The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-08

TUGS TO BE SENT TO SAVE HER
Chinese Passengers i'm Distress, Rice
supply Being Exhausted.
The steamer Gorsesld, for which Hope
Was Given Up, Reaches Port TOWN.
send Uniniured No iidingS of the
steamers EvandaIe and EsAdale aud
the ship Lord Brassey.

Tacoma. Dec. IA telegram was re-
ceived by the Northern Pacific Steamship
Company at II o'clock this morning, stat
ing that the steamer SJrathnevls, fifty
five days out from Tacoma for Japan. had
been sighted and spoken November ls.
The telegram was from Vancouver, Is. -
The news was brought In by the British
bark John CANDLES. which spoke her on
the date mentioned. The Strathnevls was
ia longitude rs degrees west and latitude
- degrees 81 minutes north when sighted.
Her main shaft was broken All on board
we're reported well. They had plenty Of
provisions except rice for the $50 Chinese
passengers who were aboard. The John
Candles. Capt. Frethowsn, was from
Samarang. which port she left August 25.
The locality ia which the steamer was
spoken by the bark Candles is about 80
miles due west of the Straits OF Fuca and
not over three DAYS run from Victoria.
IL Is about thirty miles south of the regu-
lar route from Puget sound. The steamer
left the Sound October Is, and had been
out thiFty-seven days when spoken by the
CANDLES. The Strathnevis has an mex
haustible supply OF provisions among her
cargo. and has condensers for furnishing
fresh water.
Vancouver, b. G, Dec. THE British
bark John Candles arrived here today
with ZOO tons OF sugar from Java for the
British Columbia sugar refinery. She
sighted the Northern Pacific liner Strath-
nevis on November ~. while In latitude
s 20 north, longitude i45 west. or 500 miles
west OF Carmanah point. Vancouver ISL
and. drifting under sail. with the main
shaft broken. The accident happened 1880
miles further west The John CANDLES
brings the Strathnevis' mail. The John
CANDLES was herself posted overdue, and
has two cases Of beri-beri, Q malarial sick
ness, on board. A sailor, John Olsen,
Norwegian. aged .. died on board this
morning The Strathnevis has been fifty
days out.
Capt. Trethowan. of the bark John
Candles. which brought news OF the miss
ing Northern Pacific liner Strathnevis.
states that the Strathneyis is headed for
Puget Sound. She has only two small
three-cornered sails. and her progress VIII
thus be slow unless a tOwboat is sent out
u meet her. AS her cargo consists prin-
cipany Of flour and condensed milk. her
crew have sufficient to live on for a long
time to come but the supply of rice for
the Chinese coolies and Oriental paSsen-
gers had run out. and Capt. Trethowan
vas asked IL he could supply them with
r.ce This. however, he was unable to DO.
The John Candles. though posted as over
due made the passage from Java in 109
days. which Is below the average. Capt.
Treihowan says ne could have done II
much sooner had he not encountered sew
eral sc-eTe storms. The John CANDLES
was this afternoon released from quaran-
tine. DR. Robertson. the port physician,
not considering beri-beri a contagious dis
ease.
Port Townsend, Dec. THE John Gam
bles sent a boat ashore down the Straits
last night and teleEraphed meager partic-
ulars TO this port. No idea is given as 10
the extent Of the steamships disability,
except 10 advise the immediate dispatch
ing of a tug 10 render the vessel assist
ance. The character of the telegram
seemed to Indicate that the Strathncvis
was entirely disabled and in great danger.
She is laden with rs passengers and a val
uabhe cargo OF merchandise bound to Yo-
kohama from Tacoma. IL is probable that
two or three tugs will be sent ont in search
Of the steamer.
In al probability .wo tugs will be sent
out in search Of the Strathnevis. The Pu-
get Sound Tug Boat Company has ascer-
tained the locality where the steamship
was spoken and contempatcs sending the
Tvee and another tug oGt TO render as
slstarce The ocean currents, old nav
gators saw sweep % the mort inward. and
though the Stralhncvis carries small sails
on three masts harksntine ricgCd. which
VIII probably he sUit 'ient TO retain pass
aceWay. yet the opinion prevails that the
currents will carry her in a northeasteriy
course toward tho north end OF Prince Of
Wales island. southeastern Alaska II the
steamship IS wholly disabled beyond re-
ua,- al sea. the only real danger 10 be
aprrshcnsad would he the approach Of
another gale from the southwest. which.
together with the currents. would carry
her rapid,v toward the treacherous coasts
OF the northern islands However. ln the
mast two weeks, incoming vessels have Pc
nortod easterly and soutaeasterly winds
for several hundred miles west Of Cape
Flatferv. which would have tendency 70
carry the StrathuCv'E clear Of The danger
cris Parts az ,he coast and untU such tims
as tag could take her IN ;cw- Captain
Hooper - the revenue marine service, an
GA navigator fn northern waters. believes
thar rot much difficulty NJ h. expert
anced I'm friiur thr steamship providing
three o- four steamers So out in search.
keenin- about twenty mlos apart
No ~eisef eNg-d.i~n has yef started for
the Srrathoev.s Na-sEer LIBBY. of the
puget Sound TushaF. Company saws no
Substantial tugs ars available. ana in re-
snerse ~ irqr.r a- he ton.Eh. received 2
q snatch from Victoria stating That the
l.~e~ Taco~ea is uce ba ny held there sva.'-
irc orders l--w 1er sonpary % pror@ei 20
th.. reIee of the Strafh7esis