Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-12

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Nh c<nrany. hut now us nra anahied
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Late ~ niuht fka brieantins Ada G
Owen ARRIVES lfom Baroso1Ga wllh tA4
captain an3 crew q - wzss8eo bzxk-
an6ins KisEaq, EiE Caplafn koelnsl,
M. WHAnKfon. ne cnSsf oElsaF =.
Hanaon. sae1nd fess ". AberR. c4x-
penter. and 3. Csalia. B. OlAns a.
Roate. Fl Williams, ]. MIlcbell. ,.
Mazfn4hara, r Era8ris and Z. Hsn-
Eiesnoa. a. Bia Ihs kissap rs ~
A1persaan haxksnslns 81 eE6 t0ua regis
ter. hn1it e puRsa Soand N l1e2 and
Owned s. #emsrs. Popa 4 Iaibot. san
Frnrefeaa. Whea wreoksd zha W44
5c1nd zuF NalbonF1e. VITA eaEzo q
timber atlippsd a3 Panei Sound, and
esnEzaed % Mr.. J. Marshall Captain
Rohinson made the fulioMing saafe-
neni. We Iaft Pazas 81und On April
pa. and had nius pissnl wea11sr I'll
fhe 19sh q Mar. As midniaht o. the
Z8sh she watch vas relieved. ne seos1d
0licar taking charge q the aack. +
waa than 3 Ane, clear. skzriiR1f night
Orders wsFe given thRG q R0od i0oknEs
shocid hs kept, and retired at 9 qaaE-
teF rzss y. AZ ts30 one Of the sailors
canis heiow and told ne 10 Coma cut,
for Godss ealSe, aeasass the ship Is ID tue
breakers.s He was kha man that had
been &C The wheel flames Mitchell
He stated thai ne vessel was close %
ne breakers. was lying down with
ny cloth on. and jumped 1p TIE con-
panion uay e oncs. A. the sane time
the mate was aroused, but before either
Of a nut On deck tue vessel struck on q
reef and began thnmpiRg heavily.
there being 4 heaTy sea on. / called
ths carpenter and had the pumps
sounded. Pound there uas six feet 81
water II the hold. We immediately got
ths beats lowered and plaoed provisions
and water Ii thenn. Tha sea vas then
breaking right % 10 the top Of tbs
deckload, and Il was aboat O'Clock IN
the morning when al hands LETT the
ureck. w6feh VAS then breaking ~.
We ooaid see the bottom Of the vessel
coming an Ia pieces. We lay b. clear
n the breakers until dayiight. and then
tried 20 board the ship again, bat we're
uuabie to do 60 owing 80 she rong6ness
Of the weather. We then pa led FouRd
the island 20 ind 6 landing. and get
ashore on the Ice side. where We found
q white man named Masters and some
i've natives. kt was then noon, and We
started again for the wreck across the
lagoon. We Qot on board and
found the vessel vas full Of water
and fast bFsaking up. We saved eame
clothes and provisions, and returned
70 the island. We stayed there for two
Feeka, and proceeded thence 10 Bara-
tonga IN the schooner Atlantic. We re-
0sined there for two weeks, and came
on 90 Auckland. The island eu which
ss struck was PalmeEston Island, stu
ated In latitude 1874 3. and longitude
l6o 10 W., and she vessel went ashore on
q reef Of rocks extending from Q small
detached rock to Bird Island. The man
who was 81 the wheel when The vessel
struck has reported to me- thai
about ten minutes before the vessel
struck the lockout called ont, Breakers
on t3e lee bow and the second mate b.
Hanson, who was IN CHARGE took no no
tee. Ihs man 1t the wheel said that
the second mate replied, If you want
the captain, call him YOURSELF and he
had to do so, as already stated. After
We got ashore ! tried my chF0nometeF,
nd found that the vessel was twenty.
four miles further 70 the westward than
It showed her to be. TIE strong eur.
rent Ennning. too. would have tended q
send q vessel on the reef. Neither the
vessel nor the cargo is insared, 90 far q
know"