Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-16
TURNS
IURTLE IN
SOUND
Gasoline Launch Wrecked in
H Wind OF Point De-
iaaca, Near Tacoma, and
al & lst 3 Are Drowned
tod rresa Leased Wire. }

Ia. tod Preaa Leased Wire.)
fs4 Jan. 1.-two boys and
.t. g..u woman are known to have
s.. W ned today and ten persons
Nt 0 cd, all suffering from more
ur sre cuts about the face aud
s s IN the gasoline boat Victor
il s amped on Point Defiance.
s In sauall.
ing to Captain Hood. all OF
his passengers have been accounted
for. but survivors claim several per-
sons boarded the boat at Old Town.
after the captain had made his count.
and that some OF these were prob
ably drowned,
The recovered dead: Walter Bow
or. 7 years old: Florence Bower. IL
years old, OF Fox Island; unidentified
boy about IL years old.
Tho rescued: VIM. Clark. George
W. Babcock. Pete Sandberg. r, II.
Wayson. John Sylvester. Mrs. o. s.
Bower. Miss Bower, Charles Nc
GinnlB.
II was difficult 10 secure a COM
piete list OF the survivors and In
jured by reason OF the confusion at
tending the rescue work. Five or
six persons are believed to have been
brought to tho city on launches and
tugs and TO have been sent TO their
homes In various parts OF the city
before check could be made, One
report states that I 8 passengers were
on board the Victor. besides the crow
OF three, when she left Old Town.
II this 10 correct. the death list Will
be increased.
Captain Wood. however. is posi-
two that only three were drowned.
The wreck occurred when the
Victor was about q mile and q half
OF Point Defiance, bound for North
Bay ports. and was caused, pas
sengers say. when q sudden squall
from the north struck the vessel and
caused her cargo OF lumber TO shift.
This heeled tho little boat over and
allowed the water to pour into the
ii, YEA cabin through the open win
d6ws. The engine room was flooded
and the boat Immediately began to
slowly sink. Panic seized the pas
sengers and n wild rush for the
upper deck. where the lifdboat
swung at It's davits, was made. Men
frantically kicked and pounded at
the windows to gain their freedom
from the rapidly flling cabin.
Finally the lifeboat was success
fully launched, but not until several
OF the passengers had been thrown
or fallen into the Icy waters OF Puget
sound, Some were held up by hastily
donned life preservers, At this time
the steamer Atalanta, passing nearby
was attracted by the signals OF dis
tress and made haste to come to the
rescue. Lifeboats were lowered and
those struggling In the water were
taken on board and later brought to
the municipal dock In Tacoma.
All we're suffering from cuts
caused by breaking window glass In
the cabin OF the sinking ship, and
from exposure to the intense cold
VIM. Clark collapsed from exhaus.
tion and immersion In the Icy waters
and was unconscious when taken or
board the Atalanta, Mrs. Bower
mother Of Walter and Florence
Bower, who lost their lives, was
taken to a hospital In q serious con
dition. VIM, McGlnnis Is at u hos
pital. also seriously injured, appar
emily by being struck by floating tim
bers.
Tugs towed the sinking Victor Il
Salmon Beach, and there beachet
her. When the tide goes out an OK
ploration Of the nearly submerged
boat will be made to determin,
whether there are any bodies In 'hel
cabin,