The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-01-11
DIED To3sraE3.
Palette Incident CT the Wreck
Of the kh p Eric.

Of the sh p Eric.
San Fran~;seo Alta c.Iiioruia.
Henry Ws.s.,r,. formerly CHE
fic.-r at the Ship Eric the Red. VII"
has arrived trom the "ah-r SHE uf the
Pacific. tells n thrilling story. the
mann p.'iris "f which are rs f,Il"ws !:
On the night at S-.remb-r IL the
Eric -iyh,.d Cap. Osw.y li.hl. and
every "ne ou b.a,d ~as CT 6.ient HAT
the v". age ~"uid s.Mn be ut an e..i
and We're l".ki"g forward q" IN. nj
M-Ih'urne on the niurrow. The I,gtm
IRE. Re which prevailed was =,
sufficient q" give The hip h-adwav.
Al midnight the s+c"n.i fiicer call 4
the captain Un de,k and r-Imi.d
that heavy log had ,eiIk Il over tn.
land. which Was scarcely vi-iLi-.
O.d-rs were given at I:3J u. ~ t..
~-ar ship. huI there ~n> n"I sLfiic;.n'
~iud To accomplish the msn.uver
The v-.sel r-iu--,l q" q" r'u, Il. Tn.
light. Which bad up Ia this time b..r,.
Invisible, su.i,i-"lv chm. oit anil
made visible To nil the I~,il"u> sii"a
,i.m tn y we're Ia. a L.ny naTr"~
InIye al cruel r.rks Iuns cut SIM.
lea miles ir.'m the cape II M.
tDriw--n that ridge aud the ti.L.
Pr.ri pitu,is c..ssi that the vessel lay
>io~iv dni.i Z 4" rer d,s,u,. Im
only Ia>-s-hS-Is wr,e a e, ut!s IN q,
I,aI,-., q .uii and his wife. The,
had b-~, married at Bath Ia, a tea
~es Is Prevr.us 4" the ve-s.ls d-psI
lure tom New imk. MR.. G"u.d
nad developed inc'l.i.nt c.a..un,p'm,..
i:,d by the a.ivlce al The Il c ur. has.
ul''i-'Iak-n a sra VOYAGE "Iin - view
la Combat the dire maia,iy. 1h.
Young c."Dle had Ell ped TIA. m>;-lv..
during ih- ui a.d were Gag, RI.
"H'kIIg forward Ia the termination nI
the VOYAGE. The v,s.-i waS NOW
rarl'iiy drifting Z" 'i'->Iruc,im AMI o..
power ,'n earth could avoit her break
49, an the rr-i. Capt. Dmu- a...
nIs officers si"d "n The p ~r, giving
order. Io the crew iu gel the. ls.aI>
.'ut. T"n of them wer. l,u ,cr-,!,
tut the current carried them am. my
the breakers, where they We're imn.-
.iiAl-ly smashed 4" I,i-ces. Al3a M.
Just rs daylight; br. Ike. the Inflated
>nip with "I,e b'uni struck upm III.
reef. line sh,rk t.k Elk IF h.r crew
"hn We're ciu>t, r-si on the fnr-cl,,i-
head right III their feet. xnd a suc-
U-rsiins sea sweeping over The ship
carried them with il. Mr.. and Mr..
Gould We're viii. The SUI vivors an III.
pr'p. With fearful c..unienanc. aud
I,s'ks ot nprIJr they saw their ei.d II,
I'r',acaiug. The captain exh"r,r,i
,n-m Ia nl!ow him 10 hav. them
Ia.he,i 10 a .par. but ei;h.r through
Fear. or hops If iring .s,v-,i ,hr"u.h
s"nic either me'h,~i. they sr-adIi,
The ship MAS nnw y,in.i,n.
ind crashing am'ay the br-.k-Ts
he sharp r..ck. were pla. in. havuc
n lih the i;u:i'rrs, AMI the huge waves
rolling 10 siI"re w"u.d lit her ayaiI.
a"d again only To hiring them n-ar-r
Ia destruction. Blue lights and
Jackets we're burn..', but IL. light \.
le-l'ers Stale thai, oaIn- Ia the h-av,
-, They never siw them. M..rnin.
;a.u- at last the br--z. hal fresh. ~
d Z" II gil-, but siiii 4 pail 1T mis-,
'ung over line land. Al, Up IN lh-
,"u-e "n DICK got k~'Se. a,,.i u,Hn a.
IL Captain. Mr.. G"n!I and .ixI--n
dhers .mbaIk-i O.,e heavy s.a
Ii''i 1t "i: the deck, aud they t"n,mi
hen-rives ssirIit an the sr,.au
I,'er tate wa>. h"ae,-r, not We,
,-c,'ir.i rar SCI, WAS " ,-hi". over :
h- trail h"n>- O.,e hue wave suep,
'lr. AMI Mrs. Could aI.i 'hr-- sa,i..r.
nj" the .aanIns .uif. Il ~as i -
''>slbi- Ia saw. them. Il I~ there
'rre "'ne aui they .iI-sI,. ,nr,,i alrm,s'
immediately. When last seen thy q
ere ciInsIng To each other. The :,
ext m 'rni"g ih.. m,uui.,i ir.n;..,. ;.
ngag Il In searching the .,-s.i,"re Tor T.
ne .ira.i found tn. u -ii.s ia,-rl. ck-,i
: each others arms. U..i,rsi ~ lite.
i-y were n"t divided in death.
heir siif embrace RENDERING IL i'm
i'-.Ii'le Z" separate them, they ~-,-
nri-i Ia ohe c. fl. TIE bid, . 1t
So at the crew We're found at varr,u,.
d"ts al.ng the Cast barring m~sks
bruises ir.'m c'mtsct Nth the seeks
t'e >urvIvos. after REMAINING on ih-
ok h"',,e Ter twenty i"ur.. we're
ckesi up by the steamer Dawn 81,
r Ia,sag- fr"n Adelaide io Mel
'ur"e They w-r- kindly rec. ivrsi
; the L .ii-d States C"u.uI aud
dhing nr.,vI,is d t,r them.