The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-05
Comes Quickly as ThunderboEt and
lashes Americas Dead Sea Into
Angry Waves That Threaten
Hundreds of Lives.
MANY BATFERS HAVE NARROW
ESCAPES FROM DEATH I'M THE BRINE
Steamer Irene, Cought Far From Shore, Makes
Way Safely Back, Under Guidance of
Captain Anderson.

rumorS were afloat, all sorts of opinions
and theories as 10 whether or NOT The
ship would be seaworthy or go down
were advanced
Within half an hour after the VIC.
lence of the wind had subsided, and
lust as the setting sun broke through
heavy bank of clouds, Illuminating
with glory and splcndor the turbulent
inland sea, the little craft was sighted
elghJ or ten miles distant to the west
More than thousand people gathered
on the per and the west side Of the
pavilion to watch the boat come in. For
an hour they waited patiently. and as
soon as the distance decreased so that
human forms might be seen, there be-
gan ten waving of handkerc hiefs. fol.
lowed soon by responses and the cries
of HAIL
There was q tremendous rush to the
gangplank when the ship came TO an
chor ann officers had their hands full
TO prevent the friends and relations of
those aboard from swamping the boat
But all was we'll, in spite Of the thrilling
experience, the only passenger who was
overcome being Miss Mary Gaul of Salt
Lake who had tainted for the third
time and who, after being carried to the
pavilion, was revived after considerable
hard work.
The storm broke on the Irene while
the boat was off the north point of
Stansbury island The downpour of
rain was so great as to at once drench
all those on board TO the skin. Captain
Charles Anderson at once sent all the
women below, where the quarters are
crowded and the fumes Of gasoline from
the engine room combined with the
motion OF the boat 10 cause seasickness
A few of the women tainted, but most
of them were overcome By nausea thus
provoked.
Sam Woolf. a well known business
man Of Salt Lake, who was one Of the
1rene's passengers, said IN speaking of
his experience:
While not disparaging the apparent
danger, conditions were not such as to
alarm one who is familiar with ocean
travel. ] want most of all TO commend
the GOODNESS and nerve Of Captain An
derson, who stood at the wheel from the
moment tho storm broke until we were
safely landed. I stood with him. and
! have never seen a man moro collected
and at ease in the face of danger
Captains Statement.
Captain Anderson, when seen after
the landing of his boat, was not inclined
TO regard his experience as noteworthy.
llI - ih pIu 4NOIlh H,Ch anu uc
clared this storm was not marker to
some that he has been through.
"When the storm struck US we were
probably fifteen miles from Saltair, -
he stated, ~ kept her out of the
trough and felt no concern as to the
result. OF course, had the wind per~
sisted at its first high velocity | might
have anchored at Stansbury island and
waited Il day. But we came in safely
before the gale. making splendid time
and with no danger or mshap, / sent
the women below for protection from
the wind and ram. In an ocean storm
they might have 10 stay below for sew
eral days at n time. Some of them
became sick. but there was no panic
and all behaved admirably
Panic in tho Pavilion.
When the storm, without warning,
struck the big pavilion, the great
throng was thrown into veritable
panic The sky became as dark as if
the sun had suddenly been blotted out,
and the cutting off Of connection with
the power station, eXtinguishing all
lights, added 10 the confusion. 1t was
only after the violence of the wind had
subsdcd and the sun reappearcd that
those who Il few moments before had
been in the most lovlal mood regaincd
their composure The oldest employees
Of the resort declare that never in their
experience have they noted a storm Of
such violence or one so sudden in its
inception.