The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-17
SAVED BY A BRAVE WOMAN.
THREE NEW FROM A WRECK on THE
NORTH PACIFIC COAST

she wsAeA IN the Breakers UP TO Her
waist 70 Drag the Unconscious Sailors
Ashore-To be Rewarded for Heroism.
sEsrr1r. Wash. Fob. GA movement has
been started in this State and Oregon to raise
nurse for Mrs. Edward White. the woman
who rescued the three survivors from the
wreck OF the English bark Ferndnlc. IN iron
yessel OF 1.271 tons. that left New South
wales on Nov. s. 1891. with coal ballast for
Portland. Or. About tho middle Of January
she arrived of the Washington coast. and
tackled up and down for two weeks. trying to
got into the mouth OF tho Columbia In tho
fog and darkness Of the early morning Of Jan.
% she was driven by n southwesterly gale on
the coast about fifteen miles north OF Gray's
barbor, in this State. OF the crew OF twenty
only threo were saved. and they owe their
lives to the hcroism OF Mrs. White.
Tho bark had been drifting all night. but Mt
ao'clock she was popped by nm immense wave.
vbich came over tho stern. Allied the dock. and
nearly carried tho man at the wheel overheard.
He attempted to put her about. but she struck
m the sands. She rolled to stnrbonrd. with
ber masts seaward. The breakers smashed
tbe bulwarks swept of tho matches. and tore
tho interior woodwork into bits. Carl Oscar
Johnsop. snilor confined to his bunk by a
broken log. was drowned in a fow minutes.
Can't Blair gave his men life preservers. but he
said in despair. They arc of no use. Nothing
could save man in such sea as this" Nine
OF the men got into one OF the boats and tried
10 lower 1t: but It foulcd with wreckage. Then
Carl Carlson. Peter Patterson. and Eric Sond-
BERG climbed into the rigging. The other six
stayed in the boat. hoping the next wave would
In her clear. but that wave. which came clear
over tho main yardarm. crushed the boat
against tho hull and tho men went down.
There were thon thirteen men in different
narts OF tho rigging-tho Captain in the miz-
zen, Hvo on the mnnmast. and seven In tho
fore rigging, Although the water was not
bitterly cold the wind was raw. and the spray
s Hy Of Mexico there is no lonclier part Of the
ps 0a srettH between the aha oatR 81
Dc A' Fuca. When the eastern sky began
t Esow men, sfaSN New VIZ asaanSer. took of o All
his clothes. earsd into the sen. and swan f9r
aead i" Body was picked un By Indians OF the
Quinaut reservation some miles further
north OF, the beach. The surging water IN the
vessel: The strairinc timbers gave way after
while and the deck h1ntcd t Gnt With the
icIi, CARRYING down with it the seven men.
Eric sondberG. one Of the sa sn1rviy9rs, IN
t,"' the board. and. as day, had broken:
determined to swim for life; Fastening q life
s sSey csanes down ny
s and arnmnsa Nth vii cold that
warmer va than the biting air. and after a little
dashed against the very bottom and rolled
over and over on the sand: the next moment
SS be ., sS th h then
smothcred BY n following Gomber. by and by
lost consciousness. and when l came to my
kelf WAS lying on the beach and n woman
was leaning over me-.
Mrs. White is n strong. fair-faced woman OF
WSe WEe has eu Of bo
' I"s Habi1 ' within sight .: the Ocean Early
lark and had como down to the beach t. see
II they could render assistance, Mr.; White
the current. which. was setting in that direc.
tion might have borne some bodies to the
sand spit there. but his wife stayed 1pposit1e
hsr s she saw H Body in the breakers Wadins
in. she pulled It out and after she had rolled It
nj man ms showed signs Of life. lie was Eric sond.
berg. ,,
inH Are was burning and coffee and food had
beer, prepared. He Ind gone about half way to
turning. lie saw Mrs. White up to her waist in
water and dragging Carlson to the shore.
The man was conscious. but had been bat
tered terribly by the waves. Sondberg helped
heard another call from the beach. Running
outtliev found Mrs White up to her neck. hut
sweeping out. and she lost her footing several
times. Once or twice sondberg thought the
man and the brave woman would go down.
hut after hard struggle she brought him
safely to land.
They were the only survivors. The Captain.
when last seen. was cinging to the miZZen
rigging. During the day the bodies OF. First
Mate Galesboro and seaman John Anderson
were washed ashore, Each had life pre-
derson's skull had been crushed and his flesh
badly cut and bruised. Evidently he had been
tho bodies OF O'l5rien. OLSEN and the cook.
whose name is unknown came ashore.
The place Of tho wreck is so remote from any
village that only meagre report Of the wreck
reached this city and Portland on the Sunday
following. md full details could not be learn cd