Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-19
Collision Of Steamers on Pugit Sound Causes
One, the Dix to Sink lmme.
diately
No Time to Launch Life Boats and Passengers and Members of
Crew Carried Down With the BoatSteamshp eanie Unn
jured and Rescues Thirty NneWomen Among the Passen
gers Who Went Down With the Dx--The Details.


Port Blakeley, with passengers sank
two miles north of Alki Point, shortly
after Z o'clock last night, after having
collided with the steamship Jeanie, OF
the Alaska Coast Company. Forty
one passengers and members of the
crew of the Dix are missing. Thirty
nine Were saved. The Dix is total
wreck. The Jeanie was not injured.
Captain Lennon, of the Dix, was saved:
The collision occurred while the
sound was almost SIS smooth as a mill
pond, after the boats had been steam
ing within sight of each other for a
quarter of an hour. The Jeanfe was
backing when she collided with the
Dix and the impact was very slight.
The Dix was struck abaft amidships
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 the
life RATS or boats before she was al
most entirely submerged. 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
who could swim made to the sides OF
the Jeanie and were dragged aboard.
The Jeanne was not moved until after
all who had reached her had been haul
ed aboard. Then she cruised about,
picking up several who had managed
to stay above water. It was after 10
O'Clock before the Jeante left the scene
of the catastrophe and steamed to Sc
attle with thirty mine survivors. There
were no passengers on the Jeanie
When within about two miles north
of Allki point the two steamers were
within short distance of each other
steaming along converging lines. The
captain Of the Jeanie says he signalled
for the Dix to pass him and his whistle
was answered. The Dix was then
within speaking distance of the Jeanie,
and to the port 6f 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.
Captain Mason, Of the Jeanie, who was
on the bridge, saw that an accident
was imminent and called out a warn
ing to the man at the wheel. Mason
gave the signal to reverse the engines
of the vessel, and was slowly backing
away when the two came together.
There was but slight crash. For
minute all was still, then panic fol-
lowed When the Dix x,started to sink,
stern first, passengers and members of
the crew leaped into the sound. Some
of the passengers huddled together in
groups on the deck, while others knelt
in prayer. The women, who had little
chance for their lives, stayed with the
sinking steamer and We're drowned as
In trap.
List Of Missing.
Among the missing are:
Albert McDury, lumber surveyor.
Pigott, filer.
n. Boyler, manager store.
w. Boyler, his brother.
Fred Boulet, fller, Port Blakeley.
Peter Buzzattie, barber.
Ralph Clark, clerk, Port Blakeley.
Mrs. Granger, Spokane
August Nelson and wife, Port Blake
ley.
James Smith. wife and boy, Port
Blakeley.
Mrs. T. c. Ford, wife of the superin-
tendent of the Port Blakeley Mill
Company.
Frank McQueris, officer of ship an
chored at Port Blakeley.
c. j. Kenny, hospital steward, Port
Ward, Wash.
John Keating, st. Paul.
- Parker, engineer Of steamer Dix
G. Dennison, mate steamer Dix, who
was at the wheel when the collision
occurred.
Bazzintia Garcia. e. Filipino.
A. Webster.
Blair.
Martin Hansen.
William Mayors. =,
Albert Mcdonald.
Sven Swanson.
William Bracefehi. employe Port
Blafeley Mill Company.
Peter Larsen, oiler, Port Blakeley.
Roland Price, son of the postmaster
ct Port Blakeley.
Two deckhands from the steamer