Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-01-09
AN EXCITING VOYAGE.

with recent "trip Of the steamer G"Ss'e
T,air from Sitka to Portland we copy
from the Bulltin: AT Fort Wrangle
the following prisoners were brought on
board. under military guard, and in
charge OF Captain Jooelyn: Ia. Carr,
J. C. Curry, Hugh Waters, W. p. Viii
son and j. H. Cutter The following
as witnesses: W. X. Lear, j. NJ. Ed
wards, j. C. Dennis, John Vierraria,
and Fernandesty, sub-Chief of the Sti-
kene tribe of Indians, who had SER
want with him. Everything went well
until reaching the Washington Terrific
nv coast, about 80 miles this side of
Cape Flattery. On Sunday last the
Chief was about the ship as usual, eat
ing his dinner in the afternoon in good
spirits. During the voyage he had slept
on the floor of the cabin. At about s
o'clock in the evening he entered an I'M
occupied state room, in the starboard
gangway, which is dark and dreary
place, fastening the door after him with
white linen handkerchief. In about
half an hour the corporal called the
Indian servant to ask the Chief what he
was doing so long. No response was
made, and by reaching in over the door
the handkerchief was united and scene
most horrible brought to sight. The
floor and walls of the room were COW
cred with blood, while at one end knelt
the dead Chief, with his head thrown
back and his throat cut from one ear to
the other. Both jugular veins and the
windpipe was completely severed, and
his head was almost cut from the body.
The greatest terror and excitement pre-
vailed, and not for some time could
they set to work to straighten things up
and place the body in decent condition.
At Nanaimo one of the coal passers was
taken sick, and the guard in the Chiefs
attendance was shipped in his stead,
which gave him an opportunity to learn
the passages leading to the fre-room.
But short time after he beheld the
lifeless corpse of his master, and had
turned away stricken with that grief
that. knows no weeping. His actions
became mysterious and were closely
watched by another Indian, who had
also shipped as sailor. He seemed to
linger near the fre-room, but for what
could not be imagined, until he snatched
a very large can from his bosom and
rushed toward the open furnace. He
was not quck enough. His willy watch
er was upon him quicker than flash,
and selling his arm wrested the can
from his grasp. The passengers and
crew was somewhat nervous, as might
have have been expected, from the re-
cent tragedy, and were quickly on the
spot to ascertain the cause of the dis
turbance. The Indian handed the can
to the Captain, who saw at glance
that it contained powder, and an at
tempt had been made to blow up the
the ship. This only added terror to
the scene, and the passengers became
more anxious than ever to place foot
upon solid ground once more. Had
the william succeeded in his design the
consequences would have been awful tc
contemplate, and in all probability would
have, like the George S. Wright, MOI
left person to relate the sad fate o.
those on board or the cause of the dis
aster. The modern Guy Fawkes of thu
Stickene was placed under guard of two
soldiers until their arrival in port, wher
he was set at liberty.
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