Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-09


of the forwad part was split into match.
wood. Among the survivors the sefi-
ously injured are few, and, while it
may he possible some were shockinRly
mangled, few cuts and bru SEES came
under my observation, and these for
the most Part were reoeved by the
occupants Of the .iifsrafts. While not
very rough, the SEA was nasty and
choppy, and the continual wash over
the RATS was a hardship, especially TO
the women, many OF whom were nea "
in the last stages Of exhaustion whom
picked up by the Dispatch. +"
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. At is
not known yet how many persons rer
ished IN the wreck OF the steamer WaIls
Nalla, which was run into and sunk
by an unknown French bark Off Care
Mandocino early Thursday morning.
This most conservative statement places
the number of dead at 10, and the
miss ng at 20. Another estimate is
that no less than 10 persons are yet un.
accounted for. There are still on the
ocean, SO far as known, two RATS. If
either OF these has been picked up.
the number Of sup osd victims will be
materially decreased. Sixty tao passen-
gers and crew we're picked up aud
landed at Eureka by the steam schooner
Dispatch, % survivors drifted ashore
near Trinidad ara II others were
rescued by the tug Ranger. Capt. Hall,
who went down with the vessel, but
came to the surface and was saved,
thinks that some of the miss ny may
yet be heard from
The fact that the bark which caused
the disaster d d not stand by to ala NE
Walls Walla indicated to egafarinR men
that she must have been seriously dis.
abled, II, indeed, she remains afioat.
Her identity is not known, ur is it
likely to he determined Tor come time,
as there are several French vessels
answering her description now Oft the
Pacific coast. The bark Ernest Le
Gouve 50 days out from Hobart, Tas.
mania, for Portland, the lark Les
Adelphes. 81 days from Madagascar, the
Duqussne, l25 days out from Nantes,
the Europe, bound for England with a
cargo OF wheat aud the Francois Copes,
which left Asotria December 2Sth for
Cork, are mentioned by mariners In
this connection. The revenue cutter
Mccullough has been dispatched to
the scene of the wreck, and 10 ext ected
besides searching for and aiding the
miss ng survivors, to ascertain all possi
Lle facts concerning the vessel which
caused the wreck.
or the sia liferafts launched by the
Walla Wal.a after the boats had been
| filled, three and u portion OF another
were found and their occupants rescued
by the schooner Disi atoh. On this little
of inh knt e.. E.,
were fought. One was half the time
| two feet under water. On another a
man went mad. His mania took the
form OF attempted self.dest ructiou. Ills
companions kept him from drowning
himself. They cannot tell how, in such
a sea and on such craft they saved
their own lives. Yet they saved them
and the life of the mailman to. On
still another raft there were IL persons
and every one was saved. 1.-The man who
was driven temporarily insane was
Frank Orregoya, fireman.
San Frsnciso, CAL, Jan. G. Tine
French lark Max, Capt Beucist, which
was in collision with and sank the
steamer Walla Walln, causing the loss
of about 40 lives, ard which was towed
to this port last night, Was badly
damaged in the accident. Her jIbbocm
made of hollow steel, was broken anG
twisted, and the tip OF 1t trailed in th,
water On the port sidu Of the vessel anc
at about right angle with the line Of
the hull. Her stern was twisted, anc
great, gaping holes had been torn il
her bow. There was one almost at thu
water line, and another few feet above
Only her watertight compartments KEEP
her from sinking.
The French vessel left Glasgow l2t
days ago, bound for this port. Sho wa
in ballast and consigned to Fredeiicl
Henry.
Her captain had little to say regard
ing the disaster, except that his vesse
was closely following the rules OF tn
road when the steamer came under tn
bows Of his bark He declared that tn
lights of the Max were properly burn
Ing and displayed, and that the men o
his crew saw the steamer for Ion,
time before the collision. He said
I'VE could think of no reason why tn
men on the steamer did not SEQ US
and, as the vessels approached, We be
came anxious. Then it was too late
The steamer had tried to cross gu
bows, but had tailed, just before th
crash came the steamer swung slight
toport, as though an effort was bein
made to lass to our stern, but tn
change in her course had been made t,
late. The bark struck the steamer a
most amidships on the port side. Fc
! n moment they hung together, and the
] driited apart. Our vessel was SO bndl
, damaged We thought abe would sink
j and under the oircumst ,nces We had a
we could do 10 take caro- OF ouiselye.
, BY daylight we had heaten well OF
toward the sea and were safe from th
] breakers, but our vessel was to a gres
j measure unmanageable On Saturda
morning We accep led TOW from til
i steam schooner Acme. which later WI
] aided by the cutter McCuloch. /"
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