The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-17


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he fhfp 41x pux hesnre De Wind and
ee4x sn4 prep1xz3f0us Wexn made 20
t4ve 1ize All s0ur b04fs we're InnneheII
sszeceesfully. bus one gok stors hesore
4 c0uz1 Put az The firea we're ont
he8ore ~ nI,der1ook so Iaunch
TIE boats 3nd he1ore The I1e< boat
Wa< t5ueze6 he rhSp and stopped
turning hsx wbeel Al hands okeyed
orders. The boats were aS3exu. and
IL men were ordered 10 puf On life
preserxers md 80 IN line 10 them. bat
Hone weFe unW1slink 70 -. preftrYinx
70 stay by the xhse raz6er fhan fake
the chances of h<{nx r1Scked up by
hQefs. ~ o'clock uo1dxy utorainx
~ xav ses6els fsxfaf so the north
ward and ss.zz<t ap rocksls and Lurn<S1
torches. and ~ 4.IS fhe ehfp went
down stern First ard broke IN txo.
The captain, cnxfneer ana about ten
others we're on board.
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The abeve condensed account Rivez
but faint idea of the terrific storm
4t,d 1he sceraes aboard the shin. whleh,
amid = howifnx ga'e ard il fufense
darkness, those On hoard felt WIS sink.
ing under them. Cart Howes. when
be s4w that the steamer lnt,sf 20.
ordered his uficers b ref cut the },afs
and oil hands % rct into them. Many
Were afraid to 10 so. but e 1ensfk
about teenfy-live rpf into two hnsts
and cut loose. and fhat e III fhak i
known 81 fheun
mn cApr4rx srxvn sr,r<s xx.x sr,rv
ch;ef Eneineer s,vn1r ,ro.,,d .,t e..s
into che bosf so Fisrt )ffirrr Wand
slid down the rnra es,d drnn.,aa into
the only boet fhrt ~sre tefs ceversl
men fofIowed srd f,es,rx.e Sh;eliernve
whose lec had Eeeu 9,rafen wh;le -
was st the ~hsei fell saso
the =. ana 20. hAuIel
aboard. This suas3. six r,se,,
III the lsoaf Al asrla.S Mor.se~
morning fkpv mn shes. r,fr an.j Haatea
TO leeWari. ierv;nr 'f,sr..asn % Horsx
Second Officer Wees fsh;ef rnvsres,
William Sunin Ss.~eysI AIh.rr ~,
Seaman William ps1ruv on board. Al
x:l5 the ship went down, and Captain
n0wes Heated OF on . piece ol the
deck. Al this time The wind was
nioWing gale and the rain was peit-
ang down IN torrents.
Loss ov EsofxERR suAfK.
After the captain had been Boating
a while be saw Firxs Enrinter Swain
on another niece 81 the wreck 4 short
distance away. and thev manaresl IL
padding with pieces 81 boersis "a
bring their rats torefher. and swain
got on with Capfain Howes After
they had been torefher 4 white thev
saw three men finafing IN the
pilot house. ana Swnin said he
would take two nlanlrz and aaddle
to the pilot-house ard get on Il He
was exhausted and discorrared ard
Captain H0wcs tried 81 nersnssse him
10 stay where ha wax hsst - ss;a ~
would 3rv II. anvhDw ana If hp .s;7
not sucreed he wnnld caSne bsrl ~
started. but wss unable - reach re
r.slot house. The men On II saw him
diff By about 100 Yards. and shonted
to him. but ne saw nofhing and sfon
sank ont Of tight.
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Hnres 49,. srss f,snrs - S - ~ E1pss,l'
osclock after hs ving dr;ffaa 80, ..s;a..
from the wreck. The itassa.s had
met The virilant SUNDAY. towinr s
dredge. and shortly afterwnrri she = 8
obliged TO heaye to On account OF the
storm.
THE DnEDG1 wAs sKAwoRrHy.
Il secms that the Storm was confined
to the viciritv OF Care Blanco. and
the Alaskan entered ia from the north
and the Vieilant from the south.
mot ~ anarf ena when the AlasLan
sc-~h~- ;rss 49, .s..:., 1s. 49, sLss -. s
m hoard rould see Ire lfehts ~ fh~