The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-20

Brownlee, the mate, and several Others.
get into a BOAT and started to pull for
the TretdYell mines, two OF three miles
away. The currenE was too strong for
the weak, enervated men, aid the chief
engineer landed and walked to the mlpes.
He told his story to the manager, who
Immediately dispatched two small steam
ers to the scene.
By the time he returned, the chief said,
the little steamer Flossie had already
loaded up with the bodies of the dead,
and with this gruesome cargo, was about
to start for Juneau. He boarded the
steamer and arrived safely at the Alas
kan town.
IN A DENSE FOG.
N. A. Belcourt, NJ P, and Gen c.
Ray, of Ottawa, were travelling COM
panions on a trip to Dawson. Mr.. Bel
court said the steamer was running at
full speed, and while possibly no fog had
been encountered up to or Immediately
preceding the collision a dense fog pre-
vailed when the accident happened At
first, Mr.. Belcourt did not think any,
thing serious had happened, and as the
boat appeared to be keeping on it's way,
ne thought again Of returning to bed,
from which he had arisen when the SHOCK
was felt. Presently he heard a COM
motion among the passengers and felt a
pumping motion of the steamer. On try
ing to open the door of his stateroom he
was unable to do so. Mr. Ray tried and
was also unsuccessful. The conclusion
had evidently damned the framework of
the cabin, which caught the doors like
wise. Mr.. Belcourt and Mr.. Ray got out
of the window. The former returned to
procure life preserver, but failing to
find one Immediately, got out again
and, getting upon the railing of the
q m w m q
he saw below He was one of the last
men to leave the steamer and not more
than few minutes elapsed from the time
he got out of his cabin first until he
made his leap in the dark. Fortunately
he alighted on the shoulders of one of
the passengers in the last boat to leave
the steamer.
Messrs. Belcourt and Ray were in the
small boat one hour and half, reaching
shore, which, however, was not more than
a mile away, but owing to the fog could
not be made out.
The case of Mrs. Ross Is a peculiarly
sad one She left Victoria a snort time
ago to join her husband, who was recent.
ly appointed governor of the Yukon ter
ritory 1t is only a few days since she
left her parents in this city, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mackay, with whom she has been
visiting for a few months, to take up ner
residence in the Yukon territory, and
her plans for the future. 1t was for the
purpose of carrying out these plans that
she was on her way to Victoria, 1t being
her intention to purchase furniture and
furnishings for the new home of the
governor.
She left five of her children in Dawson.
but brought the youngest, an infant,
with her, together with niece, the
daughter Of ner brother. living In Daw-
son..
One Of the best known of those who
met their doom, was John Duncan, OF
Victoria, who had just completed a trip
to Dawson, where he had gone on
combined business and pleasure gHpedi-
ton. His brother, DR.. George Duncan,
has been in Dawson some time, and the
trip was undertaken partly for the pur-
pose of visiting him. Another brother,
Rev. w. A Duncan, resides at Sault Ste
Marie, Ont
According to the stories told by some
of the passengers, the proportion of the
women saved was small. When the sur
yiyors were brought ashore some of them
were so numb and disheartened and had
so little life left in them that they begged
to be left alone, or left to their death.
DEATH OF CAPT. FOOTE.
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. ia special
to the Times from Victoria, B. c., says:
The steamer Queen left for Seattle at
9 o'clock, carrying a number of survivors
Of the wreck, and the Farrallon is eX-
pected soon. Purser Bishop is expected
on the Farrallon with an additional list
of dead.
The death Of Capt. Foote was very
pathetic. He remained on the bridge I'M
til the steamer was laundering. When
the vessel commenced to sink, and 1t
was seen there was no earthly expedient
could avail the captain, 1t is said, jump
ed onto the life raft, which was already
taxed for accommodations. Realizing that
his weight would work havoc there, he
exclaimed: II see there are too many
here, so good-by boys" and swan away.
He was shortly afterward seen to sink.
Chief Engineer Brownlee had a mirac-
ulous escape. He was asleep, and was
awakened by Third Engineer Allen ring
ing his bell. He ran to the engine room.
There two firemen died heroes soon after
he arrived. They were ordered to close
the top wheel and shut off the water
which was rushing from the forward part
Of the vessel. They tried to do SO and
We're drowned. Brownlee went down with
the steamer, and was standing on the
upper deck holding the top rail when
the steamer slid down by the head He
rose from the whirlpool and grasped some
wreckage
DR.. Phillips, of Seattle, came up after
him, and together they chung to the
wreckage until they were picked up.