Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-06
MISS MoRE1soN's ACCOUNT.

II went on board the Asia at Owen
Sound. / had a ticket for Sault Ste.
Marie. The Asia reached Owen Sound
at IL O'Clock Wednesday night, and re-
manned about an hour taking il passen-
gors and freight saw seven persons
buy tickets at Owen Sound, five men
and two women. One of the women
had child about q year old with her.
Two of the men looked like commercial
travellers. and the others like labOrers.
| knew none of their names. There
may have been more got on board there,
but these are all | observed. got q
state room along with two other young
ladies', one Miss McNab, who got on
board at CollingwoOd. do not remem-
Der the name of the other. They were
not companions, but the rooms were SO
full that the cabin maid put them in the
double berth, and gave me the Othsr. l
went to bed before tho boat touched
Pressure Isle, but was awake. The mate,
Mcdonald, told me in the morning that
they took in hay but no passengers at
Presque Isle. The mate was my cousin.
1t did not get very rough until o'clock
in the morning. was up then, but was
seasick and took no breakfast. ! saw
four women with children in the cabin.
One had four, one had two, and two had
one each. There were two families who
took dec passage. noticed the four
women and their children particularly,
as the women were all sick, and the
cabin maid was feeding the children.
There may have been other ladies in
the open air. knew there was dan
ger. saw people putting on life pre-
servers. / laid down, and thonght l
could not move if the boat were sinking.
THE BOAT ROLLED on HEB SIDE,
And thought it was sinking, and I
jumped up and went into tho adjoining
state-room, where tho woman with the
two children WAS / found her asleep,
and woke her. but think she never left
the cabin. Her children were small,
one about two years. and the other a
child in arms. then put on hfe-pre-
server, and sat by the cabin door. Be-
fore went to my state-room asked the
mate if there was great danger. Ho
said there was 4 very heavy sea. but
they had already thrown some Of the
horses overheard, and would throw OF
all the freight they could. l coull hear
great noise made by the horses. had
hopes the boat could be saved till saw
the water coming into the cabin. Twas
on the upper side Of the boat. She was
now ON her side. took hold Of the
rail, and slid down into the water and
SINK. ] came up by the side Of the
Captains boat. He took me by the
wrist. The mate helped to haul me in.
NV state-room companions were both in
the same boat, but no other women and
children. saw the other two life boats,
both full. The Captain and mate had
the oars, and tried to take care OF our
boat. The steamer was now down. and
the wreckagc WAS floating ali around.
Saw the other two boats upset twice,
and each time the number of passengers
was largely reduced. The three boats
drifted together for . short piece.
| heard the other boats call to the Cap.
tain for an oar. One of the two boats
had no oars. One had one, and oul
boat two. The Captain could spare
none. Our boat went along quite nicely
| for some minutes. The others capsizeC
almost Immediately. They had moth
ing 10 help themselves with. was sit
ting in the how Of our boat, looking
back toward the wreck. saw The
other boats tip over three times. Wher
] saw them next they were empty. NJ
ono even clinging 70 the sides an
sure that none were saved, except Tin
kiss and I. Finally our boat upset, anC
We lost both oars. We were then
ArrHK xxsCY OF THE WAVES
and upset four times in all. There werl
eighteen in before We upset. Tw'
women were upset the first time. II 60
calmer near dark and the boat did no
ups.t again. About this time Ne picket
up floating oar, but We were too ex
hausted TO use il. The mate told me 4
hold on to the life line whatever hap
pened. and ! never let 70. When th
boat upset hung on and came up aRail
with il. None Of the i've men died unit
after dark. The mate got upon his knee
and said he could see land. This cheeret
u all. TIE captain seemed very sad an,
seldom spoke. None had hats or cap
Ion but Tinkin. ] had nsither bat no
shawl. We were all in the water mp =
our knees, bot tho water vas not mp :
the aeata. II Ws had had Z bailing dial
Ne could have bailed out The boat afts
the - went down, but ve had nothing
; 70 do i With. The men Ill died quictl
| and seemed 70 20 70 slesp. The mat
pnt his fans mp 70 my hsad in The da.
and asked Il Is vas -. sid - y,
hair vaa aging axuund Ne. He esi1e
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