The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-08-30

I'llNlAt - 'af sue - So
" steamer islander. the crack Alas
kan vessel. was wrecked last
Thursday at o'clock in the morning
by striking an iceberg of Douglas Isl
and. Sixty-five persons We're drowned.
An extra edition of the Juneau dis
patch says:
The word reached Treadwell at $40
a. IN. by "A party of passengers, headed
by the chief engineer. who walked up
the beach, a distance of twenty-five
miles. to appeal to the city for help
The Treadwell steamer Lucy and the
Juneau steamer F'lossie promptly re
sponded The Flossie arrived in from
the scene of the wreck at IL o'clock
with her flag at half4mast and six dead
bodies on board. and the passengers.
The description of the disaster by
the survivors is heartrending. and those
who live to tell the story are each and
every one heroes and worthy OF being
called men and women. The Islander
/ struck an iceberg, and SO severe was
the shock that every door was Jammed
fast in the staterooms, and the i'll
fated passengers. numbering 1OI, and
a crew of seventy-one were forced to
break through the windows to reach
the deck.
HEROIC WORK OF a STEWARD.
Steward Simpson lost ten in his de-
partment. and his description of the
wreck Is very clearly given. He was
awakened by the shock and could not
get out of his stateroom until he broke
,..;, Inu JVn ran
bridge. where Pilot Lablond was on
watch, and with the mate ordered ou'
the lifeboats, as she was then filling
fast and the chief engineer reported the
pumps unable to take care of the wa
ter. He also went below with an ak
broke down the lower statcroom doors
: and stayed with his work until th'
water forced him to go to the uppel
deck.
by this time the ships boats wer'
loaded and had got away, ana Whlie th
officers were getting out the last III
raft, Captain Foote called to all hand
! to clear the ship as she was ABOUT [
> 60 down. This was the captains las
u order as at that moment the ship SAM
e and the captain. leaping clear OF TN
wreck, was picked up by 'itepoa
which in some manner was overturned
n The night was very misty and All mana
. were forced to shift for themselves
= PASSENGERS WHO ESCAPED.
The passengers saved were: r. n
t Brown, n. Dispey, F. Ridighy, j. H. WI
n cox, J.. G. Young, w. Newland, f, i
d McNaughton,. j. Kockeyer John KOCH
eyer. Mr.. and Mrs. McLauglin and chil'
q. Mrs. Whitmore, Mr.. and Mrs. c. FIN
y Mr. and Mrs. Bowman and boy, MRS. +
: Mills, DIR. Mcfarland, +. G. Baker, J.
q McLennen, j. G. Morgan, j. {. Hendel
e son, l.. ]. Dean. II. ID. Yoeman, Il, +
L. Waller, c. II. Shoreman. J. l.. Cote
ID W. w Powers, j. w. McFarlan'
Thomas Knowles. II. II. Hart. j.
snodgrass. II. A. Brigham, j. q. Ste'
: ems, r. Williamson, A. j. Walker ar
- wife, W. Pluth, G.. w. Brown, l."
u Robe, X. Ross, N A. Bilcourt. G.
e. Roy, NJ Green, q. Puddichmbe, J.
I'd Snydep. j. Daniels, q. GIN, N, Daglis
III NJ. Denis. +. $. Carlson, f. Disch,
Root. X. NJ. Wright, A. ~. Morrison,
At r. Markwell, DR.. Phillips. S. Jamiso
. Arthur Lanerek, II. II. McBeth, v
" Doyle, X. j. Marsh, A. Frasier, q,
al Doyle, NJ. Emphrey, $. Aflebrown,
n
Sc p. m, excepting on boiler week. win
Se departure will be made on Tuesday
to With paiai or lepers aboard she W
Id sail direct from Honolulu to kalaup
a tpa: thence to Wailau. Pelekunu a
, Halawa, returning to Honolulu
" Tuesday night. Without paiai or lepe
: aboard. the visit to Kalaupapa will 4
be made until on the return.
he The tender is made subject to t
ip acceptance of all parts of the co
tract and for a term of two years.