Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-11-19

after having collided with the steam
ship JEANNE, Captain p. HI. Mason,
of the Alaska Coast company.
Forty one passengers and members
Of the. crew OF the Dix are missing
and 80 were saved The Dix is a
total wreck. The JEANNE was not
injured in the least and no member
OF the crew was 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. stsanling within
sight of each other Tor . quarter OF
an hour.
Screams Of Women Are Heard.
/ The JEANNE was bucking when she
collided with the Dix and the impact
was very slight. The Dix was struck
abaft Of midships 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 rafts or boats
before she was almost entirely subs
merged. Passengers Jumped from
the decks into the water. Women
screamed and officers and men called
orders that could hardly Ne beard
above the ain. The passengers from
the Dix who could swim made their
way to the sides Of the JEANNE and
were dragged aboard. The Jsannie
was not moved until after all who
had reached her and had been hauled
aboard. Then she cruiseJ about.
picking up several who had man
aged " stay above water. It was
after ten o'clock before the JEANNE
left the scene OF the catastrophe and
steamed to the Virginia dock at Se-
attic with her Survivors.
The JEANNE Of the Alaska Coast
company had finished unloading at
the Great Northern docks at Smiths
Cove ana had started for Tacoma
shortly before Z o'clock just about
the same time the Dix left the flyer
dock for Port Blakeley. a
Those Who Are Missing.
Albert McDury. lumber surveyor,
Port Blakeley.
Pigott filer, Port Blakeley.
c. Boyler, manager OF store. Port
Blakeley.
W. Boyler his brother employed IN
Port Blakelex.
Fred Boulet, fler. Port Blakeley
mill.
Peter Buzzattie. ba Der, Port Blake
ley.
Ralph Clark. clers in store. Port
Blakeley.
Mrs. Granger. Port Blakeley. from
Spokane.
| August Nelson end wife. Port
Blakeley.
James Smith and wife and boy. OF
Port Blakeley.
Mrs T. c. Ford. wife Of president Of
the Port Blakeley Mill Co.
Frank McQuerie. cfficer of ship
anchored at Port Blakeley.
c. J. Kenny. hospital steward, Fort
/ Wardusa. .
John Heating. OF ST Paul, formerly
OF Port Blakeley.
/ Parker. engineer OF the steamer
Dix.
| c. Dennison, mate of the steamer
Dix. at the wheel when the collision
occurred.
! Bazzentia Garcia. lately from Ma
Mia. Filipino.
/ A. Webster. lumber surveyor.
4 -Belair, filer.
Martin Hansen, cau!ker.
VIM. Mayors, caulker.
Albert Mcdonald. lumber surveyor
swanson employee Pert Blakeley.
| VIM. Bracefeld. longshoreman Port
Blakeley. 4 II san SHN
II Peter Larsen. oiler. Port Blakeley.
/ Roland Price. son Of the postmaster
,sof Port iBlake1ey.
Roland. from the steamer Dix.
One deck hand from steamer Dix,
name unknown.
Three Cinnamon.
Three Japanese.
/ Starts to Cross Others Line. ;.
| There were no passengers on the
JEANNE. The Dix was making the
last trip of the night and was filled
with passengers. When. within
ebout two miles of Alki Point. the
two steamers were within a short
distance of each other steaming
along converting lines. the captain
Of the JEANNE says he signalled for
the Dix to pass MIN and HIS whistle
was answered. The Dix was then
within speaking distance Of the
JEANNE and TO port Of her. sudden-
" Dennison. who was, at the wheel
tcf the Dix. put her hard over to star
4 board, as II to cross in front of the
ether vessel. Captain Mason. of the
JEANNE. who was on the bridge. saw
that an accident was Imminent. and
cslled out a warning to the man at