The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-01-11

Vessel which Coiiided wA the
WaIIa walla Being lowed to San
Francisco I'm Had Condition.

San Francisco, Jan. 6.-The French
bark Max, which collided with the
steamship Walla Wall early Thurs
day morning, is being towed to this
city in a badly disabled condition.
The steamer George w. Elder, from
Portland, reports that she passed
the Max at 1O:50 Sunday morning in
tow of the steamer Acme and the
United States revenue cutter McCul-
loch, IS miles northwest of Point
Reyes. The Max's bowsprit was car
ried away, and her bow was stove in
both above and below the water
line. Her water tight compartments
alone were keeping her afioat.
The officers of the Max claim
that all their lights were burning.
They saw the lights of the Walla
Walla. They assert that the Walla
Walla tried to cross their bow, and
that the collision occurred through
no fault of the Max. AS reason
for not standing by and rendering as
sistance, they say that it was impos-
sible, owing to the badly disabled
condition of the Max. They had all
they could do to take care of them
selves.
Ninety-two survivors of the Walla
Walla arrived here Sunday from Eu-
reka on the steamer Pomona. There
is still some discrepancy in the lists
of dead and missing. The number
ranges from 81 to Al. This discrep-
ahcy is due to the fact that several
passengers boarded the vessel just as
she was leaving port. Others who
were travelling second class gave as
sumed names in order to hide their
identity. BY striking out what are
possible duplicates, the number of
lost stands at AZ, classed as follows:
Known dead, nine; missing passen-
gers, 10; crew, 20. One life raft is
unaccounted for, and it is feared that
all the missing are lost.
Rev. Henry Erickson, who was
among the six survivors brought to
this city by the steamer Nome City
Saturday night, is at st. Mary's hos
pital, physical and almost mental
wreck. His wife and three children
are among the dead and missing.
The Erickson family, excepting the
mother, were second class passen-
gers. When the crash came they
were awakened and all got on the
upper deck together. Mrs. Erickson
and the two younger children got
separated from their father and the
elder brother. What their fate was
is not known, but it is presumed they
were drowned when the vessel went
down. Erickson and his son chung
together and were pitched into the
water clear of the sinking steamer.
They floated around for some time
and finally were picked up by the life
raft, on which were number of the
officers of the Walla Walla. IT was
almost daybreak when they were
found, and they were in an exhaust
ed condition. Father and son were
pulled on the light structure, but the
boy was too weak to stand the ex-
posture.
A few hours later he died in his
fathers arms, and after the heart
| broken parent had bowed his head in
silent prayer over the corpse of his
son the body was consigned to the
waves as tenderly as it was possible
under the circumstances. After the
body of the boy had gone overheard
the father became more and more
respondent. Despite the advice OF his
companions, time and time again he
filed his hands with water and drank
it down. This added to his misery,
and his companions feared that he
would be the next to succumb. The
sea was running high and dashing
over the raft, but all chung on
through the long hours of the day
and the long hours of the night.
They hoped against hope until the
Nome City picked them up. Rev. Mr..
Erickson was the first to be lifted
aboard. He was at once placed in
bed and as carefully tended as cir
cumstances would permit. 1t is
thought he will recover from the ter
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