The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-23
VESSEL UPSIDE DOWN
Bark Helen w. AImy, Bound
For Copper River.
STRUCK BY A SQUALL
Passengers and all Hands Be,
Iieved to be Lost.

San Francisco. March 22.-Upon the ar
rival of the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany's steamer Santa Rosa from San
Diego today, the news was received of an
other horrible accident, indirectly attrib-
utable othe Alaska gold excitement
which is believed TO have cost the lives
Of forty 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 i'm
-nediately dispatched to the point indi-
Gated and found the dereIict 10 be the
bark Helen w. Amy. Captain Hogan,
which sailed hence for Copper River
points with twenty-seven passengers and
crew of thirteen on Sunday last
The bark lay upon her starbcard side
with her stern low down in the water, her
deck hamper badly wrecked and several
planks of her hull washed loose by the
seas which broke over her. While there
were no signs Of boats among the wreck
age it is not believed that her passengers
and crew escaped by putting off from the
vessel in them, as there has been a very
heavy sea for several days past Further
more, no word has been received from the
survivors if any exist, although the dere-
net was sighted within ten miles of the
shore and fully forty-eight hours have
occurred since the wreck occurred. Ac-
cording TO the tug boat men there was
pretty stiff breeze when the Alny sailed
out of the Golden Gate on Sunday last.
and by night it was blowing a gale. She
left here under top sails and when last
seen was standing out for an offing. There
was a heavy sea running and it is sup
posed that some time during the night
she was struck by a squal and turned
turtle
The following is a list of her passen-
gers and crew:
Passengers-A. Anderson, David Ander-
son. A. B. Beach. D. Cinotto, Theodore
Creber. A. p. Currer, Oscar Djersander,
Fred Franks, julius ellis, ]. T. Golsky,
George Corner, NJ r. Lemley, John
Levick, William McCray, r. Nichols,
James Ronalds. T. J. Reason. James B.
Saxon, John Shell, William snedon, c. b.
Spinte, Charles R. Smallwood, John
Westwick. An unknown man.
Crantz, chief mate; f. Maclie. second
mate; John Higgins, cook; W c. Hop
kins, steward; Ira Cook, cabin boy; Fred
Cromwell. apprentice; p Bronson, j. B.
Underwood. James Leach, Ernest ITALIAN,
William McKeer and Antoine Nichols.
The Helen ". Amy was once a South
Sea trader and was quite famous for her
many adventures among the reefs.
Her commander was Captain Luttren
and he operated her in the interest of
John Wightman. who retained an interest
in her wnen she entered the Alaskan
trade.
The vessel was in good condition for an
old vessel and perfectly seaworthy. She
was on the dry docks some days before
being put on the berth, and her owners
spent 81 900 in repairing her.
She had a temporary house on deck.
When the Amy left port she had 125
tons OF ballast in her, besides the pro-
visions of the passengers and their outfits.
She was a vessel of only go tons and was
there ballasted sufficiently to make her