The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-19
THE LOST SCHOONER.
Probably Not the Bering sea Another
scaler Ashore at larnsauah

Tacoma, April E.-Edward Johnson, one
OF tne owners of the schooner Berfng Sea,
received dispatch from Neah Bay last
hisht IN reply TO inquiry. announcing
that the vessel was all right. and had
not been lost, Indicated in a Port
townsend dispatch published yesterday
morning. The dispatch added that the
Bering Sea sailed from Neah Bay on the
sth OF this month. with crew of five
men and fifteen Indian sealers She Is a
hfty~ion boat, and is on her maiden voy-
age. Capt. Larson is OF Seattle as well
as the four other white men. The In
dians were shipped at Neah Bay. Mr.
johnson said the schooner would cruise
along the coast hunting for seals. and
would be gone all summer. or until the
close OF the scaling season.
The Following special dispatch to the
Ledger from Victoria probably refers 10
the same schooner: " Collector Of Gus
toms 4. X. Milne yesterday received the
following telegram from Operator Day
kin, OF Carmanah. giving most meagre
information Of the latest wreck en- the
southwest coast: a sealing schooner of
about thirty or forty tons Is ashore six
miles from here. She is a wreck and de-
serted. and have taken charge OF her A."
The name Of the unlucky craft was not
mentioned in the dispatch. nor was this
Information given In the Office messages
Canadian Pacific Railway Telegraph
Company Mr.. Daykin had not returned
TO the lighthouse from the scene of the
vessels coming ashore at late hour
lasi night, and In consequence nothing
could be obtained over the wire. The
schooner Is supposed 20 be one of the In
dian feet this supposition being based
chiefly upon the fact OF her size.
Astoria. ApriI ls-It Is believed here
that the upturned schooner sighted thirty
miles west OF Neah Bay "Wednesday is
the schooner Francina, out twenty-one
days from this port for the halibut banks.
The Fraucina was expected In make the
Sound fully ten days ago. She was Of
thirty-fve tons burden, and. having
rather a broad. fiat bottom could easily
be mistaken for vessel OF ifty tons.
The Francina has been missing since
March - when she sailed from the CO.
lumhia river for the halihut banks ad
Joining Tatoosh. However. the Frsncina
Is a twenty-toR schooner. and stood very
high out OF the water.
Port Townsend. April H-The gerelict
sighted OF Cape Flattery is believed by
some 10 be the schooner Francina, OF
Astoria. formerly the smuggling schooner
Lottie Francina. The derelict will proha-
/ bly, go ashore on Vancouver island some
day this week.
The only reason that the seaiers around
Mean bay LlpbSht tlS tpttiaS aft WIS
lost was on account Of her cranky con-
duet as she sailed out past Cape Flattcry.
She did not appear 10 weather the swells
and stIn breeze that came In from the
West. Again all OF the vessels in that
vicinity report that the Bering Sea was
not seen after her departure from the
Straits.
The Francina. too. was dangerous
craft at sea and was responsible for the
loss Of twenty-five lives In 1877 She vas
known then as the LOttie. Of Port Towns
end. and had one or two seal
ing cruises which were uuprohtable
Shc then fell into the hands of gang
Of srauEglers. who operated out or VIC
toria. young man who was born ana
raised In Port Townsend. and one OF the
bes;s mates on the Coast. was pat IN
command She sailed out of Victoria
with twenty-one Chinese In the hold IN
charge % four white men. That was the
last heard OF them. big storm came
on when they were out at sea two DAYS
ana n IS supposed that the schooner cap
sixea in the Calc, drowning all hands.
A sau davs later the L0ttie drifted over
ne har al Astoria. She was keel up,
ana when hoached a few bundles OF
chinese clothing were found in the hold.
The rreSent master IS y. +. Olsen. a
,horoua-h NAVIGATOR. who Is we'll known on
puget sound Inst year he commanded
,ha schooner Deahks 20 Bering sea. Some
,-s,rs ara he commanded one Of the fin-
80 v,e~.hant vessels sailing under the
,y-,resian Tag In the Frauciua Cant
0lsen haa three men with him when he