The Seward gateway., 1914-08-27
(By Albert C. Stamm) Victoria Blamed for Wreck

SEATTLE, Aug. 27-Uaterj.- The Admiral line has libelled the Princess Victoria and held her here as the Canadian ship is blamed fo" the oss of the Sampson Labelling her prevents her from escaping to Cana. dian waters if she had any intention of so doing.
 It is alleged that the Princess was travelling at too great a speed in :uch weather and that she failed to heed .he whistles of the Sampson ani also failed to reverse her engines in time to prevent the disaster. The Slmp- son, it is stated, was going at a ra,~ Df three knots an nc"r and was blow ing her horn constantly
 When the blow came the discir lin- of both crews was splendid and all the men worked with a will to save the passengers.
 Captain Moore refused to leave the ship and when he was last seen he vas engaged in the work of helping the passengers into the boats
 Chief Engineer Noon gave his life to the effort to save Mrs. Banbury but he failed even at the loss of himself to keep her from death.
 The Victoria penetrated the ; mp sons oil storage and fire broke out which spread to the Victoria herself so that for a moment the greatest danger existed of the destruction of both vessels.
 Byrnc, who was stowaway and not a tourist, was caught in the burn ng debris and begged those around him to kill him and save him from orture. He was finally released from his awful situation but he had been .oo badly burned and he died soon after reaching this city.
 When the collision came the crew of the Sampson immediately set about the task of arousing everyone to their danger. Marching along the decks they broke the windows of the ooms so that everyone might he thoroughly awakened to their durger and soon the passengers were hasten ing out to make the attempt to save their lives.
 C.. Goodrich, a man with a wooden leg who was on the way to Seward, jumped into the water after his wife and succeeded in catching her. He was then, however, dragged down by the whirlpool caused by the Sirking ship but he held on to Mrs. Goodrich and was hauled aboard by ropes Ahen ne arose to the surface.
 Mrs. Ethel FOrgy, a widow lady from New York who was on the way to teach school at Seward, was one of he last to jump from the sinking Sampson. She was picked up by fife boat filled with men and is report d to be none the worse for her terri ble experience.
 Second Wireless Operator Weikr of the Sampson fourd little Palmcr Cook, aged three, whimpering in corner as the ship was going down. He took the child in his arms and jumped and swam to the Victoria. The little boy and his sister Helen were being taken to Valdez to their par ents by their grand mother, Mrs. Cook.
 The newspapers of this city are giving anecdotes this morning of Captain Moore's life which show him to have been one of the "whitest" men that ever stood on bridge. It mas been noted by them and by all who knew him that his death was fit ting ending for his life. He was man, every inch of him, and all Seat tie seems to regret his fate. Indeed, his loss seems to have aroused some feeling against the boat that caused it but it would be unwise to form any judgment until the matter is calmly investigated.
 The pilot, Obert, who went through a frightful experience, is now said to be a nervous wreck in the hospital. As stated before, he was on the Drlige with Captain Moore when he was struck by wreckage.
 Before the Victoria reached Seattle the roll was called of the crew and dramatic scenes ensued as the call ing of the names of Captain Moore, Chief Engineer Noon and the others was followed by silence.