The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-12
our IN THE STORM.



and reports a very rough experience dur
ms the recent storm which she encounter
ed on the Sfh. Several % her sailors were
injured ana ore passenger was killed.
larry on Saturday morning heavy sea
broke on deck. and as 1t heavesi over the
onlwarAs one OF the sieeraSe passengers.
named Frank Heyman, came out from the
conpantonway TO the deck. The mountain
OF water caught him with full force ana
washed him against the eomhsng or the
hatch and then dashed him against the
pilot house. His skull was crushed and he
was injured severely internally. That
evening he died. The next morning the
body was drot ped into the sea. H~vmau
was German and boarded the vessel az
Tacoma
Astoria Dec. 1.-THE Spreckels tug
Fearless. OF San Francisco. is in port.
having brought the Norwegian shin
Breidaelik through one OF the worst
storms that ever ragged on the Pacific
coast The Fearless came into port with
her decks sprung and leaking badly.
Her compass cover was blown away by
the terrific force Of the wind and every
thing movable on deck was washed over
board Sunday afternoon they were run
ming before the wind. when a heavy sea
came over her stern burying the tug so
that only the pilothouse was out OF the
water. This sea sprung the heavy doors
10 the house and completely wrecked the
handsome private apartments OF Mr..
Spreckels by deluging the inside with
water. After the tug righted itself she
was hove round to the sea and steamed
ahead under slow bell Another mon
ster sea went over her bows and strtk-
Ing the forward house smashed the dead
lights and sprung the heavy steel walls
so that the water closet frame. two
inches from the wall was torn from its
fastenings. At times the pflothouse had
foot Of water over It's floor. The Rrel-
dabiik was nowhere in sight at this time
having parted company with her for the
second time on the night previous. The
nrst time they let go the ship was on
Friday. when the hawser had 10 be cut
from the top of the tugs house. II being
impossible to remain on deck. The shin
was picked up early Monday morning.
of the mouth OF the river and towed in
by the Fearless. The big vessel was
listing badly TO the starboard. and sew
erai times Captain Arnesen gave up an
hope OF saving his ship The tug lost
l50 fathoms of Pinch hawser. new. and
second one is so badly chafed that N
will be total loss. They cost about
$500 each. Captain Haskell will remain
in port until the weather moderates
Fears are entertained for the safety of
several vessels known TO be due at this
port.
Portland, Dec fi.---I.aSt night the steam
snip oregon. from San Francisco. arrived
safely In port after the narrowsest eecana
from shipwreck the vessel has ever ex-
perfenced during her long career on the
Pacific coast. Thursday morning she
left San Francisco with only about 80
tons all told. and was drawing only nine
feet forward and sixteen feet aft AS tho
vessel IS In the freight service no pas
sengers were carried.
In coming up the coast Captain Pohl-
man kept far out TO sea, so as 10 take no
risks No very rough weather was en-
countered until the lightship was sighted
of the mouth OF the Columbia at 10
O'Clock Saturday night. The Oregon then
began TO beat off, Captain Pohlman In
tending TO cross the bar early Sunday
morning. but at II O'Clock the barometer
began TO fall. soon after a tremendous
southwest gale set in. Captain Pohlman
stood out 10 sea, but the gale was so
heavy that he could make bat little head
way. The gale kept increasing In vio-
lence until about 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. when IL was almost hurricane. The
Oregon could not face II and began drift
ing toward the shore. So light was tho
ship forward that she could not be made
to face the storm. but would constantly
piay off The vessel was so light that
the pipes which supply the condenser with
water did not work well and the engines
could not be worked effectively. The
steamer kept slowly drifting toward
shore. despite every effort that could be
made. until the lighthouse station az
Cape Mears. just above Tillamook., was
not more than six miles away.
All day Sunday the Oregon made des-
perate fight against the fury Of the storm.
bfIt she continued 70 approach the line or
breakers This struggle continued until
$50 O'Clock Sunday evening. and, just
vvhen an on board had about abandoned
hone suddenly the wind shifted one point
in favor ef the vessel AFTER har1
battle the steamer passed the danger ara
STOOD far out at sea, but was not able
10 cross the bar until yesterday morn
ing. Captain Pohlman and all the ere"
say II was a miraculous escape. Inc
captain to-day was the recipient or many
warm congratulations.
portland. Dec. 5i.--Mail adviees frcm
Astoria state that the storm ot sun
dav was very severe I'D that vicinity anu
tha ,t8e vas higher than II has been
-, e,,,. wears A number of vessels
brose from their rnoorings, but no seri-
o,,s damage resulted. Two pile drivers
,-,ly, loose and one OF them sank tfe
other vas badly dafna2ed Ehe "ateF
mains were damaged, 50 thar tle NaeeI
s,frgr8v of the city was siasJt OF ieI sV'"s
time. Havoc was mace afssois tnc -.
r-srks At most o. Ne cAnnefies as ti@y
,.-ere blown down and into the water.
Nf,,cts Inconvenience and exp@f1Se wih
yasr,i. 10 the owners