The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
CHIP DRIVEN ASHORE
a. Kilbrannan on the Rocks
at Point Wilson.
PROBABLY a TOTAL WRECK.
-. Crew of the Sineveh Rescued
They set Fire 10 Their ship Be-
fore Abandoning It..

a.. Townsead Feb. 5.-gpeclai.-The
~l.1sh srar chip KiibsanDan, from cailao.
- ashore on Point Wilson shortly after
..ssrsgsss this morning IN a terrific gale.
- ali probably b a total loss. as she
Z .og pounding 20 pieces and there seems
= s. small hope Of saving her. When the
ryrsrannan arrived OF Cape Ftattsry yes
ssrsav morning me weather was thick and
,s.~e was q moderate breeze from the
-sstward No tugs we're sighted, ard L
a. decided TO come up the straits ahead
= ,hA westerly breeze. The wind conf.n-
- suoSerate TIL The ship was OF Race
pa~ka when the wind began 10 increase
~-a.8iy and orders were given 10 shorten
al But the wind increased al such a rate
shas within ten minutes. and before sails
easd b shortened. II was blowing a hur-
care. and tins vessel was rapidly driven
.eross ne straits I'll OF Dungene2s. when
sss sh.p quickly preached to. The wind
Al continued until Il was blowing a lIv-
lrx gale ard II either blew away or apiit
n me leewart sails. An effort was made
- get an anchorage. but IL. was not cue
ssssfal. and the ship was then kept of TO
w.adwsrd, with the hope OF making Port
Townsend harbor. The night was clear.
rs shsp could not be handled well without
fanvas and she was kept well in toward
po.nt Wilson. IN order 10 keep from being
6s.ven ashore on WILDLY island.
pgt the captain did not reckon on a ter
rfly strong tide rip around the point. ard
whsa he least expected trouble she was
caught FL a tide rip and quickly carried
ashore by X. pIlinE up high and dry. She
soon began pounding. and has now been
xorked hy the wind and waves some dis
lance up the beach toward the point.
There we're 10 tugs in the harbor when the
wreck was reported early this morning.
but the ship Il IN such a condition that Il
4 soubtful whether anything can be done
for her unless II be by disnantiing her and
sefisng rid % her ballast
The K.Ibrannan Is en- iron ship OF f.572
sons. ard was built by Russell r. Co, at
GLASGOW, fss2 She is 1851 feet long. ss2
fset beam. and rs feet deep, and cost fully
r8a 900 Kerr, Newton a. Co. are her own
Srs ana she has been commanded for
sleven years hy Capt. n. MacCailum.
whose wife was a passenger on board. She
vas brought ashore this morning. The
ship carries twenty-six men. who are eth
oAoard, and Is amply insured. The storm
las. night was one OF the worst ever known
n the straits and the lower Sound and 10
4 probable that other accidents will be re-
ported as result OF II.
Late tonight 10 was decided TO make an
efort to Goat the Rilhrannan. and at high
ride tomorrow morning. n. M six tugs
belonging to the Puget Sound Tugboat
Co = fleet. the Tyee. Sea Lion, Holyoke.
Pioneer and Magic Will take hold OF the
wreck and attempt 10 float Il. I. IL not
considered probable that the effort viii be
,uecsxsful. Al low tide TODAY hundreds Of
reou,A from Port Townsend walked aboard
Ire ship She has $40 tons OF ballast, which
viii ;. discharged before the tugs take hold
OF her The yards viii also be taken.down.