The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-08

w shC 8NENiNOFB INu0tu Dy Nne Anyox, 30 were more or less serious- ly injured and received medical treatment at local hospitals.
 The Alaska struck the reef bow-on in q dense fog, according to the sur- vivOrs, and I'm ediateIy began to list. The work of launching life boats YVES accomplished without delay or dis- orders. Three of the boats success- fully rode the waves but the fourth boat cspsized. throwing It's occu- pants into the sea. The greatest loss of life, the survivors said, resulted from this mishap. A few who wore life beits succeeded in keeping afIont until picked mp.
 Captain, Hobey, when the last of the life boats had been sent over the side of the rapidly filling Alaska, went to the stern of his vessel and he was there when it started it's plunge to the bottom.
 Thomas Johnston of Brooklyn. N. Y., was drowned and his wife rescued, though injured Owen Terlin and his wife of Indianapolis. were saved, slightly injured. Of the 12 bodies re- covered four have been identified as passengers and eight of officers and crew.
 Identified Dead
 The known dead are,
 PnsscnEerss
 Thomas Johnston of Brooklyn.
 E. Pickau of Hubbard, ore.
 A. N. Hutchinson, Portland,
 s. Kumazews. steerage pns-
 senger.
 Officers,
 Chief Steward Hcane.
 Crewi
 Steward Y. I<. King.
 Frank Comm.
 Ralph Moekett, seaman
 Larsen, engine hand of Port
 land. Ore.
 Janitor, name not known.
 Waiter, name unknown.
 Bellboy, believed named Bald
 win of Oakland, CnI.
 Capt. Harry Hubbey master Of the Alaska, with two passengers, were the last on the ship. The captain IS missing. He was without a life preserver One of the two, passen- g4rs, George Glenn of Nebraska. was saved.
 The steamer Anyox. with the known 166 survivors, arrived hers late today.
 According to the stories of the survivors, three life boats were launched. The last was but few feet from the wreck when the Alaska. which had listed to starboard. sud- denly lighted and then plunged, bow first
 George Glenn, who with anotber passenger and the captain, were the last men on the ship, came to the surface a short time afterward and linally round an empty lifeboat. Others were struggling in the water. Ihe steamer Anyox, towing a barge to Vancouver, was 12 miles distant when the first IS. 0 s' signals of the Alaska flashed out Within an hour the Anyox arrived At the wreck and with order that won nigh praise from the survivors. the crew of the Anyox speedily picked up those who were drifting in life pre- servers or in lifeboats.
 Through the night other shine Joined in the rescue work
 Twelve bodies were found which with the arrival of the Anyox and a tug bearing the bodies here. Jeff the unaccounted for at 32 passengers and Tour members Of the crew.
 Injured Cared For
 bighteen of the injured passengers are being cared for In a local hos pitai and some in the hands of the iocai Red cross here.
 Purser Morgan was injured but continued the work of seeing that passengers and crew were cared for on the rescue steamer Anyox and ashore here. Among surviving pas sengers are:
 MT. and Mrs. C. A. Wright, Deau- Vile, N. J., both injured
 Mrs. Thomas Jefferson, Brooklyn.
 (Mrs. Jefferson mentioned only in list of injured not in list of s,,r vivors, probably Mrs. Thomas John ston)
 Praise was mutually extended be- tween members of the crew and pas- sengers in their stories of the scenes following the crash. Despite the iso- lation of the ship. which was en- veloped in fog, with the swells dash ing against it and throwing sprayl from the jagged rocks of the reef. calmness prevailed among the pas sengers and crew. It was a short time. scant 30 minutes between the striking on the rock and the sink ing But without signs of disorder the passengers were helped into the Iifeboats under calm direction of Of. ficers and crew and lowered into the water.
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