Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-03
PACIFIC COAST.
Less sf the Steamship Taesua sG
CoOs Bay.

/ Coos BAY.
EXPIRE CrTY. O0n., Feb. 2.-Charlee
III. Wells, passenger on the steamship
Tacoma, who arrived here yesterday,
stated to yeur correspondent that at II
ocloe <, Monday noon, Capt. KOrts said
that they were % miles off shore, and a,
dark no land was 10 sight, and that the
evening was dark but not foggy: that
between half-past eight and nine Capt.
korts retired. and at about 9:15 the ship
struck the beach in the outer line of
| breakers. The second mate was'o the
| brldgr at the time the ship struck, but
| did not either see or hear the breakers
| until the ship was in them. The ship
was making between Ii and l3 miles an
hour at the time she struck; heavy sea
was running and made complete breach
oyer her. She commenced making wa
ter and in about two hours the fireman
had to leave the freroom. In a short
time all the boats but one were stove,
tuesday morning Captain Korts landed
on the beach to 90 for assistance. He
got the tug Sol Thomas at the Umpoua
river 70 go to the wreck, but she could
not reach it. Captain Korts and his
men made every effort on Tuesday
morning to return to the ship, but the
heavy sea on the beach prevented them
from doing so, but on Wednesday the
boat succeeded in getting to the ship.
and when Mr.. Wells left all but seven
had been landed, and the rest were pro-
badly landed this evening. The ship
IS broken midship5. Her bow is in lS
and stern in 20 feet of water. She LAYS
heading to the southeast. Mr.. Wells
thinks that the ship lays about one
quarter OF mile from shore, and will
be total loss. Wells and steinbereer
were the only passengers. During the
two days and nights they were on the
wreck the only food they had was few
crackers. Mr.. Wells speaks in the
highest praise of Capt. korts and his
officers, as doing all that could be done
to rescue them from the wreck. Cap
tain korts and crew will come here to
take passage for San Francisco.
Murder in the Second Degree,
CHEHALIs. w. T., Feb. 2.-In the case
OF the Territory vs. A. j. Vincent, the
jury yesterday returned q verdict, find |
ing the defendant guilty of murder in
tho second degree. He is charged with |
killing his brOther-in-law, Joseph West |
fall. Defense made q motion for q new
trial and arrest of Judgment, which will |
be heard ON the 10th inst.
From Our Portland Correspondent.
PORTLAND, Feb. 2.-The First Presby-
terian church of Albany was dedicated |
with impressive ceremony yesterday.
The weather crntinues very cold; the |
thermometer tonight being fifteen de- |
Rtees above zero, and from zero to twen-
ty below at points east of the Cascade |
mountains.
The Columbia arrived at six O'Clock
this evening.
All land slides on the U. Il. & N. road |
are cleared, and traffic was resumed at |
noon today.
VIII. Colwell, on trial at The Dalles
for murder, was acquitted.
A fire broke out this evening in M.
Marks shoe store, corner Front and |
Alder streets. The damage was princi-
pally by water and amounted to $15C0. |
Fully insured in Bachman's agency.
The fire evidently caught from a stove.
Reagh On Stockholders.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 2.-Savage levied |
an assessment of 80 cents.