Gilpin observer., 1902-01-09
COLLISION AT SEA.
SNIP WALkA WALLA SUNK ny
, FRENCH EARk MAX.

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Known Dead Number Nine, While
ThIrty.three Are still Reported
MissIng-one Survivor a pnysisa
ard Mental Wreck.
San Francisco. Jcn. 6.-The French
bark Max. which colllded with and
sunk the steamship Wslla Walla early
Thursday morning, Is being toved to
this city In a badly disabled condi-
ton. The steamer Welder reports that
she passed the Max yesterday in tow
OF the steamer Acme and the revenue
cutter McCulloch, is miles northwest
of Point Reyes The Max's -bowsprit
Was carried away and her bow stove
in. both above and below the water
line. Her water tight compartments
alone We're keeping her Gaoat Nine
ty-two survivors of the Waiia Walla
arrived here from Eureka on the
steamer Pornenss, and there is still
some discre9uncy in the list If dead
end missins Tie number ranges
Sfrom 81 % a. BY strikias cut what
ere possible crTllcatcs the number OF
lest stands 1T =, classed as follows:
Known dead. o; rigsiEg passengers.
13; missing crew. 60.
One lie raft is uraccorltcd for S-d
It is feared that eli the missing are
lost. Rev. I'enry Erickson, who was
Nmong TIE siI survivors brouyht to
this city. lies at ST. Mary's hospital.
physical and almost mental wreck.
His wife ana three children are
among the dead and rr.ss'nr.
Upon her arrival here the Nnz wcs
towed into quarantine.
The o1scers OF the Max clsiZ that
all thais lights wsee burning. They
saw the lights Of the wslia Walln.
They assert that the Welie Walia
tried tocrossthcir boysadtsat tsc col
lisioa occurred throush no fault or tic
Max. A . rsssSa fer Rst stsNiisx
by and tesdr!nE ass.stssse they ay
that 1t was iDpees Ss, Gvtss to tis
badly diassisA ssslDsS0 & ~ Has.
They had ~ ~ ss1S4 = - IKE
care ef ths-Sssivss. n lsek bee I'd
lswsd the Mag $3.50 - was esif.
two years ass n ybaass.
is. Qaetss E:.ys sssry.
CaUtAk 4. L. kel. nAsss< Of As
vreoked steaDshlD. dSes = OepAis
cccount ef Ne diAAAtsr. He ssvs:
About 4:1e z. =. yes sxAAaaly
swakened ~ a. aSki sraA e. re
port aide, vol fsrwa<i. TIE ksaAisS.
especially n TIE vioiAity = ~ oabia.
was badly shattered. Ne naAa fcscs
Of the coussloH sArtk&ag her jusk fer
ward Of my csstsrssk. ~ SuAk was
struck and thrown Scre4s tks rssE
onto my tSl.s. Afssr the crash the
vessel. which I tAknk vas Z Treaeh
bbark. judging frsa hs language sssd
by hor ssllors. rsbosldsd aAa Grepsd
alongside. calIod to her 70 stsxd-
by. She drifsed away gA4 was lost
10 view. ccYld net tell hew badly
she was injured. but l DO net imagine
she was severely hurt, as ste gtrycE
AUS bow on. Those Of the passengers
who had NO. been awakened by the
crash were aroused at once. The yes
sci begin to flil Immediately and she
rank in sa minutes. 1nsre was ro.
15nfusiou on toard. We he'd 20 knowl.
cdge Of the approach Of e. soesc.
e.rikiag us. tie. weather being SO
Thick she vas not seen until We had
struck. 1t was very dark at the time
end the uncertain light interfersd to
a great extent with the rescue ~ the
messengers. l remained on board as
sisting them In every way possible.
l went down with the ship. After l
bad been down. don't
know how long. the social
hall deck broke oh and Goated
to the surface with 1t. Sighting q life
boat began swimming and succeeded
in reaching It after a hard struggle.
and was pulled on board by the three
occupants. We fioated about nearly
all day and early in the evening were
picked up few miles to the north of
the wreck by the steamer Dispatch.
: From the information l have concern
ing the rescue of the passengers and
crew | am no. able to state how large
the death list will be, but in my opin-
ion 1t will not be less than 90 and pos
sibly may reach 40 or so. A number
were injured BY the falling timbers."
CHASTITY BOILER EXPLOSION.
Three Men Killed and Several &c.
rIoucly Injured.
Mason. Ca, Jan. "a freight en-
gine. Just out of the repair shop and
fired up in the round house OF the
Central Railroad OF Georgia. exploded
without warning yesterday. killing
three men. injuring a number OF 9TH
ers and shaking the entire city. The
report was heard seven miles ana
houses three miles distant felt the