, 1881-01-19

Pathetic Incident OF thu Wreck Of thu
Ship Eric.

Ship Eric.
Stu Fra,letst0 Alta tnttfornfa.
Henry Wnsson, formerly calGf officer OF
thu slip Eric tho He'd. who lhls arrived fr0'l
the otlser side OF tho Pacific, tells II thrilling
story. tile ll,aEn pntnts Of which are rs fol-
laws: On tho night Of Sept. u tho Erie
sighted Cape Otway light, nlld every oElc on
board was confident tl,at the voyage would
s0on be at an end, ard were !6Gking forward
to bo ut Melbourne OFT the morrow. The
light breeze which prevailed was inst snfll-
cicut to give tic ship l,cadway. At n!d-
night tic secoud officer called tlip Captatn 0ia
deck and reported that Il heavy fog Ind set
tlc,l over tho lind. which was scarcely visl-
blc. Orders were given Mt about 1880 Il. IN.
IL wear ship, but there was not sufficient
wind to accomplish the llaneuyrc. Tho yes-
spl refused to 20 round. The light, Which
l,atl up 10 this time been invisible, suddenly
shosle out and made visible to a!l the peril
t,,ls situation they wero IN. 4 long, narrow
rlago Ut cruel rocks runs out some few miles
frutn tho cApr. It WIS letwceu this ridge
R1lu tho high, PERCEPTIONS cuast t!.at the ycs-
sci lay, slowly drifting to ler tto0n. The
nnly passengers were Il gentleman nalllea
t;oulh n1d Ills wlfc. They llatl been married
ut bath but few weeks previous to the VS.
SETS departure for New YurE. Mrs. Goull
had Developed inctptehL consumption, n1id
BY tic advice of tho doctor hal undertaken
Il sen voyage With a view to combat the dire
,nalatiy. Thu young couple hal enjoyed
themselves during tue trip n1l<t were cagcrly
luoklng forward to the termination Of tho
voyage. Tho vessel WAS now rapidly drift
tng to destruction n,!a 10 power OH cnrtll
could avert ncr brealsing Osl the reef. Capt.
Daanu nnd Ills officers stood oil the poop,
giving orders to tlle crow to get tho lH'ats
out. Two of them were launcl,ed, but tile
current carried them among the brpal:els,
w!tcse they WERE Immediately stnAslel tu
pieces. At3a. n,.. Just rs daylight broke, tho
| ll!.tntetl ship witt, olie bound struck upon
| tlle reef. The shack took six Of her crew
who wure clustered Oil tic 'forecastle head
1Ixl,t OF their feet aud Il succpeIug sen
HWueping over tho snip CARRIED thou With 1t.
Mr.. Aiul Mrs. Gould were tho survivors s,sl
| tho puot,. with tunrful conntellaccs alld
looss It hoTrot tey s!Iw Their Sn "ppfoia;cla,
lin Ia have thon, 1nsllot tu q spAr, bit ltscr
! through fenr Or Il hope of br,nE sayetl by
su,tie 9!nor method tiloy steadily fefusgI.
a S sR liz SrsakufS' s 1x F u srp w 1sSs sts!'' @stS
playln. havoc witt, tho sin,lers' nId j! llle hngo
WIVES rolling IN sliory would llft her aEnt'
an ngniu only u brlnE her nearer to Ae'
siructiun Hue llKll.saulrockets We're burned.
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tho lIctIvy fox, uey never Snw them. Alurli'
luz raillu NJ Inst; thu breezo 1tt frcslIenpa fl
Il {ale, hut allll t!le l'all vi mist hung 1yer the
lai!a: At!s " t'e ,1se 9!.lSGk 9t iooss
ollser ri e1uharkeJ. uho heayy scn lifted !, q!
tho deck, MUD tl!oy found themselves adrif!
oM tlie oGcsl,i. Their fAto was, Enwayer. itol
yst DECIDED. The saa WIS washing Dycr the
Irall house. Uno hugo WINS swept Alr. mid
MIS-. U0ull NIL tl,IeU sators Into tl,u yaw'.
!ng gulf. 1t was Impossible to save theln
ltUpea there were tl0lle, alMl they Disappeared
utmost Immediately. Whom iast seen tho,
VERY slKtng to eas other; lo nsSt =; !nof
lux Ills aeasllore for, tho tltad fund thu
b.ics, tnterlocked In each othor's m nrnls
Ilelr still embrace rendering It lllposalblt
to aeparAta tneul, they. wero buried IN ON
cut1i, Tlle bo4tea Ut five OF thu crew, .Wcrt
fouutt ut various poInts along tho coast oea.s
il,g ul.!rks a.ut bruises from contact with TIL
rUrks. Thu survivors, after remaining ol
tho slcck-llou t0rtwel.ty hours. were p!ckut
up by tho steamer Dawn oil l!gr lNlssag,
from Atlelattle To Melbourne. They, wert
kindly rtettve.l by thu Unl!et 6sutes Consul
u1ut clothing provided for thou.
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