The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-20

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toria. The doctor was seen with life
preserVer about him but no one saw
Mrs. Ross, and ii is thought that Dun
can lost his life in q futile attempt TO
rescue Mrs. Ross and family Just as
the steamer sank.
Story Of the Enginee-,.
Cher Engineer BrOwnlee was one
OF rhe heroes of the wreck, working
Until the skip slid from under him to
save the lives Of the passengers When
the third assistant engineer aroused
sim, he glanced at the clock and found
II exactly 2-l6 a. m Water was pour
ing into the boiler compartment from
'he fOrehOld. A couple of fremen at
once rushed up TO the top wheel" and
succeeded in closing the fright
compartments. one of these men is
low no more but that deed alone is
sufficient 10 enroll his name among
ne list of heroes as well as that Of
mis- comrade. Had il not been for their
prompttu6e. the chief says. the steam
er would not have remained above wa
Ter five minutes.
The chief encountered the captain
7ust as he left his room, who inquired
II she was taking much water. Il
told him. said Mr.. BrOWnlee. that
within a very few minutes she would
be u2deT. and the captain proceeded
was the last time / saw him.
Continuing. the chief said that he
received several telegraph orders of
Full speed astern," and Full speed
ahead but ii was absolutely impos-
siDle TO carry them out BY this time
the bow had sstJed to such an extent
that the propeller was out of the water
and consequently could not work.
he rushed to the deck and the
bridge and explained the situation to
the captain While there he saw the
Efeboats, six IN number, and the life
RATS launched. This was done very
successfully under the direction of
Captain Harris. formerly of the seal
ing schooner Charlotte G. Cox, the
mate and the second officer.
Having told the captain that he
could do nothing, the chief returned
below, as the second and third en-
gineers were in the engine room wait
ing their orders. He told them to get
out and save themselves. as in a few
minutes the steamer would sink.
Barely Saved Their Lives.
The other two grabbed Iife-preserv-
ers from their rooms and the three
rushed for the dining room on their
way to the deck. But it was impossible
to reach the stairs forward. The ship
was half-fuli Of water, which was
pouring along the saloon.
We thought we were caught in a
trap" said the chief, but managed TO
keep our heads, or 1 would not be here
now. We ran and climbed over the
stanChion and onto the deck. We were
not there more than few seconds
ghen the ship went down.
George Allen, the third engineer,
the chief believes, jumped overheard
and must have struck the propeller
He never saw him again.
Mr.. Brownlee ana the second en-
gineer hung to the railing at the stern
as high as they could get, that place
being the only part which was not
under water. As the ship went down
they were still there. With them was
an old man FROM Vancouver named
Morgan. When he came to the sur
face he and Br0Wulee caught hold Of
q piece of wreckage, and just then
DR.. Phillips of Seattle popped up ana
grasped the same piece.
Tt was only a frail support at best,
and Phillips was in a terrible state OF
mind having Just seen his wife and
daughter drawn to their doom in
whirlpool formed by the sinking Of
the shin. Another man was observed
struggling in the water, and the end
Of the wreckaEe was passed to him.
He was one of the oilers and his name
men clinging 10 one fraiI piece Of
wreckage, which was only about AKA or
.hereabouts. The case was a desper-
ate one. The horror Of the situation
was adGec to by the condition of Phil
lips mind,
Fog Lifts at Last.
Suddenly the fog which had wrapped
all in obscurity lifted, ana Mr.. Brown
lee discovered a quantity of Wreckage
not far away He succeeded in secur-
ing enough for small raft BY this
that he could not move them and he
was compelled to rub and pinch them
persisteutly 10 restore circulation. He
first hauled Dr.. Phillips aboard, and
after much eXertiOn succeeded in re-
ViVing him. The two then hauled
Burke aboard. but the unfortunate
man was too far gone. and murmur-
ing something about being cold, eN-
pired ON the raft.
More wreckage was secured and the
dimensions of the RAFT increased. The
two men reanzed that unless they
reached shore or were picked up speed
ily it would be all over with them.
They commenced padding in what they
took to be the direction of the shore.
Finally. after being in the water from
quarters of an hour TO one nour,
they were hailed by PurSer BiShOp and
q bOatl0ad of Tescuers, and they knew
they were safe. They did not at once
20 10 the shore. but continued to row
back and forth in the vicinity Of the
wreck picking up here and there a
body or rescuing or reviving some be-
numhed person clinging desperately TO
portions of the wreck The boat was
soon filed with the living and dead
and then returned 10 the shore. Here
efforts were made to resuscitate those
overcome by exposure. some OF which
were successful and others futile.
M. BroWnlee, the mate and several
others got into q boat and started 20
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