Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-29
Boats Anchored in the Stream Torn
From Their Fastenings,
SENT FLYING sEAWARD.
Fortunately No Lives Were Lost
narrow Escapc OF capt. urant aud
untc from Browning.

st. Machaoi. july is-Por steamer
st. Paul san Francisco. july 29J-Thc
most severe summer vIuIs'lrm seen
here loo many year, swept over this bay
yesterday from early morning until
nearly midnight Boats anchored iu
the stream were torn from their fastcn-
ings and either swept ashore or sent
Tying seward. the direction OF the
wind being southeast Fortunately no
lives were lost as thc majority of the
yoafciH wrecked were small steamers.
built in 1897 Tor The K1yukuk rush and
which since early spring have been ilie
at anchor boz the bay. Their owners Boz
many Instances have either gone Co
cape Nunie or ouIuyIn UIy. giving up
hll hope % SELLING ur leasing their VrH-
vols. The damage VIII amount To many
thousands uf dollars.
BEGINNING about q o'clock in the
morning the velocity uf the wind In
creased until Il approached hurricane
at noon. Ocean craft and large river
steamers luTTod ut their pouurIuuH un-
chofs. firmly rooted iu tho mud. but ny
as they would the storm king was UNI
equal 10 the task and turned attention
90 the smaller Try with great SUCCESS,
"a. AH' A'ANh t"t '''''"' jaw" "''' f"'-
The point of land ON which the
Alaska Commercial company plant %
built got thu full benefit ~ the wind
and considerable damage would have
occurred had not the greatest care
been taken. as u was the company lost
itH lately acquired tux boat. the Anna
Eva Fay. purchased last winter at
uunlarka. and nearly Lost the nnc large
river steamer Margaret. which was
swept o. req several miles before her
captain ,oulu yet her about The Mar
Harct had u successful Trip 90 thD troop
ship g. Paul which also belongs 60
the Alaska Commercial company and
with q number ~ passengers abroad,
started for the dock about noon. A.
she cast loose from the steamer tho
wind caught her square ustDrn ana sent
her Tying seward Al that point u was
useless 20 attempt % put her about and
Tor about ton miles she went along
faster than she has ever gone before.
The 81 Paul passengers ANA several NJ
the crew were almost washed over
board. During temporary lull she put
nhplt ana after fighting the hHld-wlud
she was driven into "a cove about % mile
from st. Michael and anchored there
Tor the night.
The stern wheeler. city Of Paris.
lately purchased by the Alaska EXplur-
alton company. snapped her anchor
chain and drlftcd rapidly TO sea with
two wntchmcn aboard A. soon az pos.
siblc the -. Paul got under way and
went TO the rescue, overtaklng the
Paris about ten miles ont. owing TO the
high wind and choppy sea II was ain.
cult 10 get line TO the Paris. but this
was finally accomplished and the stern
wheeler pulled back 10 port.
The tug Anna Eva Fay dragged her
anchor opposite the Alaska Commercial
company's wharf aud drlfted on the
rocks few feet nHtcrn Of the river
steamer ] ouis. which was firmly tied
TO the wharf. Al efforts TO get the
Fay on we're In vain and she pounded
to pieces In u few hours The rivct
steamer Dorothy. owned by James
Deitri h dragged her anchor and went
ashore. but there are hopes that she
can be saved. Along the beach sever
ul other small steamers and numerous
sloops ana Yukon river boats are total
wrecks Among the wrecked craft ID
m" steamer VIM. Mckinley. The river
steamer Anna Wanda ~ smashed to
bits. The May West and the W. O.
sclg are also ON the rocks one u the
iine new bnrgcs belonging To the Alas
ka Exploration company was blown 10
sea with valuable cargo.
Capt Braut and mate OF the four
fnasted schooner Carrier Dove, while
trying 90 row 10 the wharf, wcrc
washed ashore. but werr pulled out
narrowly cfcaplng drowning. News oi
the storm at Capt Nome IL anNiouHly
awaited The barrennesa u the beach
upon which the city OF Nome ls built
and the high surf that continually rolls
In VIII max. the storm unusually fatal
TO shipping. with such wind ~ pre-.
vailed h,ic none u the dozen vesscli
anchored or the city could have ea'
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