The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-22
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Lors AnxeleA. Cal, Nov. 21.--Fannish- cd. nearly exhausted. and many wear ins borrowed clotnes the los men. women and children passengers of the steamer st. croix which burned and sank last night 6fr Point Duma. ar- rived today Win them came the sev- enty eight ofzicers ard members of the crew, likewise exhanstsd and destitute.
 All were brought here from santa Monica by trolley alter the police de- apartment and rssideats of that city had furnished food to break ( fast that for s0nae mad stretched through thirty -six hours. The survivors nad walked. rid- den and made their gay to santa Alonica as pest they could from the isolated landing place.
 Mrs. l.. A. Neilace remained at the beach city in nohptfai with a six months old bapy. ArA MAnace was severely injured when a davit rope broke and the boat sne was in plunged Duw -first into the sea
 Herbert, the s-year- old son of Charles vaitpaume, of san Franctsco. was saw ed by Edward Norris. q snip's quarter niaster, aided by Mis. Grace Thomas. wife ot g racing man of Victoria. H. c.
 Captain Fred Warner described the burning Of the vessti and the fescue. When the first alarm was given, War ner ordered full speed astsrn 10 pre- vent the ships forward movement fan- ming the flames which nc said were bursting from the ports. Only a half hour elapsed when the ship was de- sertad. when several who had fallen In the water in the nasty scfampie for life boats had been picked up and the sailors had begun . four hours pull for the shore.
 Crew Acted Heroscaily.
 When the alarm was sounded each man ok the crew promptly went to his afAtion. kifst Ofllcer aiiier had Aye llneA ok hose rigged up. sfl
 Xd& aAi0 A&d eauls to a fuii stop and the passengers were placed in the boats when ammonia pipes of the re- frigerafing plant burst and the vapor was overwhel elnhng some of the men.
 "Realixing their fight was hopeless.p T said Captain Warner, T ordered the men up from below and the fire room cleared.
 At no time. was there any serious confusion. All the passengers pfovid- ed themselves with fife preservers- Mrs. Wallace afterward said that It was a life preserver that enabled her to keep herself and her baby up after they had fallen overheard.
 When the fEst boat was filled and I ordered it cast loose, an eye bolt on the stern post drew out and the boat up-ended. throwing some of taa passengers violently and slightly in- turing few. -f
 Tt was then that Mrs Wallace and little Vailbaume went overboard. saw several men junp to the rescue. Immediately I shouted to let the other davit rope go and the boat lighted it. self.
 .In a moment those who had fallen or Jumped Into the sea were back on board. the boat was balanced and on It's way outside the line of danger. A few life rafts were manned. but these were abandoned and those on them were taken into the boats"