The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-16
THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER ,6 1897

gineer c. Hueser, Purser ]. w. Whit
beck, Fireman James Fern; seamen
Alexander Leech, Joseph Costas, Jens
Hansen and passenger. James Lath-
bury.
The other two passengers and the bal
ance Of the crew, twenty In number,
have not as yet been heard from, al
though Ave days have elapsed since the
wreck.
The government steamer Quadra has
received instructions to coal in haste and
proceed to the scene of the disaster with
rescuing corps to make diligent search
for any trace Of the missing passengers
and crew. She will get away this even
ing.
NO NEWS RECEIVED
No news from the missing crew and
passengers of the Cleveland has been
received up to 10 o'clock tonight. Cap
tain Hall. three sailors and one fireman
are still with the ship and are doing
what they can to save the cargo and
valuableS
LEFT A WIFE
SAN DIEGO. Cal, Dec. 15.-W. l..
Dietrich, who was one of the passengers
in this city and was until recently in
the employ Of commission house. Diet
rick left here two weeks ago to 20 to
Alaska and took passage on the Cleve-
land at San Francisco. His wife re-
mained in this city.
A SCHOONER ASHORE
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Dec. 15.-
1t is thought here that the vessel ashore
at Carmanah point is the American
schooner Vesta, several days overdue at
Port Blakely from Port Townsend.
The tug Sea Lion has gone to the
scene Of the wreck. Nothing has yet
been learned OF the schooner.
sEAMEN's sURMIsEs
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-The gen.
eral opinion among shipping men is that
the three masted shooner reported by
the Empress of India as ashore three
miles outside Of Carmanah point Is the
Bella She left this port for the sound
on December 4th for a cargo of lumber
Dispatches from Victoria speak Of the
vessel In distress as about 700 tons. The
Bella is only 148 tons, but it Is thought
the people on the Empress of India
might have overestimated her size In the
distance. The Bella was commanded by
Capt. Smith, was built at Acme, Ore, in
1886, and Is owned in Yaquina. Ore.
A WRECK IDENTIFIED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-From a
letter received In this city today 1t would
seem that the shipwrecked vessel sight
ed by the American ship J. b. Walker on
inaccessible island is neither the Craig
end, the Taymount nor the Natuma, but
the British steel bark Helenslea, and
that she was wrecked there August Srd
Of this year. According to the letter.
which Is accepted by insurance people
as authentic, all the crew got ashore and
remained on the island until the j. B.
Walker hove in sight. Captain Davis
Of the Helenslea boarded the Walker and
was offered a passage for himself and
crew to Japan. This he refused, but
asked Capt. Wallace Of the Walker to
report him in order that somebody might
be sent to take them of. This has since
been done.
OTHER VESSELS OVERDUE
TACOMA. Wash, Dec. 15-Capt
Stephens Of the British ship Whittle-
burn, which arrived at Port Townsend
today, said:
''Three times the British ship Whittle-
burn was blown out of the straits be-
fore she succeeded in entering. The ves-
sci has been pursued by storms all the
way across from Shanghai, but she was
lightly laden with ballast and rode
through the storm practically un-
harmed.
Il never saw such storms In all the
70 L.
struck US off the coast Of Japan and
followed all the way across. We left
Shanghai on October 26th and never
sighted a vessel until about forty miles
off Flattery. Then we saw four vessels
outward bound.
During the past month I have not
had more than three hours sleep dur
ing the twenty-four. have lain down
only to be, called back on deck again.
We were ten days off the straits and
three times attempted to enter. but the
gale blew us to sea again each time.
Twice we were inside Flattery, but the
gale again drove us out. Monday the
heavy southeasters struck us and we
were driven within two miles Of the
Vancouver shore before it suddenly
changed. We had all given up hope of
ever putting foot on land again. tell
you I thanked God when we reached
Port Townsend"
Capt. Stephens believes that the Cleve-
land was caught In just such a gale and
that the force of the wind was such that
it was impossible to fight against 1t.
1.-THE Pelican Is probably lost" said
Capt. Stephens. II do not believe that
she could live through the storm that
has been raging on the Pacific for the
last month.
"There is another tramp outside, and
l would not be surprised to learn that
she had gone down."
AN ATLANTIC WRECK
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. Is. = The
shooner Susan P. Thurlow, bound for