Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-03
A COLLISION
OF TWO SHIPS
The Walla Walla Sank in Fifteen
Minutes and Many Drowned
It Is Believed.
LIST OF THE PASSENGERS
The Collision Was With French Bark
The Crash Occurred EARLY in the Morn
ing While Most Of the Passengers
We're Asleep.

Eureka, Calf, Jan, 3.-The Pacifi
Coast Steamship Campany's steame
Walla Walla, Captain Hall, which lef
this city on January 1, bound for Pu
get Sound ports, met with disaster yes
terday morning in collision with al
unknown iron sailing Vessel and foun
dered. News of the disaster wa
brought to Trinidad thirty mile
north of this place, by boat which
when it left the scene of the disaster
contained 13 persons, but when it ar
rived at Trinidad, contained but 7
Later the steamer Dispatch arrived
with go of the passengers and crew, in
cluding Captain Hall. Particulars Of
the disaster are hard to obtain at this
time The crash occurred early in the
morning, while most of the passengers
were asleep. Under the direction OF
Captain Hall and crew most of the
passengers were placed safely on life
RATS and in boats, but it is believed
the loss of life Is considerable. Tugs
have been sent from here. The Walla
Walla carried SO first class passengers,
28 second class passengers, and a crew
Of 60 men. 1t was one of the best
known vessels on the coast. She was
owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company, and had been plying between
Puget Sound and San Francisco for
years. She was an iron screw steamer,
built by j. Roach and Sons in 1881.
The following passengers were book
ed for Seattle: J. L. Field, ]. A. Gray,
A. Fl. Sell, Mrs. Timmons, A. J. Bot
zichner and wife, Mrs. A. Meydenbauer,
J. Robertshout, A. Meydenbauer, Chas.
Neff, c. F. Swan, A. J. Miller and wife,
F. Haight, Miss q. Cadien, Miss r. e.
Peters, D. Stern and wife, +. L. Smith,
w. HI. Sanderson, M. G. Marsh, G.
Swanson, D. Larsen, H. Erisson, wife
and three children, J. Brown, D. Jones,
F. McCremmins, James Cannon, F.
Demar, c. Gleason, G. F. Spencer, D.
Boynen, L. M. Paperne, G. Helgeson,
r. McWillams r. McCree, G. H. Smith,
L. d. Rube, G.. Nicholson, A. Hansen,
G. Lawson, III. Weaver.
For Tacoma: John Gilbert, F. w.
Stream, wife and mother DR.. b. G.
Allen and wife.
For Victoria: Mrs. Captain l.. John
son, e. P. Adams, L. Hanselmen, Mrs.
Hastings, W. Duhler, r. Nevins.
For Vancouver: J. HI. Brown and
wife, Mrs. R. S. Edgar, w. B. Moore.
For Alaska: G. r. West, A. Maclel-
Ian.
SANK IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
San Francisco, Jan. 3.-Captain Hall |
reported to the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company this morning by tele-
phone. He said the Walla Walla colli-
ded with an unknown French bark at |
o'clock yesterday morning, during
hazy weather. The French vessel had |
no lights displayed. The walla Walla
sank in fifteen minutes.
FRENCH STEAMER vAMOOSED.
Eureka, Calf, Jan. 3.-The Walla
Walla had 165 passengers, 45 are repor-
ted drowned. At the time Of the collis-
ion the second officer was on the
bridge George Reise, San Francisco
passenger, gave the following account
1t was 4:1o when French vessel hit
the Walla Walla in the bow. All were
asleep. The weather was clear, the
sea rolling high The passengers rush
ed out of their stateYooms and the deck
was crowded. The captain said the
vessel would sink. Life-boats and RATS
were lowered life preservers put on,
and the passengers lowered into the
boats. The vessel did not sink until
4:45, giving the crew and passengers IS
minutes to leave the steamer. Sixty
three were lowered, the life-saving
boats then being filled. The excite
ment grew intense among the remain
Ing passengers; women screamed, men
and boys hurriedly jumped off the
steamer. Several did not leave until
she started to sink. The officers were I
COOL doing everything possible to save
their passengers. No one knows the
cause Of the collision but the second
officer, and he is missing. After the
French vessel penetrated the steamers
DOW. It was but short time till she
withdrew, leaving the passengers at
he mercy of high sea, lending no as
,istance whatever. 2
EUREKA REPORT DISCREDITED.
San Francisco Jan. 3-The report !
rom Eureka that there were 1876 pas :
,engers on the walla walla when she
vent down is probably not correct The G
Pacific Coast Steamship Company is
'ued a statement showing that the
Walla Walla carried ga passengers and y
! crew Of 80. The company has no def
lite information of the number drown
d, but places little credence in the
eport telegraphed from Eureka that :
he number lost will reach 45.
TwENTY-S SEVEN MISSING. S
Eureka, Calf, Jan. s.-Twenty-seven
4 the passengers and crew of the 9
Valla Walla are missing. All the rest .
ire unaccounted for.
Eureka, Calf, Jan. 3.--Captain Hall. X
With the first mate, was saved. the y
ernaining officers being lost. The Il
valla walla was partly submerged, 8
10Th boilers exploded. The tug boat
sauhner arrived here at 10 a. m. with
Of the passengers picked up along
ne coast. Among the saved were six :
romen. A southwest wind drifted :,