Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-02-04
Aberdeen, Chehais County, Was Thursday February

son, Patterson and 1 got into one of the
port quarter boats and tried to lower her,
but she was fouled by wreckage, and
thinking her unsafe, Carlson, Patterson
and l left her and climbed into the rig
ging, the rest remaining in her thinking
the next wave would lift her clear. Soon
after wave which came clear over the
main yardarm smashed the boat and
drowned all in it. saw nine men in the
fore rigging, the captain in the mizzen
rigging and there we're five of us on the
mainmast. The cold was intense and
we nearly froze to death.
Zone of the men with us-a native of
New Zealand-took off all his clothes and
leaped into the sea and swan for shore,
which was the last we saw of him. The
surging water in the hold made the deck
heave with each roll of the vessel and
soon, with crash, it broke into frag-
ments, carrying away the foremost, and
drowning the men clinging to it. The
masts, yards and rigging were all Of steel.
and what little woodwork there was about
the ship was broken to splinters, so there
was nothing for the men to cling to.
Knowing it was but question oftime
eie the other masts would 90 by the
board, and day having broken, deter
mined 10 swim for life, and fastening a
life buoy securely under my arms and
kicking off my shoes watched my chance.
slipped down the rigging and jumped on
the crest Of wave. was SO cramped
by cold that for time was stiff and
would surely have drowned had not had
the buoy, but the water was warm and
l soon began to swim. No words can ex-
press the horror of my situation and it is
miracle that we three ever reached
land. Sometimes l was dashed against
the very bottom, turned over and over,
and the next moment was carried like
a race horse on the crest Of wave FULLY
twenty feet high, only again to be almost
smothered by following comber. After
tossing about for half an hour / was
thrown on the beach and managed to
crawl out of the water in fairly good shape
but much exhausted. Imet a woman
Mrs. Edward White, who lived near by
who said her husband had gone further
up the beach, as the current was setting
that way, to render possible assistance,
and that she had prepared a big fire, hot
coffee and eatables at the house for any
who might get ashore. l had gone but
half way to the house, when heard cries
for help, and turning saw Mrs. White in
the water up to her waist dragging Carl
son onto the beach. helped him to the
house, and hearing more cries ran out
and saw Mrs. White struggling in deep
water with Patterson. She got him safely
ashore, but he was delirious with exhaus-
ton and would certainly have drowned
had that brave woman not rushed to his
rescue. We carried him to the house,
put him to bed and he was all right in q
few hours"
Patterson followed Sondberg, and Carl
son was the last to leave the ship, each
having on life preservers. The captain,
when last seen, was clinging to the miz-
zen rigging.
The names of the unfortunates SO far as
could be ascertained are: Captain Blair,
First Mate Galesboro, Second Mate Chas.
Nrsn Dnt nf
- Woods, Of London; - Brown, Of
Sweden; Wilson, of Plymouth; John
F. Moore, Of Birmingham Charles John
son, Watson Holmes, John Anderson,
and -O'B,ien, nativity unknown.
During the day the bodies of Mate
Galesboro and seaman John Anderson
with life preservers on were washed
ashore. Anderson had evidently been
killed by wreckage, as his skull was
crushed and his body fearfully cut and
bruised. The body of Galesboro was
buried ON the shore last Sunday by H..
D. Chapman and others, and the remains
OF Anderson were buried at the same
place by party headed by William Far
rell.
The bodies Of O'Brien, Olson and the
cook, name unknown, came ashore Mon
day and were buried near the others.
The wreck is broken amidships,
and only the jib-boom and part of the
bow are visible at high water. The shore