The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-22
GOATS Collide And
FCHTY-ONE DROWN
Women kneciing in Prayer on
the Fated Dix Go Into
Sea Together.
NAN AT WHEEL BLAMED
aHe Tried to Cross la Front Of the
Jeanne. Oh the
Washington
Coast.

seattle, WASH. Nov. 2i.-!The steamer
DIX, bound from Seattle To Port Blake
hey with passengers. sank two miles
north Of Aiki Point. shortly after 7
D. m. Sunday. after having collided
With the steamship Jcanie, OF the
Alaska Coast company.
Forty-one passengers. men and boys
IL the Dix crew are missing. Thirty
ulne were saved. The Dix is a total
wreck. but the Jeanne ~ not injured.
Captain Lennon. OF the DIX. was
saved. Tho collision occurred while
The sound was almost ns smooth rs "a
sniiipond and after the boats had been
steaming within sight of each other
FOR n quarter OF an hour.
Only q Slight Impact.
Thc Jeanne was backing when she
coliidcd with the Dix and the impact
was slight. The DIX was struck amid
ships on the starboard side. She listed
hcaviiy Co port for brief period. right
IA herself and then sank, stern frst.
There was hardly time to launch life
-afts OF boats before she submerged.
Passengers jumped from the decks In
to the water.
Women screamed and officers and
men called orders that could hardly be
Heard above the din.
The passengers 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 on. Then
she cruised about. picking up scvcrak
who had managed To stay above the
watc-.
II was after 10 before the Jcanic left
tho scene OF the catastrophe and
steamed to Seattle with the thirty-ninc
survivors. There were no passengers
un the jeanne.
Engines Reversed.
When within about two miles north
Of Alki Point the steamers were with
in n short distance OF each other.
Steaming along converging lines. Cap
tain Jeanne says he signailed for the
tain Mason. OF the Jeanne. says
he signalled for the Dix To
pass him and his whistle was an
swered. The Dix was then within
speaking distance OF the Jcanie. and to
port OF her. Suddenly Mate Dennison.
who was nj the wheel OF the Dix. put
her hard over to starboard IAN IL Ia
ross In front OF the other vessel. Cap
tain Mason. OF the Jeanne. was on the
bridge and saw an accident was immi-
nent. lie called out warning To the
man Mt the wheel. Mason gave the
signal TO reverse the engines OF his ves-
sci. and II was slowly backing away
when the two came together.
y
panic followed.
Some passengers. principally women.
huddled together In groups on the deck.
while others knclt I'm prayer.
The women stayed with the sinking
steamer and were drowned.
Captain Lerron's Account.
Captain Il. Lennon. master OF the
Dix, said:
Il don't know how Il happened. Mate
q
Just about two miles due north OF Alki
Point, at usual speed. IL was "a fine.
lear night and the water was smooth.
I went below TO collect the fares. The
boat was crowded. When in the ladies'
cabin heard the bell signal To stop. As
l got on deck I saw the bow OF u vessel
iOom up. Almost instantly she struck
us. i WAS thrown against the deck
house. There was "a rush OF water
and cries and screams OF men. women
and children. Many passengers were
penned below and could not escape.
People on the deck slid OF into the
water and went down shrieking. There
were cries and prayers from men and
women.
The Missing.
Albert McDury. lumber surveyor:
Pigott, filcr; g. Boyler. manager store.
W. Boyler. his brother: Fred Boulet.
iller. Port Blakeley: Peter Buzzattie.
barber: Ralph Clark. Port Blakeley.
Mrs. Granger. Spokane. August Nelson
and wife. Port Blakcley: James Smith
and wife and hoy. Port Blnkclcy: Mrs.
r. e. Ford. wife of superintendent
Port Blakclcy Mill company: Frank
McQueris. officer ship anchored AT Port
Blnkeley; g. J. Kenny. hospital stew
ard. Port Ward. Wash: John Heating.
~. Paul. Mimi: Parker. engineer; q.
Dcnnison. mate; l'azzintin Garcia, "a
Filipino: A. Webster Belair. Martin
Hansen, William Mayors. Albert Nc
Donald, SVEN Swanson, William Brace
field. employees Port Blakelcy Mil COM
pany: Peter Larson. oiler. Port Blake
ley: Roland Price. son postmaster Port
Hlnkeicy: two deck hands from the
NV thr.a f,hKp.a,. mud fiNa Ia