Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-10

sank. and the cloads Of gold ID the
West took a crimson nae.
II was Suddenly noticed thst tue res
sel had stopped. -he had struck zFfEn
aldder rsrcE. The vessel remained u
The same position without t80ylnz- The
boat reached hsr. snd tire youa- h1s-
band seized upon g rope that was hang
ing frog, the boz Of the vessel II order
t. keep the boat IN position The eoo-
tide was rushing rapidly aro1Ld the
boz Of the ship forming whirlpool II
is course.
Daring the voyage from Eagiand the
yoang wife had had constant present.
fnsnt that she would ind that her has
band vas dead, for shs had never heard
from him, and this had induced her
70 20 in search Of him; and nov, after
long sea yoy age which had lasted thir-
teen months, she With inexpressible JOY
saw his face again.
The young man, while holding the
boa. in position, was looklAgup into Der
face. and had inst commenced 10 speak
10 her, when the tide coming around the
bow Of the snip caused the boat 10 larcb
70 one side, and he WAS thrown into the
river. he lost his hold upon the rope
and was carried down with the tide
One shrek from the young girl and she
fell insensible TO .he deck. The young
man lose TO the surface, sank, rose
again. and yet a third time. and was
then lost to sight.
The yourg girl was taken ashore In
an insensibie condition. Some men
living in log cabin deserted IL and
gave it up to her. An old woman who
4 - e. 81 IF 81
| the company, attended her dnring her
sickness, which lasted two weeks Day
after day the rough inhabitants would
come stsslthIiy to the old cabin, lay
their hats upon the ground and wait ST.
Iently until the old Indian happened -
come TO the door. when she would tell
them how the Young girl was. They
would go away then, shaking their heads
mournf0lly As they went. Daring most
Of the time she was seiirioas. The long
continued anxiety, followed by the an
expected sight OF the one she loved, and
that followed by his death at the mo
rnent of her greatest happiness, had
been more than her gentle nature could
stand. In her dsiirium-so the oldes'
inhabitants say-shs seemed TO thinl
that she was an island in the middle Of
the ocean, and that her husband wa
being torn from Der arms by savage'
who intended TO murder him.
Bot death east his soft mantle of eter
nal sleep over the poor weary form q
last. for one evening, as the san wa
: sinking down through the sky Of fir
! that hung over the mouth of the grea
, river, a ray of sunlight coming througi
the old log cabin--a ray which had beel
resting on the poor weary face and play
ING the hair Of gold, grewdim, and NOR
dim, until it had gone, and the nigh
had come, and to her the night of death
. The pretty eyes, blue as the blue ligh
: of heaven, had lost their look of wear
! ness, and their look of sorrow forever
I There was no more suffering, no NOR
: pain for her-she was dead.
3 The next morning the body of th
a young husband drifted upon the beach
9 Prep trations were made for the fune
Z raj. Two canoes were placed side b
; side, and boards we're placed between
:, forning platform. On this the com
I munity placed green bou2hs. The Cal
!; psnters of the packet ship made tw
pine collins. The remains of the youn
! people were placed on these, and the
! res ed side by side above the platform
y on the canoes. This was taken in to-
by the life-boat. and the inhabitan.
9 took canoes, and the ships compan
4 their boats, and this company rowe
a slowly and silently around Smiths Poir
y and up Young's river. A number of Ii
o dams III tdeir canoes followed grimi
and silently "a the rear.
q Near nsrrog gorge in this river, BIZ
0 meath the shaaaS of tall FIR trees wa
Q found little green spot, and here
0 grave was dug. Ihs Oldest man in th
. community read the burial services, an
0 the unfortunate Young pair were low
1 cred to their eternal resting place.
u The hull of the old Silvia de Ora
o withstood the shock of the wind an
Q the weather for many year. 1t is sal
n that people sailing by the old ship q
7. midnight in their boats have heard th
< despairing cry of the young girl, and o
Q moonlight nights the sailors have bee
q seen pulling at the ropes of the vesss
Q But these mysterious visitors are to b
z seen no more, for the noble vessel ha
Z at length given up the battle with tim,
Q A few years ago the last remnant of tL
q Silvia de Gras was carried away by th
dark, rushing tide of the riyer.-Recort
d Union.