Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-13

reachmQ shore be also had 70 % car
ned from the boat N TIE shoco. We
landed 81 an lndian village known -
Ossst. WhsRe ve were trsated kindly By
tho Indians. The chisf gave up his
house 70 "a, and We vsse furnished With
eli We wanted 70 eat, and blankets 20
deep under, and ve al fsea kindly 70
ward tboss Indians Who Wafs % GOOD 70
a. At 12:d0 tho Gtorm lighted up % -
could ~ the ship from the shofe. 6hs
bad slid clear Of the rock, and vas
drifting out 70 ~. took boat, With
six men, under Captain Wofth's orders,
and rssrsed for the ship. The weather
Vas clear. and blowing hard from the
northeast. Just a. vs showed on we
aaw the colors on the ship raised st
half-mass. a. q signal Of distress, and
kpev that the first officer and his too
com panions on the raft bad boarded
the ship again. We then ct out, and
pulled ~ bard A. ve possibly could.
and got within mile Of tie ship. when
We saw the head sails hoisted on the
steamer, which threw her before the
Wind out 70 sea, and from that instant,
not xithstanding our every exeftion TO
catch her, the distance between as
vidensd. Is Vas LIS p. m. when the
ship commenced 70 gAin on a., and
after q tune We foond We could not
catch her in that way, and were only
getting further cot 70 sea and liable TO
be ssamped at any time, 80 We changed
our sourss. and followed her along
n~arer the land till O'Clock. vhen
We lost sight Of her hull entirely.
We were then nine miles from
Osette. At that time We saW q small
sailing vessel sanding in toward the
ship, dipping her fae, % that we felt
there Vas still hope for our companions
on the ship. We did not give up. The
brave boys With me worked for an honr
az hard as they could, after they knew
our chase was useless and that We could
mot possibly catch tho vessel but they
ser, willing 70 do anything to save she
ship or any Of the Grew. Il vas ooss-
ing ON night. We had no provisions nor
water in the boat, and the weather
looked bad to windvard, whom We
turned back almost in despair. Going
back We had bead wind, and the
weather was freezing cold. We rowed
till 3 O'Clock, when We got under the lee
of an island to recuperate for short
time. We then started for shore, half a
mile distant, which We reached at $50,
and reported to the Captain, who had
been anxiously Watching us With tele-
scope.
We SAW NO MoRE OF THE SHIP,
But made ourselves a. comfortable ~
W. could on Indian fare. The next day,
Sunday, the v nd blew living north
east gale, % that We could do nothing
with our boats. The captain sent
message to Neah Bay by an Indian.
which vas delivered, and when Captain
). D. Libby happened in there with
the steam tug Goliah, the message
was delivered to him. and he at once
started around aud brought ~ to Port
Townsend. and from there No came to
Seattle. Captain Worth saved the mail
pouch, chropometer, telescope, freight
list, and other valuable papers belong
ing to the ship, which We brought TO
this city.
l cannot advance any theory a. to
how the ship got 81 close into shore.
unless il Was an unusual aud imperoep-
tible tide which sst her in moro rapidly
than usual. So far a Captain Worth is
concerned, know no possible blanc
can attach 70 him, a. he is a. careful a
man and az skillful . navigator AS
ever sailed under, and have been to
$50 all my life and those who blame
him for tho accident. if there be any
suoh, do good man . great injustice"