Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-19
reach. Both the man and his treasure

reach. Both the man and his treasure
sank
AZ Juneau. Consul Smith saw DR.. Philins
of Seattle, who escaped but who lost his
wife and child. The doctor insisted no
one called at his state room to warn him
of the disaster impending. DR.. Philips re-
manned at juneau efideavoring to recover
the body of his wife.
story OF the Pilot.
Pilot Lablond, who had charge of the
steamer. said:
1.-THE night was fine. As we always ex-
pect to meet ice, sharp lookout was kept.
About 2:4S am. the crash came. The boat
was under fun speed and no ice was in
sight and there was no fog. The fatal
berg was, no doubt, even with the water.
After she struck 1 stopped the engines.
Then Captain Foote appeared with the
night watchman, who reported the ship
leaking forward. told Captain Foote that
we would better hold for the beach, but
the ship was making water so fast she
would not answer her helm. Then / called
the mate and ordered the boats. This was
done, and they were loaded with passen-
gers. Many passengers Jumped overheard
with life preservers on. jumped over
board and was in the water over two hours
before securing piece of wreckage."
The Islander was the largest passenger
vessel of the Canadian Pacific Navigation
Company. 1t was built at Glasgow and cost
toria on December 0, 1885, and was put on
the Victoria-Vancouver route. Since then
it has been engaged IN the Vancouver
trade, occasionally going to Alaska and the
Columbia river.
The islander was a twin screw steamer
24O feet long, AZ feet beam and 14.S hold;
possessed great speed, had accommodations
for several hundred passengers and large
freight capacity.
List of the Missing.
Among the passengers lost were: Mrs.
Ross, wife of the governor OF the> Yukon
territory, her child and niece; DR.. John
Duncan, Victoria: w. G. Preston and bride
of Seattle; F. Mills, Victoria; Mrs. j. c..
Henderson, Victoria; w. H. Keating and
two sons, Los Angeles, Cal; j. v. Doug
las, Vancouver; Mrs. Phillips and child,
Seattle; j. w. Fau, Victoria; Mrs. Nichol-
son, wife of Capt. Nicholson; Mrs. W..
Smith. Vancouver; ]. A. Bethan. Vancou-
h p. Burke. F. H. Dolt and two children.
H. Porter, Neal Falk. The members Of
the crew lost were: Capt. Foote, George
Allen, third engineer; Horace Smith sec
ond steward; S. ]. Pitts. cook; two Chinese
Buckhooder and Burke, oilers; two fire
men, A. Kendall, saloon waiter; Joe Bard,
second pantryman; two walters, G. Miller,
barber; NJ Law, NJ. P. Jock, Porter and
Moran, coal passers.
Another Passen9eFs STORY.
F. G. Hinde-Bowker, late manager of the
British American corporation of London.
who was passenger on the Islander, said:
my first intimation of an accident was
the rushing of passengers on the deck
woke me up. / was in "a cabin with Mr..
Maghlen. / got up, went out of the cabin,
and saw the steamer sinking at the bow.
1 woke my partner up and we dressed. By
the time I got out of the cabin the water
was about the smoking room moor. 1 went
on the upper deck, followed by my partner.
/ saw the boats were gone. BY this time
only the stern was out Of theswater. l saw
a raft in the water with eight or ten peo-
pie on 1t. slid down the rope to the raft.
When the steamer sankcthe raft, with all
on board, was carried under water by the
suction. / held on, and when 1t came up
only two of us were left. We hailed two
men and Chinaman. who were swimming,
and got them aboard. By this time the
steamer had sunk entirely out Of sight.
Many people hung onto the raft at diner-
ent times, but it was not air-tight and we
had much difficulty in keeping ahoat We
were turned over once by others cImplns
on, but generally managed to right our
selves.
1.-The scene was heartrending. The boats
were scattered and overcrowded, and peo-
ing for help. We gathered lumber and
made our raft float, and were finally picked
up by one of the boats returning from
shore. 1 cannot speak too highly of the
OmcerS ana crew.
How the News Came.
Word Of the disaster reached Treadwell
the next morning by 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 steamers Lucy and Jenniker
and the Juneau steamer Flossie promptly
responded.
The Flossie arrived In from the scene OF
the wreck at noon with her flag at half
mast and six dead bodies on board and the
surviving passengers. The description OF
the disaster by the survivors Is heartrend-
ing. They say that the Islander struck on
an iceberg and SO severe was the shock
that every door was jammed fast in the
state rooms and the ill-fated passengers,
numbering 107, and the crew Of II, We're
forced to break through windows to reach
the deck. Steward Simpson lost ten in his
department His description of the wreck
is clearly given.
He was awakened by the shock and could
not get out of his state room until he
broke out the window. He reached the
bridge, where the pilot. Lablond, was
on watch. and with the mate, ordered out
the lifeboats. The vessel was then taking
water fast and the chief engineer reported
the pumps unable to take care of the wa
ter. Simpson went below with an ak,
broke down the lower state room doors
and stayed at this work until the water
forced him to go to the upper deck.
By this time the ships boats were load
ed and had got away, and while the OFF,
GERS We're getting out the last lifecraft
Capt Foote called to all hands to clear the
ship as she was about to go down. This
was the captains last order, as at that mo-
ment the ship sunk and the captain, leap
ing clear or the wreck, was picked up by
lifeboat. which In some manner was over
turned. The night was very misty and all
hands were forced to shift for themselves.
FIRED INTO CROWD OF BOYS.
Chicago SalO0nkeeper Fatally Wound