The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-15
HAS MATTEAWAN
GONE TO BOTTOM
Hope for the Collier, Long Over.
due for San Francisco,
Is Abandoned.
MANZANlTA HAS RETURNED
Did Not Rescue Any Shipwrclkcd
sailors from Destruction
Island - Captain Greg
ory'S Opinion.

Hope Tor the safety of members "
the crew ot The Inflated collier Mat,
trawan was abandoned yesterday aft.
ernoon. when the lighthouse tender
Mauranita returned 70 port without
those of the sailors supposed to have
been shlpwrecked on Destruction Isl.
and Captain Gregory, " the Mama.
uita. expresses the conviction that the
collier has been lost. and Is convlnc.
ed that the sailors have perished
The first lntima,ion of disaster was
had last Wednesday. when wrcckagr
bearing the name ot the Matteawan
was washed ashore short distance
south ot cape Flattery Pieces ut the
wrcckasc were taken 10 Neah Bay by
the Indians Later Il was reported
from the Sound that the lighthouse
tender ManEanita, from Astoria for
Port Townsend, had noticed distress
signals at Destruction Island on the
trip north. but that. on accouU; VI the
gale. the ManEaui,a WAS unable to
rescue the shpwrecked sailors suppos-
ei TO he on the bleak island. Il was
also reported that the tender would
pick up the men on her way down
Captain Gregory reports that he OBJ.
served signals on the island. hut that
they indicated only that the keeper
desired the tender He never enter
tanned any belief that the Mattea.
vans men were on the island We
left Astoria last Friday, December g.
Captain Gregory says, and encounter
el a hard gale At night We were on
Destruction Island. where We lay TO
during the night. but continued on our
way the following morning. We had
supplies for the lighthouse people
there. but were unable to land them.
We stopped at the island on our re-.
turn, but there were no shlpwrecked
sailors 10 rescue.
Il am OF the opinion that the Mat
teawan was lost between destruction
Island and Flattery rocks II Is nat.
ural TO suppose that she swamped and
sank, and there can be no hope for the
safety OF the crew. Even II the men
succeeded in getting into the small
boats, they could not have lived in the
terrible storm that was raging along
the coast at that time We did not
sight any wreckage on the trip"
One OF the officers Of the Manzanita
said that the loss OF the Matteawan
was not surprising. in view OF the &C.
ton Of the steamship company in over.
loading It's vessels. He characterized
this overlooking as one Of the great
est outrages ever perpetrated. and
commented unfayorably on the fact
that the Matteawan was owned by
the company that operated the Kee-
wanna. whlch was lost some years
ago with the collier Montserrat.
When the Nanaimo Golfers are la
den they have no buoyancy." said the
officer and in heavy weather take
aboard seas that soon swamp them.
This is a matter which should be look
ed into by the government The lives
u the sailors are placed in jeopardy
at all times, and It's sheer good for
tune that the Matteowan was not lost
years ago. am satisfied that the col
Her swamped south OF Care Flattery
and that she carried her crew TO the
bottom"
The crew Of the Inflated steamer was
as follows, II. 3. Croscup, captain;
J. b. Hastings first mate. F.. p Will
son. second mate. p. Olsen. carpenter:
James s Averlll and c. \. Carlson.
quartermasters: William Wilson, chief
engineer. II. Gallagher, first assistant
engineer; W II. Allen, second assist
ant engineer. r. Cowans, A. Manuel,
Kur, Wolf. Q. Wagner. seamen. " J.
Stack. ". r. Rossen. J. j. Gallagher,
oilers Manuel Pacheco. Jose Rega, An
tonic Muredo. Antonio Lucas, Angus
tin Onide. fremen. and four japanese
IN the stewards department, who act
cd az cooks and walters. They are II.
VI Hoghino. J. Eida, Aegama and S.
E.nchl.