Show STEAMSHIP SARATOGA GOES ASHORE IN A BLINDING SNOWSTORM SEATTLE Wash March 21 A A ape special cial dispatch dispi to the Post Intelligence from froni Valdez z z says On the rocks reeks within an eighth of a amile amile amile mile of Busby island the steamship Saratoga of the Alaska Steamship company corn com pan pany went aground during a blinding snowstorm t nO torm yesterday n a afternoon Thel The Th vessel el wa was going oin at nt full speed alien ahead and anal the shock came without warning The vessel is i cau caught ht amidships and as she is heavily loaded bailed forward and anil aft nfL steamship men here hero fear that she sho will break in two on the falling of or tho the tide tid Half an all hour after the tho vessel went vent nta a aground the tho storm subsided I and the order was as just given inn for the tho laun launching launching launch launch- II ing ng of the life boats to carr carry the passengers passengers pas pas- slI ers back to Valdez when tho the steamer Elsie Elsio camo came round tho island After taking the tho passengers ers to Valdez the tho Elsie returned to tho the wreck to stand by hy in case casc she breaks up There Thero i is eight fathoms all around tho the ves cs vessel eel sel outside the tho reef on which she she- is resting Tho The Saratoga a was n-as one ono of the tho Northwestern Northwestern North North- orth western Ship company 8 a Vessels e taken over o b by the tho Alaska Steamship company at the first of the year She was built bunt buntin in ISiS 1378 Both cargo and vessel are in in- Sho She left Seattle March arch 3 S and was on the return trip from Seward and Valdez Amon Among the passengers ers was I Capt E E. E Arctic explorer |