Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-11
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Seattle. June 10 1888.


Some twelve muntne S1n0o y nstbukcs
giving his name 40 j. 4. Tracy, regis
tered at one Of our hotels from south
ern California. He was on tour OF the
country in quest of a profitable land M
vestments, and carried a considerable
amount Of ready cash with him. de
invested some money in real estate IN
this place, through the agency OF n. -.
Chapman. and IL was known that ne
had sent the deeds OF the same 10 ms
wife in California. Then the gentle
man disappeared, and nothing further
was thought of the matter until some
six months thereafter. when q secret Or.
der here received q letter from Mrs.
Tracy making inquiries a. 70 her hos
bands whereabouts aud stating that the
last aeard from him WAS tho receipt OF
the title deeds in the January preceding.
Sincs last July there had bsen nothing
heard of Mr.. Tracy, and although the
matter had been Ia tho hands OF conps-
tent detectives, the search had about
been given mp. Last week Mr.. Tracy
walked into the Office Of an aoQuaint-
anoe In this city, .smiling and happy,
but tanned brown from exposure TO the
disappearanOe, Mr.. Tracy aaid he left
WalIs WaIIa Tor Seattle, and there start
cd on vessel for San Francisco. In
stead Of going by the regular line, by
invitation Of the captain he took pas.
saRe on the collier ship, San Pedro. He
and the captain w0ro old friends. hence
this deviation from the regular course.
He escaped detention by the inspection
officers BY taking OF his coat and walk
inc among the men Rs a common sailor.
Vtho Gau pn<4pS. thfo lest
nth some Of her crew. The captain
escaped, and Mr.. Tracy foated out 70
eea upon q piece Of the wreck. II
seems that II was against the rules fol
these collier ships to carry passengers,
henOe the captain was afraid t0 an.
nounOe the lOs8 Of his friend, as IL might
endangeF his position in the company.
so the captain said nothing 10 the be-
yeayed family, who still lnpurned for
the lost husband and father. After un-
told hardship and exposure In the
stormy waters, upon his frail life boat,
Mr.. Tracy was at length picked up by a
passing whaler on its v0s aga to the
Arctic.
For over six months he worked before
the mast, fearful of divulging the fact
that he had any money about him,
while he carried In his bolt sack with
several Thousand dollars in it. Finally
the long ordeal was over, and securing
passage upon returning vessel, he oace
more and thankfully stepped upon
American soil. At the drst telegraph
once he sent the news pulsinQ along the
wires to his distressed family that hus-
band and father were coming. Ere this
reaches our readers eyes the welcome
h0ua0 will have h<0n given
The foregoing il from the Walla Wal
IL Stafesmam, and il a tissue Of false
hoods in all that II is pretended Mr..
Tracy said. Mr.. Tracy did not leave
Seattle on the San Pedro. for that ship
has meyer yet been inside the hArbor.
An for he and the Captain being old
friends, We do mot knew. but, judging
BY the lack Of truth in what elsa Mr..
Tracy sAid, Ne do not believe that he 10
even acquainted with the Captain, or
ever saw his ship. IL was quite unnec-
oasnry for Tracy TO escape detection BY
tbs inspection officers. for the latter
neveF bother the San Pedro, and have
probably never visited her since ahe
oAme TO the Pacific coast. The San Pc
dTo Was not lost, but Ii running with all
The speed and frequency In her, and no
l0nger ago than yesterday paaned by
tAis port. Tho ship not being lost,
nOus Of her Urow were Lost, Il wasn't
neoessaEy for the Captain 20 escape,
snd Mi. Tracy did mod hoa4 out on :
piece Of wreck. ThiA being tbs cass, Il
Was unnecessary Tor the Captain 10 re-
port "the loss Of bis friend" Or SAY any