Show SUNK BY ICEBERG STEAMER YUCATAN boes GOES DOWN IN ICY STRAIT BUT NO LIVES lived WERE VERE LOST passengers and crew camped on desolate island asland but steamer was saon sent from juneau to rescue the juneau Jiin eau alaska the adaska alaska steamship co companas comp ni banys anys steel steamship yucatan bound from broin valdez for seattle with passengers struck nn an iceberg in I 1 icy ey strait at thursday morning and sank eight minutes later in six fathoms of water there was no loss of life and no person was injured the shipwrecked passengers gers and crow crew went into camp on Chilia island and wore were brought brough hero there by the steamship peor gla which left juneau tor for the purpose soon after news of the wreck was received tile tha steamship was bound for gypsum on oil chingos island to take on a quan quantity fity of on gypsum when ley icy strait was reached the water was waa smooth but there were great fields of ice fee and tho the snow was falling so heti heavily vily that it was waa possible to see only a short distance ance ahead suddenly an iceberg loomed up ahead and the steamship rammed into it tearing a great liole hole in the side tit of the vessel into which water poured full steam ahead was ordered and the yucatan was thelded headed for foe Clith apt island where she was beached at a point where there la is six fathoms of water at high tide the boats were lowered and all on board were taken to shore share without mishap or confusion the ten women comeri passengers being removed first food and bedding and the united states mall mail were also taken ashore |