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Hattie Gage Crew

Erwin Farrer, Captain

William E. Bruce, Mate

Henry Farrer, Pilot

Two Unknown Men, Deckhands

Erhard Olsson, Chief Engineer

William Taylor Sr., Assistant Engineer

William Taylor Jr., Aboard Ship with Father

Allen Claire Snyder, Assistant Engineer
(Replaced William Taylor Sr.)

Frank E. Hansen, Fireman

Unknown Filipino Man, Fireman

Kayak Crew

Patrick Hamilton, Captain

Fred Weilke, Mate

Frank Uberwimer, Deckhand

John Crick (or Jack Craig?), Deckhand

James Kennedy, Chief Engineer

Walter Neil, Assistant Engineer

Fred Morgansen, Fireman

John Russell, Fireman


Star of Bengal Survivors

2 Chinese Brothers: Dong Wah and Dong Hing

7 Japanese Men

1 Filipino Man

Nicholas Wagner, Captain

Victor Johansen, Mate

David Wilson, Ship’s Carpenter

Andrew Olson

Frank Muir, Assistant Cook

H. Morlock

Patrick Loftus, Ship’s Cook

George Johansen

Gus Johanson

Lars Kaup

Olaf Hansen

Hans Frederickson

Alf Olsen, Sailor

Frederick K. Matson

Harry Lewald

Martin Carstensen, Carpenter

Torlef Anderson, Sailor

Star of Bengal Perished

69 Chinese Men, including Foreman Tsu Bong

33 Japanese Men

3 Filipino Men

Carl Bore, Sailor/Fisherman

Charles Buchanan

Charles Burns, Sailor/Fisherman

Joseph Griffin, Waiter/Cook’s Assistant

Andrew Hanson, Sailor/Fisherman

Norman Hawkins, Machinist (brother-in-law of Superintendent Babler)

Frank Healy, Bookkeeper

George Hendrickson

Benjamin Johnson, Cannery Foreman

Sigurd Nelson, Sailor/Fisherman

William Perischke, Machinist

Erick Person

Peter Peterson, Second Mate

John Peterson

Olaf Peterson

Einor Swenson


Alaska Packers Association

Henry Fortmann, President

Jacob Babler, Superintendent Wrangell Cannery

J.R. Heckman, Superintendent Loring Cannery