Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-01
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fvietosia O0i0nsst
Ths ain W. ii. B<,sse, Captain (hbbs.
~sich a i'd aIpaasziie wssos, kishs. A
Cas- wharf. passsd through t4rsibss
eruerteuce dnrfns the earthqsske and
srr1sSc1 sbzt visited tbs isl sd Of Jaws
81 kna. 9Th. 1e8. CIsps. Gib1s allowed
4 reu1rter o. sss Colsslsf 20 sbssfzet .
few nsses fnsm his AoG IN reference %
khs rnAttsx.
Tha gss@el Vas on q voyaes fsusn Ma
~s{e a, Basssn. and rAs 1Ddsr ssai se-
twssu fhs islands Of Batavia and Java
Il a. ssms Of ths tsrricis 0iassssrf.
endSeulx shsTs wes qutrk sEicofssie1
a. keaVv fsussrts similar toshe bfsstasa9s
- 4 mas 81. szf, oniy despsr, oce'iffine
a fnsErssIs dnrine slse niRht. when on
"a. Mon lzs Posnt Esoss terrifis rtpoFts
vsre heard and Q heavy blBek bafk uAe
clnrrvsd 10 r1se up from the difeeta0n o.
EiaknSo Island. The bafouaeseF feli 80
i.ach a iunp, Fisins and falling q siekly
IN this exsfserdtnafy manner, sn<E ~ss
% ASTON Of the ssuospbers. All hands
were cnil-d on deek, and sail ts,c1fed
irst hefars tue sqaAIl etFusk Tbs vessel
wifh tsrrsee f0scs. The anchors Ssf6
ia 20. the Wind increasing 10 h1rri"
eans. he day bsconi1g darker, nistn 81
ne,en 4 vas bl2eksx than the dsskefit
rnidn{sh1. A heavy shower o. assss
eawe vita the s1unll. making We air 20
$3.50 ek1ef Il wss tifiicuit 20 breathe,
whsIs 4 ssrone smell sf sulphur prssailsd,
All hands sIzpectknR 20 h sanecassd.
sfhe scrr,e Va a. sufui ose. t'ofhed
iighsuipe nan along shs sly. nskiuG me
dsYkness rsors tntsnle; the Wind tosied
rredlv sbruaah tie rigging. and tflA san
ar tfsouahf tbs last DAP had s1reij estse.
The wafar waa raining thfouan tns
sfrasts q sighissn miles an boar iosafd
tbe voieAzo.
ltl OF. she Wind moderated. shssx
rso~ienr ousv oeanfrsd ~ LONG Intervals.
snd she hoFysd nno9ef Of ashes. faattiaF
~ Darsiea stone, and hns ~ houf, les
ensd. Tona Of 10 efiyered he slitp. saals
snd rigging usas Grated with -, siickina
20 hard thaf wssks we're oonsefnso ~
rsmeyins IL. Alastts stall adhssss 70 toe
An dsg Tuesday the men we're en-
rloyed Ii sIsoseiinq ths knhe9 ffom TIE
1870. cleauina eabiss and rigziae. ans
Cd Wednesday eftsfeoon tas yse,ss sot
undsr usy. sailing cautiously sions.
uilh rested sails. and SEEING n9 i.fnis
o. nien Of life On ahofs. fsH vtna
pssvailed, bat Il sas not knowa 70
MAJ szienl ths sphsaxals Of npstufe
had infeFfsred with The passsise f,fouRn
the STRATA.
Ths water vas covered with tress.
dsad bodies, hsh, and thousands OF
arecn sooosouts. Open go Was ~ iass
reached, and for six hundred miles sas
covered 9Th The sshss from ths soics-
-, Anambsr 81 the sailors wefu taken
~ ailk JEva fsssr and one died. leaving
eniy hvs % man the vessel. Tbs pst1snts
did NOS recover vhsn port vas Fsashsd.
ana were ssss1 70 h9spstai. where snosher
disd.
During the progress Of the evsnt q
asiisr walked Oh thg forward hoass ana
Was % sevsFely injured thas ~ also
shortly aftex FeschiilG Boston.
fhs experienoe vas 40 asfui oiis, ana
cfzlosrs and men ssie STRICKEN VISA fsaf
e the terrible sight, and eisd thay were
thss they md been spared from the SD
fate that ogsTsuok 10 many thotlsMnds
during The Java disaster.