The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
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Two STEAMERS In COLLISION
ON PUGET SOUND.
Steamer JEANNE Strikes the Steamer
Dix and Latter Disappears-Cause
Of Accident was a misunderstanding
of Siqnais-Water Was Smooth as
MiIlpond-Jeannie Was Not Injured.

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ion between the steamship JEANNE. be-
longing to the ...aska Coast company.
CAPTAIN P. H. Mason. and the Puget
sound steamer Dix. belonging to the
Alki Point Transportation company. Al
people were drowned Sunday night.
There were 70 passengers on board.
The cause of the accident was mis-
understanding of signals. The JEANNE
struck the Dix ON her starbOard side
just abaft midships. and keeled her
over She flied with water, then right
ed and went down stern first, sinking
within five minutes of the time of the
COLLISION. The Dix was on her way to
Port Blakeley from Seattle. and the
JEANNE was going from Smith Cove 10
Tacoma to unload ore for the smelter.
List of missing:
Albert McDury, lumber surveyor.
- Pigott, filler.
G.. Boyer, manager of the store.
w. Boyer, his brother. employed in
store.
Fred Boulet, filler. employe of the
Port Blakeley sawmill. Port Blakeley.
Peter Buzzattie, barber.
Ralph Clark. clerk in store; both
from Port Blakeley.
Mrs. Granger, Spokane.
August Nelson and wife, Port Blake
ley.
nit 20 nd
Blakeley.
Mrs T. C. Ford. wife of superintend-
ent of the Port Blakeley Mill company.
Frank McQueris, officer. of a ship
anchored at Port Blakeley.
C. J. Kenney, hospital steward. Fort
Worden, Wash.
John Heating of st. Paul. MINI.
- Parker, engineer of steamer Dix.
C. Dennison, mate of steamer Dix.
Cat the wheel when collision Oc-
curred.)
Bazitia Garcia. lately from Manila.
a Filipino.
A. Webster, lumber surveyor.
- Belair, filler.
Martin hansen, caulker.
William Mayors. caulker.
Albert Mcdonald, lumber surveyor.
Sven Swanson.
William Bracefield. longshoreman,
employee Port Blakeley Mill company.
Peter Larsen, oiler, Port Blakeley.
Roland Price, son of the postmaster
of Port Blakeley.
DOIon6 from cfoonos. Div
One deckhand from steamer Dix.
name unknown.
Three Chinese.
Five Japanese.
Water Smooth as MilIpond.
The JEANNE was not injured in the
least and no member of her crew was
saved. The collision occurred while
the Sound was almost as smooth as a
millpond and after the boats had been
steaming within sight of each other
for a quarter of an hour.
The JEANNE was backing when she
collided with the Dix and the impact
was very slight. The Dix was struck
aft of amidship On the starbOard side.
She listed heavily to port for a brief
period, righted herself, then sank stern
first. There was hardly time to launch
life crafts or boats .elore she was al
most entirely submerged.
Passengers Jump Into Water.
Passengers jumped from the decks
into the water; women screamed and
officers and men called orders that
could hardly be heard above the din.
The passengers of the Dix who could
swim made their way to the sides of
the JEANNE and we're dragged aboard
The JEANNE was not moved until after
all who had reached her had been
hauled aboard. Then she cruised about,
picking up several who had managed
to stay above water It was after 10