The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-20

Juneau to Victoria, CLEANED the following
story Of the wreck Of the steamer Islander
from the survivors, forty OF whom were
passengers on the Queen;
The Islander left Skagway for Nictc.
ria on Wednesday evening, the l4th, ~
p. m. with l25 passengers and a crew
Of siXty-oue men on board and ten or
twelve stowawnys. suddenly on Thurs
day morning, tue steamer encountered an
obstruction, said to have been an Iceberg
"As soon as the vessel struck water
rushed in forward In great volumes ana
Pilot La Blonde advised that the yessei
he run on the beach, not over half
mile distant, The captain objected, say
ing he beach was too abrupt, lie thought
there was no Immediate danger but would
run a few miles further down where he
knew there was good landing
'"rhe captain assured several passengers
there was. no immediate danger and that
they could 20 back TO hed the nat OH
cor however, reported that th're WAS great
danger and urged hat tlc vessel be
brached at once. The first oi9cer o..
dered the boats let down, ept this H"der
was concentrated hg the captain 0ao,
however, hnally renllsed ne scriousF , of
the situation and allowed the FIRST leer
80 get down the boats
"SiegnUhlle the passenger aroused TO
their peril, appeared on dock aRa = tush
was made 10 me purSrr wao had been
Bishop handed ont all cXcep' I'VE bags Of
SO, $50 each. which We're moi claimed anu
went down wirh the vessel Fhe DOW OF
the steamer steadily sunk and wehtF lnln
utes from the time II struck the front Geek
/ was under water and re stom, wlth tue
| nSopeler and rudder, We're high in the air
''Thc cdptain rcmoiued on the bridge
uutn the last AVID finally jumped on q
| life raft where he stayed few minutes
4 when the atoagner dove forward out y
sight AS & did 30 an explosion oCraiTed
aad the, captain lost nis hold on the ne
"Consideiab,c dfRsuity was experienced
50 9tceftainiug the rocation 81 tae shore
thoug' ~ WIS only Q sh~ MethueG away,
owirg 80 the dense Tex preYalias. Finally,
Preston 81 Seatj3e and Dawson Who, .wiNl
his bride was on bis wedding TIP both OF
( whonl we're saved iu the last boa winch
( left the wreck heard water trickhnF down
! a number jumped on t4e steaIarr INTO i4I
watei ana were rescued therefrGm only &c
aie OF exhaustion from the intense cold
Several were recovered only otter four ~
I'VE houts Of continuous hard wo,k boy tbeh
comrades.
Among the passengers lost were Mrs
Governor Ross " Dawson, child and nieg'
ana Dr. John NJ. Duncan Of Victoria.
1he doctor was srpV With a life preeer5i
abcnt hlm. but no one saw Mrs, Ross, an
II was thought char Duncan lost his NJ
IN a futile attempt 10 rnscne MIS- ResH n
family jrs as the steamer sank
chief Engineer Brownlee said he was u
bed when thc accident occurred had VA
awakened by his th'rd assistant H. y
anined the engines. found nothiag Wronl
there and then went forWard anu say
there was serious danger and got boa
among the crew. lie 60; the boat dow
ana passed passenger Into 1t. As ~
stesmtr sank he seized hold Of a railln
aud went 10 tthe bottom When he let z
he caine ia The t0p and caught cabn
door As others seized II he let 60 M
caught ether wreclSage ana finally 3ot O
a raft on Which he reached shore al! IN
rescued sprak iu high terms, % the eourag
ana assistance given ly Chtef hnglnee
Brownler and First officer Neurotsh, VII
s' n,Se i Srtyru cot5 winter caused sever
CRAMPS among many who were on the az
aud resulted Ia death rom the expoaure
tile bodies turning hlac5 80, ~. ~.
had $4,000 in gpla dur IN MS satchel' bll
promptly abandoned q, tuInbled into IN
water and was resruet ~,o.o
u H. Hart n klondikr king. had S4O~
, f. gold aust, which he abandoned, lumpe
. INTO the last boat and rtAched snofe Aht,h
NJ n. Manlln Of winnipeg, dfoppea a.
satchel centainiRg Si~N and no
! rer'iuanteAu vita $1,000 and both es
capped
i, Another Fiondlker. whose name Is no
given is reported 10 aI SoS SAKeh nid P AK
2 from tho purEer and Jumped from the s,h ~,
inc steaIucr 10 boat which he Rile
D 10 reach Roth man aud treasure SAM
q A. Jnnesu Consul Smith saw Dr. Phillip
e Of Seattle. who escaped but lost his VI
and child lie felt the shock ana 49, -
wfc, told him e. eri UP ani Tg' 2 MnI' ~
x when he heard movements decided 70 u
: So and told his wife To dEess 4ulckf
They an got ont rs soeN as fhey coul
o on deck the steamer wac slnhlng. ~ 4,
q ther could Jump of they were caught !
: the suction and carried 70 the yentila IN
. shaft His wife and child were 9rowut,
n He himself was caught but MS nead stlu
emitting his eye severely md ptr1'nlln
him from going down the shaif; lie wei
q down with the steamer, caasht hplu
d 50 me- wrcckage and WAS helped on $40,
-. and reaustlcated. He called for his WI
and child and soon his little glriH noQ
It Vas brougbt to hun He said he won
s. nor leave Juenau until he had recoFef'
g Pilot lie Blonde. who had charge Of n
stCrmer at the time she struck saEs
q, The night WAS nne but az we alwa!
: ssH SIs nm ~ kt about $40 .. m. the crai
came The boat was running hIfeth ~
an hour and no ice WINS III S'ght ahu W
was no fog. The faiat per& WIS no ur ru
. even with the water. AFTER she sltu
stopped The engines Ihen tapta
A Fcote appeared with the night watchmn
who reported the ship 10 be leaking q
' ward told Captain foote mat we ~
4 letter hold for the beach, but the, ~
u.as making water 81 fast she conld n
answer her helm Then i called the int'
% md ordered the boats. This was 40
and they we're loaded with passenger
Many passengers Jumped ,0 ogeseo oISrb va
n ana was in the water two hours ain
4 quarter before securing piece OF Wre'
n MIR. Green OF Vancouver was awaken
n nv the steward and got on life raft WI
y dozen others They showed clear abe
a twelve feet when they heard noise !
Al a slight explosion. He does not think
n boilers exploded. for there wes not eh9u
y ward the stern OF the ship sbeut TWEEN