Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-11

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FozE Az-xuR Nov. le.-Ths Alsou.
cleared from Oven Sound sbout 4
o'eioek on tie afternoon Of Tharsisy
tAs afth instant, With freight and Gas
senaers FOR Port Arthur. Nothing of
any account occurred daring the VOYAGE
20 SA1it Ste Marie, which point vas
made on Friday. TIE boat passed
whisenso point about : D. ID. on FIR,
Gay. The wind At that time vas blow
Ing . gin breeze from the east and
northeast Al Wbite6sh point sail ves
mace and the boat proceeded en- her
vay ouder full head Of steam, the
vino incfeasinR II violence acSompa
MED oy SHOW and sieet. Al O'Clock
saturday morning the wind shifted To
the northeast, aud a violent snow storm
raReo, the SEA running meant. aims high,
ano zoe boat tossed about like q cork.
Az f;i3 o'clock the order wss given to
take IN all sail. p1t the wheel hard a
ssarooard and bring the ship about and
head out on the lake again on accoun,
OF the STOW and darkness. While Tie
snip Vas coming about she struck a
poiot known as Gre nstone Point. on
Isle Royal, about 50 miles from Poin,
49, JIG G&~.42S
Island lighthouse, which has been sban-
doned since the irst OF the uouta.
After striking the first time the bow
forged ahead, being driven by the Wind
second shock occurred shortly after
the nrst. ibs vessel struck the
reef violently and she Immediately
commenced TO bresk 40. Moe, of the
passengers and numo@r of the Grew
sere 10 bed at the time, kus ve,s
readily awakened by the shock. and tbe
scene tina. followed besgars description.
Ihe water poured Ia through the broken
vessel and over toe balvarks, putting
oct the fires IN the furnaces and extin-
gushing the electric lights. The
screams of the women and the children
sere heard above the fury of the storm,
The cree barred hither and thi,h,
doing What they could in the darkness
- render assistance. bu. their efforts
we're OF little avail, for in less than
twenty minutes after ,he vessel struck
the entire forward part of the
bow was carried away, together
Nth the cargo and hsman freight.
Several persons ciune to the rigging
and to life line which the captain had
stretched along the boat, bat they we're
swept away by the sea AID swallowed
up by the angry waves. The stern of
the boat was stea6 lily pushed up On the
rock, and those who we're not toe much
exhausted with fatigue and bepumbed
oy the cold crept to the after steerape
and sought its welcome shelter. In less
than al hour after striking all was over.
and about Is out Of the entire number
we're saved.
Ihe survivors remained from the
time Of the disaster a o'clock on Sat
arday norninR) until Monday morning
az III O'Clock, exposed to the weather.
with but little food and clothing. yearly
everything having been washed avay.
when they we're sighted by some fisher
men, who came to their rescue. After
taking the survivors from the doomed
vessel and placing them on Isle Royal,
where IRE was kindled for their com
fort, the fishermen vent oat and intsr-
eepted the Atbabascs, which was oom.
ing about ten miles away. Capt Foote,
OF that vessel, Immediately pot about
and took the sufferers abo ard, when
they we're subsequently brought here,
Two dead bodies. of Eros, and Ener-
son. were brought in on the Athabasca.
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
Following is the statement made by
the captain, before a notary public here
tonight: "fne steel steamer AlRoms
cleared from the port of Oven Sound
about o'clock and 20 minutes in The
afternoon on Thursday, the 9th day of
November. A. ID. 1886, bound for the |
port of Port Arthur, having on board a |
general cargo Of merchandise of about |
400 tons We had good run to Sault |
Ste. Marie. which port We cleared al l
o'clock on the afternoon Of Friday. the
9Th day of November and passed White
fish Point at 3 o'clock and so minutes of
the same day. 1t vas blowing strena
breeze froa the east and northeast.
The wind was increasing and We made
sail at Whitefish Point. At Z D. m. the
weather was the same, but the wind was
slightly increased, with occasional
squalls, attended With rain. At mid
night the wind had increased to a
moderate gale With frequent squalls,
by rain and sleet
At 4 a. IN. on November 9Th, the VI a
shifted to the north, asst, With a viz len
snow squall and heavy sea RAINING. Al
Ave minutes after 4 a. N. We checked
down and commenced taking in sail.
At 4:30 q. M. all sail was in except the
fore tcpsail, which was partly in. We
put the wheel hard . starbo4 ard, and the
ship was coming around to head on the
lake again on account of the snow
After leaving Whitefish Point our prop
sr course was northwest by west, bat
the wind being from the north ward We
steered northwest by west quarter west |
until 10 ,. N, TO allow for leevay. when
tse course vss changed to northwest
until \. IN We then steered west b., |
9 yutn for the purpose of taking .iu the /
salts. While the ship vas coming around |
4s mentions d she struck aft abost 40 |
and continued to forge ahead driven BY |
the heavy sea. About $40 she settled,
the seas making a clean breach over
her all the time and smashing the ship |
up. A binding snevs orm still con-
tinued. On account OF the seas and |
the surf IL was impossible TO make any
effort to save either the ship or cargo. |
About 8 q. %. she parted on the fore
aide Of the boiler, and the freight got
washed cot and some Of it was driv.
en- on shore. The Survivors clung
to the after part of the vessel
until Sunday morning. when the g ,le
having sbaied and the sea gone down,
We made raft and went ashore and
found We we're on Green stone Island. at
the northeast end of Isle Royal. On
Monday morning, at 2 o'clock, ve sight
ed the Athasasca, on which ship the
Surviving passengers and Grew embark
ed for Port Arthur. At which port We sr.
rived at $40 p. %. on Monday the 9th
Of Novem er.
THE Lost.
Followiaa are the names Of the Loot
30 far as known here: VIM. Higgins.
wholesale merchant. Winnipeg Mrs.
Dudeeou and children, of Owen
sound; Edwin Frost, wife and child. OF
Oven 5oand; Douglas Charles Bu
chanan, Of Hitler, Prince Edward Co.,
Ont; Louis Zimmerman, Of Port Ar
thur; g. Emmerson. Of R.ms9ate, Eng. !;
Purser Msckenxie, nephew OF Alex.
Mackenxis; Wan. Null;ean, Of Mere
ford; Thomas Sneliing. waiter; Jshn
Scott, L. Bates and BslIantine, deck
hands; Mrs. shannon, isdy's maid; -