Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-09-02


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would STAY and assist others in saving thei-
lives. then said. John. il YOU viii
not 20. give me bucket" b. lea?-d from
the hurricane to the upper U pl,t deck.
and gave ne one Of the fire buckets :hat
were in the rack Oil the Wheel. house.
tried agaiu o induce him TO come. but he
would no saying that there were already
enough il The boat. Mr. Allen then COM
mencrd lowering MS down. John Henslry
was the last man that spoke to. and his
last words to me were Deep c.ol, aud
save yourselves, good-by!" When we
struck the water the ship rolled
over on us and nearly sunk us. but
we escaped with only tn. loss of our star.
board tholepins. We had hard work to
clear the ship. which We could only do by
pushing the boat around under the ships
stern. In this manner VIZ managed to get
ste.rage-way and the use of our oars.
We started Immediately for shore. We
were running quartering with :he waves,
which broke over us on nearly every crest,
at times nearly filling the boat, ano had
it not been for the bucket that was given
us bv our brave hearted shipmate, John
H.nsley, there would probably never
have been soul saved to give the tidings
of the terrible disaster.
After we left the ship, there were two
guns fired: we looked back ut the ship
and saw her smokestack go by the board.
| We then went down into the trough Of
the sea so far as to make it impossible to
see the ship. When we arose on the next
crest, I saw the signal Of distress flying
mt the mizzen mast head. We were again
let down into the trough Of the sea. and
as we came up again the ship had entirely
disappeared. I think the waves drove her
over the rock. and that she went down
stem first. We were about three hours
getting to Crescent City, should think.
The water was very cold. aud think it
would not have been possible for man
to have lived more than ten hours had
any one tried to save themselves by
means Of live-presprvers or drift of any
kind where they would have been exposed
to the water. The people Of Crescent
City treated us kindly; and three or four
boats, including the one in which we were
saved, dispatched were for the wreck,
but after getting ontside short distance,
they were forced to returned, as the sea
ran so high as to make it impossible for
them 10 60 IurtueI.
Statement OF Martha e. wilder.
Martha +. Wilder. another Of tho sur
vivors. says that when the ship struck she
saw Mr.. Beldon on deck. He went and
got lift-preserver, and offered it to a
young lady standing near by, who refused
to accept it. She says hs then came and
wanted her to put it on, which SHE would
not do. She was then thrown into the
lifs.boat and saved. Afterwards she saw
him standing on the hurricane.deck, with
two life-preservers on and close by stood
General Wright. with his wifr's arm locked
in his. Captain DeWolf. and another gen.
tlrman. supposed to BE- Major Eddy.
There they all stood. bravely and calmly.
until the waves covered them.
1t is stated that Mrs. Gen. Wrigh, Wa,
put in the boat saved, but aferwar igr
some reason. removed on deck again. viii
the hope. perhaps. that the might
plsesd in q larger boas.
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