The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-31
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ALASKA STEAMER WRECKED.

ALASKA STEAMER WRECKED.
 SEATTLE, Aug 26-The Pacific Alaska Steamship company's steam ship Admiral Sampson enroute from this city to Alaska. was rammed by the Princess Victoria at an early hour this morning, during heavy fog, and is now lying at the bottom of Admiralty inlet total wreck. Three of the Sampson's passengers, Ter master and seven oI her crew were drowned. There were no passengers aboard for Interior Alaska.
 The Sampson left this city for the North yesterday afternoon at o'clock, with passengers and freight for various points along the Alaska coast The collision occurred at 6 o'clock this morning, The Vic toria struck the Sampson squarely on the port side near the after hatch and the latters sank almost immedi- ately, cut practically in two.
 wihstanding the fact that near ly all the passengers were in bed when the collision occurred, there was little excitement on beard. Boats were lowered from both vessels and the passengers were quickly trans ferred to the Victoria which stood by until the Sampson had disappear ed beneath the surface Several of the passengers jumped overheard in heir nightclothes, and were picked up by the boats.
 Captain Zim Moore, one of the best known and most popular mast CTS in the North, went to the bottom with his vessel When last seen he was helping some children into the last lifeboat to leave the doomed vessel. He refused to leave while there were passengers on board.
 Mrs. Banbury, wife of the Skag, way agent of the Pacific Alaska Steamship company, and G. w.. Bryant, resident of Seward, were among the drowned. The name of the third passenger lost has not been learned.
 The Pacific Alaska Steamship com pany has libeled the Princess Vic toria for the sum of s670,O00. The value of the Sampson is placed at $5OO,0OO, the freight and baggage at s150,000, expenses incident to the collision $15,000, and the baggage of the master and mariners s5000. The Victoria, which was enroute from Victoria to this city at the time of the accident, was seriously damaged about the bow, but was I able to continue her voyage. An investigation of the wreck has been ordered by federal and state officials.
 OUTPUT IS BIG. IDlTAROD. Aug. 27.-It is esti- mated that the output of the ldita- rod camp will easily reach the $3,- 100000 mark this season, and if the water holds out it may be consid- erably larger. For the last few weeks, much rain has fallen in this district, and there is now abundant water for all the mining operations. Upper Flat creek is unusually active, due, in large mea- sure to the operations of the Yu- kon Gold company.
 WRECK INVESTIGATED. l SEATTLE, Aug 27.-The federal investigation into the wreck of the steamship Admiral Sampson was be- gun here tday by the federal au- thorities. The passengers and mem bers of the crew who survived the wreck have been summoned to ap- pear before the board of inquiry.
 The Sampson was wrecked yester' day morning in Admiralty inlet, by the Canadian Pacific steamship Prin- cess Victoria.
 YUKON COMING.
 DAWSON. Aug. 2S.-The steamer Yukon. of the American Yukon Navigation company's fleet. sailed for the. lower river at o'clock this morning with a small list of pas sengers, first-class mail and con siderable freight. The passengers were: Anna Anderson, Mrs. w Elliott and A. s. Dautrick for Fair blanks; Capt Al Mayo. for Rampant