The San Francisco call., 1910-02-18

t-hlchagof island and viii be brought
-tIe tomorrow by the steamer Georg rgia
Nlilch LETT Juneau fOr the purpose soon
alJef news Of the wreck was received
lrSt Mate Gustafson of the Yucatan
ano captain Raymond Jaeger Of the
-tsAlng schooner Alexandra arrived
here this morning with Ihe story of The
loss OF the steamer.
>TEAMS IN SNOW STORM
The steamer was bound for Gypsum
on Chlchagof island TO take on a guam
,-l-s, on x ps uIn. " heA Icy strait was
reached The water was smooth, bui
thefe We're great fields of ice and the
snow was falling SO heavily that il was
possible 70 see only a short distance
ahead. Captain ". p. :. Porter was on
the bridge, and with him was the pilot
captain John johnson, who commanded
me steamship Ohio when IL was lost in
BRITISH Columbia waters last summer
NloWOell was ordered, and the steamer
crept through the ice
suddenly an iceberg Ioomed up ahead
sna the steamship rammed into IL
tearing a. great hole ia the side Of the
vessel Full steam ahead was ordered
aud the steamship was headed for
tllchaeof island, where she was
tatnoms Of water at high tide The
boats were lowered and all on board
were taken 10 shore without mishap
or confusion, the 10 women passengers
being removed first. Food and bedding
ana the United States mail were also
taken ashore. on the island the cast
them
rom the cold, with abundant food
clothing. blankets and wood they are
not likely 10 endure hardship. Many OF
le passengers lost all their personal
1ecCs-
LTFEBOAT SEEKS AID
soon aIter the crew had landed. Cal D
lain Johnson. First Mate Gustafson
81 ld four sailors put of in a hfeboat
q" seek aid after rowing - miles they
>Ehleo the nShlng schooner AleNan-
lrla. Captain Jaeger Of he Alexandra
III cred the use Of q gasoline launch
.0 continue ne trip 10 juneau. Captain
Johnson and the sailors turned back
lp The island IN the lifeboat and Jaeger
ana GusLafSOu set Out for juneau in
t-e launch. Unfortunately the launch
broke down after going a short dis
lauce and the TWO men had difficulty
~ getting their craft 10 a HOOnah IN
dian village. The Indians refused 10
allow the men TO have a boat to finish
Iaelr errand ana the white men were
obliged TO use threats. They arrived q [
uueaU after being out q hours. Gus
tafson would not venture an opinion as
10 whether the GUcatan could be salved.
The lucatan is steel vessel and
was built at Chester, Pa. in 1890. and
was valued At 100000 Last summer
lL was equipped as a private yacht at
an expense of $4,000 and, flying the
flag of the New York Yacht club, car
ried George ". Perkins Of New York
end party Of his friends on a pleas
IRE excursion along the Alaska coast
far north as the Aleutian islands.
After this trip was ended the Yucatan
was reconverted into a commercial
boat.
Board NYithhoIds Consent
The harbor commissioners did not
give their consent yesterday to the
transfer OF the BelIingham Bay lum-
her company's lease Of seawau lot to
1he Western Pacific, but referred the
matter TO the bOards attorney and will
take action at next Thursdays meet
inE. owing TO the failure Of Gray
Brothers 10 carry out their contract
in the construction Of the seawall from
which the Western Pacific wharf is
being built the railroad company viii
10 ready for business before its water
front rreig ght terminal is ready for &C
cupanCy- Securing the Bellingham Bay
eompany's lease which is IN the vicin-
ftN of Lombard street wharf. would
give the railroad company terminal ia
tilf-ies right away with belt railroad
,onnectfOns The board is disposed 10
permit the transfer of the lease, bat
the missioners decided yesterday
- wait until they secured legal
opinion as 80 their power to do it.