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Show 1 I oi'ii picked up from tln ship. 11 is' hoped that I lie silence of the wireless means nothing more serious llian tlio giving out of the battel h s or I lie breaking of Mie dynamo, Mii on hc-c. hc-c. unt oi the furious storm whit h is raging the most conservative me compelled to in it that tne interruption interrup-tion of wireless cornniun.cal ion may mean that tin- ship has succumbed to the pounding of tho waves. Owing to closing of the military cable ca-ble olllccs iU nlrhl. assistance could i ill li' summoned trom iildi-7., only twenty miles .llst.nu limn the scene of the wreck. No lugs were In tho harbor Hem anl it was iioceysmy to Icleph.iii.. fifty miles casl of here to gel it I mat I hot could go to lh"' as-Hsrancn as-Hsrancn of tin- "Olympia." Tlie launch ' Corsair" lelt Kalalhi early this morning. morn-ing. Word was nh.o sciu to Seward lc the westward, lo dispatch the mall sb-amor 'Dora to tho "Olympic's" assistance as-sistance The "Iora" was due at Seward Se-ward early today and should already Le on the way to Hllgh Isbmd. Details Are Lacking. Owing to the dllliculty with which wireless communication with the ' Olymplu" was maintained. Operator Hayes was unable to give any details Concctniri'; the grounding of the vestal ves-tal It is believed, however, that her pitichinciy 1 1 1 ci s t h:ive broken down, leaving her at the tuercy of the storm. Operator Hayes said thict the life bouts wen- all ready for launching, but that tie- tnry of the storm made tills loo dangerous an un b-riaklng except ex-cept as a last resort It Is believed I he people will Slav by the ship mill! help nn.'vcs unless toey are forced to hike to the boats before the Kinking of the ship. SEATTLE, De. 11 The Alaska Steamship company's steanichlp "Oh nipln" was w recked on the Hllgh Island rocks, near Cordova, Alaska, early this morning This Information received concerning the wreck was a brief message from the company's agent ill Aide,, Alaska, raying thai the vessel had gone on the reef The message noni at 1U o'clock this morn-ins morn-ins said. All hanns or .ct k. ' This is laken as Indicating that t ho passengers anil crew were preparing to take to the bouts. Passengers In Two Wrecks. The 'Olympla" sallef from Seattle pecember fi, with twenty-six passengers passen-gers and fn tons of freight The passengers pas-sengers who went north on the "Olympla" "Olym-pla" first sailed en the steamship ' North western," which grounded In false bar, San )uan island, early In the morning of I ecemlier .,2, a few hours alter sailing from Seattle for the north. The "North western's" passengers were brought back lo Seattle Seat-tle and resumed their Journey on the "Olvinpla" which was hurriedly put Into commission oo oj STEAMER ASHORE IN RAGING STORM 4.4. 4- 4- CORDOVA, Alaska, Dec. II. 4 The Alaska Steamship Co.'s steamer Olympla," with in 6 4-4- persniis aboard, is ashore en Sea island. " Prince William 4-4- sound. A furious storm Is rag- 4-4- Ing. No word has been received 4 from the wireless operator on -f the "Olympia" since this morn- V 4- Ing and grave fears are enter- 4-4- tained for the safety of those on the wrecked vessel. 4- CORDOVA, Alaska, Dec. 11. There are fllty-two passengers aboard tho "Olympia " mosl of whom boarded the vessel here last night. Among those v ho sailed from here for Valdez and Seward are United Stales District Judge IJ. E Cushnian and wife, ami members t.f the third district court who are on their way to Valde., where court convenes tomorrow. The crew 01 1 he "Olympia" consists of filly-four officers and men, Captain. J. Daniels being in command The "OIuipla" sailed from Cordo-a Cordo-a at C o'clock last night, having arrived ar-rived from Seattle earlier In the day Although the night was clear and a lull moon sued a bright light, navigation naviga-tion was made dangerous by a fifty-m!lo fifty-m!lo gale which was blowing from the north. Wireless Message of Diotress. Between 12 and 1 o'clock this Morning the operator on duty at tho 1, 'ivy wireless station picked up the distress signal cd the "Olympia" Ho i'liswercd ai once. Operator Hayes on the "Olympia" then sent an urgent appeal for help, saying that the "Olympia" had t-truck cn Mligh isiand and was in an exposed ex-posed position. Heavy seas were breaking over her, making the position ..f those on board all the more perilous. peril-ous. The message from the "Olympia" vsis receitcd with difficulty. The fen in charge of tne naval wireless station express tlie oplub-n thai the rtuuuding of .the vessel had in some way caused a short circuit which inlet in-let ferred with the scuding of the wlro-'.cs wlro-'.cs messages trom the steamer. Ship May Have Gone Down. In fcplio of this difficulty, communication commun-ication was maintained with the disabled dis-abled ship until 4 o'clock this morn-if.g, morn-if.g, since which time no call has |