The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-10
Stormy Voyage Of the Emble-
ton, 613 Days Out.
sNoHoMIsH MILLHAND KILLED.
Leaders Of Wellington Miners Ar
rested for Intimidation.
Robert McCalley, Receiver Of the walla
Walla Land Once, Dead-ColIector
Bradshaw Pays for His Libel
Suit.

PORT TOWNSEND. March Especial. T.
After the longest passage ever made be-
tween Great Britain and the Pacific coast
the British bark Embleton arrived here
today. She was 6i3 DAYS from the port of
Ardrossan, Scotland. The voyage was
series of accidents that were enough to
wear out the patience of Job. The Emble-
ton left Ardrossan on July 3, 1889. for
Tacoma, in command of Captain Bennett.
He was seen on board the Emblcton by
your correspondent. He is young man.
He said:
We sailed from Ardfossan July &, 1859. All
went we'll up to september 3, when we were in
latitude $3.50 south, longitude 50:5t west There
we @ g9s h.h heavy southwest gales the ship making
were IN the latitude of Cape Horn on September
y, wren we got more heavy westerly and south
westerly gales, which lasted till October y.
Ine ship rolled fearfully. and on that day we
discovered that the starboard cheek of the fore
mast had gone and the topmast was fast settling
down All hands were employed in tautcring
creasing gale and tremendous rolling rendered
all further efforts useless, and we were obliged
70 cut away the topmast to save the lower mast.
We 01d this, and got clear of the wreck without
damage. We proceeded then to weather Cape
Horn, but gale after gale came down on us, and
the rigging all along the weather side. began to
could stand the terrible straining, aud on Octo.
Der n we found It impossible to hold on any
longer. The main rigging threatened to go every
for the Falkland islands We arrived at Port
Stanley on October n, where we repaired and
secured the cargo, which had shifted consider
ably. We sailed from Port Stanley ON March 25,
1890. and made another attempt to round the
cape. All went well with US, the ship doing
much better after the repairing and alterations
erly and westerly gales, causing a frightfnl sea,
once more set In. On the following day the
wind shifted into the east and blew from that
point until q. m, when it hauled to the south
west again. About that time, or at 49, the
foremast went about three feet below the tops.
This was in latitude 80 5s south, longitude 67 %
west The topsail and all the hamper attached
the foremast standing. We got clear Of the
wreckage and bore up at II q. m. for Cape Horn
again On the 10Th Of April we passed wide of
the Falkland islands and stood In for Monte
video We arrived at the Rio de Ia Plata on
May 3, aud on that day were caught in heavy
pamPcro, causing terrible sea which lasted
During this time the ship laborcd frightfully
and the crew were kept working at the rigging
all the time. Gale after gale followed up to the
aboard A message was sent by the boat for as
ststance, and on the 23d we were taken in tow
By the tugs Laplate end Emperor. The next
into Monteyideo on May "a, 1890. There the
cargo was discharged and the barge placed on
the dry dock. her bottom examined and repairs
rigging had to come from England we laid at
Montevideo till December 3. While we had the
sheers up, taking the mast out, q heavy pampero
set In and the sheers were rolled overheard.
One leg of the sheers was the new fore-yard
from England. 1t was burst up aud had TO be
half renewed.
After sailing on December 8 we had pretty
good weather around the Horn. Everything
went favorably until about 600 miles Off this
coast, when we experienced heavy casterly
gales. This was on February aud lasted q few
days. We got inside Flattery sunday night at
O'Clock aud got the tug Tacoma aud here we
are. The whole passage out from Ardrossan oC-
cupied 6i3 days, which 10 certainly the longest
ever made to Puget sound.
Captain Bennett on leaving England had
with him his wife and children. On put
ting back to Port Stanley, Mrs. Bennett
decided to attempt passage of the Horn
with her husband second time When
the Embleton put back to Montevideo,
however, Captain Bennett decided that it
would be better tor her to return home,
which she did with her children. The Sec
ond mate and some of the men also left
at MOntevideo, declining to go on in what
seemed an unlucky ship. OF the original
crew Captain Bennett, Chief Mate Martin,
the cook, four apprentices and man for
ward are all that arrived here in her.
These got letters and other mail, when
they drSpped anchor, over eighteen
months old. The Embleton has 1850 tons
of pig iron and brick, which she will dis
charge at Tacoma.