The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
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proach or the vessel striking us. The
weather being so thick, she was not seen
until We had been struck. It Was very
dark at the time, and the uncertain light.
inIerfered to&a great extent With the
retcne of the passengers. assisted all
possible in the rescue. Of the passengers
!" ehl down Wath the ship. After
had been down, I q ont know how long.
the social hall deck broke off and
f1oated to the surface with It. Sighting
a life raft, commenced swimming, and
succeeded In reaching 1t after a hard
struggle and was pulled on board by the
three occupants. We fioated about nearly
al day From the information I have
concerning the rescue of the passengers
and crew, I am not able to state how
largo the death list will be, but In my
opinion 1t will not be less than twenty and
possibly may reach forty or fifty. A
number were injured BY the falling tim
bers. 1t is almost certain g number OF
the Storage passengers persisted in this
manner"
THE RESCUE.
Captain Victor Johnson. Of the steamer
Dispatch, which rescued a majority of
the shipwrecked passengers, gave the
following account of the rescue:
About o'clock Thursday morning my
attention was called TO small boat,
which was manned by three men and
coming toward us Owing to the fog we
did not discover her presence until she
was right alongside. We took them
aboard and lay to the remainder of the
day. Several boats and RATS were picked
UP at different intervals. the last about
4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Some OF
the wrecked people were quite badly
played out, especially those on the life
RATS
"Of the passengers rescued several
were injured. One man had his leg
iammed, while two were cut about the
head and shoulders. Captain Hall was
injured by a spar as the vessel went
down. Several of the women. We're more
i ead than alive when. taken aboard, ana
with difficulty were revived.
Captain johnson was loud In his
praise of women he rescued and Of two
: in particular According I, 20 Captain
johnson. the two women We're far more
nervy than the men, and gave valuable
assistance in caring for the SURVIVORS.
as each succeeding raft was picked up.
In most instances tC was with great DIM
owing to the l.eavy sea running.
The captain and the crew OF tbs Dis.
patch gave every attention. to the wants
lof the passengers. In. many instances
their wardrobes were entirely depleteu.
~ nile many OF the passengers had ample
time to robe themselves after the alarm
ha.. been given. many. failed to do SO,
ano as a result not 1ew were tEinly
clad. while those more fortunate We're
drenched to me skin and suffered equally
with the others.
NO LIST OBTAINABLE.
d" is Impossible, so far, to obtain the
names Of those supposed to be lost. rom
what can be thered, the following are
believed to have been drowned:
JOHN WILSON, !quartermaster.
MR., DOOLEY, passenger.
f WILLIAM BARrELL.
Later information states that four lives
were lost In making the landing at Trlni'
dad. built sistimpossihle to ascertain
the names until the arrival of the. sur
vivors from that place.
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES.
Word has just been received from 'Trini-
dad by telephone of the boat which put
in there. The survivors had terrible
experience, and only five or six are left
out OF a boat load. The telephone dispatch
states that thirteen were lost The boat
was capsized several times in rough wa
ter Thursday morning, and. each time
several persons lost their lives. The sur
.yivors are now on the road to Eureka
and their names cannot be learned until
they arrive. -.
The citizens, committee has arranged
for a patrol covering forty-five miles of
the coast, :ooth north and south of Etu-
reka, so that should any Survivors come
ashore they will be taken care OF.
Twenty-s ven Missing.
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO Jan: Sat 10 o'clock
tonight it is impossible, owing to the
confusing lists OF survivors received from
Eureka, to determine the names of the
lost and missing in the wreck of the
steamship Walfa iWalla. According to
the compilations ssof the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, all but twenty
seven have been accounted for. The
known dead are. seven, as follows:
JOHN WILSON. quartermaster.
WILLIAM BARTON, hreman. -,a s.
L. B. RULE, "a passen' crs and four
others. whose names have not been
learned.
The remainder are supposed to be adrift
at sea in three boats and two RATS. ~.
Fourth Officer Brown. Third Officer
Holdren, and a boatswain are each in
charge Of a boat.
First Officer Nelson and Second Officer
Lupp are each in charge of a raft News
of their being picked up by passing yes
sells is expected at any time.
Tcleqraphlc Brevitles.