The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-11-22
BOATS COLLIDE AND
FORTY ONE DROWN
Women k%neeling in Prayer on.
the Fated Dix Go Into
Sea Together.
MAN AT WHEEL BLAMED
He Tried to Gross in Front Of the
Jeanne, Off the
Washington
Coast.

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Dix, bound from Seattle to Port Blake
ley with passengers, sank two miles
north of Alki Point. shortly after q
p. m. Sunday, after having collidedI
with the steamship Jeante,, OF the
Alaska Coast company.
F~,orty-one passengers, men and boys
of the Dix crew are missing. Thirty-s
nine were saved. The Dix is a total;
wreck. but the Jeanne is not injured.
Captain Lennon, Of the Dix, 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 IN hour.
Only a Slight Impact.
The Jeanie was backing when she.
collided with the Dix M the impact
was slight. The Dix was struck amid
ships on the %starboard side. She listed
heavily to port for a brief period, right
ed herself and then sank, stern first.
There was hardly time to launch life
RATS or 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 Jeanie and
were dragged aboard. The Jeanne was
not moved until after all who a
reached her had been hauled on. Then
she cruised about, picking up several
who had managed to stay above the
water.
1t was after 10 before the Jeanne left
the scene of the catastrophe and
steamed to Seattle with the t~hirty-nine
survivors. There We're no passengers
on the Jeanne.
Engines Reversed.
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of Alki Point the steamers were with
in a short distance of each other,
steaming along ~converging lines, Cap
tain Jeanne says he signalled for the
tain Mason, of the Jeanne, says
he signalled for the Dix to
sWered. The Dix was then within
speaking distance of the Jeanne, and to
port of her. Suddenly Mate Dennison,
who was at the Wheel of the Dix, put
her hard over to starboard as if to
cross in front of the other vessel. Cap
tain Mason, of the Jeanne, was on the
bridge and saw an accident was ilmmi-
nen He called out a warning to the
man at the wheel. Mason ,:..cth
signal to reverse the engines of his veS-
sci, and it was slowly backing away
when he two came together.
Fol- a minute 1t was all still, then the
panic followed.
H. eoN'A~ IN
huddled together in groups on the deck,
while others melt in prayer.
The women stayed with THE sinking
steamer n We're drowned.
Captain Lemons Account.
Captain P. Lennon, master of the
Dix, said:
II don't know how it happened. Mate
Dennison was at the wheel. We We're
just about two miles due north of Alki
Point, at usual speed. 1t was a fine,
clear night n the water was smooth.
I went below to collect the fares. The
boat was crowded. When in the ladies'
cabin l heard the bell signal to stop. AS
| got on deck I saw the bow of a vessel
loom up. Almost instantly she struck
us. I was thrown against the deck
house. There was a rush of water
cries and screams of men, women
and children. Many passengers were
penned below n could not escape.
people on the deck slid off into the
water and went down s~hrieking. There
We're cries and prayers from men and
women.
The Missing.
Albert McDury, lumber surveyor;
Pigott, fler; c. Boyler, store;
w. Boyler, his brother; Fred Boulet,
filler, Port Blakeley; Peter Buzzattie,
barber; Ralph Clark, Port Blakeley;
Mrs. Granger, Spokane; August Nelson
and wife, Port Blakeley; James smith
and wife and boy. Port Blakeley; Mrs.
T. G. Ford, wife of superintendent
Port Blakeley Mill company; Frank
McQueris, officer ship anchored at Port
Blakeley; G. ]. Kenny, hospital stew
ard, Port Ward, Wash; John Heating,
st. Paul, MINI; Parker, engineer; 6.
Dennison, mate; Bazzintia Garcia, a
Filipino; A. Webster, Belair; Martin
Hansen, William Mayors, Albert Nc
Donald, Sven Swanson, William Brace