The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-16
WRECKED ON VANCOUVER.
Fate of the Overdue steamer CIeve-
land No Longer a Mystery.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 15.-Uncertain-
ty as to the fate of the overdue steamer
Cleveland, which sailed from this port on
Dec. TO Seattle, was ended to-day by the
receipt of telegram to-day from Capt
Hall. master of the ship. addressed to the
owner. Capt Charles Nelson of this city.
From the rather indefinite details so far
received it appears that the steamer is a
total wreck on the west coast of NAnCou-
YER Island, In Barclay sound twelve
miles north Of Cape Beae
The steamer broke down during a severe
storm off the mouth OF the Columbia
river. Capt Hall tried to put into Puget
sound but the fury OF the gale ana rapid
ity of the current combined TO make the
vessel totally unmanageabie. and when she
finally ran ashore on Barclay sound the
panic-stricken crew rushed for the boats.
Despite the warning of Capt Han, who
advised the men to stick TO the ship un-
til she was beached, twenty-five mcn
launched ami mapned the small boats.
None of these boats have as yet been
heard from and IL is feared they are lost
although 1t iss possible they may have
landed on the coast of Vancouver Island
at some remote point. The captain, chief
engineer, purser, three sailors and oCe
fireman who remained on board the Cleve-
land, succeeded in reaching the shore safe
ly
The vessel and cargo were valued at
$4,000, on which there is very little insur-
ance.
The Cleveland was built in 1860 and was
forn1rly an Atlantic liner running between
Halifax and Queenstown under the name
of Sirius"
Victoria, b. c.. Dec 1.-THE govern
ment steamer Quadra received instruc-
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scene of the Cleveland disaster with a
rescuing corps, TO make dilgent search
for any trace of the missing passengers
and crew.
Victoria b. c.. Dec. 15.-Purser White
beck of the wrecked steamer Cleveland
reached this city al noon to-day. He tells
the following story OF the wreck: THE
Cleveland which was running between
San Francisco and Puget sound, left the
Golden Gate on the 4th inst, for Seattle
When out two days during a most severe
gale, her shaft broke. Sails were then
hoisted, but she was buffetcd about by the
storm for four days, being carried finally
into Barclay sound on the night of Dee
10 by the west entrance, close to Starlight
Reef. -Four boats We're lowered. The
captains boat made Alpha passage and
signaHed to the other boats to follow, but
they failed to do so, and after that time
nothing was seen of them. Capt. Hall
landed safely on the beach after going
through Alpha passage ana spent the night
there.
BE Cleveland finally went ashore on
the northwest shore of Barclay sound. As
soon as she had been located, Capt. Hall
again took charge, but he found that the
Indians had been there and looted the yes
sci. There is little doubt that the three
boats containing twenty men
of the crew and two passen-
gers have met with disaster
Two boxes of biscuits and pillow believ-
ed to have been in the boat were picked
up on the beach"
The vicinity where the Cleveland went
ashore has had a bad reputation among
marine men, there being many dangerous
reefs on which n tarrible surf breaks.