The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-08-28
DIED LIKE A
 HERO
Great Praise Due Officers and
 Crew For Brave Conduct
Iuhuman Treatment of Captain and @ato By Passengers Were Forced or ths Lifo Raft
From l1o vIcIor1a c0Ion7-lI

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 s,cond Officer Powell. one Of Che sur- .N1rs of Che steamer Islander. who. ..e. Che other heroes who remained ou ,hc sinking ship Co Che end gives de- aus of Che tragic end of Capt IT, E. Foot and other additional details ot Che happenings on thc sinking steamer just H..ore she took her final plunge Like ,u, mate and others. and Capt Charles Harris who. though a passenger was sIu.i.lt ot sailor to come Co Che as- ssttnce of thc officers Second officer Powell was helping Co get Che boats out and hc confirms Che reports already sEcl uf tGc rushing ol Che boats by Che HI...u.crs IIc was below when Che te...i struck thc tee. but was awaken el nv tre shock and hurried on deck. Ilc went Co work at once. and yhcn the boats had been got olt he went Into ola. rIol house and took down a utc- naIt which hc tied ou. and then went uut uu thc main deck. one boat was ust being pushed on. and there was nl.c. Iu it which he was just Eoiug Geo J1Lc. when Doc saw O couple ot ladies behind hum. and stcppns aside he ale lowed them Co pass by and assisted them iutu the boat which was then .h..,J ou hy someone. He then ran rIuu. lbe main deck 0f Che steamer and
 uto tnr saloon. through one of Che state roum- of Che steamer which have doou .etIus out to thc deck-thcrc was one ou either side Iu Che saloon hc found Dr Duncan and Mrs Roa. her child lul u,Iee and another lady standing WitI hf.. belts on. IIc noticed that thc Ur. belts hld been put uu wrongly and .tupp.I to change them The belts had boon trd inside and would have Topped 1nd perhaps hlr, given way Alter putting Che bolts on Che people -atlereI thrrr hc talked Go them and trI.J to quiet Che women. who wcrc much excited Az hc did so Che steam .r apye her last plunge and was slide .ug down hy Che head. IIe then shouted to Dr Duncan and thc others Go jump lud ran for Che uu himself The ueicc nf Mrs. Eoea. a young lady or abom ,iaHt..u years of age. throw her rme lrHui hH neck and shouted to him ts
 ata her. She remained cIneIne to hIs mock 1s the second mate rushed along. to thc un and thus they wont over in. t1 thc icy water When they struck GO, water the young lady lct go. and lhe second mate diI uot sec her acuain lie had jumped well out and struck out from thc ship. for as she looked Co hm from whcra hc jumped she appeared to boa turning oyer IIc swan past thc| stern. which was hish up. and saw [, ri.t. which hc struck out for
 On this raft hc a1w Capt LcBhnc no ure side. and Capt Foot was also HH the uu Soon after Che second mate stnercd tho lfc linc of Che raft Co sup port himself one big fellow on Che centre of the nn drew revolver and with an oath. hc shouted Go Che second officer to iet go. or hc would blow his brains olJ
 shoot away" said Che second officer.
 fog guess youu soon follow mc. Any how. I believe your cartridges arc wet.
 Iie continued Go cling to Che raft un- u b, saw a door floating nearby. and hr Icft che raft and strusk out for that Capt Leblanc. who had been cunging to | Che raft. struck out about thc same time lu d'Ccrcnt direction.
 Capt Foot had pulled his pipe from ha pocket as he sat on Che raft-an ac- ton which those who knew Che dead captain win readily remember showed that he was agiuted. for hc Invariably | began filling his pipe when agitated over anything As he pulled out his pipe l some of the passengers on the raft tho
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