The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-15


appalling marine disaster that has ever
occurred in this history of Tacoma hap
pened early this morning. During the
progress of terrific gale which swept
over Puget sound the British ship Ade-
lana anchored in this port, awaiting
cargo, capsized, and Capt. G. w. Stall
ing and his crew of Is men, who were
asleep below decks, were dragged down
to sailors death without an instant S
warning.
The full list of those lost so far as is
obtainable. is as follows:
CAPT. G. w. Stating of Annapolis,
Nova Scotia
E. H. GROVE, aged 80 years, Lon
donderry, N. S.. first mate
E. G. DOE, aged 90 years, 145 Talnot
Road, Blackpool England
NEMEY JOSSAIM, Victoria. B. c.,
steward
JOSEPH M. A. D'HOLYERE of Os-
tend, Belgium, apprentice.
RICHARD REGINALD HANZE of
Ostend, Belgium, APPRENTICE.
CHARLES SMITH of the United
States boatsWan.
JAMES DAILY of New York, boat
swain.
j. r. BROWN of Barbados. cook.
. H. HANSON of Sweden, able sea-
man.
ANTOINE JENSEN of Denmark, sea-
man.
JOHN NELSON of Norway, sea-
man.
e. OSTROM of Finland, seaman.
FRED HINDSTROM of Norway, sea-
man.
EDWARD LETT of Rega. Russia
seaman.
AUGUST sYMONsoN of Holland.
seaman.
PAT WILSON of ST. Johns, N. F.,
seaman.
Just what time the disaster which 1e-
suited in such appalling loss of life oc-
Cured, is not known, as every person
on board the vessel went to the bottom
of the sound with it, The ship, which
was of English build and worth prooa-
by $15O,O00, entered this port several
days ago. She was to have loaded
wheat under charter to Eppinger &
Co.. of San Francisco, for Europe.
Yesterday the ship was taken to the
Eureka dock and all ballast removed
and the hold cleaned, preparatory to
receiving cargo. She was then towed
to an anchorage several hundred yards
northeast of the ST. Paul & Tacoma
Lumber company's dock, at which point
the disaster overlook her She had,
according to the best information OBJ
talnable, the starboard anchor weigh
ing at least three tons, while to either
SIDE OF the vessel were attached the
ballast logs, used to keep a ship up-
right during the absence of cargo or
ballast The ship was riding the waves
serenely, when the shippers of other
vessels anchored close by retired for
the night before. When daylight dawn
ed no signs of the Adelana were visf-
BILE. Over the spot where the ship rode
serenely anchored the night before only
a danger signal buoy lamp was visible.
When the absence of the ship was dis
covered, Captain Doty and Captain
Burley took the tug, Fairfield and made
an investigation and it was soon deter
mined beyond possible doubt that the
ship had gone to the bottom
One of the ballast logs was found.
To it dangled part of the chain by
which it was originally fastened to the
ill-fated ship. In addition, one of the
lifeboats, mattress with the name of
the ship on it and several oars were
found. Beyond these no other wreck
age has been discovered. AS all on
board perished, only surmises as to the
cause of the disaster are obtainable.
Judging from indications, shipping men
say the ballast log found was from
the port side of the vessel. The ship,
according to all accounts, was headed
in southerly direction or toward the
head of the bay at the time the gale
swept down the sound. The heavy
winds caused the ship to strain on the
chains, making the log on the wealth
er side taut and giving a tendency to
lift the log from the water, but the
strain was too great for one of the
chains and it snapped. This released
the towering craft from the greater
restraint on the weather side and she
llfted with the wind, and there being
little restraint from the other end of
the log, raised it enough to allow the