The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
Hundreds of Anxious
Relatives Meet
SauSalito.
Survivors Warmly Re-
ceived by Their
Friends.
Captain Tribble Tells
of Rescue of the
Passengers.

me trip over was mace WIFI
out incident, the captain pro-
ceeding cautiously in the fog.
stiu dense, and making the
slip almost direct. A large crowd await
&c the arrival OF the ferry-boat. and
when the disabled vessel struck the slip
the excitement was intense. People
rushed forward 10 greet the survivors.
Relatives inquired after their kin and
friends sought information concerning
those who We're known aboard. Others
sought the details Of the disaster and as
sailed the crews Of the vessel with Ques-
tions. When the first excitement had
abated and the survivors were ashore.
some 6renched and exhausted. they were
hurried 70 their homes. and those who
were disappointed in not finding trace
- their friends hurried TO telephone and
t-.sgraph Offices 10 make inquiries OF San
F. Francisco.
On the trip the Sausalito carried about
10 passengers despite the catastrophe
that had just happened. OF that num-
ber about twenty-five were on the i'll
za-ed San Rafael. Many Of the latter
had been dragged from the water ami
were vet 70 the skin. The officers Of the
boat made provision for those in the en-
g1ne and fire rooms and made them as
comfortable as possible.
All told their stories Of the collision.
Some gained the deck Of the Sausalito
before the San Rafael commenced 10
sink and watched the work OF rescue.
Others remained on the sinking ship and
went into the water. Most Of the last
mentioned think that Ewes were lost.
Iney base this statement on the difficulty
they experienced in getting saved. Cap
tain ". 7. Tribble Of the Sausalito said:
We struck the San Rafael little for
ward o1 the starboard wheel, impalfng
f7E- fw no 7 bed 81. Ill
house 10 the deck first TO ascertain the
extent OF the injury done TO the vessel
and then 10 direct the saving of life. IL
necessary. We threw a line TO the San
Rafael and lashed her TO US. From where
! stood I could see that she was badly
stove Ia and filing with water. My in
teLtiOn was % keep her close so that we
might take OF as many OF her passengers
Is we could without the use of boats. 1
rected my crew, and they worked with
fc>t disorder and in perfect harmony. Our
life preservers were taken down and
thrown both on the deck OF the sinking
vessel and into the water. where people
were struggling In addition We lowered
two boats and picked UP those who were
struggling in the bay. To my knowledge
there was no one drowned. The San Pa
fael went down with plunge, bow first
Enappilg the ropes we had thrown her"
When asked where he believed the
blame should be placed the captain re-
piled. For Gods sake. don't ask ne"
Some thrilling experiences were related
by the survivors. They told Of how they
escaped q watery grave and then Of their
work Of rescue In glowing words they
conplimented the work Of the crews as
well as the general behavior Of the pas
sengers IN the moment of peril.
From what can be learned at this point
q waiter named George Treadway of the
al =,
pinioned by the splintering timbers when
the Sausallto struck and after some diff
Guilty was eXtricated. He was hurried to
the upper deck Of the injured vessel and
that was the last seen Of him, according
TO the survivors. Treadway has a wife
and child residing here. A deckhand, a
Portuguese, is also said 10 be lost
His name is not known. Those Of the
crew Of the sunken ship who arrived here
say they did not see him board the
Sausalito. He started to lower the boats
ar the collision and no trace Of him has
ba found since then.
Frank Hawton. a cook on the San Ra-
fael, attempted to return TO the boat res
taurant IN an effort to secure the cash.
Captain Mckenzie, learning of his inten-
ton, stopped him. HawtOn persisted and
had 70 be dragged on board the Sausalito
Had he returned TO the dining-room he
would have been drowned.
Peter y. Nagle Jr., an attorney whose
home f. in Sausalfto. was thrown from
the deck Of the San Rafael by the force
OF the collision. He swan about in the
water for some time and succeeded In
Tescuing a woman who fell near him.
%agle assisted in placing the woman over
the side Of small boat and finding no
room on board for him swan of again.
Charles Bagge, first mate Of the Sausalito,
finally threw the attorney rope and got
him aboard.
Among the other survivors who re-
turned on the Sausalito were s. j. Ma
har Of 3J9 Market street, San Francisco:
John Kenny. Pine and Devisadero streets,
San Francisco; Fred c. Allen. 3l4 oFarrell
street. San Francisco; K. A. Mcclure,
Echo House, San Francisco; w. T. Jones.
Sausalito; John Forbes, San Rafael: J. r..
Lekobridge San Rafael: L. c. Burtchau.
Sz1 Rafael; w. King Of w. G. J. f'loane.
San Francisco.
The sense OF uneasiness for those who
were known TO be passengers On the Son
Rafael had not abated here at a late hour.