The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
ARCTIC SEAS MAY
HAVE TAKEN TOLL
Five of the Grew of Wrecked
Steamer FaralIOn Are Re-
ported Missing

SEATTLE. Feb. 5.-The Alaska
stea amship company's wooden steam
ship FaralIon. which left Valdez,
Alaska. January to land a passenger
at Iiamna. struck Black reef, in
Hanna bay. at the mouth of Cook
inlet. January ;, during a thick snow
storm and became a total loss, but
smooth sea enabled all the passengers
and crew, 81 people. to reach land
safely.
CAMP on THE BEACH
Clothing. bedding and supplies were
taken ashore and with plenty IF fire.
wood the shipwrecked party went into
camp on the beach to wait for a rescue
boat. which arrived February >. being
the steamer Victoria, that took the
castaways on board, carried them to
Valdez and afterward sailed for Seattle
with them.
Five Of the Farallons crew are miss
ing. Becoming impatient at the non
arrival Of a steamer January Second
Mate Gus Swanson and four sailors
left the camp in a small boat for Ko-
disk. on Kodiak island. hoping that
they might there get into communica-
tion with the world and cause a steam
er TO be sent to Iliamna.
MAY HAVE PERISHED
In summer this would be an easy
trip. with land always in sight, but
the weather has been very stormy on
the Alaska coast and the men may
have perished at sea or been obliged
10 seek shelter on the bleak shore.
There is no wireless station on Kodiak
island or on Cook inlet.
When the Victoria found the Faral-
Ion refugees it was on a search eX-
petition. travelling over the course
taken by the wrecked steamer.
NOT YET BROKEN Up
The Farallon is not yet broken up
but is fun of water and the keel is
gone. Although it is unlikely that the
standing by the wreck on account of
the insurance.
The FarallOn was a wooden screw
steamer Of $50 gross tons built in San
Francisco in 1888; length, 1883 feet;
beam. 2S.3 feet. and depth, 1S.5 feet
LIST OF THE CREW
Members of the crew other than
those lost are.
CaDfain-J e. Hunter.
Mate and pilot-Henry Crook.
FIRST mate-C. Smith.
Purser-I. s Large.
Chief engineer-W. B. Duke
First assistant engineer-F. G. Tracy.
Second assistant engineer. Hoffman.
Oilers. G. Brown1eld and r. Kyle
Firemen-S Shepherd and Archie Morrison.
Chief steward f. Farrell.
Chief cook-B Edgnton.
Second Cooke. Johnson
MessbOy-Hsrry Baker
Waiters-Ted Powell. +. Stacey and F. c.
James.
\. johnson, c. Peterson, d. Mckinley and Otto
watchman-w Christie.
SUFFERED FROM COLD
When the Victoria arrived at TIiamna
/ bay the food Of the castaways was al
most exhausted. They came through
their ordeal well, the chief suffering
being from the intense cold the tenn
perature on many days falling to 40
degrees below zero. Tents, blankets.
plentiful clothing and abundant wood
supply from the timbered hills were
insufficient to keep the people warm
There were 80 members of the crew
and eight passengers.
SAW SIGNAL LIGHT
Captain McGiIvray of the steamer
Portland. which arrived from Alaska
several days ago, said today after
learning of the wreck of the FaraIlon.
that early the morning of January 20.
just after the Portland left Seldovia,
on the southeast shore of Cook inlet,
he saw a signal light at sea and headed
the Portland in the direction of the
fash. However. il was not repeated,
and in the darkness the Portland could
see no vessel in distress.
Captain McGilvray. on his arrival
here, made no report of chasing this
phantom light, thinking his vague
story would only increase the anxiety
of the people already distracted over
the missing Farallon Now Captain
McGilvray thinks the signal flame may
have been made by the small boat
which put out from IliaIana to seek as
sistance.