The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
SAFE AT HOME.
Return Of Captain Marshall and
Part of His Crew.
Gallant Rescue By the Crew of the Schooner
Webfcot-Why the Maggie Ross Did
Not Drift on Shore.

There was joy in the house of Captain
Marshall of the Inflated steamer Maggie
Ross when he walked in upon his wife and
family yesterday morning. When the ter
rible news arrived that the entire crew of
the vessel was lost the brave old skipper
was mourned as dead by his family. but
still hoping against hope Mrs. Marshall be-
lieved he would yet be heard from, and
when the joyful news that he, together
with nearly all his crew, had been rescued,
was flashed over the wires. the joy of the
brave wife can be better imagined than de-
scrbed.
Captain Marshall and six Of his men ar
rived in this city on the steamer Arago yes
terday morning, leaving the rest of the
crew in the Marine Hospital at Marshfield,
Oregon, where they are likely to remain for
some time, as two of them have both legs
broken and third is so badly bruised thatit
Will be at least two months before he Will
be able to resume work. Another man has
lost his voice and DR.. Mccormack says he
will have to come to this city to be treated.
NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Captain Marshall warmly received
CALL reporter who called at his house last
night, but had really little to add to what
has already been published regarding the
accident to the steamer. The day before
the crew was taken off the steamer both
anchors had been let go, and they, acting as
drag, undoubtedly prevented the steamer
drifting ashore on the rocks, where she
would have gone to pieces in no time.
After the three men we're taken off by the
Annie Gee the small stove was taken out of
the iorecastle and aft, where it was dashed TO
the afterbltts, and some efforts were made to
boil some coffee. but without success, as the
sea was still breaking over the steamer aud
the hands had all they could do to keep
from being washed overheard.
LOUD IN HIS PRAISES.
Captain Marshall was loud in his praises
of the cIew of the schooner We6fo0t, ana
says that the mate and the men who were
with him in the boat that rescued the crew
of the Maggie Ross took their lives in their
hands, and no one on board either vessel
expected tile little boat would live in the
terrible sea. Once The shipwrecked were
safe on board the WebfoOt the officers and
sailors WED with each other in their atten-
ton to the rescued.
Chests and clothes-bagS were emptied and
their contents placed at the disposal of the
Ross crew. Captain Palmaren and Mate
Seabeck took as many as they could into
the cabin and the others were given COM
Portable quarters in the forecastle.
Owing to the generous policy pursued
by Captain A. NJ. Simpson, the owner of
the WebfoOt, there were ample provisions
for all, as none of that gentlemAn's vessels
visions for three months. SO that none of his
vessels are forced to put in anywhere
through want of provisions.
DEEPLY GRATEFUL.
Captain Marshall is deeply grateful both
10 the officers and crew of the Webfoot and
the crew of the Annie Gee for the assist
ance rendered him and his men in the hour
of distress. The Maggie Ross still lies at
Yaquina Bay, and Will SION be lowed to
this city to be surveyed and repaired.
SO far as known the hull is not Injured
but whether the engines and boilers
escaped injury can only be ascerIained
after the water is pumped out and an ex-
animation made.