The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-19
Drown IN Collision Of Steamers
on Puget Sound.
The Dix Strikes the Jeanie
Abaft Of Amidships.
GOES DOWN QUICKLY.
Sinks Stern First Before Boats
Can Be Launched.
Thirty-nine Persons Rescued
and Brought Ashore.
GOES DOWN QUICKLY

gers. sank two miles north of Ak
Point, shortly after o'clock last night
after having collided with the steam
ship Jeanie, Captain p. II. Mason. OF
the Alaska Coast company
F'orty-one passengers and members
of the crew of the Dix are missing and
80 were saved. The Dix IS a total
wreck. The Jeanie was not injured in
the least and no member of her crew
vas lost. The master of the Dix was
saved The collision occurred while the
sound was almost as smooth as a mill
pond and after the boats had been
steaming within sight Of each other
FOR quarter OF hour
List of Missing.
Masters or Martin. wife and
daughter.
Albert McDury. lumber surveyor.
Family Of Leonard Masters or Mar
tin, Port Blakely.
Piggott filer.
c. Beyler, manager of store.
w Beyler, his brother, employed in
Port BlakeIy sawmill, Port Blakely.
Peter Buzzattie, barber.
Ralp Clark. clerk in store. both
from Port Blakely.
Mrs. Granger. spokane
August Nelson and wife, Port
Blakely.
James smith. wife and boy. Port
Mrs. T. c. Ford. wife of superin-
tendent of the Port Blakely Mill COM
pany.
Frank McQuers. Port Blakely.
Q, J. Kenny. hospital steward. Fort
Ward, Wash.
John Keating. St. Paul. MINI.
- - Parker engineer of steamer
c. Dennison, mate Of steamer Dix,
at the wheel when collision occurred.
Bazzentia Garcia lately from Ma
nila. a Filipino.
Belair. filer.---
Martin Hansen, caulker.
Wm. Layers. cauIker.
Albert Mcdonald, lumber surveyor.
Sween Swanson.
william Braceheid. Iongshoremen
employe Port BIakely Mill company
Peter Larson, oiler Port B1akely.
Roland Price, son of the postmaster
of Port Biakely.
- Roland from steam Dix.
One deck hand from steamer Dix,
name unknown.
Three ChiEamen.
Five Japanese.
Survivors,
A. Burgland. first mate schooner
Ruthagod Fry now at Port Blakely.
Lars OelsOn.
A Durati Filipino.
Will Jensen.
William Engdahl.
Antonio Jensen.
s. MeiSchuay.
i. Fukui. Japanese.
Julian Almerster, Filipino, resident
of Port Blakely.
F. E. Ernpie. HOS Thirty-seventh av-
enue, North Seattle.
r. T. Ogaya, japanese, of Port
Blakely.
S. A. McPhee. Port Blakely.
p. Primrose, Port Blakely
Alice Simpson. aged Is years, the
only woman saved, Port Blakely.
Fred Sauer, Ballard
Markus OtenS Port RIalralv
Leonard Martin or Master
HenryAnderson.
Lawrence Peters
George W. Owens.
James A. Jones.
c. Nelson.
James AIeBoice.
w. It. Ward.
Dan McEachern.
Pedro PrOndO Filipino.
E. Darito. Filipino, all of Port Blake
ley.
Leonard Master was the only one OF
his family, consisting of father. mother
and brother. to survive.
P Lermond captain steamer Dix.
Albert Jackson, deck hand, steamer
Dix
Alfred ". Dixon. chief officer steamer
EIeric. now at Port Blakeley.
John Benson. schooner Godfrey
Charles Krantz. schooner Godfrey.
Fred Grayer, ordnance sergeant, TT
Ward.
r. Brobrier.
J. Ming. Chinese.
The Jeanie was backing when she
collided with the Dix and the impact
was very slight. The Dix was struck
abaft of amidships on the starboard
side She listed heavily to port for q
brief period, righted herself, then sank
stern first There was hardly time to
launch life RATS or boats before she
was almost entirely submerged Pas
sengers jumped from the decks into the
water. women screamed and officers
and men called orders that could hard
" be heard above the din The pas
EengerS OF the Dix who could swim
made their way to the sides Of the
Jeanie and were dragged aboard. The
Jeante was not moved until after all
who had reached her had been hauled
aboard. Then she cruised about piclr-
Ing up several who had managed to
stay above water 1t was after 10
O'Clock before the Jeanie left the scene
Of the catastrophe and steamed to the
Virginia street dock. Seattle, with her
SO survivors.
The Jeanie of the Alaska Coast com
pany had finished unloading at the
Great Northern docks at Smiths cove
and had started for Tacoma shorty
before z o'clock Just about the same
time the Dix left the Filler dock for
Port Blakely.
NO Passengers Aboard.
There were no passengers on the
Jeanie. The Dix was making the last
trip of the night and was well filed
with passengers When within about
two miles north Of Alkf point the two
steamers were within a short distance
OF each other. steaming along converp-
ing lines The captain OF the Jeanie
says he signalled for the Dix to pass