The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-03-14
ADMIRAL EVANS
 IS WRECKED
iJunean EIppire1

Duncan Empire1
 The steamer Admiral Evans is lying on tie beach at Hawk h. Jet completely submerged with the exception of the. top of her pilot house ard her forepeak, asa result of having struck 6 rock there Saturday afternoon at 5;l4, while entering the Inlet to unload freight. The mail, hand baggage, passengers. and members of the crew arrived in Juneau yesterday shcrtly afternoon on the Princess sophia, which was sent to the scene as soon as word was re- ceived of the accident. The Evans ard the greater part of her carNs will be saved The Wrecking tn2 Salvor and Captain are on be way North. having left Nictesia at noon Sunday for the scene. The ship js resting at an afsSle of 30 degi ees with Il fathonss of water aft at low tide and with A fathoms anidships. She is nest ing on a sandy beach in quiet water and is in no danger Of breaking up. Shipping mea and officers of the ship say that she can be salvad and raised without difficulty
 Will 60 South
 Members of the crew ~e.e sent South on the Princess Sophia yes te]'day evening, passengers for the Westward will he sent cut on the Alameda, while those for Port Althsop will leave on the Spokane. {
 1t is said that the accident was caused by the shifting of Buoy No3, from regular position which caused the Evans to sheer too far to one side. She struck two glanc- ing blows on the port side for ward. At once full speed was ordered and she was headed for the beach approximately two miles away. She started to fill at a rapid rate and was we'll down by the head when she was beached. The oil tanks on the steamer burst and the baggage and the entire cargo was satu- rated with fuel oil from the tanks.
 Officers at Wreck
 Captain Charles Glasscock, the chief engineer, boatswain and second officer are standing by the wreck. The balance of the mem- bers of the crew are quartered at the Circle City Hotel. The passengers are quartered at the Alaskan, Gastineau and the Zyn- da Hotels. where the Pacific Steamship Company at once made arrangements for their care.
 The first word of the wreck was received in Juneau Saturday at 5:15 o'clock in the shape of an s. 0. s. call. It stated that the Evans had struck rock and was sinking. Agent Gallagher made arrangements with the Sophia to proceed to the scene immediately after her arrival here and to bring the crew and passengers to Juneau. Ticket Agent J. H. Kline was sent with the Sophia to help in caring for the passen- gers.
 Agent Gallagher wired the Ev- ans at 7:1O stating that the Sophia was on the way to the scene. but the wireless force of the Juneau station reported that communica- tion had ceased.
 Purser Tells of Wreck
 Purser Garry Bach. of the Ew- ans, this morning related the story of the wreck. We were proceeding up the Hawk Inlet Channel to the cannery to unload a cargo for the Hawk Inlet Pack ing Company. At 5:l5 Saturday afternoon the Evans struck and was at once headed for the beach. She landed in the mud at 5:28, and at that time had ov- CT twelve feet of water in her hold. according to what 1 was told" MT. Bach said.
 At the time she was beached she was still running full speed ahead. At 8:45 the work of talk ing the passengers off the ship was started A bowling gale was blowing and the thermometer re- gistered below zero. The passen. gers were taken ashore in the St. Nicholas, Murelette, and Fish Hawk Tho noccoprorc covo1