Show I z i 1 Jt Jt- Jt Jt- Jt t Ia 3 LOST ALAkA STEAMER Ii on th the H F r t 6 t Y t j Y iJ 4 ON BOARD BOAR BATTERED i k A IE r Pacific's Princess S Sophia o P his Drops to Bottom of f Lynn Canal j After Hitting V Vanderbilt Reef I T BATTLE TLE Wash Oct 26 Q hundred and aud three forty persons ns os ost t of them outbound Alaskans and of tho Yukon territory lost Kir i lives when tho Canadian dian Inc Pacific ic company's pass passenger gamer earner Princess k Sophia was vaa bated bated hatred bat bat- red ed ed last as Thursday by storms 1 R gg n ed d a rc s r wa t anc I r rn 14 1 1 i d t. t to b fLynn t toino f c a o oi tire the In Inside Passage nots not s o oC k ka kag g ay way g ay Alaska I Q f s r i read a n wireless ago na i today from J Juneau l Alaska thin of the l loss logs ris Sh Shipping men tonight said the loss I Ithe the Sophia with all aboard was wase i 36 e worst marine marine disaster in the lists his his- ts ry y of the Pacific coast const 1 The he 20 tons tong gross ross has lias be been n Iy ng In western Canadian and south south- h tern tern Alaska waters eaters since sho she was wasi 1 i uhf lt In to 1912 Ii Passenger Lint LIrt Unavailable r Lista of oC passengers and details of ot othe he e wreck were not a available tonight ht be tie vessel It was thought was cargo cara car car- go ying a capacity load of ot passengers ers early arly all northerners rs who had taken x e last steamboat up ut tho the Yukon river toro fora the tho Ice and had boarded tho thoat at Skagway Tho Thu passengers ero among tho hundreds who left lert laska this fall to spend tho the winter I tl tho the states and Canada They had s. s omo ing as far as White Horse by river ot oat and there had board boarded ell trains for tor 1 le e e Alaska port lay the heavily loaded Sophia tt it Skagway for Vancouver Cr and Vic oria orla orla Not ot many hours hour's out sho ho ran to to one of oC the tho first snowstorms of or ofie ie e year ear Early Thursday In the dark id sl 11 storm she eke ran hard hald aground on ono onG o G Vanderbilt reef recto Distress calls tre ere sent oU out and the United States tender Cedar tho the United tea government steamer Peterson PetersonS S od Ild d several everal small boats went to her taIs tance K J Weather Culm Cuba nt at hen daylight ht came It was found e e boat was resting easy and the I cather calm and It was vas decided not remove tho the passengers Word Vord was vas I wit tt I Ito to Vancouver and nd tho the wrecking teamer Tees Teea and tho C. 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II lt steamer Princess Alice were sent north the cr to pull pun tho the Sophia off ort tho reef rd d tho the Alice Allee to get fret et her hor passengers ese ships will arrive at nt tho scene morrow Tho storm torm sprang up yesterday and l Pe o 0 winds whipped down the tho long g nar- nar w Lynn I canal w with h hurricane force toree t Wi e Sophia in tho path of or the gale alc poun pounded e against the rocks On count t of the tine llan danger er of or stranding th the thery o arby ry ships hips did not dare go near her d i l ats were impo sIble although h 1 1 WL 1 e a shore ro was not ia many y yards ards awn away If t Ship Founders l In 1 le bast night the gala Increased creased In fur fury J a d probably while many of tho the pas pas' pas i gers ers slept lifted tho steamer up liar her across Bs lh the reef and sent cent t r to tho bottom he only word from th the e I t rth regarding the tho wreck c came camo toda toch today y en the tho mn Canadian wireless service a at t 1 torla toria Ja picked tho UP following me urea e G. G from the United States roles s v tion at nt Juneau u Princes Sophia d driven 11 across reel t Mr night No 10 survivors Seventy W ln In crew Every ery Rt Continued on n Pago Pabo 2 I i ON U BOARD SA TIERED SHIP DIES Continued Continue From Pa Pace Pao o 1 thins thing possible was wa done done- Terrible weather prevailed Capt F. F L. L Locke was In charge or ot ortho tho ho vessel Lighthouse Tender Unable to Assist Victoria n B. B C. C Oct CG Tho Tho United States State lighthouse tender Cedar Cear made mado madean madonn an nn unsuccessful attempt to get bet to 0 tho the IcI 1 or f the t after sho started to sink according to a n. wireless message message mes mca hero here to tonight to- to sage saSo from tho the Ce Cedar nr received night Tho TILe body of oC one woman and four tour upturned boats bonts were the only I signs of ot the thc Sophia left ert at daylight to lOda to- to da day I IThe I fol follows follows tot tot- The message e from the Cedar I lows U S S. S S S. S Cedar via Ia Cable Cabo Steamer Cedar stan standing b by at al 7 p. p m m. Hh but impo impossible to sot got near r Kales s vessel essel on account of ot northerly and hN heavy seas bout About 70 passengers lost Cedar got sot within yards ard yesterday yes yes- es but anchors would not hold and antI sea drove t her awn away Last night Sophia told us that they s sinkinG Cedar made mado full speed to hor nor through h blinding ln snowstorm but could not find her Last heard from Sophia was wasat wasat at nt 5 No O survivors so 90 far or as asIc Ic known n own Codar Cedar returned to scone or of wreck early carb this morning forced to anc anchor I till daylight At jIt o'clock reported only foremast snowing No U sign of ot wreckage or life lito Cedar Cellar found bod body of ot one ono woman and fo four r boats Loata upturned UPturned up upturned up- up turned on Lincoln Island no n Kig-n U 1 01 ot life Cedar still at scene of or wreck The Tho King and Wingo and gasoline e boat bont also U. U S S. S S. S is Js still In the vicinity I I i Peterson Blizzard Blamed For Loss of Life Alaska Oct C Indicative of ot tho tile terrific storm which caused the steamer Princess Sophia Sophia- ohla to Hum her rocky ledge cd e on VanderbIlt reef reet Into tho the waters of or I Lynn canal were the statements made roads by officers of ot the tho Canadian Ca Canadian Ca- Ca nadian Pacific steamer r Am Amy which re returned ro- ro turned frum from th the tho scene of oC the wreck yesterday The rho officers I said two feet feel of ot snow fell in tort forty hours and md a a. strong northeast wind then blowing lat later r io- io Into the tho blizzard which was re responsible responsible re- re for tor the Sophia's Ilea heavy loss losa of life lito When hen the Amy 4 Am left len the Sophia that vessel was wa resting for about two thirds of ot her length on tho the rocks of ot the reef reet which Is four tour miles W west vest of ot Sentinel island and half halt wn Wa way between Juneau end nd Skagway The he Sophia was then I taking on water She was surrounded by Ly deep wat water f on both sides but with only her stern over deep water it was thought ht there thero wa was no danger danser of or tho the st steamer sliding off ort the thc rocks rocke The root reef was covered however at halt half tide lIde and lie tho heavy seas ha had prevented attempts to take ot oft off the tho passengers Tho The Sophia's only freight cargo caro Is raid cald to havo o consisted of ot fort forty horses At S 8 o'clock last night the last Jut message mes mes- sage O from Captain Locke Locko of ot the Sophia was received Today the government CO t tender Cedar which had been standing by br reported that only the Sophia's masts mast's were visible The Cedar remained In the canal to search for tor bodies Passengers Calm Prior to Deaths Vancouver B. B C C. Oct 26 26 Passengers Passengers rg aboard tho the Sophia were calma short hort Limo before th tho steamer carried d them them to th their ir deaths according to a a. wl wireless eless message sent last night from the S doomed doome vessel Tho The message 1 was as sent by b- bC C Captain Locke to tho Canadian Pacific railroad offices hero It Il was as received this morning Captain Locko Locke said Steamer Codar Cedar and three Juneau U gas bas boats standing b by to take t. off oft rs on acc account of or strong strone- northerly northerly north north- erly gale and bl big sea running The ship Is hard bard and fast on tho reef reet with her bottom badly damaged damas She Is not water lter Unable to back oft off reef reet P Passengers are non normal normah Nearly all members of ot the Sophia's s 's screw crew vero Canadians Captain Locke master was ono one of ot the oldest navigators navigators tors on the northern coast Capt Jerry Jorry Shaw was first officer J J. J F F. Gosse second see sec ond officer and A A. Murphy third cera All four tour resided In Victoria A. A Alexander er Vancouver was gun gun- ner n er Many lany Women and Children on Board Skagway gway Wa Alaska Oct 26 2 Many 6 Many women and children were cro aboard tho the steamer Princess Sophia when hen she left here bore Wednesday Among the this passengers passengers gers were tere Mrs Irs Marks and children Capt James Alexander Alexandcr and wife and William A. A Malong and wife Ite Mrs s. Marks was the wife of ot a n. Fairbanks 1 Alaska dred dredge o operator and Captain J Alexander Aexander and nd Mr Malone were mine mimic I I operators tors from Interior Al 9 Alaska a. a Mr I Malong's Inong's homo home was at t Hub Ruby Four hours after the tho Sophia left oft here she oho ran Into a blinding snowstorm L Up lp p to midnight ht last nl RIght night ht It was thought t there here all aboard were safe |