The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-22

drifting 20 sea. They we're cared for. the
cotton life psesezrer picked up and We
continued on our mission. On the next
day re we're fortunate enough to sigh.
vessel with her Spas nearly gone. show
in1 some canvas. however. trying to keep
30 the wind rs much rs possible. On. sflii
drifting to sea Upon approaching her
she proved 10 be the vessel which had
taken the missing pilot Before entrance
into the Cape Fear river heavy north
westsr s.rnek the ship. carrying away
most o. the spars and sails. thus disabling
her. She had been OF. one week when We
succeeded in bending our haxsers 20 hes
and towing her into Smi,hvilie.
The revenue steamers Bear, Corwin and
Rush, on their yearly trips 70 the Polar
sea. have the hardest experience in this
respect. Lieut.. John f. Lu;x, who is at
present located At Port Crescent. had a
very trying time few years ago while an
officer OF the revenue steamer Corwin.
under command Of Capt. Heaiy. He had
been detailed with two men IN a boat to
lock out for illegal sealers on Outer island.
Early one nothing he discovered . snaaii
schooner anehorea of ST. Paul island and
boarded her The master admitted
sealing. The lieutenant took charge
Of all the arms and waited for
the crew to return, who we're then on the
island killing seals They refused to get
the vessel under way or have anything to
do with her sailing. and though the crew
consisted of five white men aud eighteen
Japanese. the lieutenant. under cover OF
his repeating rifle, compelled the i've
white men 10 &c. the vessel under way.
He landed the japanese. hoisted the reve-
nue. flag and used his prize to chase the
other Illegal sealers. On one occasion,
strange schooner being in sight, he gave
chase. Il was dusk when he drew near
her. His hag could not be distinguished
from her deck. He observed that her
name had been painted out. His hail was
answered by her people, Woo refused to
give him any attention or heave to. but he
ranged alongside and fred two shots
across her how. ordering her to heave
To. He kept on firing. and after
the fourth shot they fired back. Lutz re-
turned the fire. but finally. darkness COM
ing on, was Obliged to give up the chase.
The name of the prize was the Adele. aud
she was in very unseaworthy condition.
To run her to San Francisco, a distance OF
800 miles was considered very risky
voyage. BIZ. Lieut.. Lutz accomplished it.
though he was obliged 10 remain on deck
mos. of the time. After delivering his
prize he broke down and vas dangerously
i'll for q long time.
The revenue steamer Wolcott, while
cruising in November, 1873. for the pnr-
pose OF discovering and saving survivors
from the steamship Pacific. lost November
4. 1873. near Cape Fla.;ery, succeeded IN
picking up Neal Henly and +. II. Jelly
from dry goods box three days after the
wreck had gone down. Daring the past
ten years. ending with 1891. 2.2sa vessels
were assisted by the revenue marine. on
board of which were 2. 500 persons whose
lives were imperiled. and 1tO were actu-
ally saved from drowning. To my friends
who have often asked me what the duties
OF revenue steamer are let these figures
be impressed on their memories.
T.. BIoNpI.