The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21

San Francisco Oct. "a special to the
Chronicle from Marsh1eii. Or. says.
What sixht hours a~o formed portions OF
the staanch steamer Arago. are row being
carried h0m. by relic hunters. ana four
seea lives that fcrmss. a portion OF the Ill
fated steamer and its precious cargo have
gone DOWN into wsatery grave IN ole or
the NEST distressing accidents that has
ever happened in the navigation history
Of This port.
TIE steamer Arago left her dock At En-
pire City this morning with six passengers
and 100 tons OF coal. bound for san Fran
cisco. She proceeded on her journey .
The bar. II was then o'clock.
The weather was haxy. and the bar quite
llsupy. and AZ times breaking. Everything
hooked apparensly well 10 60 to sell, and
the Arago was Augging close TO the nort1
kitty and travelling slowly. when the rFse
breaker was encountered This clecxe3
the headway OF the steamer. Then an
other caught her on the port bow. ana
SWING her around. third breaksr struck
with like results The Arago MAS then
clear out OF her course. arf before sac
could be- brought around again he stern
crashed against the Jagged rocks or tho
js%ty. Knocking a terrible hole in her hc.-
,oyn. The sea sh<t was rolling mountain
high subsidized for u no.ncn;. as IL TO en-
courage the captain and crew In their
pertlous position. Ii was only for mo-
ment. though, until the waves began To
dash over her again. sweeping her decks
from stem TO stern The second breaker
swept overheard the after caaan- With four
sgeerage passe ngers AMI couple OF meus-
hers of the culinary department. who
were drowned ike rats. the same SEA car.
rying away the snlokessack.
Capt Reed sounded the whistle of dis
tress and ordered his men TO man the lie.
boats. Though moment OF dangers
truer or more obedient seamen never
served under master. There was no ex-
cited rush this or that way. The boata
were lowered. Second Mate Banks wAa
in command of one boat and the first mate
in command OF the other. The passengers
remaining on board and Capt. Reed had to
take to the rigging. the house breaking mp
with every sea The remaining isfeboAe
had been washed overheard.
John Norman. a passenger. was clingfn&
10 the forward rigging. but was not strong
enough to climb UP out OF the breakers.
Every sea stretched him out at arms
length from the shrnuds until, exhausted.
he cried good by and let go. He was last
seen floating off by the stern.
The men in the boats were battling with
the terrific sea The first mates boat cap
sized twice, the last time one appear
ing on the surface but the mate. who
swan To the second boat. All this tima
the lfeboat was making ieeway against
the breakers. Then came a calm spell and
the jet,y was rounded. II was two miles
to where a landing could be effected. BY
this tsme the life-saving crew had arrived
On the scene and took of the remaining
survivors, Capt. Reed being the last to
leave the ship.
The Arago SINK IN Ave fathoms Of
water ten minutes after she struck Her
cabins were swept clear with her decks.
and that all the lives on board were not
lost is a wonder. The Arago IS lying on
the beach not 100 yards from the hulk
that marks the remains OF the wha.ebacix
steamer Wetmors. which was wrecked
three years ago. The beach IL strewn with
wreckage. ard only the two masts OF tho
steamer are visible. None OF the bodies
have been recovered.
The lost. "a far as known. are: John
Norman. Marshaeii. passenger. f. Me-
Graw. OF CoauiIie. passenger: Richard
Walter Oakland, oregon, passenger; W.
e Brown. chief engineer: William Whit
tie. fireman: Erick Wall. fireman. An-
thony McDade. fireman: Richard Patter-
son steward r. Fernandiz. chief cooks
J Krugar. sailor: Henry Sanders. sailors
Ben the nsss boy.