Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-11-23
FORTY-ONEDROWNED
TWO STEAMERS in COLLISION
ON PUGET SOUND.
Steamer JEANNE Strikes the Steamer
Dix and Latter Disappears-cause
of Accident was a Misunderstanding
Of sienaIs-water Was Smooth as
MIlIpond--Jeannie Was Not Injured.

Seattle, WASH, NOV. zO--In collls-
ion between the steamship JEANNE, be-
longing to the 4..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 20 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 filled 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 to
Tacoma to unload ore for the smelter,
List of missing:
Albert McDury, lumber surveyor.
Pigott, fler
G. Boyer, manager Of the store.
w. Boyer, his brother, employed in
store.
Fred Boulet, fler, employee of the
Port Blake1ey 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.
James Smith and wife and boy, Port
Blakeley.
Mrs. T. G. Ford, wife of superintend-
ent Of the Port Blakeley Mill company.
Frank McQueris, officer Of ship
anchored at Port Blakeley.
G. ]. Kenney, hospital steward, Fort
Worden, Wash.
John Heating Of st. Paul, MINI.
Parker, engineer of steamer Dix.
G. Dennison, mate of steamer Dix.
(At the wheel when collision oc-
curred)
Bazitia Garcia, lately from Manila,
a Filipino.
A. Webster, lumber surveyor.
Belair, fller.
Martin hansen, caulker.
William Mayors, caulker.
Albert Mcdonald, lumber surveyor,
Sven Swanson.
William Bracefield, longshoreman
employee Port BlaEeley Mill company
Peter Larsen, oiler, Port Blakeley.
Roland Price, son of the postmaster
of Port Blakeley.
- Roland, from steamer Dix.
One deckhand from steamer Dix,
name unknown.
Three Chinese.
Five Japanese.
Water Smooth as MiIlpond.
The JEANNE was not injured in the
least and no member of her crew was
lost. The master of the INK 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 ant
officers and men called orders tina
could hardly be heard above the. din
The passengers Of the Dix who coulC
swim made their way to the sides o
the JEANNE and were dragged aboard
The JEANNE was not moved until afte
all who had reached her had beef
hauled aboard. Then she crulsed about
picking up several who had manage,
to stay above water. It was after 1
O'Clock before the JEANNE left tn
scene of the catastrophe and steame
to the Virginia street dock, Seattle
with her 80 survivors.