Douglas Island news., 1918-12-27
ECHO OF SOPHIA
 WRECK AGAIN
Claimant on Hand for Estate of Capt. Alexander of Famous Engineer
 Mine in Atlin

Mine in Atlin
 The recent tragic death of Capt. James Alexander. chief owner of thc famous Engineer mine in Atlln, who with his wife porished in the wreck of the Princess Sophia, has given rise to a melodramic search for missing will which Mir. Allan |. smith. a Philadelphia nnancior, who has been associated with Capt. Alex nder for some years, says 1T found, wiu prove that he is heir to all Of Capt. AlcNander's real and personal estate. including his interest in the mine meuuouoi Al the time of his death. Capt Alexander was under stood Co Doe coming south to close up % deal for the sale Of the mine at a figure in excess of a million dollars.
 Search has been made in the Bank Of Montreal in this city where Mir smith says he had been repeatedly informed by Capt. Alexander that he had deposited the will So far the search has been fruitlcss Capt. Al- aNaudcrs solicitors in New York, who drew up the will, a copy Of which Mir. Smith has in his posses sion. have been appealed Co. but they wired back that they know nothing of the whereabouts Of the win since they handed it to Capt. Alexander.
 The will Is said to have been made 1u May &, 1913, to protect Mir. smith for advances Of $3O,OOO he had made Co develop the mine and further advances totalling $15O.OOO m ull which he made for the same purpose. Since the date the will Has alleged to have been made Capt Alexander married Miss Louise Will Hams ta Chicago i'm the spring Of l9l4 They had no children and Mrs. Alexander perished with her husband. both bodies having since been identified by Messrs. Robert II. Cliburn, E. A. Studd, Reginald Brooke. J. S. Patterson and Manager Turquand of the Hotel Vancouver, who knew Capt. and Mrs. Alexander we'll.
 In an affidavit setting out his claim, Mir. Smith says that it was Capt Mcxandcr's habit 10 carry valuable documents with him and he is in hopes that the missing will may yet be found i'm Capt. Alexan- dcr's baggage. So far none of the bag aEc has been recovered. In the meantime Mir. Justice Morrison has appointed the Royal Trust Company io act as administrator of the per- soual estate. which includes S13.G67 in an account in the Bank of Mon 'roal
 In addition Co the story of the will, Mir. Smith has am agreement dated u October. 1911, referring to the S3O.OOO advance and also a letter written by Alexander in June, 1914. Co his brother in which reference is made to the will. But should the missing will not be found, it is ex- pccted much litigation will follow owing to the value of the estate in- yolycd
 In this connection it is said that some nice points may arise over the question as Co whether husband or wife died first in the wreck. In a case heard in the ontario courts some years ago where husband and wife both perished in shipwreck. each leaving wills in the others favor. the courts held that as the stronger creature, the husband, sur yived the wife in their joint death struggles. and awarded the estate Co the wife's relatives.
 l Capt. Alexander was an English man. who came to this province in 1898. and returned to England to enlist for active service in the Boer war In 1903 when hostilities were over, he returned to this province, and had since been actively engaged
 in mining. Vancouver Providence.