Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-12-07
COLLIDE NT1'|
TWENTY PEOPLE DRop,
San Francisco the So
bic Cnt"strophe-Den.e ~,
All ana Thicker ~. -, Over
Ever Known-Great Exo,. 'nr
the City-other Acciden,.

lided tonight in a dense e. 'O y
San Rafael sank in between ~
10 minutes, 1t is thought -, :.
more than 20 people were dros,
although the San Rafae, ooe- Osas
tween $50 and 200 passengers ,s0
The Sausalito was not ser,a
Jured and after rescuing all =,
sengefs on the San Rafael ths V
could find, proceeded to San ~ sua'
under her own steam. The "a .alcls
ana san Rafael belong to tha \
Francisco & North Pacific Cos NC "a
way. They ply between San Frs IA
ana Sausalito' a suburb across tbs !.
in Marin county. At Sausslito 'le
connects for Ross Valley and ~
Rafael, where many San Frs,
business men make their summaS
winter homes. d
The San Rafael left San Franz,
at 6:15 p. m. with between $50 and ~
passengers. There had been A.
fog on the bay all day long ors
night fell it seemed to thicker =.
tain Mckenzie of the San Rafael ssI
his ship along under a slow hen
He was somewhere near Alc.tu
island when the Sausalito com,s.
from Sausalito to San Francis
crashed into her. There were but Nv
passengers on the Sausalito lint a..
were badly scared and for a few N.
ments it looked as if both boats w.,,
going down. When it was seen r.,
the Sausalito was not badly inroa
she stood by the San Rafael. and os
GERS, crew and passengers engage
in the rescue of the unfortunate M.
sengers of the sinking vessel
Both boats are side wheelers and
ordinarily carry many hundred ms
sengers. Fortunately this was hs
winter season and the last trim 81
there were not SO many passengen
as usual.
Marin county, from Sausalito to 81
Rafael, a distance of 20 miles, is lind
with homes of wealthy people. Durn
the summer the ferryboat traffic
very heavy, but in the winter it ligh.
ems and there are comparatively few
people who travel on the boats duin,
the winter season.
News of the disaster did not reach
the city until 9 o'clock and the news
spread with great rapidity. There was
intense excitement at the opera house
where an immense crowd was listen
ing to Calve in Carmen" Many PEG
pie left the house and rushed to thu
newspaper Offices to obtain informa
ton about friends and relatives witt
might have been on board of one 0
the vessels.
Never has the fog been thicker i
San Francisco and on the bay.
was day and night of anxiety.
the early hours the fog came up "a
thick as mush," and tonight 1t wa
almost impossible to see boat
length.
The steam schooner Arctic ran dow
the French bark Edmond Rost, an
in the early morning hours the b
cinal and Albatross came together
the fog. Many a vessel had a mario
escape and the fog signals were blow
il all directions.
Most of the ferry steamers escape
but one or two of them got into tro
BILE. The Tiburon had to make
second attempt at her first landln
The Encinal was nearly half an no'
her dock and the PiedmOl
had similar experience. The Oaklai
and the San Rafael came very ne
colliding when they reached this CT
at o'clock in the evening. Each DO
missed her slip, one going too III
and the other too low.
The Kimball Steamship COMPANY
Arctic arrived from Nome and W
ports early in the morning. On i
way down the coast she stopped
Astoria and after leaving the Coiu
bia river was caught in a southeast
and had very rough experlen'
Making port in the fog, Captain Erl'
son decided that it was better to COZ
to anchor. The Arctic was accoruii
ly hove to and the anchor dropp'
When she swung with the TIDE w
ever, she was right in under the gu
ter of the French ship Edmond nv
The latter was raked and the AIo
suffered considerably about her upp
" orks and rigging, but apart from - =
she is as sound as a dollar. Inc y.
may have to be sent to dry oocA
overhauling.
Captain Mckenzie Of the San has
was the last one to leave the boat
she was going down he seized =
flung to him from the Sausalito . :
was pulled on board. He THINKS y