Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-20

bridge until the waterspractically lifted
him off. All he thought of was the
passengers, and looked to their safety
before seeking to save himself. The
boats were all got or safely without
being injured or swamped, and then we
| got out two raftSS
"All the people left on board made
rush for the RATS. On the forward raft
on which l was there We're twenty
five people. Captain Foote was on this
raft. and l did not see him after the
raft upset. for and Second Mate
Howell left the raft and struck out
thru the water in search of wreckage
or something else to support ourselves.
Howell went in one direction and in
another found a piece of wreckage.
l don't know how long l was in the
water. but when 1 clamored up on the
wreckage l noticed it was then day
light. was taken off by boat and
landed with the other survivors, and
with them was taken care of by the
people.
AS far as 1 can judge for the man.
ner in which the steamer acted when
she did not answer her helm, the ISL
ander Went down in about twenty
three fathoms of water. Soon after
we left her she floundered and as she
went down there was a rush of air and
| water which carried away the wood
| work and threw a cloud of debris up.
| l don't think the boilers exploded. The
splintered woodwork thrown up would
undoubtedly be caused by the rush of
air and water thru the steamer as she
went down. The ice which sunk her
| struck her on the forward port bow
| just at the water-tight bulkhead, and
carried away the bulkhead. She floun-
| dered in, l should judge, eighteen or
! twenty minutes"
| The case of Mrs. Ross is peculiarly
sad one. She left Victoria short time
| ago to join her husband. who was re-
Gently appointed governor of the Yukon
territory. 1t is only a few days since
she left her parents in Dawson Mr.. and
| Mrs. John Mackey, with whom she had
been visiting for a few months, to take
| up her residence in the Yukon territory
and letter received a few days age
| told Of her plans for the future. 1t was
for the purpose of carrying out these
| plans that she was on her way to Vic
toria. it being her intention to purchase
furniture and furnishings for the new
i home of the governor. She left five OF
her children in Dawson, but brought
the youngest, an infant, with her, to-
i gether With a niece, the daughter of hel
brother. living in Dawson.
/ One of the best known of those who
met their doom was John Duncan OF
/ Victoria. who had just completed triI
4 to Dawson, where he had gone on com.
II bined business and pleasure expedition
Mis- brother, DR.. George Duncan, ha.
4 been in Dawson some time, and the tril
was undertaken partly for the purpose
of visiting him. Another brother. tn,
Rev. w. A. Duncan, resides at Saul
Ste. Marie. Ont
j According to the stories told by som,
, of the passengers. the proportion of tn,
4 women saved was small
n A number of passengers tell of thei,
thrilling experiences during the disaster
NJ. Blumaur of Portland, who wa:
bringing out satchel containing s14, 90,
in Klondke gold. rushed up to the UP.
per deck when the boat was settling b,
the head, and Capt. Foote told him there
vas little danger. Soon there was 6
rush for the boats and when he wa.
boarding the lifeboat he was afraid Il
1. deck into the lifeboat before steadyin,
I down into a place for fear that tn,
i weight of the gold would stave hol
|. thru the ifeboat and thus cause the los
of the lives of those in the boat, as vel
as losing his own chances of safety. H,
concluded to abandon his gold, ant
dropping the satchel on the deck he slic
down into the water and was hauled Il
the boat. thankful to have his life save,
( tho he lost his treasure.
: Sam Starten of Winnipeg also droppe
a satchel laden with $4,000 gold. and
friend lost his portmanteau with $500
2 in gold in it, and each escaped to tell tn
: story, While one man whose name ca
e not be learned. who had just come ou
r from the klondike, is reported to hav
taken his portmanteau from the care
g the purser, Bishop, and with it, contain
e ing dust amounting to $4,000 in valu,
: grasped firmly in his hand. Jumped frol
/: the sinking steamer to a boat close b.
and, failing to reach the boat, he wer
: down, together with his treasure, to ris