The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-01

There was too much confusion and fog
for much to be done. Mr.. Tompkins OF
the HOngkong and Shanghai bank
was with me and he agreed with me
to stay on the boat as long as we
could.
The Boat Went Down.
Between zen and fifteen minutes aft
er the first crash, the San Rafael went
under. As she went down / jumped
for the Sausaito, which was close by,
and caught on her rail. I was not
strong enough to haul myself up so ]
hung on and shouted for help. None
of the crew of the Sausalito heard me
and I finally let so my hold from ex-
haustiOn and dropped into the water.
Ny life preseTver kept me afioat and
twenty minutes later I got hold of a
rope lowered from the SausalitO and
was pulled on board that vessel.
was almost completely exhausted and
had given up all hope, when I was
finally rescued"
Mr.. Moore, who is about 90 years old
considers that his escape was miraCu-
Ious. In his opinion most of the pas
sengers on the san Rafael were saved.
He said:
The two boats stayed together after
j
the Sausalito that she was not seri-
ously injured and the Oeople on board
her took immediate steps to secure the
unfortunate passengers on the San
Rafael. They ran a gang plank over
to the sinking vessel and many of our
passengers escaped in that way. After
the San Rafael went down the Sausali-
to stayed by and threw ropes to those
floating in the water.
Mr.. Moore said further: "Of course
L cannot be accurate. but 1 would not
place the loss of life over sixty. II
seems to me that most Of the passen-
gers must have been saved.
Fog Was a Thick One.
Never had the fog been thicker in
San Francisco and on the bay than to-
night. It was a day and night of anX-
iety. In the early hours the fog came
up "as thick as mush, and tonight il
was almost impossible to see boats
length.
The steam schooner Arctic ran down
the French bark Edmond Rostand in
the early morning hours, while the
Encinal and Albatross came together in
the fog Many a vessel had a narrow
escape and the fog signals were blown
in all directions.
Most of the ferry steamers escaped
but one OF two of then6 got into trou-
BILE The Tiburon had to make a sec
ond attempt at her FIRST landing. The
Encinal was nearby half an hour
reaching her dock and the Pierdomont
had similar experience.
The Oakland and the San Rafae
came very near colliding when they
reached this city at 5 O'clock in the
evening. Each boat mis>Sd her slip
one going too high and the other toe
low.
The Kimbau Steamship company
Arctic arrived from Nome and way
ports early in the morning. On hel
way down the coast she stopped at AS
toria and after leaving the Columbis
river was caught in the southeastel
and had a very rough experience. Max
/ ing port in the fog, Captain Erickson
J decided that it was better to come tC
anchor. The Arctic was accordingly
hove to and the anchor dropped.
When she swung with the tide, how
ever, she was right in under the quar-
ter of the French bark Edmond Ros
tand The latter was raked and thu
Arctic suffered considerably about he
upper works and rigging, but apar
from that she is as sound as a dollar
The Rostand may have to be sent t.
dry dock for an overhauling.