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Steamer Alpha Wrecked Off Union Bay in British Columbia
The steamer Alpha was wrecked on a reef near Union bay after a gale. Of 34 crew, the captain, purser, three engineers, two seamen, and a stowaway died. 25 survivors reached Yellow Island, then Union. The ship carried 750 tons of salt salmon and 350 tons of coal valued at $125,000. insurance was $65,000. The Alpha had a disputed Nome voyage last spring and had a history with authorities.
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Alpha
Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Czar
Union Bay
Vancouver Island
Cape Nome
Treasury Department
Unior Bay
Yokohama
Japan
Victoria
Union
Baynes Sound
Yellow Island
Ozar
Nome
United States