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The sinking of the steamer
Iroquois took place on April 10,

1911, more than a year before
The. Review commenced
publication.

: April 16, 1931, in one of a

series of columns headed DO
YOU REMEMBER, the story of
the sinking is told. It’s form
indicates that the story must have
from:.-a’. newspaper

no indication which one:

Iroquois Sinks — Many Lives
Lost — Well Known Vessel Goes

~ Down Off Sidney. Drowned Are
Estimated Between 20 and 40 — :

It Is Certain That: Many Are
Dead.

‘The well noun little vessel —

plying among the Islands of the
Gulf and on which thousands of

Victoria and Sidney citizens have
travelled, met with disaster this

‘morning.

The: accident Gecurned: in ‘the
channel near Mary Island op-
posite’ Captain Curtis’

‘which: has’ been turned into a

morgue. and_- hospital.

house .
herself.
Captain ©

a number of citizens of Sidney
and. did a good rescue work..A
good many Indians also set out in

their canoes, and every boat

‘about the place was manned and

went. to
drowning.

Captain Sear’s Story: ‘‘We left
the dock at Sidney. at the regular
hour this morning with a heavy
load: of freight: including’ con-
siderable hay, fertilizer and iron.

the aid of those

~The. wind: was” blowing rather

strong from ‘the southwest, but I.
have .come out in.a far worse
storm.

When. we were about to make

“ the entrance to Canoe ‘Channel
-the: wind: struck us in the beam

and. together with the seas the
ship took .a slight list and her
cargo was shifted’ on to the lee.
-side. and. when the purser. in-
formed me of: this I sent the first
mate: with the deckhands below
to try and right her:

While they were below I put
her to the wind but soon it was
found that she would not right ~
-I-immediatedly headed
for: Roberts’: Bay with the. hope

“upper

she went down. We did not get
far. however. before she com-

-‘menced to settle rapidly.. When: 1

saw it was impossible to reach the
shore I. ordered one of the life-
boats launched and in this 1 put
three ladies who were aboard and
six of the men passengers. They
were unable to master.the boat
and they soon floundered.

“| then called for volunteer: to
leave the upper deck of the ship
which was almost under water. In.
response the chief engineer and

three Indians came. : 7
When I left in the boat there °

was -a- number. of people on the
deck but as. they had
lifebelts I-did-not think there was
any danger for them.’

Shortly after the disaster araft
black with people was seen to set
out from the wreck. The raft was
seen. swept drifting: and then
overturned, all on board believed
to be drowned.

Final estimate of the lives lost.
was. 21. Four passengers and
seven. crew. members’ survived.
The. remains. of the: ship. were

a

Pehody.

Curtis put off in his launch, also ~

cua seeder canna santea tN

received .

> tiary, -yesterday.

<clictiste

~The’ Gulf Islands are peacefull vee
eon, places today, but there wasa time:
~ when.
~ During the prohibition days their
proximity tothe San Juan Islands
in the U.S. made them ideal for
> the operations of the rum runners ee
_ and. the hijacker rs who preyed, ON on a
oo othemy potey
ae ts astory that the files of thee
- “Review. don't tell, with a. couple wn if
cfs exceptions: Ancthe: Spring: of i
1987 the paper ‘published i in-serial) oS
_ form along and detailed. account
oft the murder of a father-and son

things . were different.

in. a. hijacking i at Sidney. Island,
At. the time the crime took. place —

_ in 1924, however, and at the time |
ofthe trial ‘in 1925.. The: Review.
~~ had made no mention of the case
ae at all,

i The other exception is. the:

ee following story of a hijacking at

South Pender Island, printed on:

the front: page of The Review,
~ March 6, 19247"

oe One man lies badly wounded at a
the Jubilee hospital and three are

held. as material: witnesses

~ following one of the most daring
acts of piracy that has disturbed "

these waters in recent years.

Whiskey valued at $10,000 and 8

; the Canadian gas boat Hadsel, of |
‘Vancouver, last seén conveying
four. masked: ‘bandits: from the:

scene of their depredations at
Peter's Cove, Tuesday afternoon _
ds sought by police’ and customs «
lec puthorities: of two ‘Ratlons, Ang
oo three ports. we
oo With two bullet wounds in his.
iS Davidson, ©
fisherman, of Vancouver, Hes: ine
i‘ ihe. Jubilee ho: pital. tueky' 10 be

Frederick

_that we might reach shore before

s Ror. three y years i in- the 1930s Piers island was ded ‘as: a prison :
oe women | of. the: ‘Doukhobor elieous sect: who. had” ‘been

e Colonel H. Ww. Cooper “warden: of New Westminster ‘peniten-

~‘*Phere are 288 fainale: ‘alidists incarcerated at Oakalla, ‘and in:
the: Nelson. vicinity, and. batches of 30 or so: V |
frequent intervals until all are quartered on the penal. island. :
ns “According to provincial police headquarters, women in tents
‘near. Nelson are ‘complaining bitterly of the cold. and Colonel .
J.H. ~McMullin, commissioner of police, has requested Colonel
Cooper: ‘to. expedite” ‘the: transfer. of these federal charges. as.
I ood Facilities: are being axed to accommodate them: ‘c

found by local divers in 1977.

~ Nowadays
“newspapers make. at. least»

: pretense Moke. being. politically
“neutral in. their: news: columns,"
~-and-often even in their editorial
columns Not: so with The Review

“onservative ‘candidate

“Ont Nov. 14. most.of the front
page -
“nomination | for
“constituency;

ll be moved. at “The

awhich®

islands 5
“included: :

OS C onceded to Foster:

. “tre rom. boat. in another.
ya high- -power
“rifle, and shor through the heel a.
e “second ‘time: as. he fell Lom the,
«first wound. ee RACE
Andrew: M. Troy’? Martin, with nothing. ‘more than.a-
Joe Edwards, and Adolf > dollars )in. pocket. money, i
~“Angstend,’ aul. of Vancouver, are’ Kayak, however, was not.
held. by. the. Provincial’ police.
pending an: investigation ‘of their:
stOrya Meanwhile the Hadsel,
z with 226 cases of whiskey. and a
~ pirate crew: on: ‘hoard is being
“sought, aoe ae .
“Police: records of the story: as
“told by the crews of the Canadian .
gas boils Hadsel and Kayak read. |

cove al. some.

hald-up,:

“On. ‘the: Kayak: lie: ‘bandits

tl

“rat all i Monday night ihe pirates ©
day oin’ waiting, without: incident |
“until noon‘on Tuc esday, All of
“this time Martin and. Edwards sat
trussed in the cockpit: of | ‘heir?
own boat, helpless,

like page from: the life of Ab noon the ‘Hadsel. rounded
Captain Kidd. The) Kayak, “the point. from. Vancouver with
manned: by. “Martin. and Joe Frederick. Davidson ‘and Adolf

“Edwards put in to Peter's Cove,
“South Pender Island on Monday”
Seewenings: a '

~Ongstead | One Board, On. ‘board
the Hadsel were 226 cases. of’

ite Sowhiskey and $200 incash. Thisyit.
“They had hardly tied. up ‘when — appeared: was what the: pirates
“out. ofthe dark loomed. a speed con awaited , for’ as: the crew of the .
~“hoat an the deck of which stood Hadsel sighted | the decoy: ‘boat’

four masked rien it ae “and drew in they were surprised ©
‘Teveled at’) the. crew | othe with a'volley af: shots: from rifles:
‘Canadian craft, voi aie and revolvers... igo

Out. across: the: fifteen. feet of
owiter: separating the Hadsel and |

The bandits boarded. the Kayak settee d
‘and | ‘trussed up) Martin’ and | -
: Edwards. in. the cockpit ‘of that the captured. Kayak sped a volley,
oat. Then. they’ ‘disappeared, ot tead that dropped Davidson tn®
/ Presumably” 10. Aide, the: speed i an limp image nergse she: steeriiig’

rea rly: : " al e

was:: -devoted to. Foster’ gee

Sidney. A week later he again got’. .
/ most of the front page, including: :
an editorial, and‘on Dec: 5 there:
was a banner headline “Election

He was indeed elected; 467. to.
8265): but the paper didn’t have

dlstanee: from. the: seene of the

“found, an! ‘empty hold anda crew”

pone rifles: ‘and: two. revolvers” heing

PqUeS and. they: appeared to be:

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“othe general:
- Foster, then..a.major: cehving AM

France, narrowly lost the seat: to. "held the paper never mentioned

» the: ‘result, but; shortly. thereafte

election.

au iberal M. B. Jackson

won by’ Jackson, but. in’1924;
‘when. Walter
‘owned The, Review, it went al
out for” Jackson almost.

‘strongly as-it had for. Foster. 10”
‘including ‘ae
tion Edition”
with the entire front page devoted

years :,.before.; =:

“Provincial: ‘Election

wheel liside the éabin’ Ongstead, 2
lost notime putting Up, hishands. 8
We was: permitted to. work thes:

‘boat’ ‘nto. the side of the: Kayak

off, ‘Then both ‘captured craft.
Were risked: for weapons, two

“taken. by the bandits. in addition... :

lo, their ownarsenal.

the Kayak: with the wounded man:

“and. two. trussed captives, ilies

masked omen’ jumped. into. the
~ Hadsel and: turned her: nose out

ofthe bay. Impotent, ihe owners.

watched: her disappear out of

sight around the point. With the .

ee Badael went 226. cases: of.
oWhiskey, or
— worth of liquor,

Ongstead cut, Martin
me dwards: free, and all.three tried.

- to stay the flow of blood from the

/ Mounded companion, , Davidson...

The first bullet had taken him
in aecrouched position, entering
“atthe point ofthe left shoulders

traversing, the body through: the
ribs: through the left hip and out.

on. Ane teshy: part or the leg below...
ales thigh. A second. bullet: had’
“passed! through: the right heel,’
Jeaving oa clean manetire: whie

Yaya foe Pk as
Bo hy dep ges Bt

7 to. ihe:
1916, 2

An 1920,. under Felix. Forneri, - z
-the paper showed. liule: interest ines fie
. the. ‘provincial , campaign, again =0'
‘paign: -was_ the’ (nistortune of. an
‘independent. “candidate, . Sidney. .
contractor Russ. ‘Humber, who.
- was hit: by a car while walking to:
‘his first major. campaign. meeting
and was: confined to his bed. for ”
the rest of the campaign.: Liberal
Alex McDonald was. s the winner,

‘and Jim Wakefield,

aia

and: to take™ the: wounded: man.”
( “the bullets: that: struck Davidson
_ were ftom? a Mauser automatic.
“tifle, it Was discovered. Students”
of ballistics state that this weapon’
“fires a ball: that, will penetrate...
planks — a.
distance of ‘fifty feet : rom the

“Ordering Ongstex id ‘on. board 7 .

roughly. $10, 000.

and

achievements: ‘Of the.
ao iberal government. ue

Page B3

When the election, was actuall y

 omiéred: at’ one
‘and Ieft-at the other,
From: “shells,
Kayak, from: where
~ derous broadside had been: fired,

fifty-cight. ‘pine.
muzzle... Davidson. will: not:
dispute, its penetration. for. it
- raked him) fora’ distance - of.

“several feet, from shoulder: to’

thigh after: first having passed
through the wall of the cabin...
Miraculously, the first bullet
‘ouched: no.. vital. spot, and.
Davidson’ will recover, His
condition was “Teported “by —
hospital. ‘authorities
ternoon (Wednesday);
“dmproving, He. in company’ “with:
‘his. three companions are under
‘police. il Seopa “temporarily ©:
until ae Title:
: lei ar ied about the whole affair,

“The police suspect: that. the ay

“bandits. willy

$
Hadsel

ranshipe. their.

could only make

“amaxiniun ofsix knots an hour ‘0

dorsed the Liberals and printed
the. results of. a poll of weekly —
“editors: showing. that 29° expected -

Joaded. It’ “is:

-which they came, but this has not
yet. “been. established. ‘The first.’
~ word the authorities had of the.
. shooting was when Ongstecad: got:
in touch with Constable Rogers
‘of Ganges Harbor.: ae

2 ae

: Tuesday. afternoon *

‘side: of the boot

found: on: the.
the: mare

this. ate
to. be.

more has. been, .

10, O00. haul toa fast. boat, as the

the: Liberal: in. their constituency
to Win. Only: one picked a “CCF.
candidaie and. three ; a: ‘Socred, but: ne
- the: Socreds’ and the™ CCF Bot.
“nearly all the seats.

‘thought - “they, :
abandoned: the:speed’ boat-; in®

“The Victoria” office: of the
Provincial | ‘police was, ‘notified

stable MePhall and Smith rushed:
10° “Sidney. to meet. the: ‘Kayak
~ making, for. this. point. with the
“wounded ©
- companions, He
“Drew Be
Provincial: Constable | Philip, of
Sidney, aided’ the ‘Provincial
‘Police: when the wounded ° ‘man.
was: transferred fromthe boat: to”
he “Sidney. Mills.” :
awaiting Cameron.and Calwell”
» ambulance, Martin, t *dwards and:
~“Ogstead were taken to. the’
~ Provincial Police Barracks where
«they are still held. west hig 7
-AS soon. as. the facts were | see
© known word was sent to. Luther |
 Weedin, U, S, ‘Commissioner of:
~hnmigntion at ‘Seattle, and, the
_ Seattle police, A wateh has: been
set for the boat Hadsel, stolen bys
“Ane. pirates, but cit is. thoughts:
probable that oshe. will.
abandoned’ without. loss. of. use ae
~ Somewhere: on: board: the craft,
- and unknown (othe pirates the
sunt of $200 in cash is cacheds:s -
The Kayak is a thirty: five-foot
fishing craft beli¢ved \ be owned.
by, Andiew. Wee, WV arin,» of
~ Vancouver. . ‘and | Seattle.» The.
Hadsels is ae larger. erat: some:
eifony: feet: intengt hi” ARMOR S