The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-16
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Terrible BIOFy OfShipWFsek-
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ARRECKEp WINNIE.
A AhIp and Crew rhat Wsnt DOWn In tho
Ocean,

SAN FRANcIsco, August 15,-Ths Alaska
commercial compAny's steamer, St. Paul,
arrived this morning and brings the iol.
lowing intelligence: Capt Hooper, Of the
Revenue cutter Corwin, received intslli'
genCe oI the discovery OF a wrecked
whaler by the Indiana May 90!h, and at
once sent out . Sledge party under Lieu
tenant Herring, toinVestlgats, The party
landed on KOluchma Island June I'd and
made lie way over the ice westward to the
mouth OF Waukerom river, about one
hundred miles from Cape Serdso, where II
fell In with party OF natives, In whose
possession were found articles taken from
the wreck,
OorWin's party cav and talked with the
natives who had boarded the wreck and
exhibited two piles Of articles which they
said they had taken from her. They con.
sisted principally oi carpenters tools, &c,
The following articles were recovered, and
have been forwarded TO the United States
Treasury DepaTtment: One whaling iron
marked "B K,," possibly the iniiials Of the
owners Of the Vigilant, with fve dots,
supposed 10 mean the boat one psir ol
silver.bOund Bpsctacles and case one pair
OF marine glasses, and one knife, marked
Nv" on the handle. The natives said the
wrecked vessel carried pair ol reindeer
horns on the end Of her jibboom. The
Vigtlant 10 known 10 have carried such
an ornament, and 10 said to be the only
one in the whaling hsat having such,
which lead 10 the conclusion that the
wreck was that weasel. Her cabin was
full OF water, masts gone and four dead
bodies were found on her, one Of them In
y berth. The natives said the dead men
looked as II they bad been dead many
moons; that the skin oil their faces was
Withered and drawn tight, From this de.
sCription II was surmised that the vessel
waS wrecked % lar back no the winter OF
1880, the 6rst winter out. The wreck sub
Bequsnlly drifled out TO sea aud was Loaf
to sight. The Sledge party being unable
TO 20 tArther westward on account OF the
melting Of the snow proceeded 10 Cape
seFdso, and were picked up by The Or
win, June 10Th. They travelled In all l40
miles.
The cutter had her rudder carried away
by Ice on June let, but repaired II In the
St, Lawrence Bay with materials obtained
from the wreck OF an old whisky snug.
gler ashore there. Later she made q
round, landing on this island, and sent
parties ashore 10 visit The scene oil the de.
stTuctlve famine OF 1873, and In the vii.
lage were discovered dead bodies still
lying about in great numbers. The sur.
Ylvipg naIives appeared 10 be In no want;
they were RhundAntly supplied with arms
and ammunition and also goods plum.
dered from the wreck Of the schooner
Letta.
The last intelligence OF the cutters
movements Is up to July 9th, when she
sailed from Norton Sound TO Goulzbil bay,
Thence she was TO proceed northward 10
Korizebs Sound and Point Barrow TO look
after revenue matters, then westward
to Wrpgleiand before The eice closed in 10
search for the Jeanette. The mildness Of
the previous winter and ligntness Of Ice
encountered by Brown gave Capt. Hooper
strong hopes Of being able 10 reach and
explore that land.
Fears are entertained that some whaler
has been lost, Ps early In July large quan.
titles ot whale oil was reported seen by q
native otter hunter, on the sea about
Shook leland. -Four Casks Of whale oil
driited ashore there about the same time.
These signs give rise 10 the apprehension
that come returning whaler was wrecked
In the iog on the outlying reefd or recks
about that leland. The fact that pack ages
OF oil found were upbtoken Is thought
to indicate that possibly one entire side
oi an unfortunate vessel was broken in,
letting the cargo out. No further details
oi the supposed wreck had fesched Ouna.
taska up to August 4th, when the 81. Paul
left,