Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1902 — Burk Max Sunk the Walla Walla. [ARTICLE]

Burk Max Sunk the Walla Walla.

The French bark Max was the vessel which collided with the steamship Walla Walla early Thursday morning. She was towed to San Francisco Sunday in a badly disabled condition by the steamer Acme and the United States revenue cutter McCulloch. The Max’s bowsprit was carried away and her bow was stove in both above and below the water line. Her water-tight compartments alone kept her afloat. Ninety-two survivors of the Walla Walla arrived at San Francisco on the steamer Pomona. There is still some discrepancy in the lists of dead and missing. The number ranged from thirty-seven to forty-seven. This discrepancy is due to the fact that several passengers boarded the vessel Just as she was leaving port.