The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-06

A Visit to the Debris-strewn Beach
North or the Quiiiayute.



Judge NJ. V. b. Lamoreux and wife re-
turned Tuesday evening from trip to the
Coast. While at Ia Push they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Pullen. In
speaking of their trip TO representative
of the Leader the judge said,
zone of the greatest and most interest
Ing sights We saw on our visit 10 La Push
was the wreck Of the Leonor. which went
down on the morning of October 4, about
two or three miles north of the mouth of
the Quiliayute river. The walking along
the beach being good, my wife and /, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Pullen, went
up 20 where the ship struck on the rocks.
The debris was strewn along the beach for
half mile on either side OF the wrecked
vessel, and II would seem that there was
enough lumber to build three or four good
sized houses.
at is wonder to me-" continued the
judge. "how any person could have posi-
bly, escaped from the ship alive. 1t could
not have found worse point to run ashore
for miles, there being perfect breast
work of jagged rocks. The vessel first
struck the rocks about q half mile from
shore, and, there being heavy gale blow.
ing, st once went to pieces, and the wreck
age came laundering down against the
rocky shore. Heavy timbers two and
three feet in diameter were snapped square
of seemingly as easy as a person could
break a twig. A part of one side of the
ship about thirty feet in length had been
lifted upon 3 projecting ledge of rock
fully forty feet high. and there it still lies.
The upper deck, with parts of the spars
still intact, Is lying on the beach. and this
is supposed TO have been what the suryiy-
ing sailors came ashore upon.
'The general report that the captain
jumped overheard with his wife was a
mis- Ha arsfa
vessel by a tremendous wave Just as she
struck the rocks and that was the last
seen Of him, but the sailors had almost
succeeded In getting ashore with his vile
when a wave dashed over the raft and
when 10 had passed the lady was gone.
Her body was found the next morning by
an Indian who had started up the beach
10 Neah bay, and he at once notified the
settlers. Her body was buried near Mr..
Pullens place in neat coffin made by
Messrs- X. /. Sebastin and Fred Baxter.
Mr. Baxter, who has charge Of the store at
La Push, informed Mrs. Pullen that any
thing she needed in arranging for the
burial OF the bodies that were recovered
from the waves 10 get from the store, and
his kindness all through is highly praised
by the people Of La Push and vicinity.
''One OF the sailors was buried in the
edge of the woods near the wreck, and the
name board of the Leonor was nailed 10 a
couple of trees at one end of the grave: a
life preserver, used 10 throw out to per-
sons overheard, was hanging over the
same board. and upon It was written: SIX
lost and nine saved
The presence of mind OF one of the
sailors, who, by the way had been in
three or four shipwrecks, was highly COM
mendable. On departing from the doomed
vessel he took a block of matches. and.
rolling them in his hair, tied an oil cloth
tightly over his head As he boarded a
piece of wreckags he remarked: BOYS. /
will have IRE for you when you land, ;
and he did"