The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-17
No Tidings From the Golfers
AontSerrat and keweenaw.
SMALL HOPE FOB ETHER VESSEL
The Rush 20 Go 10 Sea and Search
For the Missing Ships.
Sothing Yet Heard From the Germanss
aud Coiumsia-Ihe steamer rert-
land Leaves Nahaino With Ceai and
is Battered by Cape Fiatsery Gale
-Fsriious Trip of the Mary Russ.

san Francisco Dec 1s-AS tie sayx 70
by. smaller and smaller become the
chances fer the safe return OF the sfeaua-
ers keeeenaw and AionfserrAt. six GAYS
overdue. Rasenfeid a. Go. stlll cling 20
the belief that the former vessel viii
turn up all right. but the pilots. sea cap
tains and tugboatmen all believe thcre
Is no hope for the old black hir,ler. or tina
Pacific Improvement Company's old col-
ier Montserrat. Capt l. p II. Tohlfe-
land. at one time the owner OF the Mont
serrat, said that be did not have much
hope fer the arrival OF either the Mont
serrat or the keweenaw. simply be-
cause they would have been heard from
before this had they only been DOM
aged. he added.
The tug Nigsiant has gone outside she.
heads with five days provisions and will
remain al sea long enough 10 make a
search IL is possible that either one or
the two steamers has broken her shaft
or has been otherwise disabled and is
drifting helplessly about on the ocean.
orders to the cutter Corwin have not yet
been received from the secretary OF tho
treasury, but II Is likely will be started
out in a day or 50.
James Jerome the Kewesnaw's agent.
and Henry RosenfeIr went 90 Collector
Wise yesterday afternoon and asked him
10 send a revenue cutter TN search OF tho
missing vessels. The Corwin and Ma
drona are undergoing repairs. the Bearis
laid up in Sausilito without crew. and
the Rush is on Puget Sound. THIS leaves
the collector without vessel at his COM
mand. Mr.. Wise. however. telegraphed 20
the secretary OF tho treasury, stating the
-, t4as
vessel be sent out from the north
Port Townsend. Dec. Especial. The
revenue cutter Richard Rush. IA obedience
to Collector Saunders Instructions. left
Neah Bay this morning TO search for
the overdue colliers Montserrat and ke-
weenaw and other vessels that might be
in distress The forecast issued tonight
nresalctin- a storm with its center OF
Cape Flattery Increased. the general fears
for the safety OF the harks Columbia ana
Germanla IL Is thought that IL any ves-
sells should be I'm distress OF the Oregon
or Washington coasts tho present storm
would doubr.eSs send them TO the bottom.
The iron steamer Keweenaw. which is
s.x days overdue at San Francisco from
comox. il heavily loaded with coal. She
was built In West Bay City. Mich. In
1891 and was Intended for navigation on
the great lakes. The hull IL unusually
thin. and she would not bs able 10 stand
much OF a strain at sea One OF the former
engineers, who is now on the Sound. says
he has grave doubts II she would stand
as heavy a storm as prevailed last week
The Montserrat. an iron steamer. was
bunt at Biyth. England, in 1881. and 10
a much stronger vessel than the Kewee-
nav. although she has had rousher usage.
She has carried larger cargoes or coai
than she was capable Of handling with
safety. and her captain has always been
noted for driving the ship through the
SEA at a fast rate. Capt. blackburn, or
the afontserrat. was an important witness
in me case OK the tug Wanderer against
the steamship City OF rsisbla for salvage
He also had similar claim against the
Puebla-
Notwithstanding that a SUCCESSION OK
heavy gales have prevailed or the north
ern coast for the last ten days. In which
several vessels were either wrecked or
disabled and ave or six are missing and
una Heunted Eor. the United States rev.
enue cutter Grant has remained In port
ana cruising about the upper end q the
Sound. Shipping interests are making
general complaint. which VIII be for
wardesd TO washington city.