The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
A COLLISION AT SEA
Twenty Lives Lost, but Sixty Five
Were Saved.
WALLA WALLA WAS SUNK
Struck by a French Bark and Went
Down ia a Few Minutes.
FRENCHMAN WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN
Supposed to Have Disappeared in the
FOG Which Prevailed.
FRFNCHMAN WAS NOT SEEN AGAIN
NO ATTEMPT MADE TO GIVE ASSISTANCE
The Captain Went Own With His Yes
-. but Was Subsequently Rescued
Toohrv Saved from Drowning.

aid ,,,o'5EJfsty
San Ff~9e'W OF The collision
at sea early lG'ah.yso ing between
the steamship Walla and an un.
known sailing vessel resulted In the sink.
ing of the steamer and the probable loss of
at least twenty lives. The walIa waila
owned by the Pacific Coast steamship com
pany, sailed from San Francisco january
for Puget Sound ports. She carried tblr-
ty-slx Arst-class passengers. twenty.eight
second-class and crew of eighty men,
When off Cape Mendocino on the Cali
fornia coast at 4;lO Thursday morning, an
iron bark. believed to be French, loomed
up in the haze and crashed into the wala
Walla's bow. Then the sailing vessel slid
into the darkness and was seen no more.
All the passengers and crew of the walla
Walla. except the few on watch, were
asleep. but we're aroused by the crash. The
steerage quarters were in the bow and 1t
is believed that some Of the steerage pas
sengers and crew were crushed to death
A big hole was made in the steamers bow
and she sank in thirty-fve minutes The
officers and crew maintained strict dis
cipline aud boats and RATS were lowered.
All who were not killed in the collision got
on except Captain Hall, who went down
with his ship He was picked up later by
one Of the boats, uniniured with the ex-
ception of few bruises.
There was a choppy running and the
small boats could make no landing on the
shore, few miles distant. They drifted
about all day and finally sixty-hve people
were picked mp by the steamer Dispatch.
which took them TO Eureka. Another boat,
under command Of Engineer Brown and
containing thirteen persons, attempted to
land at Trinidad and was swamped John
Wilkinson, quartermaster; William Nartel,
fireman; l.. Drube passenger, and three I'M
known men were drowned. Those in the
boat who were saved were Engineer Brown,
Fireman John Mcclellan, Coal Passer Will
liam Shinn, Sailor O'Leary, Chief Cook
Marshall and passengers William i. Smith
ana William Morehouse.
When the Dispatch reached Eureka this
morning with the survivors, tugs were i'm
mediately sent ont for the missing boats
The tug Ranger picked up one containing
eleven passengers and three e the crew.
The Walla Walla was valued at about
$4,000 She was formerly used as col
lier and about ten years ago was convert
ed into a passenger vessel at a cost of
$4,000 She was insured for about
100000.
The list of survivors at Eureka includes
the following passengers
First cabin-A b. Mcclellan, San Fran
CISCO Mrs c. Hastings. Victoria, Mrs. Il.
h. Edgar, san Jose, Cal, Mr.. and Mrs,
Jacob Miller. Seattle; Joseph Roberts, San
Francisco; Miss Gertrude y. Cadieu, san
Francisco; Mrs, j. L. Timons, Dawson,
Sanders San Francisco, W. H. DAILY, Ever
r l. Wash Theo. Haight. Los Angeles Dr.
+. F. Adams san Francisco; Alheri Mey-
denbauer, Lakeport, Cal; John Gilbert, san
e. rancisco; j. A. Sell. Tacoma; Mrs. a. +,
stream, Taconn; e, y, stern and wife,
Miss Amy Denhauer. Miss Rose Peters,
Tacoma: j. r. Brown and wife, Miss VIII.
Jams, Miss Mllligau no residence given.
Second cahiu--C. l.. Arson, san Fran
cisco; G. Hclgeson, Nictona; Il. Neylns,
son. Seattle; Daniel Boynun, c. II. smith,
S. y. Lcpricrrc. Nevada; James Carmen,
Members of the crew-A. L. Han cap.
tain; D. Hogan. clerk; II. Saughwout, see
ond clerk; J A, Reed, frst assistant en-
ginccr; George Shivens, second steward
i. Herald. wafer tender: james Maggie,
oilcr; j. Saughwout, lllTr; NJ Manning
fireman. F. q Ford, fireman; NJ. Clingan
quartarmaster; j. Thornton, sailor; o. Of
sen. carpenter; J. EaumgaIten, deck boy
i. Abrahamson, sailor; o. Johnson, sailor
Paul Wissig. deck boy; 5. Williamson. bar
tender; H. l.. Frcemnn waiter; q. G. Chap
and c. Mackie deck hands; George ReisS
Henry r. Krim and Frank Larrahestor
walters; Andrew OricgO, fireman; j W.
Ettershank. II Harris, steerage stewards
I'D Marshall, cook; John McCullon Charles
Brown, third engineer; w. Shlnn, coal
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