Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-22

Wood, filed a libel against the steam
ship Queen Of the Pacific. They
represent fourteen Of the salveEs Who
assisted in rsscuing the Queen from
loss ON the Columbia River bar on
the fourth aud fifth of September
last, when that steamer, With the
spike driving excursioniste from San
spit. These fourteen libellanto CON-
posed the Grew Of the only lifeboat It
the Scene Of the disaster and of the tue
General Candy. This tu9 and lifeboat
rescued all tho passengers, numbering
some three hundred. including more
representative people than ever took
passage on steamship from San Fran
cisco On vessel before. or since. At
the tiIie the Queen went on the sands
there was considerable of swell run-
ming, and none entertained the belief
that the vessel would ever be gotten off,
| rs she went On ut full tide. The water
had fallen w0on assistance came to her,
which, added to the swell that was
running, rendered it impossible for q
tug to approach near enough to receive
passengers without the Intervention
Of some staunch, well-manned life
bort. The lifeboat in question made
eight trips TO tugs half mile distant,
receiving the passengers at the weather
side of the vessel, where their boat rose
and fell from eight 20 sixteen feet with
each wave. The peril Of the lifeboat
crew will be verified By the fact that
one Of them was so injured while 70
ceiving passengers, by fall, that he is
hi fx.a 1,eA
been in tie hospital ever since the acoi-
dent. This lifeboat rescued It's pas
senRers. The remaining passengers
we're rescued by the tug General Candy,
which brought . scOW from Astoria to
the wreck, and being herself Of light
DR. ught, she was enabled to approach
ship anu to drop her sc0x On the obbinQ
drawn to the tug and again returned to
the ship for another load Of passenger
until all were res usd. The paaeenoera
having besn sent TO Astoria, the tue
Candy and the lifeboat we're requested
by the master and Governor Perkins.
one of the owners Of the Queen, TO re-
main BY the steamship, and were prom.
ised liberal reward for their services,
The Queen greatly desired TO have an
anchor carried ut astern to prevent her
from working further into the sand.
There was no tug in the vicinity that
could approach near enough 70 the
steamer 10 take she anchor, except at
high water. which would have been too
late. A splendid and only opportunity
vas in using the scow for that purpoae |:
%, shortly after dark, in the incrensina
rouRhness Of the sea, the Canby's saDV
was dropped down as before, and the
anchor l. shed TO its stern. The Canbv
then lowed it out where desired and the
anchor was dropped. When the fisst a.
| sistanoe arrived she steamer ALREADY had
heavy list 70 the starboAfd, bat asjtle
FROM this. With the use Of her spchoe
she was enabled TO maintain her firrt
position. Al .. m on the 9Th, being
high water, the Queer made . streuu
Gus effort 30 get Of the spit, but with.
out avail. Early In the morning
they began to jetsisun Tie cargo With
all poondble speed. and bofore noon
ninety -6vs thousand dollaro' worth had
been thrown ovvrboard. During the
foreuO0n 'he lifeboas apd her crew were
continuously engaged in carrying mea-
esRes aud lines between the ship and
tu0s, and 1t high water Ou the After
noon Of the 5sh, with the assistauce Of
four powerful tugs and heavy strain
on the hausea tending to the ancAos, The
ship came OF and proceeded uniniufsd
upon her voyage. The ship 10 valued C
i've hundred thousana dollar, and -
cargo and treasure saved at three huu-
dred thousand, bestdes The mails and
baggage. Had Ne Queen remained on
the sands through another tide, her
cargo would have bosn iostisoned. Il
IL safe 10 say that By tAs combined e.
forts of the salvors the ship aud carRo
were saved from total loes. Tho owner
Of the four tuas oommenoed . libel suit
in Portland, aud required bonds to the
amount of $300, 900 for her release. The
libellants in the cass conmeuced heee
claim $4,000.