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Show MIE LIVES LOST ON PACIFIC com t Boat Is Rnn Down and Cut in Two in the Vancouver Harbor. PARTY WAS EXPLORING FAMOUS OYSTER BEDS Representatives of English Syndicate, Syn-dicate, With Deal in View, Were on Board. VANCOUVER, B. O., July 21. Nino persons lost their llvos this afternoon by an accident which occurred on Bur-rard Bur-rard lnlot, tho harbor of Vancouver. Tho Chchalls was run down and cut In two by tho steel steamer Princess Victoria, leaving this port for Victoria and Seattle. Se-attle. The Chchalls had on board a party of fifteen bound for tho oyster beds at Blunden Harbor, on tho northern north-ern coast of British Columbia. The party included the owners of tho bods nnd representatives of the English syndicate syn-dicate who contemplated purchasing the oyster beds. Saved. It. II. BRICE, freight clerk of tho steamer Casslar and vico-prcsldent of Uio British Columbia Native Oyster company. ' CAPT. HOWSE, master of tho Chchalls. Chc-halls. J. O. BENWELL, commission merchant mer-chant of this city. P. G. SHALLCROSS, commission merchant mer-chant ,-o Vancouver and reproosntatlvo of tho English capitalists who desired to buy tho Blunden Harbor oyster bods. R. N. RICH of Victoria, a friend of Mr. Shallcross. C. A. DEAN, engineer of the Chehalla. Missing. MRS. R. II. BRICE. HILDA MASON, a little girl ivho accompanied ac-companied Mrs. Brlco. BARNETT BENWELL, aged 3 yeara, son of J. O. Benwell. DR. HUTTON of Rock Bay hospital, an expert on oysters, who was going north to examine the beds at Blunden Harbor, P. J. CHICK, formerly purser of the steamer Casslar and Bccretary-treasurer of tho British Columbia Natlvo Oyster company. W. II. CRAWFORD, deckhand of Ch-halls. Ch-halls. TWO JAPANESE firemen. CHINESE COOK. Owners Were on Board. The tug Chchalls had been chartered for a three weeks' trip. Tho party of fifteen on board included the owners of the oyster beds, Dr. Hutton and Postmaster Post-master Shallocross, representing tho English Eng-lish capitalists, and several of their friends. When 6he enteerd the narrows at the cutranco to Burrard Inlet, tho strougly Mowing, Incoming tide swung tho Cbehalir, across the channel. The steamer steam-er Princess Victoria, following closely behind, crashed into tho Chchalls and cut tho tug in two before the spoed of tho steamer could bo checked. The Princess was traveling at the rato of about nineteen knots and tho Chchalls at eight knots when tho collision occurred. oc-curred. Boat Cut in Two. Tho Chchalls was struck amidships, was cut clean in two and the after half of the little vessel sank at once, proclp-ltatiug proclp-ltatiug all on board into tho water. Tho Princess Victoria immediately stoppod. throw over llfo preservors and lowored five boats, which culsod about for an hour picking up tho six survivors. Theso were brought back to the dock at Vancouver. Van-couver. It is practically certain that thre will bo no moro survivors and It is doubted If tho bodies of tho niuo missing ones will ho rocovereif, so strong Is tho current nt the scene of tho accident. |
