The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-12
TIPPED BY A SQUALL,
Charles Armstrong, Port Blake
ley Nillhand, Drowned.
HIS THREE COMPANIONS SAVED.
The Party, Witch IoeloAoA - 1naiaa
Wsaaa. wore Coming AGREES The
0eanA - Seattle.

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prising party that sailed from Port
biakeiey TO Seattle yesterday after
noon. were capsized in the middle
Of the Sound about $50 O'Clock and left in
the water. ciinging to the boat until II 30
O'Clock last night. when picked up BY the
tug lola. Capt Harry Gillespie. One man
was dead. or breathing his last, and the
others were nearly exhausted.
The dead-CaARIxs AKnsTRoNe. NTH hand q
Port Biakeiey.
The rescued:
EDWARD HrSrER. stsvsdore, Port Blaks,sy.
MAKriS HowES. stevedore. Port Blaks!sy.
l. ABRAHAxsos, owner OF the boat Port
Biakeiey.
INDIAN ALICE.
The dead man lay In the forward cabin
and the water-soaked, haif-paralyzsd men
and woman were in the other
cabin Of the tug lola when
found by PosT-IsTELLIsExcER reporter
this morning at 80 o'clock.
Martin Howen. speaking for the party.
gave the following account Of the disaster:
I'VE sailed from Port Blakeley in Abra-
hamson's sloop (no nameD. At about S
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, headed for
Seattle
'Abrahamson was steering the boat and
there was no wind to speak of. When
about in the middle of the Sound Arm.
strong asked to steer the boat. Abraham
son gave him the tiller. A squall came up
unexpectedly and capsized the boat.
"We were pitched into sthe water. but
managed TO cling to the boat until could
cut away the mast and shrouds. Then We
managed to turn the boat right side mp,
and got in.
For two hours We were in boat filed
with water. Then the boat turned over
with Us again. think that the boat was
capsized and righted three times. before
We were saved.
Eve were suffering terribly from the
cold water and We expected every moment
that the boat would sink. Armstrong was
completely exhausted and nearly dead
when the boat capsized the first time, and
it was all We could do to pull him in. After
that We had all we could do to keep him
above water.
''There were at least five steamers passed
near US and though We yelled until hoarse
no one heard, or II they did, paid no at
tention to our cries.
"Atong toward the last We got desper-
ate and il did not seem as if We cared who
went to the bottom. Each was losing
strength and the Indian woman
saved Hunters life twice by grabbing
his coat collar. She also saved the man
who was drowned once or twice. by grab
bling hold Of hum as he was sinking. She
was the hero Of the occasion. and seemed
to be utterly fearless Of death. The rest
of us were nearly crazy during the last
half hour. and could not have stood il
much longer. What relief it was when
the tug Lola picked as up and We were in
q warm cabin.
Armstrong was alive when We got him
on the steamer. but 90 played out that he
died. l do not think no has any relatives
At Port B!akelcy."
Capt Gillespie gave the following &C.
count Of the rescue: II left Salmon bay
about 80 o'clock with a barge, and was
making toward Seattle. At about the time
We started there was q strong southwest
wind blowing and il was hard making fast
time. We were working along one-eighth
of a mile from West Point. near the tight
house, at 80 O'Clock last night when 1
noticed from the wheel house an object in
the water dead ahead.
II thought we were running a boat down
and gave the signal to slow down, when I
heard cry for help and saw sailboaf
filled with water and having four men and
. woman c!inging on.
''The dead man was in the water in the
boat and tho Indian woman holding him
up. We took them ell on board.
thought the man was dead and frozen
then. but his friends insisted that he was
alive and worked on him in hopes of saw
ing his life.
ut was no use. and he died
just before We landed. Those we saved
were pretty wei! played out. but the heat
and warm drinks brought them around all
right"
Armstrong; body was taken on the
wharf for the coroner to examine; the
men went to q lodging house and the
Indian woman, cheerful as ever, WAS taken
10 the police station in the police patrol.
Her courage was the admirasion Of all who
saw her.