The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-17
SIX WERE SAVED.
Arrival of the Survivors of the
General Butler.
Mate Willoughby and Five Seamen Probably
Perishsd-Story Of the Foundering Of
the Bark and Of Suffering.

From Coos Bay the steamer Del Norte
brought an account yesterday of the loss of
the park General Butler. Six members of
the crew of the ioundered vessel came as
passengers on the steamer. They are Cap
tain Parker, seamen Thomas Logan, Otto
Hansen. Daniel Connolly, Daniel Bethune,
and a japanese boy, named Kentaro
Morri.
Those who persisted by the laundering Of
the Butler were:
MATE n. WILLoUGHBY.
EMATo KINoMALUI.
+. G. TABLowSKY.
II. JACOBSEN.
o. OLSEN
JOHN ii. JENSEN.
News OF the laundering OF the bark has
already been reported in THE CALL. The
General Butler left Port Gamble, Wash,
on November 2Sth with a cargo OF $4,000
feet Of lumber consigned to Pope & Talbot
of San Francisco.
Survivors tell a pathetic story of their ex-
perlence at sea in an open boat for tfty-six
LourS, with little provisions and no water.
10 hear their tale of horror and hardship
one would marvel how they had ever lived
to relate the dreadful adventure.
ALEAK IN GALE.
After leaving Port Gamble the bark met
pleasant weather until December Sd. A
gale then commenced and increased in fury
until the vessel labored heavily. TO add
horror to the situation leak started and
before the pumps could be manned ten feet
of water was in the hold. Day and night
the crew worked at the pumps with the hope
OF keeping the water down, but their labors
were in vain and Captain Palk er decided to
turn northward toward Puget Sound. For
sixteen hours the wind blew from the north
east, and hnding 1t impossible to carry out
his plans the captain ordered the bark
squared away for this port. BY the 9th inst
IL became certain that the vessel would soon
90 TO pieces and to save the lives Of the crew
the boats were ordered lowered.
There was no time to stock the boats with
provisions and 10 water was Obtanable. As
the men Ipwed away from the Inflated bark
they could see that she was sinking rapidly
All that was saved were the captains in-
struments and papers.
THE BOATS PARTED.
The boats, in CHARGE of Captain Parker
and Mate Nilloughby, respectively. left the
vessel together, but were soon pal ted by the
fierce gale.
1T was early Tuesday morning of last
week, say the rescued men, THAT we con-
cluded TO leave the Butler, and with only a
few biscuit and no water we attempted to
reach shore. Worn out by constant work
at the pumps, we were hardly able to handle
the oars. At noun our lips became parched
1or want II water. During our sufferngs
minutes seemed like hours, but still we
pushed on. The storm continued and
waves continuously dashed over our frail
boat. Early Wednesday morning rain fell,
ana we caught enough to keep us from per-
ishing of thirst. That night Cape Arago
was sighted, but the fierce breakers pre-
vented landing. Last Thursday night we
succeeded in landing on the beach, COM
pletely exhausted from our long struggle
for life. When we left the sinking bark we
were 100 miles off shore. The six men in
Mate Wliloushby's boat have no doubt all
been lost"
PROBABLY DROWNED.
Upon arrival Captain Parker at once
made an official report to Pope &c Talbot
DE Is of the opinion that Mate Willoughby
and the other five men in his boat were
drowned. Willoughby aud Jensen Joined
the vessel at Port Gamble.
The value of the Buffers cargo was S15,-
COO, with no insurance.