The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-12-17
A WRECK IDENTIFIED
THE CREW BROUGHT SAFELY TO
SHORE
Nothing Is Left Of the Schooner Vesta.
Fate Of the Cleveland's Crew
Still Uncertain

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Dec. IT,
All doubts as to the identity of the
schooner which on Tuesday was sighted
ashore near Carmanah on vancouver
island by the steamer Empress, were re-
moved this morning on the arrival OF the
mail steamer Garland from Neah Bay
which brought the entire. crew of the
wrecked schooner. She proved to be the
vesta, which left San Buena Ventura
on Nov. 20 In ballast for Port Blakely
The crew consisted Of eight men and
Captain II. Lundwalt. Captain Lund-
walt gives the following account Of the
wreck:
ION the Sd Of December, thirteen days
out from San Buena Ventura and of the
coast of Northern California we were
overtaken by terrible storm and for
seven days and nights the wind blew
big hurricane, waves sweeping the
schooners decks every few minutes.
During all this time held the schooner
on her course, but being tossed and buf-
feted around by the waves, could not
reckon closely as to the time she was
making. At little after o'clock on
the morning Of Dec. 10 the spray which
for days had enveloped us suddenly lift
ed up and realized that the schooner
was in close quarters.
"There were rocks to the right and
rocks to the left of us, but no rocks d.
rectly ahead. Knowing that 1t was i'm
possible to turn back, I headed the
schooner straight ahead and in three
minutes she was ashore on soft sand on
the beach nine miles southeast OF
Carmanah light Every man aboard es-
capped with his effects and in less than
two hours the schooner had filled and
was being twisted and rocked to pieces
by the tremendous waves which rolled
against and over her."
From the scene 6 the wreck Captain
Lundwalt and seven men made their
way to Carmanah, where they were
cared for by the light keepers. For
three days they waited for the sea to
subslde sufficiently to enable them to go
in small boats to Neah Bay and not until
yesterday did they succeed in getting
away and reaching the steamer landing.
Captain Lundwalt says that by this time
there is nothing left Of the schooner
worth saving.
THE CLEVELAND WRECK
VICTORIA, B. c., Dec. 16.-The tele-
graph wires to Alberni are working to-
day, but no further news has been re-
ceived from the wrecked steamer Cleve-
land. This would seem to seal the fate of
the 20 men in the missing boat, for, had
they been found, the captain would sure
ly have sent word.
The government steamer Quadra left
this morning for Barclay sound to insti-
tute a search for the three boats which,
six days ago, left the steamer Cleveland,
with 81 men, and which have not since
been seen, and also to render assistance
to the survivors of the disaster who are
staying with the stranded steamer. Cap
tain Irving went down on the Quadra,
and his company's steamer Willapa is
also on the way with a diver and some
working apparatus on board. 1t is quite
possible that the vessel can be raised,
but scant hopes are held out for the three
missing boats and their occupants.
THE COMMODORE CREW
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 16.-Captain
Davidson of the wrecked ship Commo-
dore, accompanied by his wife and sew
eral members of the Inflated vessels
crew, arrived in this port today on the
Royal Mail steamship Moana- The Com
modore was lost September on the reefs
surrounding the Maiden islands. All
hands reached New Zealand in safety,
part Of the company on the German ship
Falcon and the balance on the Danish
bark Nor'wester.