Another Report
The Bremerton Naval station in
tercepted another radio: "North
Sea to Alert—140 passengers in
boats, total about 180.”
Manahan. in Seattle, said the
order to abandon ship was given
afc a "matter of precaution.”
Manahan, at noon stated, nc
word had been received as to the
cause of the grounding but the
captain reported lie was proceed
ing in a fog at 8:30 a. ra.
The steamship official said a'
passengers and enough of the crcv.
to man the lifeboats are undet
protection of Mexican Point an
"no one is in danger." He said th<
North Sea is equipped with life
boats sufficient for 300 persons. 4;
to each boat.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon Tin
Empire received the following A"
sociated Press dispatch:
“Message said the vessel is lyin',
in Eureka Pass, pumps controllin;
the rgpkl leak. Alert steamed in
view of cove and passengers and
part of crew taken off.
"Owners said no effort now being
made to beach her.
' Company officials listed 143 pas
sengers aboard.
Believed Alert sped back to
hip after landing them."
Juneau Passengers
The following were the passeng-,
crs aboard the North Sea from
it tie for Juneau:
Clarence Walters, E. Schutte, Mrs.1
M. J. Martin, Mrs. C. Unick and
baby, Mrs. Astrid Arness, Mrs. A.
R. Maloney and child. Mr. and
Mrs. C. H. McKasson, Miss M.
! Fritts, Mrs. A. Schafer, Mrs. Stan
, ley Sabesky and child. Miss Ruth
Komen, Mrs. L. P. Hopkins, R. A.
Palmer, James Morrison, Mrs. Ed
Highbach, Mrs. Lydia Ann Weber,
Or. F. A. Thompson. C. F. Mc
Kasson, John Alley, Robert Diet
rick. John Cook. R. R. Wells, Mrs.
C. G. Armstrong, K. D. Crawley.
Harry W. Louner, L. E. Edrainson.1
Howard Murray, Dan Griffen, R. E.
