Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-29
Many Boats Wrecked.

| st. July 18, via San Francisco,
July 29.-The most severe wind storm
seen here in many years swept over this
bay yesterday from early morning until
nearly midnight. Boat anchored in the
stream were torn from their fastenings
and either swept ashore or sent flying
seward, the direction Of the wind be-
ing southeast. Fortunately no lives were
lost, as the majority of the vessels
wrecked were small steamers, built in
1897 for the Koyukuk rush, and which
since early spring nave been idle at an
Choir In the bay. Their owners in many
instances ave either gone to Cape Nome
or Galovin bay, giving up all hope Of
selling or leasing their vessels. The dam
age will amount to many thousands of
dollars.
Beginning about 6 O'Clock in the morn
ing the velocity of the wind increased I'M
I'll 1T approached a hurricane at noon.
Ocean craft and large river a
tugged at their ponderous anchors, firmly
rooted in the mud, but try as he would,
the storm king was unequal to the task
and turned his attention to the smaller
fry with great success. as the beach for
several miles will testify.
The point Of land on which the Alaskan
Commercial company's plant is built got
the full benefit of the wind. and consid-
cradle damage would nave occurred had
not the greatest care been taken, and as
1T was the lost it's lately ac-
CURED tugboat, the Anna Eva Fay. pur-
chased last winter at Unalaska. and near
ly lost the fine large river steamer Mar
garet. which was swept to sea several
miles before her captain could get her
about. The Margaret had a successful
trip to the troop shin st. Paul, which also
belongs to the Alaska Commercial COM
pany, and, with a number of passengers
aboard, started for the dock about noon.
AS she cast loose from the steamer the
WING aught her square astern and sent
her flying eaward At that point it was
useless to attempt to put her about. and
for about 10 miles she went along faster
than she has ever gone before. The st.
PauPs passengers and several Of the
crew We're washed overheard. During a
temporary lul she put about, and, after
fighting the headwind, she was driven
into a cove about a mile from st. Mi
chaels and anchored there for the night.
The stern wheeler City of Paris, lately
purchased by the Alaska Exploration
company. snapped her anchor chain and
drifted rapidly to sea with two watch
men aboard. AS soon as possible the st.
Paul got under way and went to the res
cue, ONeFLdkllE the fdflS ABOUT III miles
out. Owing to the high wind and choppy
sea. 1t was difficult to get a line to the
Paris. but this was finally accomplished,
and the stern wheeler pulled back to port.
The tug Anna Eva Fay dragged her an
chor opposite the Alaska Commercial
compary's warf and drifted On the rocks
a few feet aStern of the river steamer
Louise. which was firmly tied to the
wharf. All efforts to get the FAY off
were in vain. and she pounded to pieces
in a few hours. The river steamer Doro-
thy, owned by James DIETRICH, dragged
her anchor and went ashore, but there
are hopes that she can be saved. rs
Along the beach several other small
steamers and numerous sloops and Yukon
river boats are total wrecks. Among the
wrecked craft is the steamer William Nc
Kinley. The river steamer Anna Wanda
is smashed to bits. The May West and
the w. Seig are also on the rocks. One of
the fine new barges belonging to the
Alaska Exploration company was blown
to sea with a valuable cargo. Captain
Brant and mate of the four-masted
schooner Carrier Dove, while trying to
row to the wharf. We're washed ashore,
but were pulled out. narrowly escaping
drowning.
News of the storm at Cape Nome Is
a%nxiously awaited The h~arrenness of the
beach upon which the City of Nome is
built and the high surf that continually
rolls in will make the storm unusually
fatal to shipping. With such a wind as
prevailed here, none of the dozen vessels
anchored off the city could have escaped.