The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-28

picked up by the Seattle Coast Guard Headquarters, The Seattle Merchants Exchange, and in Ju- neau, another radio said the pas sengers were all safe.
 The sos was picked up in Ju- neau about 12:10 o'clock Sunday morning and then faded out. It was feared the ship had eXperi- enced a fatal blow but later a radio picked up said the passen- gers were being landed on shore, lifeboated to the beach
 Shortly after this announcement faint signals were heard that the Coast Guarder Cyane was rushing from Ketchikan to the scene and also the steamer North Coast. of the Northland Transportation, then bound south for Seattle, was un- der full speed for the scene, in the pitch black night. It was then learned the Alaska was on Francis Point, Elliott Island.
 About o'clock yesterday morn ing, later radios picked up indi- cated the Alaska was listing, but the engines were in operation, the passengers, were ashore being as sisted by crewmen who had built fires and were being made com fortable as possible, and aid was near.
 Report From Wreck
 A dispatch to the Empire from the Chronicle at Ketchikan later stated the steamer North Coast ar rived at the scene at dawn and rescued 279 passengers from the rocky beach, then designated as Arthur Passage, 96 miles from Ket. chikan, where the Alaska struck going at full speed shortly after midnight. The passengers, the dis patch stated, had been lifeboatcd ashore from the Alaska.
 Capt O. c. Anderson and the greater part of the crew remained aboard The dispatch also stated the passengers were removed be- cause the Alaska listed sharply and Capt. Anderson feared she might slip into deep water.
 Further radio messages stated that the North Coast. after taking the passengers aboard headed for Prince Rupert
 The Coast Guarder Cyane had arrived at the scene and it was said then that salvage vessel was on the way and an attempt would be made to pull the Alaska off the rocky beach during the forenoon at high tide.
 Further dispatches indicated none of the passengers or crew was seriously hurt.
 Bulletin Posted
 The Empire had the first infor- i nation of the accident and the first bulletin was posted in the windows shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning As many Ju- neauites were aboard and as many local people had friends aboard from the Westward or Interior, an- xiety was keen and this was not relieved until a bulletin was later posted announcing all passengers were safe and aboard the North Coast bound TOT Prince Rupert.
 Can't Pull Alaska off
 Early yesterday afternoon, the Empire received dispatch from the Ketchikan Chronicle stating that attempts of the Coast Guarder Cyane to refloat the Alaska at high tide Sunday forenoon failed when she was able to move the stricken ship only few feet. The dispatch also stated another attempt was planned for II o'clock Monday morning when the tide was high CT than on Sunday.
 Coast Guard Report
 The Coast Guard cutter Cyane made an official report the Alaska was listing IT degrees to port, eight feet of water in hold No l and fuel tanks forward punctured. The vessel, the report said, was lying with the bow in the woods, and her stern drawing A feet of water
 A later dispatch from Ketchikan said the passengers aboard the North Coast were to be landed at Prince Rupert and the steamer Yu- kon, northbound from Seattle, was due at Prince Rupert Monday fore noon and they would be brought north to Ketchikan Some of the