Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1899-01-19
CAPsIZED AND SANK.
loss ofa the British Ship Andelana n,
Tacoma-Seventeen were Drowned
How 1t Happened.

The Seventeen Victims.
Capt. G. W. Stating, of Annapolis
Nova Scotia.
F. Fl. Grove, aged 80, Londonderry
n. S., first mate.
F. G. Doe, aged %, Blackpool, En-
gland.
Nemey Jossaim, Victoria, B. C.
Joseph NJ. A. d'Hol1yere, Ostend
Belgium, apprentice.
Richard Reginald Hanze, Ostend
Belgium, apprentice.
Charles Smith, of United States,
boatswain.
James Daily, New York, boatswain.
j. r. Brown, Barbados, cook.
II. Hanson, Sweden, able seaman.
Anton Jensen, Denmark, seaman.
John Nelson, Norway, seaman.
F. Ostrom, Finland, seaman.
Edward Lett, Riga, Russia, seaman.
Fred Hinstrom, Norway, seaman.
August Simmonson, Holland, sea-
man.
Pat Wilson, St. Johns, N. F., sea-
man.
Discharged All Her Ballast and Cleared
Her Hold.
The ship, which was of English
build, and worth, probably, $150,000,
entered this port several days ago.
She was to have loaded wheat Under
charter to Eppinger & Co., of San
Francisco, for Europe. Friday the
ship was taken to Eureka dock and
all ballast removed and the hold
cleared preparatory to receiving car
go. She was then towed to an anchor
age several hundred yards northeast
of the ST. Paul & Tacoma Lumber
Co.'S dock wharf, at which point the
disaster overlook her. She had out,
according to the best information OBJ
tainable, the starboard anchor, weigh
ing at least two tons, while to either
side of the vessel were attached the
ballast logs used to keep the 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. When daylight dawned no
sign of the Andelana were visible.
Over the spot where the ship rode at
anchor the night before only danger
signal buoy lamp was visible.
The Absence of the Ship was Discovered.
When the absence of the ship was
discovered Capt. Doty and Capt. Bur-
~ took the tug Fairfield and made an
investigation, and it was soon deter
mined beyond possibility of 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 is was originally fastened to the
Inflated ship. In addition one of the
life boats, mattress and a line of the
ship on it and several oars were found.
Beyond these no other pieces of
wreckage have been discovered. AS all
on board persisted only surmises as to
the cause of the disaster can be in
dulged in.
How the Disaster Probably Occurred.
The shipping men say that the bal
last log found was from the port side
of the vessel. The ship, according to
all accounts, was headed in a south
easterly 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 in the lines,
making the log on the weather side
tsut and giving 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 lifted with the
wind, and there being little restraint
on the other end of the log, raised it
enough to allow the right, or mooring
Il. Il. -, i
from ballast and floating like a chip,
careened over under the pressure of
the heavy gale, shipping great quanti-
ties of waJer, filling completely the
hold and forecastle, causing her to
capsiZe and sink to the bottom, all in
very few minutes.
Turned Her Broadside to the Gale.
The situation was further aggra-
waited by the fact that the tides were
just setting in at the time the ship is
supposed 10 have gone down. This, in
all probability, forced the stern of the
vessel around and exposed the broad
side to the gales fury.
The Vessel Located.
Late yesterday afternoon the Inflated
vessel was located. She lies on the
bottom of the sound on her broadside
under % fathoms of water, close by
the spot where she had been anchored.
Bartlett & Steed. agents for the
owners, have cabled for instructions,
but do not expect a reply before Mon
day, although they say the vessel will
probably be raised and the bodies of
the dead sailors recovered.
The Ships Crew.
When the Andelana entered this port
she was manned by a crew of nearly
80 men. Some deserted and others
were discharged until only IS were
left. The only list of the victims OBJ
tainable is that given by Percy B.
Buck. an apprentice, who was injured
two days prior to the disaster and
taken to one of the Tacoma hospitals
Material Reduction in Time Between New
York and Havana.
New York, Jan. 16.-At noon to-day
a train service will be started from
Jersey City over the Pennsylvania rail-
read and the Plant system which will
reduce the time of travel to Havana
by three hours. Hitherto the train
ship connections at Tampa for
Havana has left Jersey City at 8 a. M,
but the New York and Florida special
which begins service to-day will, by
increased speed, make the same ship
connections, though starting three
hours later. Allstaterooms are fully
engaged until late in February.
= Se:-ro Thief :;rines Itad 0e.or Upon Ills
Regiment.