The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-08

A sloOp Lost, Windows Shattered and
Cellars Flooded.

FAIRHAvEN Dec. I-[Speeial THE severess
storm OF the season, and one of the worst ever
experienced on Bellingham bay, ragged hero
Sunday night and nearly all this day. doing con-
siderable damage to property and occasioning
several casualties on water.
The sloop May, fishing smack, manned by
the owners, John Wallace and Alexander sim D
son, was tied up during the night to the piles
off Deadman's Point with both men aboard
This morning the sea was too high for them to
get ashore, their skiff having been washed away
About 10 o'clock the lines gave way and the
sioop drifted out into the rough waters of the
bay. Her hull was stove in by striking a pile,
and she filled rapidly. The men sigualed for
help and the tug Dispatch, with very lttlo
steam up, put out Tor them and finally rescued
them from the top of the house, to which
they were ciinging, the sloop having
gone down. About the same time that the Dis
patch started, the coaster Michigan at anchor in
the harDor, lowered her lifeboat manned oy the
chief engineer, first officer and two seamen, and
also put out for the men. When signaled To
return they were unable TO make any headwAy
toward the vessel in the teeth of the gale and
were towed to the wharf by the Dispatch, the
crew drenched to the skin by the waves which
beat over them The wrecked fishermen are pro-
fuse in praise of Captain Henspeter, of the Dis
patch The sloop, valued al 500, is total loss,
together with the arms. ammunition and cloth
ing of the men, whose escape from death was
very narrow.
About o'clock. upon the arrival of the steam-
er Sehome, and when the storm was raging
wildly. the horses attached TO the bus of the
Hotel Fairhaven, standing on the Ocean dock,
became impatient, backed into the slip, aud be-
fore ropes and help could be Obtained, they dis
appeared in forty feet of water. The bus and
horses were the property of the Fairhaven
Truck and Transfer Company and were valued
al 200
The glass in menv of the windows was blown
in or broken by the force OF the storm and con-
siderable damage was done To furniture by
water. The tin ROOF of The HcrGid building was
partially blown of aud three floors flooded.
The steamer Michigan went ashore in the
night among the piles off Deadman's point but
got off after daylight without damage.
The north-bound train on the Great Northern,
due at l:3s, did not arrive until p. m, and the
south bound train was delayed three hours at
Samish lake by fallen timber.
The telegraph wires went down during the
night and the service was suspended until $50
tonight. The wind has nearly subsided, but it
is raining heavily at II p. III.
WHATCoa, Dec. Especial THE storm last
night and today was the worst ever experienced
here. 1t lasted fifteen hours, but has now
abated The wind was a little east by souts,
and created the highest tide of the year. Sew
eral shacks on the tide flats were washed away,
and small boats set adrift A yawl belonging TO
the custom house, which was on the shore.
carried block and smashed up. The steamship
Michigan went on the mud at Fairhayen last
night by mistaking the lights, pulled of
this morning and rode at anchor.