East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-11
TWENTY DROWN
NEAR SIDNEY
Steamer Iroquis Capsizes
While on Way to the Islands
OF Gulf OF Georgia
FOUR PASSENGERS AND
SEVEN OF CREW SAVED

Along Vancouver Coast and Indians
Patrol Shore-Steering Gear Of
Rescue Launch Breaks and Pre-
vents Saving of Several Lives.
Victoria, B. c., April 11.-When
the little wooden steamer Iroouois.
plying between Sidney, Vancouver Is
land and the islands of the gulf of
Georgia, was capsized soon after leav-
ing Sidney yesterday morning prob
ably 20 lives. were lost. The purser,
who had a record Of fares collected.
is among the dead, and it is likely
that the exact number who perished
will ever be known. Four passen-
gers and seven members of the crew
and probably 16 passengers were
drowned.
Following is a partial list of the
dead
D. y. DAVIDSON.
JOHN Dryden.
MRS. HOUSTON AND CHILD
a. OLSEN. fireman.
HERBERT HARTNELL, steward.
\. G.. MUNRO, purser.
Two CHINESE COOKS.
Following is a list of the saved:
II. $. MOSS Victoria.
JOHN BENNETT, laborer bound
for Pender island.
Miss N. MCFARLAND, school
teacher.
H. ]. HARTNELL, the stewards
brother.
Captain A. A. SEARS, master.
J. IBSTER, mate.
- - THOMPSON, engineer.
NJ. PHILLIPS, deckhand.
MISS ISABEL FENWICK. and her
sister of Victoria.
JAN BACTARE, an Austrian.
P. McPHILLTNS of Rhoss Ruabon.
bon, Wales.
Bodies Recovered.
The bodies of all the known dead
have been recovered except those of
Mrs. Houston and her son, the sister
of Miss Isabel Fenwick and D. y.
Davidson, deck hand.
Today's disaster was in some res
poets a duplicate of the loss of the
steamer Sechelt off Beechey Head,
Vancouver Island, March "a, 1911,
with 26 lives. The Sechelt, a wooden
steamer of almost the same size and
as the Iroquois. was
struck by a gale, rolled over on her
side, and went, down in a few min
utes. Only one body from the Sechelt
was ever found.
Wreckage is scattered along the
coast of Vancouver Island and Indians
are patroling the shore.
Captain Sears, the engineer and two
deck hands, who landed at Armstrong
Point, were within 800 yeards of a
'wamped lifeboat whose occupants
were drowned but were unable to
reach them. A rescue party set out
rom Sidney in a launch and were
within sight of the people struggling
n the water when the steering gear
If the launch broke and the rescu-
9rs were left powerless. One pas
'enger who was trying to reach land
IN piece of wreckage was hurled
against the rocks at Coal island by
he sea and losing his hold on the
yreckage, was drowned.
The mate and two others were
Washed onto Mary islnd where In
iians found them shivering on the
old rocks and rescued them.
Begin Inquest Today.
Victoria.-An inquest over the bod.
es of the Iroquois wreck will begin
oday at Sidney. Captain Sears and
Il the survivors will be able to at
end. 1t is likely that an adjourn
lent will be taken after TODAY until
10
shed, when the small steamer heav-
y laden with hay capsized during
he squal. 1t is believed now that
eventeen are drowned. Nine bodies
ave been recovered and 13 have sur
iVed. The wreckage is scattered all
long the coast and the Indians are
lourlng the coast line searching for
he bodies. Many people at Sidney
the boat sink just off the
arbor but could not offer aid. About
alf of the dead are women
The bodies that have been recover
d are Miss Isabel and Mary Fem
lick. Victoria; John Brydson, p. Nc
'illips, Jan Bactaron; Earnest Hart
ell Steward; A. D. Monro, purser.
ndrew Olson, second engineer and
w SAA'ASSts NdpNdlll NtNTS VINO WIN
uginoer Thompson and three Indi-
MS escaped i'm the life boat said he
Nv the\socond life boat swamp near
he wreck but was unable 20 offer
Id. He said there We're eight or nine
the boat Several women remain
in the cabin which fluatef off of
lie sinking hulk and dashed to pieces
n the rocks later The boat sank In
'urtcen fathoms.