The record-union., 1899-01-15
4 British Bark capsizss and Sinks
in Tacoma Harhor.
Carries Down Her Captain and the Entire
Crew Of the Vessel.
At Least Seventeen Lives Known to
Have Been Lost-The Ships Bal
Last Had Been Removed Prepar-
atory to Receiving Her Cargo,
When a Storm Sent Her to the
Bottom.

s TACOMA, Jan. 1.-THE most appal-
ing marine disaster that has ever oc-
Cured in the history of Tacoma nap
pened early this morning. During the
progress of a terrific gale which
swept over Puget Sound, the British
ship Adelana. anchored in this port
awaiting cargo, capsized, and Captain
@. w. Stating and his crew, who were
asleep below decks, We're dragged down
to a sailors death without an instants
warning.
The full list of those lost, so far as
is obtainable, is as follows:
Captain G. w. Stating of Annapolis,
Nova Scotia.
E. H. Grove, aged 80, Londonderry,
Nova Scotia, first mate.
E. G. Doe, aged % years, 14o Essex
Talnot Road, Blackpool, England
Nenemy Jossiam, Victoria, B. C.,
steward.
Joseph NJ. A. D'Holyyere of Ostend,
Belgium, apprentice.
( Richard Reginald Hanze of Ostend.
Belgium, apprentice.
Charles Smith of the United States,
'boatswain.
James Daily of New York, boatswaln-
+ ]. r. Brown of Barbados, cook.
H Hanson, Sweden, able seaman.
Antoine Jensen, Denmark, seaman
John Nielsen, Norway, seaman
f. Ostrom, Finland, seaman.
Fred @Hindstrom, Norway, seaman
= Edward Letz, Rega, Russia, seaman
August Simonson, Holland, seaman.
Pat Wilson, ST. Johns, n. F., seaman
Just at what time the disaster when
resulted in such appalling loss OF lie
occurred is not known, as every per-
son on board the vessel went to the
bottom of the sound with IL Inc
ship, which was of English build and
worth probably $15O,O00, entered this
port several days ago. She was to have
loaded wheat under charter to Eplnger
& 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 and Tacoma
Lumber Company's deep water wharf
at which point the disaster overlook
her. She had out, according to the
best information obtainable, the star
board anchor weighing at least three
tons, while to either side of the vessel
were attached the ballast logs USED To
keep a ship upright during the absence
of cargo or ballast. The ship was
riding the waves serenely when the
shippers of other vessels anchored
close by retired the night before.
When daylight dawned no signs OF the
Andelana were visible. Over the spot
where the ship rode serenely at an
chor the night before only a danger
signal buoy lamp was visible When
the absence of the ship was discovered
CAPTAIN Doty and Captain Burley TOOK
the tug Fairfield and made an inVes-
tication, and it was soon determines
beyond possibility of doubt tnat the
ship had gone to the bottom
one of the ballast logs was found. TO
il dangled part of the chain by wnicn
it was originally fastened to the III
fated ship. In addition, one OF the lie
boats. a 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 sur
misses as to the causes of the disaster
are obtainable. Judging from indica-
ton, shipping men say the ballast log
found was from the port side OF the
vessel.
The ship, according to all accounts,
was headed in a 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
weather side taut, and giving ten
dency 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 from the other end
of the log, raised 1t enough to allow the
right or mooring chain to slip off, Thus
free, the ship, freed from ballast and
floating like a chip, careened over un-
der the pressure of the heavy gale,
shipping great quantities Of water fill
ing completely the hold and forecastle,
causing her to capsize and sink to the
bottom. all in very few minutes.
The situation was further aggravated
by the fact that the tides were just
setting in at the time the ship is sup
posed TO have gone down. This in all
probability forced the stern of the yes
sci around and exposed the broadside
to the gales fury.
Late this afternoon the Inflated YES
sci was located. She lays on the bot
tom of the sound on her broad side un-
der twenty-three fathoms OF water,
close by the spot where she had been
anchored.
Bartlett & Steed, agents for the own
ers, have eabled for instructions, but
do not expect reply before Monday,
although they say the vessel will In al
probability be raised, and the bodies
of the dead sailors recovered.
When the Andelana entered this port
she was manned by a crew of nearly
thirty men. Some deserted and others
were discharged, until only eighteen
Were left. The only list of victims OBJ
tainable Is that given by Percy y.
Buck, an apprentice, who was injured
two days prior to the disaster, and
taken to one of the Tacoma hospitals.
1t is said the ship was insured by an
English agency for 100000.
No bodies have as yet been recovered,
although every effort is being made in
that direction
Murderer Knott Resentenced.
SAN FRANCISCO. JAM IA. L.
Knott, the barber, who murdered Jo-
seph Krauser in a quarrel over a dog.