Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-28
waErK % rnE LILY eaAcE.
Terrible EaGeFiae bv she Captain and
w-stasemeat Of che Master
and Crew.

Crew-stasemeas Of shs Master
and Crew.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Charles
Wall. late master Of the Inflated Call
81 bark Lily Grace. arrived In Seattle
b. the Messenger, and be kindly con-
ssnted 10 an interview with a reporter
Of the Posr- IHrELLIaEEcKR that this
iOurnai might be the first TO pubIish TO
the world The loss Of this old and well
known vessel. We will let the Captain
cell the story;
The Gillian bark Lily Grace sailed
from Port Discovery on December 12lh
with q cargo Of 10000 feet Of lumber
foE Valparaiso. / was master Of the
vessel. having been In her for nearly
foar years. She carried q arew of
twelve men all told. We were towed to
Protection Island By the steamer Viz
ginia. We had q fresh east wind 10
Race Rocks, when II Gained down and
then blew strong southwest I found
We were being driven on the Vancouver
shore, and carried sail hard 10 Ret back
on the American shore. In crossing the
straits ve came within ten feet Of
FunntnE against abe maats Of the Belve--
dere, ghieh vessels topRallaRts we're ont
Of water. Tnis was in the night. The
wind changed to the northea and We
had tine run out Of the straits, pAsa-
ing Cape Flattery al q. m, Tuesday,
December 18Th. Al noon Ne bad fins
northeast Wind, and all sails set. Fiat
terry bore northeast BY north, about
thirty miles distant. AZ midnight the
Wind changed 10 southeast, strong. and
We carried sails hsrd 10 make an offipQ.
On Wednesday, the 18th, 81 IAN, Q
we're under short sails, with strong
southeast gale, hsuling into the sout' y
vest. We wore ship and hove 70 under
Low maintop sail. At ) g. N. no sails
we're set except the reef spank-
or aad mizEen stay sail The
ship was straining and labofing, and
commenced to make more water. AZ
noon a whole gale IVES blowing with q
tremendous sea RAINING. A. this june
tuFe the les pump broke down, and We
Kept pumping With the weather p0mp,
On sounding the vessel found she hs d
abont II feet Of wat IN her hold. We
had been pumping constantly since tie
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81 the deck. AT midnight on Wednes-
day the deck load commenced breaking
np, and The vessel was In q bad state
and the orew urged me 10 abandon her.
One boat had been carried away, aad
the frrooastla deck house, galley and
forward cabin we're ell washed out and
Quilted. Ga Thursday, the lstt, the
weather commenced worse than tie
night before II possible. At am. Ne
oomnenced 20 tkfow the deck load
overheard. We worked all day 90 this,
kseping three men busy at the pamps-
This day ended with the wind modeF-
saine, bal che sea tremeRdoua There
vas 90 much water in the vessal that
she labored heavily. Having Loss one
boat, and tie other not being able 20
carry al hsndn We started 10 make Q
raft, working ell night, haif al the pamp
and half on the raft.
ON Friday, the l7th, TIE Wind vas
moderate, bat heavy sea vas running.
TIE vessel was like lo0. All hands
were pamcina. or getting the rAft OF
boas ready IN case OF accident We
were thea ali living in the cabin, woteh
had been baled out. | allowed, after
dark, one watch TO get little sleep,
uhile the other watch stood b. the
pamp. Sighted foar- masted ship snd
4 harkensiae PASSING. bas TOO far OF 10
spsAk. On Saturday. the lssh. The
weather commenced modefatiae.
eoutheasi wind vas blowtag. however.
With heavy swelss. Al noon a strong
sooshwesteF vas blowing, haaiine - shs
vest. The vessel vas very dep and n
boring heavily. Az noon launehsd the
rAft and made IL fast 10 tAs stern. and
heaved overheard the balance OF ne
deck load. The vessel Was orsaklng ~,
and the crew wanted me tc aoandsa Der
or raa her ashore, - they we're ex.
hAasted from fatigue and exeosafe, aso
we're feAFfal Of their lives. has oeen
unAhle 20 take observAtiona sinoe teav
ine The Cars, bat think We were about 80
miles % shore, and ~ OF ~ n,ies seoto
I Of shs Care. Ia WsAinroasihle % keep
| 4 eorrr,et recknninp. Al midnight there
vas a strong Wess Wind aad hieA "a,
vhich IL Cur crippled conditson vas
euaal 20 a gale. f0and size madetS los
a. much wateg As ths aea rosa. En-
aninea her ends. eal could Do nothing
sxeept watch the water pour IN faster
thar nv msn oonld p1mp u cat. l ex-
rested 30 see the Fnasas 80 cat % Der ~
any ans. Ga Sunday the wind saa
west. With q heavy seA- We wefe poW.
erlnas 70 % anything bat DRAG toward
L ths shors. a. the deoks we're IN tne water
ASA u. 30 lost zoe raft. which vAs
aArFted awAy. Ga Monday, ne Aahs -
/ made ths land The Wind wae bard
from The west, blowtng IS IN foand
ve we're 10 tbe eits oesween Point
S;fenville And Gays hAshor. - waa
nos passshla 90 wafk the vessel oa snoFe,
IN Ser ooadition. 80 ! hsad<d her for tee
lAna and sol TIE anchors reedy . an
ehor huF. Ay ch4Fs snoued fron Ass
90 ssvea fatao@s Of water, ano keea
snehorAss. bat when wa reached TIE
anehorace grounds l notteed . hassy
auff iass inside TIE ssaDdlnaA
sssfna il tmpoezih1a 10 save ths vessel
I thonnhs i bssa - nv an ava t1e
/ Iivss AZ nv sEeu. Rs ! haaded hes tos -
1 baseh and drove hsR INTO ~ oFeAANfe
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