Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-07-07
PACIFIC COAST.

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SusAxviLLx, Cal, July 6.-Near Buk-
mville. yesterday. William Lsith VA
struck By lightning and instantly killed.
sAcaA,Gxs1o, July 6.,James stswafi
Yesterday, as the County Hospital, oom-
mitted suicide BY hanging during n
Of insanity.
Yesterday Frank L. Gfiswold, In Yolo
county, fell from load Of hay. and waa
run over and killed.
Mra Williams yesterday, At Walsh
station, in this county, tried to catch
the halter Of horse. She was dragged
to death BY becoming entansled in the
halter ropes.
The Lest steamship.
SAN FRAxCIsco, July GA careful ex-
animation has been made by divers of
the position and condition of the foun-
dered British steamer Esoambia, and
the vessel was found lying on her side;
bilgs up, with her port rail ON the
ground and moving with the sea and
tide. nothing holding her up but the
masts which are fast in the sand. The
matches are of, and considerable graia
is out Of her. The wreck is in good
position to be lifted, as she must have
considerable air in her besides what she
had in her ballast tanks, for she is
almost afoat. She lies in seven faith
oms, and has nine feet of water On her
at low tide. She lies south southeast
and north-northeas., with her head
south south east. Her mair and miz-
zen booms are sticking out Of the water
four feet. Spar moorings have been
placed around the wreck. The vessel
has not been injured.
The Darned Bark.
Damages by the fire to the bark Ros-
we'll S-- cue are not 80 heavy as at first
supr""ed. The water has been pumped
o., and the hull is on the ways. A
"-ge portion her cargo will be saved.
The vessel will probably be repaired.
Oar Portland Letter.
PORTLAND, July g. The steamer
Mountain Queen steamed, and the large
barge Atlas sailed, over the Cascades of
the Columbia river this morning, with
out accident or remarkable incident.
The Hillsboro races, one-half mile
dash, Lulu Riggs won, Honest John I'd,
MayfOwer Sd: time, 81 seconds. The
three year-old trottine race was won by
Edna Jr.
On Wednesday evening a boat con-
tanning II men capsized four miles be-
low Yakima. W. T. Samuel Cameron,
native Of Ncva Scotia, and Edward
Cotes, a native cf lower Canada, were
drowned. The PER ainder wore rescued.
Henry L. Hoy., Shipping Corumis-
ioner, today recei-ed the following by
mail:
WEST BERKELEY, June 25.
SHIPPING MASTER, PORTLAND, OREGON.
Sir: This piece of paper was picked
up in a bottle on the beach in this town
by Bartlett B. Holmes. The paper
was vet, as the bottle was cracked.
lSignedl
B. h. HOLMES.
The iuolosure reads as follows: "Ship
Alexandria WAS sunk in latitude Ii,
longitude 8, in a gale. None of the
pumps would work" Capt. Benson, the
finder. will give the paper at once to the
Portland and Astoria Shipping Office.
Some Of the words are written very
plainly, while others show unsteadiness.
The name Captain Benson docs not ap-
pear to be signature. Inquiry at the
Merchants Exchange shows no such
vessel listed for Portland, and Lloyds
latest register contains no such name.
though there are several Alexander" !"
Tho name Alexandria is very distinct on
the pieked-up message, the 81" being
dotted.