Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-05-30
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dazed and exhausttd condition. lie had
been drifting thirtyon one hours without
food or drink. At about the same time
we sighted First Officer Wood and five
men ir li's-boat. One man, George
Schieldesugs, had his le. broken off Just
above the ankle by the wheel, while Oh
duty in the pilot house of the Alaskan
Just before she !oundered. lie requested
one Of the men to throw him in the boat,
which was done. The foot was only
held on by little piece OF flesh about ar
big as my hand. We gave him laud.
anum and ampmtated his foot, but he
died the next day "wednesday and We
buried him at sea.
RESCUE OF THE CREW.
awe picked up thirteen men, whose
names are: : r Il. Howcs captain
Geo. W. Wood, first officer; j. w.
Brown, quartermaster; Walfred John.
sou, sailor; L. Underwood. stowawav:
John Mdnahan, pantryman; William
Collins, coal passcr; james Foley, stow.
away; Tom Wallace, oiler; Barney
Bernhardt, messman; Jack Welch, dead
on raft; George Schic|lesugs, died on
rafe.
We lay in the vicinity of the wreck
nineteen hours. We lowered boat to
pick up the four MEN at a. m. on Tues.
day and the boat got crushed and two of
my men injured. After taking the men
out of the Alsskan's life boat we hois.ed
the boat aboard the drcdger.
We lay at the mouth of the COLUMBIA
ten hours awaiting FOR the steamer Col,
umbia, which I knew was nearly due at
that point on her way from San Francisco
to Portland, and at s:45 on Tuesday
morning we got them aboard tho Colum-
b'a. They were on the Vigilant two,
days and We made them as comfortable AZ.
possible. As soon as we got them
aboard We gave them dry clothes, a
stimulating drink and gave them warm
quarters. You may be sure they were
about used up when we came acrcrs
them.
Captain Mccoy is quite sapguine in
the belief that the men in the other two
boats viii! be picked up. They are life.
boats and provided with food and water.
The wreck occurred in bad place for
rescue, as it is tos far out to be in the
track Of steamers and not far enough for
sailing vessels.
"Manypeople express their SURPRISE"
said the chief engineer Of the Visi!ans
"that: such craft as the dredger should
survive storm that de,troys such boat
as the Alaskan. But. he added, point
ing to her sister ship, the Olympian,
which hadj just arrived at the dock, "she
was not sea going boat. The waves
dashed against her after guards, lifting
them ffn her hull and allowing the
water t, gct in. They tried to stop
these immense gaps with bedding, but it
was Washed right OUT"
HIS WORST EXPERIENCE.
4. Charles Bentz,en, captain Of the
dredser, said it was the worst experience
he had ever had, although be had been
around Cape Horn three times.
II felt uneasy from last Sunday after
noon TIL We got in the straits. No, /
did not fear that we could capsise, but I
did think the scow would beat herself 10
pieces. When her Eat bottom would
come down upsn the water she woud
culver from stem to stern, aud it seemed
as though she would surely break u2..
We had to keep our pumps going most
of the time. We were ia constant
danger Of being washed over board, 60
bad life lines put out on both docks.
Monday got ready to use cil-wc had
three barrels aboard--on the waves, but
as it moderated | did not think it neces.
sary. Had her machinery not boon.
housed in with two inch planks stoutly
braced she would not have fuated day
in the storm we encounteded. !, In our
living quarters there were several inches
of water end we bad to bore holes 10 the
floor TO let it into the hold.
| "As the Vigilant towed 40 With 1865
fathom hawscr We were Of coufse
that distance behind her. When they
rescued Captain Howes | noticed tbs top
of tho pilot house 90 to pieces wheu
abreast Of the dredgcr. not ten minutes
after he had left il. No, | don't caro- to-
make the return trip in this craft. -
Tacoma Ledger.