Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-08
C0ASTWlSE STEAMER
HITS ROCKS, SINKS;
48 PERSONS MISSING
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Portland, Ore, to San Francisco.
skipper Is Missing.
Capt. Harry Hober. skipper of
the wrecked vessel, is missing and
believed to have gone down with
his ship.
A dense fog concealed the
treacherous rocks Of Blunt's Reef,
which projects far into the ocean,
when the Alaska crashed at $3.50
o'clock last night. Within twenty
minutes the crippled steamer list
ed. turned and sank to within four
feet Of the tips of the masts.
The passengers were placed in
life boats, but one overturned as 1t
was lowered into the water.
Thomas Johnston OF Brooklyn,
was drowned and his wife rescued,
though injured. Owen Terlin and
his wife of Indianapolis, were
saved, slightly injured. OF the
twelve bodies recovered, four
have been identified as passengers
and eight of officers and crew,
The known dead are:
Passengers.
THOMAS JOHNSTON, of Brook
lyn.
e. PICKALL, of Hubbard, Ore
A. N. HUTCHINSON, Portland
S. KUMAzAwA, steerage pas
senger.
CHEF STEWARD HEANE.
Officers.
STEWART +. X. KING.
FRANK COMM.
RALPH J. MOCKETT, seaman
$1,000 LARSEN. engine hand, OF
Portland, Ore,
JANIT0R, name unknown.
) WAITER. name unknown.
BELL BOY, believed named
Baldwin, of Oakland. Calf.
Captain Harry HOBBY, master OF
the Alaska, with two passengers
were the last on the ship wher
about half an hour after it struck
it sank. The captain is missing
He was without o life preserver
One of two passengers, George
Glenn, of Nebraska, was saved.
Stories of Survivors.
The steamer Anyox, with 16f
survivors, arrived late here today
According to the stories of the
survivors, three life boats were
launched. The last one was bui
few feet from the wreck wher
the Alaska, which had listed te
starboard, suddenly righted and
then plunged bow first.
George Glenn, who, with an
other passenger and the captain
were the last men on the ship
came to the surface a short time
afterward. and finally found an
empty life boat. Others were
struggling in the water. The
steamer Anyox, towing barge &c
Vancouver, was, IL miles distant
when the first s. o. S. signals OF
the Alaska flashed out.
Survivors Praise Crew.
Within an hour the Anyox ar
rived at the wreck, and with or
der that won high praise from
the survivors, the crew of the
Anyox speedily picked up those
who were drifting In life preserv.
ers or In life boats. Through the
night other ships Joined in the
rescue work.
Twelve bodies were found and
were brought here today,
c. Wright, who was travelling
with his wife, of Deauville, N. j.,
was injured and among the sur
vivors brought here today.
Praise was mutually extended
between members of the crew and
passengers in their stories today OF
the scenes following the crash OF
the Alaska. Despite isolating ter
rof OF the ship being enveloped IN
fog as the swells dashed against Il
and threw spray from the jagged
rocks of the reef, calmnes pre-
vailed among the passengers and
crew.
1t was a short time, the scant
thirty minutes between the striking
on the rock, and the sinking of the
vessel. But without signs OF dis
order the passengers were helped
into the life boats under calm d.
rection of officers and crew, and
they were lowered into the water.
Captain Hobey's heroic direction
of the life-saying was of such a
thrilling example that several men
passengers stayed by him, and the
women and children were taken
first into the boats.
Ship Suddenly Piunges,
The vessel slowly listed, and then
righting itself suddenly plunged.
An overturned life boat shot many
passengers into the water. There
was a half hour of bleak darkness
with the life boats drifting in the
blanket of fog before the siren OF
the rescue steamer Anyox was
heard.
Captain Snoddy of the Anyox,
and his crew defied the treacher-
Gus reef In carrying on the rescue
work, but 1t was with difficulty that
the wreck victims In life boats and
many In life preservers or clingine
to drifting wreckage were found.
Rescuers Work All Night.
All through the night, the rescu-
ers. picked up many of those who
had been struggling In the water
clinging to wreckage, for hours.
One of the last survivors picked
up was little Irene Dyer, q girl moi
|yet in her teens, who had beer
clinging to wYeckage for more thar
eight hours.
Purser Continued at Work.
Eighteen of the injured passen'
gers are being cared for in a To-
cal hosDital, and some In the hand.