The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-09
TOSSED BY THE OCEAN
Bark Theobald's Rough Trip
From San Francisco.
A WRECK NEAR CAPE FLATrERy,
Supposed to BE . Puget Sound Lumber
Fessel-Attempt to Save . Part OF
the Michigan's Cargo.

WHATcox, Feb. s.-lSpecial. THE bark
Ineobaid, 1858 tons register, Capt. Kilman,
from San Francisco to load coal at the
Blue Canyon Company's bunkers, arrived
last evening in tow of the tug Tacoma
after terrible voyage of twenty-six days.
Inc captain says that in eighteen years as
master OF vessel he never experienced
such terrible weather and never saw any,
thing so severe even in the North Atlantic
In mld-winter. He expresses the opinion
that a number of vessels en- route to San
Francisco with coal and lumber must have
been lost. He says that on February he
passed vessel bottom up about thirty
miles southwest OF Cape Flattery, which is
thought to be either the bark Cowlitz or
bark Matilda. outward bound with lumber.
HALIFAX. n. S., Feb. 8-The crew of the
brig Edith, ashore near Lawrencetown,
was rescued after much difficulty in an ex-
hausted and suffering condition.
CoRuNNA, Feb. S.-The British steam
ship Trinacria. plying between Clyde and
Spanish Mediterranean ports, has been
lost OF Cape Vliiano, near Ponta del Roy.
Two Of her crew were saved and thirty.
seven drowned.
Besides thirty-seven of the crew, four
passengers were lost in the wreck Of the
British steamship Trinacria of Cape Viii
lano.
1.-THE Trinacra was q steamer of l,466 tons,
commanded by Capt Thomson. She made q
trip to New Orleans last November, and sailed
from there for Genoa, arriving at the latter port
on December p She was on her way from
Genoa to Scotland when wrecked.l
PORT TOWNSEND, Feb. 8.-[Special. l.
The tugs sent down to Cape Flattery in
search of the dereIict reported by the bark
entine Retriever, have not returned. News
has been received here that q severe snow
storm prevailed off the cape Monday and
Tuesday. Over six inches of snow fell at
Port Angeles and Clallam Bay. The
weather probably prevented the steamers
from making any systematic search.
The identity of the derelict is shrouded
in more mystery that ever. Capt. Gray,
OF the Retriever, sent information to the
observation-disclosures news bureau from
Port Hadlock today that the vessel was
copper bottomed. above which was a
green stripe, and her topsides were painted
red. She was about $50 feet long and So
feet beam. This description does not tally
with any vessel on the Pacific coast, SO far
as known. The general opinion exists
that the vessel is stranger or else Capt.
Gray is mistaken in the description. Ac-
cording to his statement the vessel is of
about 900 tons burthen and of q very I'M
common color, red.
If the tugs should pick her up and bring
her to this port, she would be most val
liable prize, and every effort is being made
to CAPTURE the floating mystery.
The ship Kennebec, which was reported
ashore on Bonilla point last Saturday in
Seattle, arrived in the Straits yesterday.
The tug Pioneer took her in tow at Port
Angeles and started for Nanaimo in the
teeth of a strong gale from the northeast.
The Pioneer, after towing the ship for
thirty hours, was compelled to return and
anchor her near Dungeness to wait until
the storm subsidized.
The revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott left
this morning for the scene of the wrecked
steamer Michigan. The Wolcott will
bring the crew, that have staid by the
wreck for the purpose of saving a portion
of the cargo, to this port. A very small
part of the cargo has been saved.