Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-03-25
DOWn-SOund Items.

The following items arc from the Port
Townsend .Etssdge:
HEAVY WEATHER IN TrCA STRAIT.
February aud March Of this year will
lon. be remembered az the most stormy
months experienced for man. years on this
coast The residents at Cape Flattery and
the keepers Of the Tatoosh lighthouse pro.
nouncc the March gales the heaviest for
the past ten yerrs. Pilot Frankin Tucker
who returned last week from the Cape,
where he haI gone with the ship Hahae-
mann, reports the following: North Ger
nan ship Arraca., from Port Discovery
for Caliao, was ten days in the strait before
getting to sea. Was forced to put back
into Port Angeles once to Royal Roads
once, aud was hove to for twelve hours off
Nceah Bay. She was under charge Of
pilot Gilbert, of whom the captain, in q
note to the Pilot Commissioners, speaks
very highly.
English ship Zimmerman, from Utsalady
for London, sailed subsequently to the
Aryacdn; was three days from Port Town
send to the Cape; for forty hours expert.
cnced constant and heavy gales of wind,
and WAS under close reef all the tine;
wind from southwest. Pilot Franklin
Tucker was in charge.
Bark LOch Lamar, from Utsalady for
IIongkong, was eight days from Port
Townsend to tho Capo. Ran bac'; once to
Port Angeles for shelter during the time.
The steamer California, Geo. s. Wright
II. b. NJ. Ship Sparromaomk and U. s.
Il. c. Lincoln have all rode out severe
gales at Nccah Bay during the winter, and
it is the universal testimony of all nautical
Ven that the weather on the straits and
coast this winter has been unusually Sc
ycro. Fortunately, with the exception Of
The less Of the schooner Forest King, in
Barclay Sound, We have not been called
upon to chronicle the loss by shipwreck Of
lives or property.
DEATH AT SEA.-Ship Dashing Wave,
Capt. Lawrence, 8 days from San Fran
cisco. arrived here this morning Ago 45>
north, longitude 1870 3 west, William
McAllistcr, seaman, fell from the topmast
yard on deck, striking his head and caus-
ing death after a few hours. Deceased
was native of Ireland and was "a years
old. He has relatives in San Francisco.
The following items are from the Seattle
htelgcncer:
A WnALE.-On Wednesday last mo-
dunn sized whale was observed by quite
number of persons some distance Oft the
foot of Mill street. 1t is rather unusual
for those monsters of the deep to exhibit
themselves this far up the Sound, yet they
are occasionally seen. This one appeared
we'll satisfied with his observations, con-
Quoted himself very properly, and, after
blowing awhile about this terminal point,
with much gravity disappeared from view.
FATAL ACCIDENT IN SHIP IN PoRT,
AND ITS Discovery AT SEA.-From an
extract from the Log Book of the bark
atlanta, lately arrived at Port Gamble,
which is furnished us by A. B. Coley,
chief officer, we are placed in possession Of
very unusual occurrence. It seems that
John Alden, in service on board the bark
as ship carpenter, while the vessel was
lying in San Francisco got slightly intoxi-
Gated, and suddenly disappeared. That
was on the 18th of last month. Not re-
turning the next day, search was made
through the vessels hold, on suppositlon
that he might have fallen through one OF
the matches, but nothing was found OF
him. Up to the time of the bark leaving
port every possible inquiry was made to
ascertain his whereabouts, without the
least information being obtained. But,
when few days out at sea, it becoming
necessary to level off the ballast, those de-
tailed for that duty found his remains on
the 4th of March, in the run close along
side the kelson. He must have fallen
through the after SHUTTLE and been instan-