Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-12-16
STEAMER WRECKED
THE OLYMPIA STRUCK ROCK
DURING HEAVY STORM
OFF ALASKA.
Prince William Sound Scene Where 1o6
Lives Were in Wireless
Brought Word Of Accident and APP
peal for Aid-Judge Cushman and
Wife Among Those Aboard.

| Cordova, Alaska, Dec. 12.-The Alas
ka Steamship company steamer Olym-
pia, with 100 persons aboard, is ashore
on Bligh island Prince William sound.
A furious storm is raging. Grave fears
are entertained for the safety of those
on the wrecked vessel.
There are SO passengers aboard the
Olympia, most of whom boarded the
vessel here. The crew of the Olympia
consists of "a officers and men, Captain
J. Daniels being in command
The Olympia sailed from Cordova at
6 clock Saturday night, having ar
rived from Seattle earlier in the day.
Although the night was clear and full
moon shed bright light, navigation
was made dangerous by 50-mile gale
which was blowing from the north.
Urgent Appeal for Help.
Between 10 and / O'Clock Sunday
morning the operator on duty at the
navy wireless station picked up the dis
tress signal of the Olympia, He an
swered at once. Operator Hayes on the
Olympia then sent an urgent appeal for
help, saying shat the Olympia had
struck on Bligh island and was in. an
Exposed position. Heavy seas were
breaking over her, making the position
of those on board all the more perilous
The message from the Olympia was re-
ceived with difficulty. The difficulty
with which the wireless is operated
makes it impossible to get details con
corning the cause of the wreck or the
exact condition of the steamer.
Rock Is Most Dangerous.
The rock on which the Olympic
struck is one of the numerous reef
that surround Bligh island and make i
J the most dangerous spot in Prince Viii
J liam sound. 1t is at the entrance t.
Ellamar bay and is but 20 miles from
Valdez, the port which the Olympia wa
9 seeking to make.
olympia's Passenger List.
! The following passengers sailed iron
> Cordova on the Olympia:
! United States District Judge E. T
Cushman and wife, United States Dis
trict Attorney George R. Walker, AS
sistants G. B. Brubaker and J.. L. Lind
ley Green, Clerk of Court Ed Fl. Lakir
Deputies Thomas s. Scott and Don A
Stewart, Deputy Marshal J. H. I
Bouse, J. L. Brown, Judge John Lyons
T. J. Donahue, L. V. Ray, R. J. Mayor
? A. d. Richards, G. L. GRADER, S. Ham
burger, wife and two little children
/. Mrs. H. Morrison, A. G. Morley, Dav
: Spencer, w. H. Crary, J. J. Hamilton
a Paul Alixief, Anton Croyiust, Rober
g Doyle, Howard M. Conrad, H. R. Robir
i son, Leon Jiroux, 7. D. Winters, Ere
t Meyers, Fl. S. Dean, H. Happel, E
/ Sellers, John T. Annis, Jack Marvin
c. l.. Forsberg, G. s. Street, Fred Car,
h son, H. E. Carter, S. G. Schloeman,
: N. Douglas, f. L.. Clark, Seattle agen
/ of the Alaska Steamship company.
9 Most of the passengers are connecte
i with the United States district court Q
: the third division of Alaska, and wer
d returning to Valdez after attending
0 special term of court here.
In addition to the passengers VIII
I boarded the Olympia here, the follow
Q ing took passage at Seattle:
y For Valdez: J. A. Jess, L. Baumal
James st. Marie and wife, Miss Grac
Powers, F. w. Powers and George Reet