The Monticellonian., 1901-08-23
there was a good landing.
 The Captain IncreduIous.

 i gers there was no immediate danger and that they could 90 back to bed. and sent the first officer down to ex- anime. That officer reported there was great danger. and urged that the vessel be beached at once. The otfi- eer ordered that the boats be let down. but this order was counter manded by the captain. who. however. finally realized the seriousness of the situation and allowed the first officer 10 get the boats Meanwhile the pas sengers, aroused to their peril, ap- peared on deck and a rush was made to the pursuer by those who had | given him treasure for safe keeping. Handed Out the Treasure.
 .Purser Bishop handed all out cx- eept two bags of $1ooo0 each, which were not claimed. and went down with the vessel. The bow of the steamer steadily sank, and twenty minutes from the time it struck the front deck was under water and the stern. propeller and rndder were high in the air and useless.
 The captain remained on the bridge until the last and finally | jumped on a life raft, where he stayed few minutes, when the steamer dove forward entirely out of sight. As it did so. an explosion oe cured and the captain lost his hold on the life raft and sank
 \ Dense Fog Prevailed.
 Considerable difficulty was expert enced in ascertaining the location of the shore. though it was only short distance away, owing to the dense fog prevailing. Finally Preston. of Seat tie and Dawson. who, with his bride, was on his wedding trip, both of whom were saved in the last boat which left the wreck, heard water trickling down the rocks, and all the boats reached shore. \ number | jumped off the steamer into the wa ter and were rescued therefrom only to die of exhaustion from the intense cold. Several were recovered only after four or five hours of continuous hard work by their comrades"
 Among the Lost.
 Among the passengers lost were Mrs. Gov. Ross, of Dawson, child and niece. and Dr. John NJ. Duncan. of Victoria. The doctor was seen with a 1 life preserver about him. but no one saw Mrs. Ross. and it was thought that Duncan lost his life in futile attempt to rescue Mrs. Ross and fam | fly just as the steamer sank
 Engineer Brownlee'- Work. Chief Engineer Brownlee stated he was in bed when the accident oe- cured and was awakened by his third assistant He also examined the en- 1 zines. found nothing wrong there and then went forward. saw there was serious danger and got boat ready | There were only four Seamen among the crew. He got tli' .e.t down and | passed passengers into 1t. As the steamer sank he seized hold of a rail- ing and went down to the bottom. When he let go he came to the top and caught a cabin door. As others seized it, he let go, but caught other wreehage and finally got on raft, on which he reached shore
 Commended by All.
 All the rescued speak in high terms of the courage and assistance given | by Chief Engineer BTownlee and First Officer Neurotsos, who saved several | lives. The intense cold of the water caused severe cramps among many who were on the raft and resulted in death from the exposure, the bodies turning black.
 Passengers ana Their Gold
 NJ. NJ. Brumbauer, of Portland. Ore, had S14,000 in gold dust in his satchel but promptly abandoned it, tumbled into the water, was rescued and is thankful.
 D. II. Hart, Klondille king, had S40.0o0 in gold dust, which he aban- doned, jumped into the last boat and reached shore safely.
 NJ. ManIin, of Winnipeg, dropped his satchcl containing S4,oo0 and a friend a oortmanteau with 5000. and each escaped. Another klondiker, whose name is not given, is reported to have taken his portmanteau. con taining S40,000 in gold dust. from the purser and jumped from the sinking steamer to a boat, which he failed to l hs Lost Wife and Child At Juneau, Consul Smith saw Dr. | Phillips, of Seattle. who escaped. but who lost his wife and child The doc tor insisted no one called at his state room. He felt the shock, and says his wife told him to get up and see what the trouble was. He demurred at first, but when he heard move ments. decided to do so, and told his wife to dress quickly. They all got out as soon as they could by break ing open the door.
 As they got on deck the steamer was sinking. Before they could jump off they were caught in the suction and carried to the ventilating shaft. His wife and child were drowned He himself was caught, but his head struck, cutting his eye severely and prevented him from going down the shaft. He went down with the steam CT. caught hold of some wreckage, was helped on shore and resuscitated. He called for his wife and child. and soon his little girls body was brought to him. He said he would not leave Juneau until he recovered his wife's 1 body