The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-13

OF the crew got ashore the men crowded
about the fire and thawed out their nearly
frozen bodies Nine Of The men, however.
Immediately began 10 examine the sur
rounding country ard ran across a teie-
graph wire running from Carara point 10
Cape Beal, and started 10 follow IT, tnlnk-
ing Il would lead to ha3.tauon. Ihey
continued down the shore for about
mile. when the came upon a cabin, in
which they took shelter The balance OK
the crew passed the night as best they
could some OF them getting their leet
frostbitten. The fire started By young
Cox is all that kept them alive Early the
nexe morning several OF the men were
sent aboard the snip. which sim renamed
in an upright position. and brought back
canvass. provisions, ships valuabies and
IN fact everything movable. While rum
aging about the vessel for stores First
Mate Legal fell down a scuttie hole and
broke his leg badly. He was carried
ashore dashed TO the boatswa.n's chair.
and carried 10 the camp IN the woods
Drowned while Getting Provisions.
Late in the afternoon OF this day, after
the camp had been made and Legal cared
for another trip was made 10 the ship for
provisions. while coming away on the
last trip in "A small boat Second Officer
Howell and two apprentice boys, named
Steele and Howell were drowned. During
that night and part Of the next day their
bodies could be seen washing toward he
shore. and being beaten against the rocks.
They were ali three natives OF Scotland.
Captain succumbs to Exposure.
Teh next morning, under direction OF
Capt Thompson. The crew divided into
squads ana began 3 tramp along the
beach ard coast n different directions IN
ar-rsFa Of ef ar1aG mr. m
some passing vessel. hlit all TO no avail.
The next two days were spent Nkew Sc,
and resulted only in leaving Capt. Thomp-
son and a coloreG sailor named Hunt in
a had condition from exposure and cold
The cook and two others We're also suffer
Ing greatly from the cold and for the
next two days the camp was transformed
into 4 hospital The sick men grew worse
rapidly. and the captain died on the fifth
day on land. His death was keenly felt
By the unhappy shipwrecks. but Z was
only n forerunner. as on the next day
the1cook and two seamen parsed away.
Tent Catches Fire.
with the captain and second mate dead
ana the nrst mate badly Injured the unfnr-
tunates were in Il sorry plight, and they
had about given up. when the Tyce's men
put IN an appearance. Il seemed as II mis-
fortunate would never leave them, as the
day afteg- the captain died. the already In
iured mate ard Sailor Hunt came near be-
Ing burned 10 death IN the tent on top Of the
bluff. Ths happened while the remainder
OF the crew were searching along the shore
for help. In some manner the tent cahSht
fire but burned slowly on account OF being
Wet. Legal was dashed IN the chair ana
Hunt was stretched out on a blanket on the
ground. Logan managed. however. to &c.
hold OF a loaded gun that was standing
near him and fred two shots in the air in
rapid succession. This attracted the at
tention of the other men, aad they hur-
redly climbed up the ladder and put the
fire out but not before Il had nearly
reached the injured men This dld settle
Il The men knew the fates were against
them. and calmly SAT down and awaited
their doom.
survivors stu at the Camp.
The r4ea who had found the cabin a mile
up the beach decided to remain there. but
every mcruipg they came down Tor pro-
visions They wanted the other men to 20
back with them, but Legal end Hunt were
too III TO .be removed, SO tbs proposition
had 20 ale refused. II was then that the
canp was p.tcf "a on the hish bluff and tsa
rope ladder buiit The men IN the cabin
must be comfortable for they showed no
q sposition 70 communicate with the Tyee.
although her crew saw the men on the
beach and signaled them. Capt Cove. OF
tho tug. thought possibly the men did nor
SEQ or understand hlm and steamed nearer
them ANA launched 3 small boat. but the
sea was running so h.Er mat il was thought
10 be hazardous 20 Try ard make The shore.
No concern IS gclt Tor the men. as they
have provisions enough 20 last for two
months.
Those takca aboard the Tee ana landed
az Port Townsend were. Mate Legal.
Hunt Moran. Smyth. Ois2E. Kerr. Cox,
%. nj e..
it,sario. Carpenter and Wilson
The ship viii B., "a total less. She IS a
four master. autlt OF steel. ana Is regis g.
tered at Q a1e tons She was built four
years ago a Glasgow. Scotland. and was
owned by the weU-k3own firm u shark
lands. Her cost was l-6o00 ana she vas In
sured for t39.eo2
Little Life Left I'm the Grow.
Mate Hall u the Tyee. who made The
trip from he Tug TO the wrecked shin.
told the following account of HIS sxua-
raence 10 Fost-lateilseneeV reporter
yesterday.
we ha1 just an,e ea Jowiag the four
maste1 ship GyHlih tc sea yesterday
morning when We s'kG-e1 vessel on the
Vancouver rosks Tao ,aatain made for
% MT once. and soon discovered it q. Nc
ine Janet Nowan Capt Cove Thought n
best 20 make the attempt 20 iat1 "a ha
tls 5 small boats. So took srvrr-I me~.
an3 chef Hawkins took several and Ne
started liy good harl pulling Ne s1cr
Eot alongside the ship ans then passed AN
drv her haw once on The port side fhe
wtter s. i~ comparatively quiet ana Ne d.
hu. IG.ia trouble ia making Ian stnw
There aas Tepc stretched from t1e sh.r.s
sifa so thc shore SO We knew that the
crvN VAS SAFE. After making a landing
We e,imU.3 up a POPE ladder CHAR led 70
tha tau ~ D Au0 which Ne could not see