Arizona republican., 1918-10-27
Plunges on Reef-Blown Off And Goes Down In Ter rible Blizzard-Tale Of Men, Women And Child renS43- 3-Rescue Ships Un- able To Assist-Message Says "No Survivors" i Feet Snow In 40 Hours
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SEATTLE. Oct. 26.-Three hundred and fortv-thrce persons, most of them outbound Alaskans and residents of fte Yukon territory, lost their lives when tho Canadian Pacific Steamship Hompanys passenger steamer. Princess sophia. was battered last Thursday by .torms. dragged across Vanderbilt reef, and dropped 10 the bottom of Lynn anal an arm of the Inside passage, not lar south Of Skagway, Alaska.
 No survivors" read a wireless mes sagc today from Juneau, Alaska, telling 70 the loss.
 Shipping men tonight said the loss of the Sophia with all aboard was the worst marine disaster in the history 0f the Pacific coast.
 Tho vessel, 2,S2O tons gross, has been p,Nng in western Canadian and south eastern Alaska waters since she was built in 1912.
 Carried Capacity Load
 Lists Of passengers and details of the wreck were not available tonight. The vessel. it was thought, was carrying a capacity load of passengers, nearly all rnrthcrners, who had taken the last -fcamboat up the Yukon river, before the ice. and had boarded the Sophia at Skagway. The passengers were among rho hundreds who left Alaska this fall. Co spend the winter in the states and Canada. They had come as far as White Horse by river boat. and there had Ho1rdcd trains for the Alaskan port.
 Wednesday the heavily loaded Sophia .fft Syagway for Vancouver and Nicto- ri7- Not many hours out, she ran into ono of tho first snowstorms of the year. Early Thursday, in the dark and storm, s1e ran hard aground on Vanderbilt rrof Distress calls were sent out and The United States lighthouse tender, rdar. the United States government -teamer, Peterson, and several small boats went Go her assistance. When daylight came it was found the boat Has resting easy and the weather calm, and it was decided not to remove the messengers. Word was sent to Van oouvcr, and the wrecking steamer, Tees, and the Canadian Pacific steamer. Prin- ocss Alice, were sent north, the wrecker fo pull the Sophia off the reef and the Alice 10 get the passengers. These ships win arrive at the scene tomorrow.
 "No Survivors" Message
 The storm sprang up yesterday and fhc winds whipped down the long, mar row Lynn canal with hurricane force Tho sophia, tn the path of the gale, was rounded against the rocks. On account .f Inc danger of stranding. the nearby .hIns did not dare go near her Life Ho1ts were impossible, although the snoIe was not many yards away. Last nl-nt the gale increased in fury and probably, while many of the passengers eirrt lifted the steamer up, dragged hel across the reef and sent her to the bottom.
 The onlv definite word from the nortl rrEarding the wreck came today. wher flr Canadian wireless service at Vic roria picked up the following message rom thc United states wireless station af Juneau:
 Princess Sophia driven across rec last night No survivors. Seventy-fiv' 7 crew, 26S passengers. Everythinl foss.hic was done Terrible weather Hrrvailcd."
 captain F. L. Locke was in charge O frr vessel.