The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-19
And Many on Board Who Might Have
Been saved Are Reported to
Have Been Killed.
PARTIAL LIST OF VICTIMS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN SAID
TO HAVE BEEN RESCUED.
Canadian Pacific Agent of Opinion
that Only Twenty Were Drowned
-Hard-Earned Fortunes Lost.


Islander. the crack passenger steamer of
the Alaskan route. operated by the Cana
dian Pacific Navigation Company, of this
city, struck an iceberg off Douglas island
at O'Clock on the morning of Thursday
last and went TO the bottom, carrying down
from sixty-fve to eighty souls, including
passengers and members of the crew. Some
of the survivors arrived here this evening
by the steamer Queen. They report that as
the vessel went down her boilers exploded,
causing the death of many who might have
escaped. Captain Foote was on the bridge
when the vessel struck and stayed there
and went down with his steamer. Among
the passengers lost on the Islander were
MRS. ROSS, wife of the Governor of the
Yukon territory. her child and niece.
DIR. JOHN DUNCAN, of this city.
w. G. PRESTON AND BRIDE, of Seat
tie.
f. MILLS, Victoria
MRS. j. c. HENDERSON. Victoria.
w. H. KEATING AND TWO SONS, Los
Angeles. Cal.
J. v. DOUGLAS. Vancouver.
MRS. PHILLIPS AND CHILD, Seattle.
Mr.. FALL. Victoria.
MRS. NICHOLSON, wife of Captain
Nicholson.
MRS. ]. w. SMITH. Vancouver.
]. A. BETHAN. Vancouver.
MRS j. l.. WILCOX, Seattle.
The members of the crew lost are:
CAPTAIN FooTE.
GEORGE ALLAN, third engineer.
rd
S. ]. PITTS. cook.
TWO CHINAMEN.
BUCK HOODER, oiler.
BURKE. oiler.
TWO FIREMEN.
JOE BARD. second pantryman.
TWO WALTERS.
G. MILLER, barber.
N LAW. coal passer
NJ p. JOCK, coal passer.
MORAN. coal passer.
HUGH PORTER, coal passer.
NJ. FOLK. saloon waiter
A. KENDALLS. night saloon man.
ONE WAITER, name unknown.
The following bodies have been recovered
DR.. JOHN DUNCAN. Victoria.
p BURKE.
II. r. BURKE.
H. PORTER
NJ. FOLK.
DOLL AND TWO CHILDREN
There was s275.Oco In gold on the steamer
100000 of which was carried by passen-
gers. III. II. Hart. who has spent sixteen
years in the Klondike. lost ss5.Oco in dust
Some say that Captain Foote reached a
raft but when he saw the extent of the dis
aster jumped overheard.
No accurate list of dead will be available
until the arrival of the purser on the
steamer Farallon tomorrow.
George Mel. Brown. executive agent of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad after inter
viewing the officers and passengers who
returned. said: "The purser is remaining
In the north attending 10 the forwarding of
through passengers. 1t is impossible to
give an exact list OF those lost. but from
the fact that lls were saved the number
lost must be very much below the figures
mentioned. an my opinion the loss of life
will not exceed twenty"
r. q. Hinde- Bowker. late manager of
the British-American corporation. of Lon
don. who was a passenger on the Islander
said: MY first intimation of an accident
was the rushing of passengers on the deck
which woke me up. / was I'm a cabin with
Mr.. Maghien. I got up. went out OF the
cabin and saw the steamer sinking at the
bow. awoke my partner and We
dressed. BY this time she was still lower
I'm the water. BY the time I got out of the
cabin the water was about the smoking
room floor went on the upper deck fol-
lowed by my partner ] saw the boats were
gone. l went TO a fali-hanging davit. BY
this time only the stern was out OF the
water I saw raft i'm the water with
eight or ten people on IL. slid down the
rope on 10 the raft. When the steamer
sank she carried the raft with the people