The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-27
DISASTERS AT SEA.
German Ship Potsdam L0st-The Arthur
I. Wrecked ut Gilbert Islands.

German Ship Potsdam Lost-The Arthur
!. Wrecked ut Gilbert Islands.
SAN Francisco, Feb. W--The German
ship Orient, Captain Kuhl, from Swansea,
has arrived after voyage of 257 days.
On September IL, when of Cape Horn, her,
cargo of coal was found to be on fire. The
vessel was headed for Ancud, on the Chloe
islands, where she was pumped full of
water. She then proceeded to Valparaiso,
where she was overhauled and left for this
port:
While at Valparaiso the German ship
Potsdam went ashore and was wrecked, at
. loss Of 500, 900.
The bark Helen w. Amy arrived from
San Benito, Mexico, today. Captain Lut-
trell states that when the bark left the
Gilbert islands, September 1. the Arthur /,
which left here several weeks ahead of the
Almy, with mail for the islands, had not
been seen. Wreckage supposed tpbe part
Of the vessel was picked up at one of the
islands.
The wreckage Of the ship Elizabeth,
which went ashore four miles mp the coast
from here last Saturday, was sold today at
auction to Captain Whitelaw for $780,
Such Of the cargo as may be found above
low tide was sold to A. Stein for $500.
Spreckels Bros. have libeled the British
ship Hesperides, which collided with the
bark Alex Mcneil, in the bay during the
gale of the oath inst. 1t is alleged that
the vessel and cargo are worth 100000, and
the United States district court is asked to
award them competent salvage.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 26.-Captain
Charles Henry, of the life-saving crew,
who lost his life trying to save the crew Of
the Inflated ship Elizabeth, was buried
yesterday afternoon. The shipmates of
the dead captain and few sailors were all
who escorted the remains to their last rest
ing place in Odd Fellows cemetery.
Funeral services were held at the Church
Of Adventists, Rev. Mr.. Gray officiating.
A subscription list was yesterday circu-
lated at the Merchants Exchange for the
purpose of obtaining funds to present
testimonial to Chief Mate Barclay, of the
lost ship Elizabeth. The heroism dis
played by the young man was commented
the exchange, and in few minutes over
$500 had been paid and promised to Secre-
tary Emery.
The steam wrecker Whitelaw left this
morning for the scene of the Elizabeth
wreck, at Tennessee cove. Her duty will
be to do preparatory work to recover the
cargo that sank in deep water. Captain
the work of recovery. 1t will be her first
job, and considerable is expected Of her.
She is furnished with air pumps, operated
by steam, and can supply four divers with
air at one time. She also has four der
ricks, capable of hosting great weights
rapidly. The cargo and wreck will be
sold this afternoon at the merchants ex-
change.
The wooden bark Mcneil and iron ship
Hesperides have both been docked,, and
the result of their recent collision during
the storm can better be seen and remedied.
The iron vessel, although twice the size
of the wooden bark, sustained the most
damage. Her bulwarks forward are rolled
up like sheets of lead, clear to the water
ways. Her foretopmast and topgallant-
mast are both damaged and two of her
yards are broken off. The damages to the
Mcneil are the carrying away Of her jib-
orally.