Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-22

m" Captain Incrrduiouz.
THE captain assured several pas,cn-
gers there Wds NO immediate danger
and that they could 20 back to bed.
and sent the first officer down 10 eN-
anime. That officer reported there
was great danger, and urged that the
vessel be- brachcd at once. The OIL
Ger ordered that the boats be let
| down, hut this order was counter
maudrd 10y the captain, who. however.
thally realized the seriousness, Of the
situation and allowed the first officer
| to get the boats. Meanwhile the pas
scngcrs, aroused to their peril. APP
! p"nrcd on deck and u rush was made
! To the pursuer hy those who had
| given him treasure for safe keeping.
Handed Out the Treasure.
"furscr bishop handed all out cN-
ccpt two bags Of $4,000 each. which
were not claimed, aud went down
| with the vessel The bow of the
steamer steadily sank. and twenty
minutes from the time h struck the
| front deck was under water and the
stern, propeller and ruddcr were
| high in the air aud useless.
THE captain remained on the
| bridge until the last and finally
/ Jumped ou "a life raft. where he
/ stayed few minutes. when the
steamer dove forward entirely out Of
/ sight ~ ~ did so. 6u explosion oc-
CURED and ia" captain lost his hold
! on the life raft and sank
Dense FoE Prevailed.
considerable difficulty was expert
rnccd boa a-ccrtainiuR the location Of
/ the shore. though it was only short
/ distance away. owing 20 the dense fog
prevailing. Finally Preston, OF Seat
/ tie and Dawson. who, with his bride.
was ON his wedding trip, both Of
/ whom we're saved In tho last boat
| which left the wreck. heard water
| trickl,ng down the rocks and all the
/ boats reached shore. \ number
/ jumped OIL the steamer into the wa
/ ter and we're rescued thercfrom only
/ 10 die 81 exhaustion from the intense
/ cold several were recovered only
after four or i've hours Of continuous
| hArd work. 10y their comrades
among the Lost.
Among the passengers lost were
/ Mrs. GOV Ross. of Dawson. child aud
| niece. and Dr John VI Duncan. Of
I Victoria. Tho doctor was seen with =
| life prr~er,cr about him. but no one
saw Mrs. Ross, and IL was thought
that Duncan lost his lie in a futile
attempt to rv~ruc MIR. Ross and fam
| ily just ~ the steamer sank
EnEtn~er nrowni~e'- work.
Chief Engineer Brownlcc stated he
was iu bed when the accident oc-
/ CURED and was awakened los his third
assistant lie also examined the en-
giucs. found nothing wrong there and
'heu went forward, saw there was
serious danger and got boat ready.
There were only four scnmcn among
I the crew. he got the boat down and
/ passed passengers into 49, A. the
steamer sank he >rilrd hold Of q rail
/ ing and went down 20 the bottom.
| When he lrt go be- came 20 the top
and caught cabin door. IA others
seized b., be- 49, go. but caught other
vrecAagc and finally got ou q raft,
on which he reached shore.
Commended by Al.
Al the rescued speak boo high terms
/ Of the courage and assistance given
( hy Chief Engineer lIrownlcc aud First
Officer Ncurut.o~ who sawed several
4 lives. Tho Intense cold Of the water
caused severe cramps among many
who Wrr, ou the rat and resulted iu
| death from the exposure, the bodies
turning black
Passengers aud Tbrir cold.
NJ VI Erum bauer. Of Portland. ore.
/ had sfGuHO boo gold dust boo his satchel
but promptly abandoned b.. tumblcd
/ into the water. vas rescued and it,
| thankful
d u Hart. . Klondikc king. had
$4,000 100 gold dust. which he aban-
doucd. jumped into the last boat -rd
reached shore safely
NJ Nnulm. lt Winnipeg. dropped
hi. sut,hcl containing $4,000 and
| friend pottmuutcstI with $1,000. and
each escaped Another klondikcr.
whose name d., not given is reported
90 have taken h,. poItmuutcuu, con
tanning 100000 boo gold DUST from tHc
! pur-cr and jumped from the sinking
Steamer fo boat. which hc fai.od -
reach Both man and treasure sank.
Lost Nifr and thiId.
At Juneau Consul Smith saw DR..
/ Phillips. eff seattle. who escaped. but
who lost his wife and child. The doc
tor insisted uo one called at his state
room. ne felt the shock. aud says
his wife told him 10 get mp and see
what ca. trouble WAS. tie dcmurrcd
at first. but when hc heard mo.c-
mcuts decided To- do So, and told his
wife To drcs, quickly. They all got
ont as soon 90. they could by break
ing open the door.
As they got on deck the steamer
was sinking. Before they could jump
on they were caught in the suction
and carried to the Ncutilatiug shaft
His wife aud child were drowned. lie
himself was caught but his head
.frufl. puttipp his eve severely and