The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-10

As a matter OF course, travel around
Point Granville is never absolutely safe
except when the beach is bare, but SO
well are those who frequently travel it
acquainted with the lay of this gravelly
bottom. that teams and saddle horses
are often driven through the surf around
the point when the water is well up to
their bellies, and no serious accidents
have yet been known 10 occur from the
practice. But hereafter there is one
driver along that coast who will never
round Point Granville except on bare
ground, and that man IS old Ben Griggs-
by. Last Monday afternoon when Ben
was driving up be beach he had, beside
his mail sacks, three human passengers,
a klootchman and her two children
tenasmen-bound for their home on the
reservation. AS Ben drove up the beach
he knew wei that the tide would be two
or three feet over the road around Gran
Vile, but that was not an uncommon
condition, and he gave II scarcely sec
ond thought. When the place was reach
ed. he touched his team with the whip
aud they, as used as he to this expert
ence OF the trip. plunged unhesifatingly
into the surf All went as usual for
short distance, when suddenly the usual
" sure-fOoted horses began 10 slip and
lose their footing. Then. badly frlghten-
ed. they plunged and snorted IN the boil
ward motion OF the wagon cease than
tha breakers took hold on IL and soon
were tossing IL about In manner which
made the position OF its occupants an
exceedingly perilous one. The wild ef-
forts of the horses to regain their feet,
mixed up as they were in the harness,
was unavailiug. and only served 10 add
n tie danger OF those In the wagon.
Finally, Grggsby. who does not lack IN
nerve. saw that IL was useless 10 depend
upon getting through with the aid of his
team, So, 20 prevent their drowning. he
cut them loose from the wagon, and
while the horses houudercd through TO
safety ne devoted his attention 20 Wig
orous struggle 10 save himself and his
passengers from death. Had it been a
" Aite woman and her two children. in
stead of "a Swash family. IL is very GER
tain that the drowning OF all would have
resulted. but Zen soon discovered that
those siwashes could swim, and that fact
greatly simplihed matters, although IL
was just The same a long and serious
struggle against death IN the mad break
erE. Finally. however. they all reached
shore. well satisfied 20 escape with their
lives leaving tho msH. the wagon. their
luggage and much of their clothing -
the mercy % tho waves The wagon
was compile, ely demolished dashed 80
pieces against tho recks-tha mail was
carried ont to seq. and G-irgshy lost his
coat. in the pocket Of which was money
20 tba amount Of 81. And those Who are
acquainted with GriEgshv well know
that the position would bo serious one
Indeed which would cause him 10 aban-
don ain those vat8ahles Whom low tide
came again. 10 VAS discovered that the
usual bed az gravel on the beach had
washed away for "a considerable distance.
leaving in lis stead a smooth bod Of
rock. up0n which it was impossible for
the team 10 gain and keep a foothold.
ard 70 this unusual incident was due the
EXPENSIVE and extremely dangerous ex-
rerfence Of Siau Carrier Griegsby and
LIZ farca arekv nasSenaars.