The morning call., 1894-12-12
BOARDED BY A GREAT WAVE.
A Storage Passengers Skull
Crushed and a Sailor Hurt.
THE TUG FEARLESS HARD TOW.
News From Other Vessels Reporting
That the Recent Storm Was
a Disastrous One.

Incoming vessels are just beginning to
arrive with stories of damage done By the
storm of the 9Th and 9th. Destruction and
death have been the results of the blow
Mariners say that the southeaster was
without parallel in the annals OF the
coast marine. and declare that many losses
| must have been sustained by the ships
during the late war of the elements that
have not yet been reported. Yesterdays
| record is sufficient to convince even the
| doubling landsman that going to sea is not
always a dangerless joy
Incorporated in this article are the yarns
spun by several sea captains who came
into port with vessels during the fore
and afternoon. Perhaps the most inter-
esting of these narratives is the story of
the steamer Farallon, commanded by Cap
tain Roberts.
The Farallon left Port Angeles five days
ago. She plunged into the southeastern on
the 9Th and fought a terrific sea all the
way to San Francisco. There we're large
| number of cabin and steerage passengers
on the steamer. One of the latter lost his
life.
Captain Roberts stated when inter-
viewed that ne never experienced such
weather III all bU6 yGdIS budU no has DtcH
sailing off this coast. He NJ ace the fol-
lowing report of his vessels voyage. which
is full of exciting detail {:
"When we were seventy miles north of
Cape Bianco," commenced the captain.
1--WE sighted the tug Fearless with the ship
Bfeidablik in tow. That same night
heavy southeast gale blew up. 1t lasted
for five hours. during which lime we were
heating right into the teeth of the storm.
Que OF my men. named HarriDg on, was at
the wheel when wave gave the rudder
twist and spun the wheel around with such
force that the seaman lost his grip on the
spokes. His right hand was broken and
his shoulder badly strained.
"On the morning of the 9 h the wind
veered around 10 the southwest and a
nasty cross sea set in. 1t was the nearest
sea [ ever saw. We could not make any
Roadway against il. Waves ran as high
as the top of the decknouses and broke
over us so frequently that had to give
orders that all passengers be compelled TO
remain In the cabin.
when there was any m moderation OF the
gale some of the passengers would come
on deck. This curiosity to see the tempest
from the decks cost Passenger Frank Hey
man his life."
Captain Roberts log tells the balance of
the tale. 1t records that the unfortuna tie
Heyman was standing at the head of The
Storage gangway when terrific sea
boarded the Farallcn forward. Near the
passenger was A. Samuelson, sailor,
who was holding onto the gangway. The
water piled over the bow in perfect
deIuge. Heyman was washed against the
hatch combings and Samuelson thrown
with great force against the pilot-house.
Heyman's head struck the com bng
hard blow which must have rendered him
insensibie. His limp body was washed
back to the gangway and jammed against
it. Samuels0n was pinned against the
plOt-hOuse by piece of broken gangway,
and when the water receded he sank help
lessiy 10 the deck. Glass flew in Severy
direction from the windows of the pilot
house. The man at the wheel had his
hands badly lacerated by the fragments
of window pane.
Heyman and the sailor were picked up
and carried below. The former was
speecbless and bleeding from terrible
cash in the head The latter was bruised,
but not seriously injured. Heyman only
lived few hours, dying at o'clock that
evening.
A panic might have taken place among
the passengers had 1t not been for Cap
tain Roberts GOODNESS and the good be-
havior of his crew. The gale decreased in
violence and the steamer got under way
again. On the following morning. off Cape
Mendocino. the dead man was buried at
sea after a solemn ceremony.
On arriving at this city the passengers of
the Farall0n drafted resolutions commend
ing Captain Roberts and his men for their
bravery and good seamanship. The reso-
lutinns were signed by all the steerage and
cabin passengers.
The steamer Al-Ki, from north coast
point. had an almost similar experience as
the Farallon, only no lives were lost.
The little craft was buffeted about by
wind and wave, and it looked very shaky
for her for awhile. Her commander said
+hat Of nuuht hot ho hoe
would never reach port.
dispatch was received during the day
from Captain Dan Haskell of the tug
Fearless. The Fearless arrived at AS
toria at o'clock, with the Norwegian ship
Breidablik in tow, after one of the worst
trips that ever towboat had under like
circumstances. The tug lost one 21-inch
hawser and larted two others of like size.
The strain required to part such lines may
we'll be imagined. Captain Haskell did
not telegraph in detail how he picked the
ship UP. This news will be waited for
with much interest. The Fearless had a
north wester to tow against, and it is safe
to say that there is probably no tugboat
afloal to-day that could have gone through
such storm and brought her tow to port
In such good shape.
The schooner Letitia. nine days from
the Columbia River. was struck by the
hurricane of the 9th.
II never saw such seas in my life," said
her commander. Thought would never
be able to weather the storm. We were
under water most of the time and had to
heave to. The waves ran higher than I
have seen them IN the worst storms OF the
Atlantic Coast"
The Letitia had several narrow escapes
from being thrown on her beam ends and
was damaged to some extent By The seas.
The Mexican schooner Emma from
Guaymas, with a load of shells. and the
British ship Clan Macpherson reported
bad weather on approaching port. 81 am
considering myself lucky that my schooner
did not go down." said Captain gutierrez
of the former.
BROWN AND His BICYCLE.