total wreck A num- Der of horses and dogs that were on the steamer were put ashore. Many blan- kets and about a dozen tents were also secured. In about an hour after the Corona struck the reef one end of the island was transformed into a lively camp.
 "The day opened clear, but by after noon severe storm came up and a gale blew all night, adding greatly to the discomfort of the situation Many of the passengers were most unfortu- nate in their loss, as they had expended about all their money to provide an outfit and pay passage to Alaska But they did not feel discouraged Food was abundant the first two days on the island, but after that it was difficult for all to obtain enough to eat. It was for tunate that a majority of those on board were more or less prepared for camping. Some of us had all our blan- kets and warm clothing checked as baggage, and the steamer was too low in the water for much of that stuff to be landed in a dry condition"
 H. F. Cauffman, the pilot, has been on Pacific waters for about a year. In the East he is well known, having commanded such Atlantic steamers as the Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He ran between Philadelphia and Liverpool, and Philadelphia and Ant werp. Since he has been here he has been second officer on several of the Alaska boats.
 There were two infants in arms on the boats. One of these belonged to F. J. Reynolds and wife of Port Town send, who were on their awy to Ju- neau. MT. Reynolds lost nearly s4OO0 on the wreck in goods. The other in fant belonged to H. Foster and wife. going to Wrangel from Missouri. J.. Jacobs, representing Meyerstein & CO. of San Francisco, lost four or five large sample cases of fur garments in the wreck.
 T. c. Wilson, who came out of the Yukon country several weeks ago, was on the way back with ten dogs and sev- eral hundred letters. He lost all his outfit except the letters, which he saved. He came down to Seattle to re- place his goods, and will start again in a few days.
 Charles Dexter. the sporting man. for merly packer of Jack Dempsey, was on the steamer with eight or ten assist ants. They were going to Dyea to open a large gaming house. George w. Randall of Chicago was one of the marty