Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-18
WRECK OF ALPHA
News Just Brought in Says 1t
 Was a Bad One.
PLUCK OF ONE OF THE CREW

Saved the Lives of Thirtyfour of the
 Crew-The Captain Was Drowned
 The Ship Was Valued at S45,UOU
 and Had On a Cargo of Salt and
 Coal.
 Vancouver. E. c. Dec 1S.-News of ihe worst marine disaster of the sea son in British Colombia waters has been brought here by the steamer Gar from Union bay. on the east side CT Vancouver island. The famous steam CT Alpha whose unauthorized trip to Cape Nome last May brought her into trouble with the treasury departments 8. Washington was wrecked on q rec neal the entrance to Union bay. aiid not q vestige of the steamer remains.
 Her managing owner, captain. pur- ser. two engineers two able Seancn and q stovvaway were drowned. and tue rest of the crew of lhlrtE-fouf were saved by tEe pluck of an u1;- known member of the ships crew. Wlo swan in q raging sea from the NfecN to q lighthouse with q line around bis waist
 Drowned:
 Samuel Barboe. of Vancouver, man. aging owner.
 Captain r. N Yorke, Victoria, mas ter
 Engineer Dunn Eictoria.
 Second Assistant Engineer Murray Vancouver.
 H. L. White. purSer. Vancouver
 - Crosby. able seaman.
 - Sullivan able seaman.
 StOwaWav. name unknown.
 The ship Alpha was valued at Si5.- )t0. Her cargo comprised Io0 to1S of salt. salmon and :5-0 tons of coal consigned to Yokohama and value at &$iuCU. Tie total insurance on the ship and her cargo was S'i5.G0o-
 II is two weeks since the Alpha tiISt started from Vancouver for Japan. After she had been four days "iit slIt returned to Victoria partly C-Slhleu and accusations Of ta1npCring with her engines were made. Some of' the crG-r,' and several of the officers left the steamer declaring that she had been improperly loaded and one of the o:h- cers was tried and sentenced to six weeks Imprisonment for dcSertion. Last Saturday the Alpha left Victoria for Union. to replenish her coal supply. \ torritic gale was raging and Late Sunday night the steamer ran on Il rock at BayneS sound at tue entrance to Union bay. She was quickly dashed tp pieces and all would have perishe'i had not one of the ere N made the d2S- Ierate an'! successful effort to swim with a line to the lighthouse on I el- low island. In the raging sea only part of those on the ill-fated ship man. aged to reach safety the officers and owner remaining on board and fall ing to reach the rock. The twenty five survivors remained on Yellow is- land. which is Q rock 2C0 yards wide, until Sunday night. when the sea mod erated somewhat and q sloop was able ct call and ake them to Union. But the storm which had wrecked the ship had also prostratcd all wires and s1 TO tidings of the shipwreck reached the outside world until the little steamer CZar brought this story to aNncOuver last night
 The Alpha gained notoriety last spring. when as q Canadian ship size landed freight and passengers at Nome iE de fiance of the instructions of the treasury department. and. it is sad against the advice of the British om bassy at Washington as well. Sne Nome by q United States revenu cut ter. but managed to show her Dursuel clean pair of heels. Since that eZ. citing experience the Alpha has becr engaged in the British coaiing trade until Sbe started on her present disas trOlS ttin