The San Francisco call., 1910-04-15
Work of Rescue Accomplished
Without Mishap by Crew
of Tug Ranger
TIL Fated Vessel, Deserted but
Not Abandoned, Lies Water
, logged OFF Shore
Captains NOren and Parsons Di-
Y vide HOnOrs for Heroic
Action at Sea
( LSeeeiaL Diseoteh % The Cal

Special Dispoioh 10 he Gall
T UREKA. April l4.-with passeng-
ers and crew safe in Eureka, the
IL steamer Santa Clara Of the North
Pacific steamship company's fleet lies
anchored in u fathoms Of water one
mile south OF Table Bluff and less than
q mile of shore. waterIogged.
The santa Clara is deserted but not
abandoned. The passengers and crew
reached Eureka this morning at 6
o'clock They were taken from the
helpless ship between the hours Of
and 6 last night by the tug Ranger.
In crossing out yesterday afternoon
the santa Clara was struck by huge
sea shortly after o'clock. Whether
this sea caused the damage or whether
the boat touched bottom at the time
is q question on which passengers and
officers take issue.
The captain. mates and other officers
OF the Santa Clara declare that the boat
did not touch bottom. The force of the
sea striking the ship is declared to
have caused her seams TO open
Praise for Captain
That the vessel is not piled up on
the beach near Table Bluff is due 10
the skiIlful management of Captain
Noreu. The strong wind blew the ship
! inshore and those observing her from
he land feared that she would be
driven upon the beach before the tug
could reach her.
Anchors We're dropped and the situa-
tion 50 well handled that the boat is
sEE riding in the position in which the
captain left her last night SlzillfUl
management in the handling Of passen-
gers and crew prevented accidents, but
rvo getting into the sea. A boat
swain and Joseph Wise Of this city fell
overheard Both were quickly fshed
out
Marine men viii not express an opin-
ion as 10 the probability of the Santa
CIsra's being saved
Local Agent J. NJ Simpson Of the
Northern Pacific stea Rship company
stated this afternoon that at , O'Clock
me tug Hercules left san Francisco
FOR Table bluff 20 attempt TO tow the
helpless Santa Clara TO san Francisco
Vessels Chances Slim
There is but one chance in a thou
sand that the vessel can be saved, but
every possible effort viii be made tc
10 50 before it is abandoned for good
At $50 this afternoon the North Pa
. fc steamer Elder. Captain Jessen
bound from Portland to san Francisco
nassed the entrance to this bay and
Neacbing the partly submerged Santa
clara, hove 10. The Elder win stand
by il until the Hercules reaches there
romorrow morning. when, working to-
gether, the tug and steamer viii en-
deavor to cut away the Santa CIara's
anchor chains and take it in tow
The latest reports from Table bluff
are that the Santa Clara has settled
until its decks and cabins are awash
It is laden with grain and may stay
ahoat for "a hours.
The steamer Kilburn arrived her,
late today from San Francisco and vii
depart for the metropolis at 1 o'clocl
tomorrow afternoon with the passen
gers and crew Of the Ill fated vessel.
Did Not Strike Bar
G-aptsin Noren OF the Santa Clar;
says his vessel did not strike the bar
but was badly Jared by a tremendoui
wave Just after the bar had beer
crossed as It was turning southwark
6Te was not able TO say just what die
cause the leak that flooded the engin'
rooms Of the Santa Clara, but he wa
emphatic in his denial of the state
naent that the ship had bumped on th'
bar. He said that many times a heav!
sea would work q vessel, but whethe
or not this was the direct cause of th'
trouble he did not say.
There were on the bridge with m
when we crossed out over the bar.
said Captain Noren. Captain Parsons
-antsin Hansen and the first and thir,
officers. but none OF US felt a shocl
which would have been caused if tn
vessel had struck Furthermore, afte
NE had put out TO sea the rudder
which would have been put out of com
mission If the ship had struck asterl
where it seems 10 be damaged, was no
damaged in any way, for it could b
swung around to either side withou
the least diflculty."
After it was found necessary 10 turl
back Captain Eoren swung the vesse
around with perfect ease. IT woulr
s1sear that the heavy sea which strucl
il was responsible for whatever dam
sge has been done TO the ship. AL
went we'll however, until the vesse
had reached 9 point eight miles south
Then the chief engineer reported h
thought he could hold the inflow wit
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