The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-11-26
SHIP On REEF
AND BACK BROKEN
TWO Passengers Swim to Safety, But
There is Little Hope Of Saving
Sixty Others on Board

San Francisco, Nov. "a Five
members Of c'ew OF life savers try.
Ing to reach the steam schooner Han.
alei, wrecked on Duxsbury reef, nine
miles north Of San Francisco, were
drowned early tonight. Two of the
Hanalefs crew were drowned late
today while trying to make their way
through the surf with lines. Two pas.
senge managed to swim to safety
The lives of tifty-eight others, VIII
were clinging to the sloping decks of
the fast breaking up schooner, hung
in the balance. A thick fog prevent
ed relief ships from aiding the Hama
lei and when darkness closed in and
the rescue craft sought safety in
deep water 1t was realized that the
only possible hope of saving the re.
naming thirty passengers and TWEEN.
ty.eight officers and crew was to get
a line out from shore.
WINS "oI oun
TO make this attempt San Fran.
cisco newspaper arranged to send Il
mortar gun and the crew of the Col.
den Gate life saving station to the
scene OF the wreck. A motor truck
met the life savers at Salsalco, on
the north shore of San Francisco bay
ana began the long journey around
the heads to point opposite the
stricken schooner. II was believed
the life savers would reach t~e scene
about midnight.
Two of the Hanalei's boats upside
down, and life raft also were wash
ed on the shelving beach. the
schooner lay a few hundred yaIcs off
shore, blanketed in the fog which led
her upon the reef and which shut off
sight and sound alike. Her back Is
broken and she is doomed.
Just at dusk a rift in the fog re.
vealed glimpse of the doomed boat,
pounded by the surf which breaks ov-
er the reef oven in quiet weather
The wind brought indistinguishable
cries from the passengers and crew
An instant later the fog blotted out
the picture. 1t was so thick that per.
sons five feet apart could not dis
tinguish each others presence and
little fleet of schooners and tugs
which had been trying through the
afternoon to get in touch with the
Hanalelei without themselves pilinl
up on the reef, drew off as nigh
came on. Some of them stood on
to sea and one or two returned t
San Francisco. A few remained
near the scene including the life say
ing crews from Fort Point and Poin
Bonita in their launches which KEEP
| cropping In the dark.
At 500 p. m. the revenue cutie
| NSNuiiio'h NhtitSSeu lidt sue wa
nosing about in the fog, but coul,
not locate the Hanalei The Rich
mond, another tanker, the Unite
States distilling ship Rainbow an
the tugs Hercules and Defiance q
so wee at the scene.
1t was reported that the first mat
of the Richmond with a crew of vo
unteers, had put off in small boa
to try to reach the schooner. TIL
boat carried fog horn with whic
1t was planned to exchange signal
with the Hanalei's horn.
II Is believed that besides the NV
whose bodies were reported to hav
been washed ashore others on tb
rapidly breaking up vessel venture
into the surf in an effort 70 win tn
land and were drowned from the liz
boats.
The Hanalei is one of many litt'
schooners which run up and dow
the coast carrying lumber, packas
freight and passengers. Until
month or so ago Eureka n town {
10000 inhabitants, had no direct con
munication except by these boats an
the passenger list generally is heavy
The schooners always hug tn
shore all the way down but stand GU
u little in thick weather. Apparen
| ly the Hanalei thought she was clea
of the reef and was carried In by