The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-27

running at the timeft was thirty-siN ho5irs
before another hawser was connected.
This one lasted just thirty minutes t$fore
ii parted, but within a short time TWO
hawsers, one OF steel and one of manila,
were connected with the StrathntNls, and
once more they headed for the Capes
At o'clock last Monday morning, wheul
just fifteen mites of Cape }1lattefy. the
Mioweras two hawsers parted. and ia the
terrible sea that was running 10 seemed
that il would be impossible 70 again get
hold of the disabled steamer IL yas ac-
cordingly arranged trnt tcthe Mi0werr was
To stand hy ard save life when the 7Strath-
nevis went ashore. as IL seemed certain
she would do In a very short time \
heavy squad then came onS the weather
being so thick that even the Mowera's
electric lights were invisible TO those on
board the other steamer When the Squall
had passed over, at o'clock IN the morn
ing. the Miowera was nowhere to h6 seen,
and there was consequent CONSERVATION
on board the Stra thnevis. EaIa, PatiieS
did not think 30 seriously Of the disap5
pearance of the other steamer. because
Capt Stott had told him that his steamer
would be able 70 tow only three days with
her limited coal supply. and even made ar
rangemenfs 10 take part ~ the Strathne-
vis' coal cargo when they arrived In Ndc-
toria in case there would DE delay in
waiting for coal at the bunkers there. S &
DFiftcd 10 Destruction Island.
BY noon on Monday the Strathnevis, was
thirty miles of Destruction island5 making
slowly but surely for the rocky shore, and
n seemed 10 all on board the steamer that
their doom was sealed. AS they approached
nearer and nearer the shore, with the wind
behind them. all hands began makiBE fnad
preparations for thu expected d8shiRg Of
the steamer 70 pieces On the rocks biit
when within seven miles Uf the Island the
-frH n O
light of ALL the anchor which was he1Fcd
over held fast The chain soon parted.
however. and the second and last aRchpr
on board the vessel was sent DOWN with
what proved better success. for II held fast.
About o'clock on Tuesday morning
Purser Mcdonald ard Third officer Barnes
volunteered 70 Fo off n the island IN boat
with three japanese sailors. in the hope
that they might re3ch telegraph sta7
ti0u and wire for assistance Al noon the
same day The collier Miueola, Capt Pills
bury hove in sight and bore down -on the
Strathneyis. soon getting hawEer on
board. and heading for the straits. II was
slow work getting around the cape and
when In the Straits OF Race rocks the
hswser parted ard In getting another one
connected an able seaman fell overheard
from the Mineoia, but. being au expert
swimmer was saved from drowning. q
When the Strathnevis arrived AZ Port
Townsend last evening the wires were
down and there seemed no way Of sending
the news 0ut. Capt J. h. I1ty,o gan
azeT u the Fl6yet Sound THgb9at Conn
many. volunteered 20 send the P8st-Intelli-
garcer dispatches To Seattle by the tug
Tyee. and by this means the news Wis
given 70 fha world twelve hours earlier
than & could otherwise have been
The Volunteers Probably -afe.
No further news came - hand yesteftay1
as 20 the volunteers who had landed ON De-
str1cffon island. Q~ as 70 the whereabouts
o. rhe Miowera. Destruction island 81 the
most dangerous place IN the coast 70 try
O. eject "a landing The seas are honey
~ot7bed with ragged, needie-shape3 rocks.
No attempt has ever been made 20 lard
there during the winter months. and only
expert canoemsn have ever 4are1 td hH1
IN summer. However the officers e the
strathnevis believe the boat got under the
Zee side ~ Uesfrpctfo1 lsiau4s where t1fJs
could lana and procure shelter and food
frorn the Lighthouse keeper q
Mcdonald is a man ~ ahoit 81 years ~
age. weu known among s-eaInhoa tofne-n on
'he Sound ard Us are owner cof "a 1fGe
ranch near This city. He came here from
81 jeans. \ g. and had aeld several pGa
siti8ns on British steamers. from whic6lo
h. hf,4e high recommendations Fte wsso
purser on the ho1afs % tho WASHINGTON
staafnheat 4 Transport zion C0da{sfuY.
" X Me4wln city u Seattle and CRY
Of Quincy. ard wax With that COMPANY
s.ssresaof. t1eo Puget sound d Alaska
So. 5as 4ir Company. until Ie3e e2Whon ne
ve4Iznab roF his present enEa xet7ient nan
tes Eae,aeru FaeIac Steamship Cawrlny
Th4 Mlowera is 1sne OF the finest Batsnl
s.eafners on tae Pacific coast. e0Tl giually
costing see ssos and designed for Eg1rqIe-
an and colonial frsiIe via tine Cape 9fof5oo1
Hops. However. she Seems 10 have seen
laurrhes8 an=scr an unlueky star and has
Or
+ soa~ accaslo2e. But this tire the general
r1n,fsssa zeeras 10 be that she has simply
gare om 1ec say.
The 50owera belongs - the Canadian
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