Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-08
B Lost in Wreck
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was being lowered gave way, she said
and its entire cargo was thrown into the
ga.
Eileen Dyer. of La Grande. Ore, five
ytars old. was rescued by the Anyox
after she had drifted around on wreck :
ate in the water for nearly eight hours.
little Eileen was unconscious when
found and was brought back to con-
eiousness only through the untiring
efforts, Of Mrs. Grace Campbell, Of San
Francisco. Eileen, with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. II. Dyer, and her sister
and brother. the latter twins. was on
Der way for visit to San Francisco.
Mrs. Dyer. who was twenty two
years old. and both OF the twins, aged
SIX, are reported missing.
Explosion Causes Deaths
Some of the survivors planned to
leave today for San Francisco aboard
!, special train arranged by officials of
the line which owned the Alaska
0thers left Eureka last night.
The authorities made planst to hold
inquest today over the seventeen
bodies in the morgIe here.
Some Of the deaths were declared BY
SURVIVORS today to have been caused by
ms explosion of the Alaska's boilers
the ship started sinking. Many of
Me passengers and members of the crew
w2 were blown into the sea by the
explosion succeeded in again boarding
We snip or were rescued by lifeboats
M.er clinging to wreckage until help
arrived, 1t was said.
80 sudden did the tragedy happen
@at the vessels crew hardly had time
y prepare the lifeboats. and some OF
mese were reported wrecked while being
Rus over the vessels sides. spilling their
~ On cargo into the waters. Many
y the survivors were rescued by the
an!ox after they had floated about in
"e water for several hours.
,.!,. Il. Moss and c. L. Vilim, both of
whhNago' said they reached a lifeboat
mh m.Nh mad been swept off the decks.
Ismer llteboats. they declared, went
'o"h with the ship.
=, Captain Chooses Death
captain Harry Hobey, of the Alaska.
aerted to 80 to his death rather than
Wn,, me MS command, passengers reported.
m.en Mr. Moss removed a lifebelt he
~ Hnss wearing and offered It to CAPTAIN
n.s' nYoey' telling him to save himself, wit
r,Nis,us rs0Ses said the captain walked away
i[rciceT to go down with my shin"
c..iough veteran in the seryicc,
ii, ,SpA'h liobey was only forty years
A. ne assumed command of the
,is ,aIia ,hi. threc weeks ago, and this was
,oS.ories S.ories of heroism again were told
wssyy..Gy wy .Gy survivors of the ill-fated
cs.n csausnlp. Captain s. Snoddy and the
Mss VI the Anyox were commended for
tb,.". rescue work. Accompanied by
CO.. seamen volunteers, Second OF.
! spnthhurew Sinclair, of the Anyox. tnok
thirtevooa from the Alaska and within
ejns; minutes rescued thirty persona
NILS 70 wreckage in the water
el's. eool Vi those aboard the Alaska were
strror H"u composed after the shin had
BENZ the roc ks and while they were
nUss .aken of in lifeboats and IN Iife
Of according to Mrs. Claflin Wright
EetStauVille, \. j.. and Miss FroSces
gomaal OF Minneapolis. These two
NE hawere were brought to Eureka aboard
tue Sse Henry Willard, which the res.
'p Ahyox had in tow.
Both We're Slightly Injured
Iri,bmwS,s wish | could tell the name of the
ESana Eua'an who, when some of the women
shsrrily:0 BE- be hysterical, sang out
We're nil Ion get scared, folks.
IN .te al going to have ham and eggs
sHS sSHUoGt an hour, said Mrs. WrieSt
os IIe Ms declared his conduct was tynicai
Mn 9t the men aboard the shin,
waist wright tore of her silk shirt
III Ser sne n, said. because the oarsmcn
were s,,nnoat ,nteooat found the oar handles
make Tppssry NO with oil and they could
handles. f'o the oil of the car
hsnh., Clark, Miss Eckstrom and other
\ Ia OF their party were dancina
" IL hurricane deck when the yessei
~ xhsISuss xIuss, Both said 1t seemed as ii
STRUCK one rock and then