The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-23
PASSENGER STEAMER
STRIKES ON REEF
The South Portland, Carrying
Heavy Load, Sunk Of
Rocky Shoai.
NINETEEN ARE MISSING
Had Been Running Along in a Binding
Fog for 1ollrs-Life Boats Were
Swamped When Once. Over
the Vessels Side.

Marshfield, Ore, Oct. 22.-The steam
er South Portland, which sailed from
Portland, Ore, last Sunday, loaded
with wheat for San Francisco. struck
on Blanco reef during a heavy fog. The
vessel carried a crew of twenty-five,
and fourteen passengers. OF these the
following have reached shore:
James Mcintyre, captain.
John Reimer, sailor.
Emanuel Pasonimis. chief cook
William l.. Wilson, jr., of Baltimore.
l.. Baker, Alameda, Cal
Guy Burt, a 12-year-old boy of Nova
Scotia.
A. L. Bailey Of North Dakota, pas
senger.
Charles Bruce, first officer.
James Ward, chief engineer.
T. PiZZonto, second assistant engin-
eer.
John McKown, oiler.
J. DriScOll.
W. Hughes, fireman. ,siA
w. Robertson, fireman.
James Atwood, seaman.
H. Webber, engineer.
G. Johnson, seaman.
Charles HuZon, the first assistant en-
gineer, died as they were taking him
orr the life raft, of exposure.
The other persons are yet missing,
and are probably lost.
The South Portland struck the rock
going at a speed of about seven knots.
AS soon as striking she began to settle
astern, and in a minute or two slid off
the reef and began to sink. Captain
Mcintyre, seeing that there was no
hope of saving the ship, speedily Rad
boats lowered. One of the boats that
got away from the ships side, loaded
with part Of the crew and some of the
passengers, was capsiZed as soon as it
cleared the ships side, and when last
seen was floating away in the fog
without a living soul aboard.
The captains boat, with eighteen
aboard succeeded in clearing, but was
also capSized, and only seven were able
to get back to the boat. They reached
Portorfcrd last night. A life boat in
which the others SO far known to be
| safe embarked, succeeded in reaching
shore in the afternoon.
The survivors suffered much from
exposure, and Captain Mcintyre is con-
fined to his bed.
The Captains Story.
Captain Mcintyre, when questioned
by an Associated Press correspondent,
said:
1--WE had been running in binding
fog since we left the Columbia river,
and it was very thick when we struck.
You could not see any distance. There
were seventeen in my boat when we
left the sinking steamer When away
from Inc snip SIDE our BOAT SWampeQ
| and went down. I, with a seaman, got
| in again, bailed her out, and got five
! others in with us. 1t was 4:40 when we
| struck and we We're in the boat until
| $50 in the morning, having to make
| shore with one oar and a piece of a
! mast. I will make my full and COM
| plete statement as to the cause of the
| accident to the inspectors"
| OF the thirtySiX persons on board
| eighteen have been rescued and eight
| cen We're missing last night at a late
| hour. The boat which is still out with
! seven persons has not been sighted
| since it left the sinking ship. Even if
| it has not been stranded it is almost
| certain some of the weaker occupants
| will succumb. The Bandoin life saving
| station crew went overland to Portor-
ford and relieved Captain McIntyres
! exhausted crew.
| The latest advices from Port Oxford
are that the relief parties have re-
| turned to shore, having been driven in
I by the fog and darkness. 1t is now
! thought only six more from the
! wrecked steamer can be saved, and all
the other persons missing have per-
| ished. The six were last seen cling
! ing to a raft constructed out of the
| steamships matches and were being
| carried in Southerly direction by the
| current.
! The only hope for their recovery is
! that the wind may drive them near
| shore, where they can be picked up.