The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-01
Mrs. White Rescued Three of
the Ferndale's Sailors.
FEARLEssLY RIsKED HER LIFE.
Seventeen Out of a Crew of Twenty
Meet Death in the Storm.
Young Hunter Kills Himself at Tacoma
-Alaskans Hot Over Removal of
Judge Bugbee Port Townsend
Grocer Acts Peculiarly.

HoourAM, Jan. 3L-[Special. IA cor
respondent of the Posr-INTELLI GENcER WIS.,
tied the scene of the Ferndale disaster to-
day, and found the three survivors being
cared for in cabin close to the beach
where they were picked up Their names
are: Charles Carlson AMI Eric Sumba,
Russians, and Peter Patterson, Scotch
man. When asked to state the circum-
stances of the wreck, Patterson told the
following story:
/ was fast asleep in my bank at about 3:l5
Thursday morning, when cne of the sailors
aroused me, saying we were in danger. On
looking out, could see we were in the breakers
and rushed aft, where found the captain on
deck and asked him where the life-iackets were
He pointed to them, saying. ~Thcre is no use 20
put them on. We are lost, and have wife in
Liverpool"
Two of us put on life jackets, while the Off
GERS tried TO lower the only boat left. The ves-
sci listed to the starboard side and the idea of
lowering the lifeboat was abandoned In COM
pany with four of the sailors climbed up the
main rigging. and in less than fve minutes the
officers in the lifeboat were swept from the
deck. When the foremast went down with
several men clinging TO her we let go of the
main rigging and jumped into the sea. I recol-
lect making desperate effort TO reach shore,
but further than that l recall nothing.
Mrs. Edward White, whose heroic eff
forts saved the lives of the three men, and
who has kindly cared for them since the
morning of the wreck, told your cores
pondent what she knew about the rescue.
Mrs White said:
have made practice OF going to the beach
at daybreak every morning On Thursday
morning shortly after 6o'clock saw three
.masted vessel stranded on the sand
not far from the shore with a num-
Der of men clinging to the rigging.
Just then the Ioremast fell and all
were precipitated into the rolling sea. /
watched the shore closely for half an hour,
when two men drifted near the waters edge,
and rushed in and brought them out They
were completely exhaustsd and were unable to
walk. In few minutes another man ap-
preached land and could see that he was he D.
less. | went in the water mp to my neck, and
after terrible struggle landed him safely. He
was unconscious and delirious and remained so
Tor several hours This man was Peter Patter-
son. Ny husband came TO the rescue and car
ried the men to our house, W here every attention
has been given them.
The bodies of Galesboro and John Ander-
son have been picked up on the beach and
given respectable burial by the settlers.
The names of the unfortunate 80 far as
could be ascertained are:
Captain BLAIR, Liverpool.
First Mate GALEsIoRo, Liverpool
Second Nate CHARLES ERIaRr Liverpool
- WOODS, OF Condor.
PAT BAILER, Liverpool.
- BROWN, of Sweden.
- WILSON, of Plymouth.
JOHN F. MOORE, Birmingham.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
WATSON HOLMES.
JOHN ANDERSON.
- BRIEN, nativity unknown
The bowsprit protruding from the water
marks the spot where the Ferndale sank.
The shore is lined with coal and broken
timbers for more than mile, but nothing
of value has been discovered. The bark is
certainly total wreck
j. +. Sole, representing Lloyd's under
writers agency, and w. M. Bolcom, officer
of customs, were on the scene TODAY and
will make their respective reports. The
Ferndale had 1900 tons of coal on board
for Portland, and her crew numbered
twenty men, seventeen of whom were lost.
She had a steel hull and tonnage of $3.50.
The value of the bark and cargo is estl-
mated at 100000.
The fatal wreck of the Abercorn. in 1888.
occurred one mile south of the present dis
aster.
A thick fog and heavy sea are given as
the cause of the wreck The vessel had
been tacking back and forth on the Wash
ington coast for more than two weeks.
The series of accidents occurring on
North beach demonstrates the necessity
for lighthouse and life-saving station.
and immediate steps will be taken to Law
the matter before congress. The survivors
were brought to Hoquiam today, and will
be provided with clothing and all necssa-
ries