The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-07

AV0o W = - O0Ne III
From the Co,onist ws get the report
following Of the loss Of the bark Gen
Cobb on the vest coast Of Vancouse,
Island:
News reached here on last Sunday
morning Of the wreck and total lose q
the American bark Gen Cobb. 640 tons
C.p,sin L Oliver. on the west coas,
Of this island. The vessel WAS bound
for Sesbeck. w T. and saiisd from San
Francisco on the I'd ult, in ballast
She experienced very heavy weather
from the southeast oil the way mp "a
Cape flastery, oif which point abe ar'
rived on tho 14th. The Wind vsseed
round to the SSW. and the weather sel
in thick. foggy aud raining. On the
evening Of the same day ct 8 o'cloci
the look out reported bssakers, On the
lee bsw. Cspe Oiiv4rst once asts0pt-
ed to wear the ship, but owing 10 the
intense thickness OF the weather be
was unable 20 do -. and ahostly sflsg-
ward breakers were discerBed on TIE
Ice bow. In . few minutes the vessel
ran onto . shelving rock. reef being
dead ahead. and "a upright rock en-
either side. Finding that shc was
bIlged ard filed Captain Oliver let go
both anchors to prevent her from slid.
isg of into deep water. A scantlina
was thrn run out on to the rock and
one OF the crew slid down it, aud at
ten. pied to make a landing with l,ue.
HIS effort. however. was futile, % the
heavy sea washed him nif the rock and
it wa. with great difficulty that he Va
saved. Finding that no landiog could
10 made that night the captain sid
crew awsited daylight with great
anxiety for their safety, - the sea VA
breaking heavily. rendering it utterly
out of tho question to launch Q boat.
At break "f day spsr wss again rigged
ont and after much risk and hazard eli
hands reached tbs rock in safety. Here
they remained for two days and one
night. fortunately the disaster was
with essed by three Indians, who con-
veyei the news to Claquot. end on the
evening cf the 10th . large canoe hove
in sight. much to the delight Of the iso-
lated crew, who by this time had suf.
fered severely and were prepared for
the worst. knowing that at asy ooment
the SEA might break ever the rock on
which they were Imprisoned. The CO.
noe. which contained fourteen Indians,
after efftcting Q difficult landing, took
the nen ashore aud conducted them TO
their houses situated on the beach close
by. Here the castAway crew remained
for two days. sitter which they were
taken by the Indians in canoes TO Cle-
quot. where they received every hos.
litality at Cspt Warren's eradin0 post,
m charge IT Mr. Robert 1ufnbull
Previous to this the Indians had 30.
erously effrred Capt Oliver the go Of =
house at their village. advising him,
however. for his own benefit. to 20 to
Capt Wsrren's post. None OF them
could understand the native Language
AID the ofer OF the Indians had 70 b
interpreted BY Mr. Turnbull. .Cspt
Oliver having decided 70 60 % tke
pot, the indians insisted d pressotinl
him aud h,s crew with blankets, mats.
AID provisions. Ono Of tho chiefs, .
son Of Cedar Canim. not wishing to b
outdone in generosity BY the heed chief
ecbswish. gave the captain and crew
money. which they received With r.
luc,ance. but were forced to taie by tho
I"d,Sns who wished to give evidence q
their good feeling. After staying at
CAPT Warren's trading lost until Tuee.
d.y Last. Capt Oliver engaged two CO.
noes. manned by 81 Indians, and the
werh,r having modsntsd. be and his
crew proceeded to Barclay Sound
where the schooner Alert, bsloueiug 60
Capt Frances. was hired 70 bsinR them
TO this port. They left Barclay Sound
on Wednesday morning. and after sn :
couutering light. hut fogsy southeast
weather, reached here In anlsty .
above mentioned. The Arst mate and
steward al the ill-fatsd ship were left
behind at Claquot, 40 o Sing to expos
ure to the weather. and the hsrdships
experienced, they wers unable 70 travel.
The spOt whore the Gen. Cobb went
a~hors 10 sb,ut three-Quarter1 Of mile
to the east of Por.lsnd Point, 50 miles
distant from Caps Bsals light. About
mils end . halt southeast Of this
poiut the bark Mustang. Loaded with .
general cargo for victosis. was wreck.
si fourteen years ago. Portisns Of The
frame Of the vessel are still visible.
Nothing, however. Il now to b seen Of
the Gen Cobb. - Ave days after she
went ashore . heavy eoutheast gAle
sprung up and she Vas quickly broken
to pieces. 1he was 6uiN ct Bath, Ne,
in 1864. and wss owned By W ] Adams
Of San Francisco. Whore she went 70
pieces she left two anchors with IFS
fathoa Of ehsin attached to soeh: TheeD
may poss,bly be recovered. Had itDct
beea for The satives I'll hends WooBd
doubtless have psrished. There was
No insusancs on tho lost vessel.
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