The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-10

ful Grand Master Yancy G. Blalocx, in
the main lodge room OF the Masonic
temple 1t Is an unassuming sort OF an
affair. shaped like the mallet OF q stone
cutter. and were II not for the ornate
carving OF the handle and the silver plate
on its side II would attract but little at
tention. When its history Is known,
however. the dull lustre of the polished
wood CLEANS with an intense interest,
and the gayel that the grand master
uses becomes thing that rivets the at
tention of the knowing ones and surprises
those that hear its story for the first
time.
There Is much Of the worlds passion
within the rather graceful but unobtrus-
I've bit OF old oak, almost black with age
and no filter symbol could be used for
controlling the passions OF men than the
gavel that this year adds tinge OF history
10 the historical order and the sorsiath
session of its Grand lodge OF Washington
Locked mp In its iibres. that are almost
petrilled by the passage OF time Is a
story that marks n progress OF fatalities
and disasters that are almost incompre-
hensihIe in their succession and asSo il
ton with a simple piece OF antique wood,
strangely carved and devoted to an sx-
istence OF repression and peacemaking
II is almost uncanny IN its dealings with
mon. and * IL could tell It's own story II
could turn some strange and bloody pages
in the tales OF an old and a new world.
Shipwreck and Marriage.
On the night OF October g. 1881 the Brit
fish ship Strathbiane In the rush Of a
storm. piled her steel ribs on North
Beach. not far from nwaco. and became a
total loss. Capt. John Guthril and FIVE
scarnen vera washed overheard and
drowned and their bones are now mould
srtrg IN the little cemetery al rlwaco The
other sixteen members Of the ships crew
vera rescued by the he savers from the
Bakers hay station and number OF the
residents Of ffwaco. who nobiy turned or,
ard assisted IN dragging in the limp ard
half dead mariners from grave in Tire
swrinS sea.
Among those saved WAS the first mate
James psckey Murray. "a Scotchnan The
S,rathhlans was enc cf the clipper shfrs
owned by the Allan line. OF Glasgow Ard
n this references Tire curious fate whfct.
has overtaken all OF the st2uacA vessels
of the line appears 20 be traceahie In
direct though the connection may De 20
tbs influence which attaches TO the caken
Eaval ths; stands on tire white pedestal
81 the station ~ the grand master N
fba Masonic temple. Alter the rescue the
British government had some medals
struck on commemorative o. The event.
which were duly preseTlte- 20 those eit!-
~enx % Tiwa~o who left thsfr BEDS ard the
comforts ~ the fiTsS3je 20 tgrn oj:t IN the
wl06 ard spray on a mission of humanity
These rlsssals a-s now treasured by Eals
a Eczesl or mere pecnle a. the mouth OF
th@ Columbia. - whow they we're given
Tae wreck IS only 4 lsnk n the chain -
events that brings the story g she waveI
down - TIRE present time. Murray re-
NAMED in fawacu ana - cue time .eil in
love with ans married sft attractive pcs~s~
an. the widow of a Gsiu raan named
TNsvtcr ara TIE sister - - ! T9aitoa. an
attorney art we9-krown politician q IL
waco. Ard N Gae tirssa returned with his
wlse - Scotland for Il visit.
~ tAe tire ths StrntNhlsus went c- ne
beach there was ra Masonic lodge az -
Wscs fsEt xsCT>zs931. = the .7isa ster and 32r-
sax Mu-ravs resl&euce there a tssp.-uss-
ffcn w8s granted COR CNcse~uf lodge. NJ
g. and eventually 2 charter was era =. Il
- ,hs Grand lodge ot Washington Mur-
ray wSs Master NaS&a and beth hs 4rs
hsS dead captain had esen uaaae Asasose
n kItwinolaS sostTe- ezI}ad che '+AgSt ssr
lodge" tu Sc-efs&1& Murray interest ~
himself s. she cwSaaiNstLon O. Csscf&P-a.
L II ana was1 % ret4gna>t wt-A his vzte4s
ca = xsslt 10 his CHI AoEsa he toad ~ Jhe
wrecS q the strs sAs5are ara - RS res
csla by the p@ap}e ~ rlwaso. T~hs~ bis cd
tou1s hedge decided - recognize SIZE wa~S
- thcae - sha r~scue-s ~ Nu~rAv who
tas E&xe3 taAg &s az present 1R s~attle
xasiolSiy Es@rsiet sas made AaS sesss osst
to sao sAgaw@y brothers wa1h ceTs41cass