The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 3, 1902, Page 1

THE WALLA WALLA LOST follides at Sea With French Sailing Vessel While Enroute from San Francisco to This City and Sinks Within a Few Minutes WANY PERISH IN THE DISASTER Number of Those Who Perished Is Not Yet Known---Part of the Survivors Arrive in Ship's Boats---Tell of Awful Experiences---Details of One of the Most Terrible Marine Tagedies of Recent Years ei | FUREKA, Cat. Jan. &—The Pa: cil Coast Steamship Co.'s fagehty Wille Wella was wrecked off Capt} om pure " al, @t 4 o'clock yesten ® af worming in a dense foe, Ste] | collided With an unknown tron vee Peek the fate of which is not y@ shite dtr ck _ known | ‘The news of the dtm “Brbeght bere this morning by sev 48 murvivors from the Walla Walk - who arrived In one of the amail boas | F after a trightfully stormy passage ies f through tremendous seas. The bost es eontained 13 persons when it left . he side of the sinking eteamshiy; Dot six of them were lost overboast from the frail craft while en rove this port. The seven who su te a frightful story of ther gee on the Walle © Wail, Sad eurecquentiy fn the lfebow. ay state that eight other smill ‘beats and four life rafts were lov- get from the Walla Walla sat THE STEAMSHIP WALLA _ the Walle Walla have just arrived teen sunk in a collision and many deaded with survivors, also te | tives were lost, | @itamer Dispatch, which rescued a} | fom. It i feared that she will be ae of others. The total nun- SEATTLE PAS- added to the list. a a Der saved who have reached here | Two Mfeboats on the Walla Walls SENGERS were vnsiscs sc tne conn. tm | &p to 10:30 @. m, numbers 67. Tre! sStire number of persons aboardwas) . nner of those who sailed on jothers got away, Some of the pas- | sengers aboard are known to have 124, of whom 3% were first class pas. | sengers, 26 steerage passengers and | Three ‘the remaining 14 comprised officers rafts and three boats were picked and cre, the Valla Walla were cabin passen- rs trom San Francisco, but the majotty of them are sald to be res- TE will thus be seen that) gent, of Seattle, Tacoma and Vic- the total number yet missing 10 7, toria The passenger let for 5 many ‘of whom undoubtedly perish- | a gone down with the vessel er boat ‘Trinidad. landed seven persons at Beven othe: Attle-first class—was as follows: J. who were |L. whid, 3. A. Gray, A. H. Snell, | in ‘The cargo of the Walla Walla was | xtra. Timmons, A. Koteschnur and | | landing Malued at $22,000. She was a vessel! wits, Miss Williams, Mra. A. Mey-| tt @ known that Mra , ns tons burden. Her length was) denbaier, J, Robertshout, A. Mey- | the stewardess, Chief Engineer Geo. 0 feet, breadth @ feet; she was|denbdmer, Chas. Neff, C. F. Swan, | he of the largest coasters upon the| J. Mier and wife, F. Haight, Miss perished with the ship. Pacific. G. Miss R. E. Peters, 1. | | able that sev Capt. A. W. Hall was among the} ¥. L, Smith, W. P. | ‘Srvivors who reached here her at the time, were lost in | Crosby, and Purser E. L. Nuttan, It ts prob Grien, eral of the crew were Sterr and wife, this | Sandreon, | aleo lost, Morning. The officers of the ship| For 8 + ‘Were; P. Nelson, first officer; F.| Mara, ; Tacke, second otticer; John Hughes, | Erichon, wife and three children; | state room by the prow of the sail- 4 third officer; Fred Brown, fourth) K. own, D. ‘When the bark detached } Officer; ~. Crosby, chiet engineer; | ment James Cannen, F. Demar, C, @ Reed, first assistant engineer; ohn Potter, second assistant en-|L. M Paperne, G. Helgeson, R. Mc- Gneer; Chas. Brown, third assistant | Wl! engineer; Nutman, purser; Hogan, freight clerk —. Haught, fetond clerk. Her cargo was most- ttle—second class—M. «| Capt. Hall had a very narrow es- Swanson, D, Larsen, H.| cape. He was pinioned down in his Jones, F. MeCrim- | ing vessel. | herself from the steamer, he was re- Gieaon, G. F. Spencer, D. Boynan, | jeased; but the Walla Walla imme- iately sunk before he could make He plunged through the R. Moftee, C. H. Smith, L. | his escape. | Drub, ¢ Laws ForVancouver. Nicolson, A. H. H. Weaver. First clase—J. H. Hanson, ©. | gaping hole in the side of his state Dan room, and when he arose to the sur- face, clung to the floating timbers W consigned to Canadian ports. ag fe Alp Mra. Be 8. EAWary | ut he was picked up. “ia For Alaska—First class-C. R, | i ‘The mother and brother of Mise | West,A. B. MacLelan EUREKA, Cal., Jan, 3.—1:60~—Word Catherine Stream, stenographer in| ForVictoria—Pirst clase—Mrs, L.| nas been received from the Hum- Sty Engineer Thomson's oftice, were |J°%™: BF. Adams, L. M. Hansel | boldt life saving station that 14 per- man, Irs, Hastings. Second class— ; Sheard the Walla Walle, = Miss! sons who were aboard the Walla § ie , W. Dhler, R. Nevins. > bs titres m unableto ascertain) por tacoma—First class —John| Walla, were picked up by the lite Whether or not they have been wav-|Gilvor ¥, W. Stream, wite and|erew as they attempted to land 4. mothe; Dr. B. F. Allen and wife. ‘through the surf. Tecob Miller and his wife, both of ~~ —_—_ Beattio, were returning home from EUMWKA, Cal, Jan. §.—1:15 p. m,! TRINIDAD, Jan, 31:39 p, m— San Francisco nyoard the fated ves- Ml. They were Late details of the sinking of the Those who were drowned when the first boat from the Walla Walla John Wilkinson, Wm. Martel, vessel ved and were car-| Walla Walla show that the Tid on the steamer Dispatoh to| was rn into by a square-rigged| swamped were Mreke. Mr. Miller is @ stockbrok- rallingthip supposed to be a French | quartermaster; fire- Bureka, cat, ty, « the news of his wafe- p. mevThe Pacific Coast Steamship The only details he sons abard, #4 of whom are now ac~ Co. have issued a statement that 115 save of | countedtor MP Wieck wore that the veusel haa | ‘Tho fte of the bark is unknown. | passengers of the Walla Walla are i WALLA |For bursa She stood away after the collision | and was soon lost sight of in the) up by the steamer Dispateh, Anoth. | { Reynolds, | St mith offices in the New York | barqueand was cut almost in two,| man; John Druby, fireman, and two se: She eax in 15 minutes after the col-| unknown sailors. Mr. Miller wired Alien Mt Smith of | sion tok place. Reports rec ood the University Of Washington from | here shw that there were 144 per-| SAN FRAN Jan, 2.—1 45 | SEATTLE w ASHING TON FRIDAY HVE NING, 1902 NU SEATON MEETS HIS DOOM UPON THE GALLOWS Pays the Penalty of Death for the Murder of His Uncle, Dan Richards ‘Wilitam Aldon Seaton was hanged dark, grim seatfold eame in view. Those about him could detect no emotion or even @ paleness upon his | countenance. Accompanied by the | i. December 6 | deputies Sheriff Cudihee and Rev iF po ced gal see and showing | Mr, Lingenfelter, be approached the nm being the 4 Into | awrul of the menu. He accompanied by] straight t gether y and he soon reo ered his composure ‘After Mie Rroaktant After the departure of his relative and t at exactly § o'clock this morning for the murder of bis uncle, Dan Rich-| ards at Bouth Park, 1900, Without brava no fear his soul ps At 7:60 o’olock, walt artic ernity inatrument of death, .) him. As pking Deputy Jim Mullen on one side and] the ateep Might of stairs leading to| brenktast tw had Jim Lambert write | Dr. Lingenfelter, his spiritual ad-| ¢ affold he looked up and aa letter for him to Ka Ro who viser, the procession started from! faint amile was discernible upon his | I" otherwixe kuown as the Bkagway the condemned man's cell aton| face. elon, addressed him as had lighted @ cigar a few moments} Without the least hesitancy he ~ Skag.” to get out of the after Sheriff Cudihee read the) cended to the scaffold and took his | tolls of the law and keep out, death warrant. This he continued) position directly gbehind the trap. | nished break to smoke as he passed along the jall| On the senffold with him were} corridor to the stairway ascending to| Sheriff Cudihee, Deputies Willa the death chamber. McLeod, Mullen and Bernard, and He mounted the staire with no| Mev. Mr, Lingenfelter, | quest, had writter show of trembling but halted At this moment #heriff Cudthee ad- | (o bis attorneys —— the front of the platform | [asaidny & Marves. for ‘ened. Also a that those present | one to Mr N. Mow the yor une | the strictest silence ik Etudant wha has tabard 20 A tomb-like bush pervaded the chamber a were blanched and many eyes were cast upon the hot daring, apparently, to look the doomed man while he was v last.words upon earth. » raised his voice alichtly | ve his ordinary tone, and. with & tremor, | Gentlemens Jog all. know what 1 am here for. 1 am here for some thing I know nothing about Sduously to save him. nutes past m the cel! to the began. od will forgive Mr. Cudt Me Kept Wis Merve are doing | The news that both the Supreme am H court and the governon had refused the inert y fare” | to interfere to prolong his life wae King county Ja ton t 1 lusfied and happy to Ko siday & Bi nd friends» who pe of reward, not brought the in- | The condemned le affected, but his r broke down. The a time were obliged to take his mother from the death cell, as they feared that her uncontrolla- | adjusting the eap. At § o'clock the trap was sprung nd Seaton had explated his awful rime. His neck was broken by the fail. The oe juckley and MeKechnie. ‘They re. parsed Bis walnn Se cetowe: o should meet his ter- afully. No attention y them to prevent the his thoughts upon ly as Rev. Bf quickly cut down and placed in the yiret Chriat | recetving basket. It was taken (o visiting hi Bonney & Stewart's undertaking where it will be prepared ‘The funeral wiil take} 7 oa m., but} where t* not termined He would have been 22 yoars of n the Sist of this month. that Tock Their Leave At 2% minutes to 6 o’cl 2 are meine, and that one boat} crning Geaton's brother and ond two rafts have not been heard | were told to take their leave timht, as he did not at of Christianity dence in the hopes in the expre m1 held out to him. Scenes During the Might His family did not remain with him constantly, but occasionally waiked in the main corridor of the jail, or stood looking through the rred window at the end as the accounted for, including those res- cued and known to be dead; | trom. rapt to sleep. | Hin nerve continued unshaken and| shadows thickened into the black Pet he taiked quietly to them a few mo-| ness of Willa aton’s Inet night oF a on ber | 0814, until his sister began to cry.| upon earth. What they found to «a ‘While on her way, to Seattle, on ber | i, then asked the bystanders other was not for the ears second last trip and during the big they responded with sev *, and what were their storm that raged then the Walla fashioned hymn Jemu they strained forward { My Soul,” and “Rock of] e horror of coming in t ailing v i | Walla sighted a sailing in is tedthas’ Wea tote ight be an absorbing specu distress pear the straits and prompt- white the condemned rhan| lation for the morbid dreamer, but Wy veered from her course to the listening at the door of the| not for the normal mind. When the ship's assistance, towing her back to Cage and hin sleter stood behind him Seattle under great difficulties, and| *4 wert nal gloom wh ch tena undoubtedly saving the crew of the His Sister Prayed veesel, which turned out to the} nging Seaton knelt and his sister fol in 4 most touching prayer, bystanders to ane and r embraced The girl ad lke a man, him tn heaven. | schooner Nelson, with her | ed, from drowning, neg ir that might have on of even th me who pra s wisely of a f overw ‘The Wi Walla was butlt at Phil- | adetphia by the Oregon Im vement Co. tn 1884. Bhe was constructed as | " past € o'clock his & collier, but was rebullt th fatives left Kim, and for the first Mis Mother Departs later at the Union 1 the parting with his Suddenly the mother, Mrs. Lar- erday evening Seaton kins ceived that she might by a na of weakening. His guards talked to him kindly and (Continued on Page Two.) captain the boat. She carried 90 in crew A CLEVELAND BANK cing light at 4 o'clock this morning, | Caused by Reports of Loss Through Everett- boat, GA adatad Sev tan te’ seats | GEN. SEAMANS Moore Syndicate Failure 1S DEAD put whe sank a few moments after | gsining her direction ashore. CLEVELAND, O,, Jan, 3.—The im- | the affairs of the Everett-Moore syn- Pression having got abroad that the | dicate into the hands, of the bank | WASHINGTON, D. CG, Jan. 3. Dime Savings bank of this city v Gen. W. H, Seamans, adjutant gen- | involved in the srett - Mc omb, the chairman of eral of California, died here thi a run began this morning of’ bankers appoint morning. He had been tll about two the bank opened. ‘The preai . Raionte throws weeks with inflammatory rheumat- dent announced that everybody | {ts financial embarrassment. meld ism and pneumonia. His wife and | would be paid, but this seeme this morning that Everett and ‘Moore Lieut. Commander Dongina White of | have no effect on the crowd ill conducting thelr own af- naval militia of California was | positors that had lined up in the | fairs, with him at the tha of death, street for. several hours before th Gen, Seamans was in Washington bank opened % for the pu settling accounts | Great ntities « Th between t California and | stacked up at the paying tell M w the government also to obtain. Windows, and idly as a all “banking hou from the navy department a better mand was mad y curities and al ship for the use of the naval mill- forthcoming tia of his state, The body will be Of checking the shipped to California for Interment, |feveral hundred deposttors had been , | given thelr money in full | rests with pri ROBBERY ‘There will be no attempt to force # and claimants LINCOLN, Neb, Jan. 3—The ACCEP | S MILNER Hive Valley’ bank at Bellwood was robbed.Jast night. ‘The burglars en- | | Jeaped with $2000. ‘The sheriff, with| WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. §.—| LONDON, Jan. 3—A rumor ts | poases i# acouring the country, as It Is authoritativery announced this | current that an attempt has been it is believed that the thieves morning that Alice Roosevelt will! made to assassinate Lord Milner in escaped on horseback hristen the mperor Willtam'’s Capetown, it is not verified yacht, and that the acceptance ; New Three-Story Flat the proffered honor has been tabled |, LONDON, Jan, 3.—Later—Rumor to the kaiser that Lord Miiner was attacked by a re walk ussin fe evidently. un ct a Bow e| Rev. W. A new library | founded, as a communication trom fiat t 12-14-16 Boren Bor- | comminake his filed his oath of|him to’ the foreign office today us [en avenue, 1t will cost $0000 J omce in Comptroller Paul's office, | makes no mention of the attempt, STAR. bie it unnerve enol 9 | en Lt ee sympathy him and they were HE Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News # MONTH ADAMS & BLANCHARD 749 Second Ave., Hinckley Block Store Closed All | Day Mon., Jan. In order to prepare our stock for the Semi-Annual Clearing Sale. Judging from past seasons we will have a tremenduous rush for the pick of the stock. You should come early in the morning in order to get ; the best service. Don’t lose sight of the fact that Any Article in the Store Except E. & W. Collars and Cuffs and Stetson Hats, at actual cost, beginning Monday, January 6th. Alfred Benjamin Suits Gloves Cahn Wampold Suits Suspenders Overcoats Suits Umbrellas Hats Valises Boys’ Sutts Seit Cases Boys’ Overcoats Ragians Boys’ Caps Cravenette Rain Coats Boys’ Waists Neckwear Etc., Etc. _ADAMS& BLANCHARD | 739 Second Ave., Hinckley Block j WE FILL PRESCRIPTIONS, And would Itke to serve you. We in- vite you to go behind our preserip- tion case and ste yours prepared and seeeeee note the cleanliness, accuracy and precision which is our rule. Open All Night. Phone Main 35) LION CLOTHING Stewart & Holmes DrugCo. § ” HOUSE 220-222 First Ave. South Cor. Main. Five Dollars Twelve monthly payments of five dollars each, no interest, will pay in full for @ good level lot on electric car lime; fifteen min- utes’ ride from Pioneer Square. Herbert $. Upper 12 and 13 Scheverman Block, First Avenue and Cherry Street. LION CLOTHING HOUSE Prior to Stocktaking, our Big January Sale begins Saturday morning. Every article in our immense stockof Men's Clothing and Furnishing Goods is mark- ed down. This, with the balance of Simon Bros.’ stock at GOc ON THE DOLLAR, makes a grand double bill of BARGAINS FOR YOU You save $2.50 to 85.00 on a $10.0 Suit or Over- coat. You save 85.00 to 87.50 on @ $15.00 Suit or Over- cont. Pure “Cashmere Sox per SNP ssnehdisinonh enn Zhe Black hiaco Yarn ‘ong iee pair .. French Suspenders, eer Be Towel FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! $5,000.00 Worth of Mer- chandise Damaged by Fire and Water Part of this ‘tock of Jas, F. White and Co. N. ¥., was recently purchased by THE LEADER at one-half, one-quarter and in some in- stances one-tenth ite real value, and is now on sale at THE LEAD- ER at Senational Fire Sale Prices. Bome of these goods are badly burned, others slightly burned, but the majority damaged by water only, and many as good as new, but ALL MUST GO at a mere fraction of their real value. See our Fire Window Display and BE AMONG THE FIRST TO SECURE THE BARGAINS. jSatusday pecial. Pee Two Dollar Port Wine for $1.90 per gal- lon. One gallon to a customer only. ARONSON Wine and Liquor Merchant 109 COLUMBIA STREET Phone Pink 4751 Seattle. To Department Managers:-- Wash., Jan. 1, 1902. Commencing Monday, Jannary 6th and continuing throughout the month all goods in every depart- ment will be reduced from 10 per cent to fifty per cent in price. You are instructed to deliver at once lists of goods in which you are overstocked to the Ad- vertising Manager, and place the percentage of discount high enough to sell the goods during our big annual January clearance sale. Reduce the Superior Hot Air Furnaces fifty per cent; all heating stoves twenty per cent; carving sets and cutlery twenty-five per cent; fancy nickel-plated cooking utensils twenty-five per cent; gas and electric fixtures twenty-five per cent, and such other seasonable goods at pro- portionate discounts. Give the public the benefit. Z. C, Miles & Piper Co. AFR fav Manager.