Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-12-13
TINE LOST EARK MAILEvILLE.
TTRoA THE VICTORIA posr.1

ih1CA 4dE ROSI.f
We are indebted TO Rev. Father Bra
pant Tor the following particulars of the
loss OF the bark MaIleviile on the West
Coast on the 18th of October last. Tee
Kate:
HEsQUIar, Oct. 18th, 1855.
EDITOR PosT-Ihe bark Malleviile was
WRECKED of Sunday Rock at the entrance
Of Nootka Sound. on Tuesday evening
last. A number of Heequiat Indians are
living close by, but saw nothing of the
vessel till they got up on Wednesday
morning, whom the beach vas covered
with wreckage. Two men at ouce walked
70 the Mission, distance of some ten
miles, over logs and boulder1, and ~
ported the disaster: adding thas ~
corpse OF one man had been found on
the beach opposite the Indian camp.
Naturally, thought it proper TO 20 and
see for myself. where, indeed, I found
the body OF q sailor. young man of
sandy complexion, wrapped in soune
Indian mats and covered with Q canoe.
After 6atifying myself that NO marks of
violence we're on his body, buried him
with the assistance of the Indians.
Presently sent the Indians of to
Sunday Rock and was horriied to zee
them come back, after some short time,
with the body of q lady, looking - nat
uraI az II alive, apparently about thirty
years OF age. She was drowned. and
need not tell you that We treated the
body with all the respect We could. and
buried II as carefully as possible under
the circumstances.
Another body was found and buried
by mo next morninR-the body of q
sailor. some IS years Of age; but up to
date no other bodies have been found.
The vessel was rotten and must have
gone to pieces Immediately after strik.
ing. The night being very dark and the
sea exceedingly rough no one was saved,
whereas the distance to the sandy shore
and to the Indian houses is 90 short
that under ordinary circumstances no
one would have been lost. have been
trying to get all the papers, logs, etc.,
but all l have in my possession is
small Bible. on the cover Of which Is
written: Presented to Abbie Harlow
by her uncle Newcomb." have also
few portraits taken in Hamburg and
Stockholm. Some leaves of an old log
headed: Bark Malleviile, Capt. E. F.
Harlow" and two boxes have been found
on the beach containing ladies' under
clothing, children'S dresses and toys.
Up to date nothing Of any great value
has been saved or found, and il the
weather continues as it has been the
past two weeks everything must be de-
strOyed or 90 adrift. As regards the
vessel shesis as complete wreck as can
be imagined. The Indians deserve
credit for their good will and the help
which they have given in burying the
dead.
Tho wreck of the Malieville is very
similar to that of the John Bright in
1869. The Indians got into trouble at
the time. am now once more convinced
that no murders were committed at the
time, but that all on board, as under
the present circumstances had been
drowned. The boats Of the Malleville
have gone to pieces-one beyond Este
van point (hole in the wall). II any
body concerned in the ship or friends
or relatives of the deceased on board
wish to receive any further information
they can address A. j. BRABANr,
Mission Sacred Heart.