The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-11

. Francisco noting the arrival OF the
fishing schooner Webster from Glon-
c~sfer. Mas, bound for Seattle. Fol-
lowing i report printed in the San
Francisco Chronicle OF SUNDAY last,
giving further details. The Webster
sailed from San Francisco for Seattle
On TUESDAY last
The schooner Edward f. Webster
arrived on Friday night. $50 days
from Gloucester. Mass She vas Wis
tied by the quarantine Officer on Sat
grday. who found the vessel free from
contagious disease. but several of the
crew we're found fo be suffering from
some complaint for which they could
Dot account One Of the men, who
seemed worse than the Others, was ad-
visesi 10 60 To the Marine Hospital.
and he was transferred thither In the
afternoon. The report of Captain
Harris was very meagef, and gave no
details Of the schooner voyage.
Hearing OF the sickness. and that
the vessel had put into Montevideo
for repair, a Chronicle reporter went
out TO the schooner YESTERDAY after
noon. A more
D~ILaPrpArED LOOKING vEs1EI
Has not sailed into the harbor in years
than the Edward T. Webster. Her
headgear is all gone. and her exterior
appearance gives the impression Of a
vessel that has been lying on the beach
for months under a s~corching sun.
When the reporter stepped on board.
he found that nearly everything was
in keeping with the boats external
condition.
The Edward r. Webster j. owned by
Solomon Jacobs. and Was fitted Out BY
him Mt Gloucester for seal fishing at
Cape Fiattery. She left Gloucester in
company with the Mollie Adams, an
other OF Jacobs schooners, on October
%, 1ss7. The Nellie Adams arrived at
the Cape without accident, making
the passage in LIZ days. The Webster
sailed under an unlucky star, for when
Il fcw DAYS out she encountered rough
weather. which stayed with her for the
best part of her voysge About a
month after leaving Gloucester she
struck a heavy gale. during which her
foremost was carried away. She
PIT INTO M~oSrEvIpEo
Several days later and remained there
for almost thirty pays undergoing re-
pairs. She left Monfevideo lis days
ago, and her evil genius seemed 10
pursue her. She reached Cape Horn
in safety, but lowered about there for
nearly six weeks before she could get
away. During her stay ut the Cape
the meat on board was spoiled and
had to be thrown overheard. The YES
sci finally got away and started for her
destination. On the 10th of April
several Of the crew began to lose the
use of their legs and could not work
on deck, and most OF them were
obliged to turn in. On the 18th n sea
man named Edward Fitzgerald was
taken sick, and he fingered until the
18th. when he died. II Is thought by
the crew that he was u victim OF con-
sumption.
Long before his death everything in
the shape of provisions had given out
except the -four. and to make matters
! worse this last turned musty. Mean
while the crew were attacked by the
new complaint which nobody could
understand. With most Of them the
aiiing was in the lower portion of the
body. but with some of them il was
more serious. Luckily the weather
turned fine. and the mems services
were not much needed on deck. When
only a few days from San Francisco
they
sFoKE Az ENGLISH BOAT.
Who gave them some potatoes and
other vegetables, which we're eagerly
welcomed by the nearly famishcd aud
almost helpless crew. The sickness,
whatever il was, did not lessen the
mems appetites. and strange To say, a
few days after they had received the
donation from the outward-bound
bark the majority o: The men showed
signs OF improvement. When the
Chronicle reporter reached the sehoofi-
err yesterday the only two men who
were on the vessel were the mate,
Frederick Werierinan. and n sailor
named James Mciherson. who were
still scarcely able Ia stand. the mate in
particular being obliged to crawl from
place to place, and Suffered so much
that Is was painful for him To talk, and
the foregoing story was learned from
Mcpherson. who a~Isslogized for the
appearance of the vessel. and ex-
planned IL by saying that the men were
In slirh a condition from their sick
ness that they could scarcely man the
vessel. let alone scraping and painting
her into a respectable condition before
coming into port. She put in here for
repairs and to get "A supply Of provl-
>ions. and il il expected that she will
leave this afternoon for Cape tiaiters.
Mcpherson was one OF the first mea
to he taken with the new sickness, and
in describing the symptoms Yesterday
he said that his feet began IL swell.
and this was ~suctceiei nv a weakness
ct the legs, which refused to support
him. Everybody ON board. with the
exception oi two men. hasi a dose II
the same complaint. bat the man
named Joshua johnson who was
taken.to the Marine Hospital on satur-
day, had the worst attack o; all, his
entire body and head swelling to alb
normal size. The swelling was unae-
CornpanieSi by any pain, the parts
afflicted l-ring seized with numbneSS,
except in the Ease Of Mate Wertcr-
man. who suffers terribly. The latter
saw pr. Murphy OF this city, and the
physician pronounced his ease Sciatic
rheumatism. He Will BE- unable Ia
proceed with the vessel.