The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-13

saffors OF the Schooner Moonlight
which Arrived Yesterday. Had
Hard Experience In Narfb


Second Mate Chris johnson and sailor
az the schooner Moonlight had an oppor-
tunlty ia Chatham straits 70 Judge as to
how hungry a man may get and yet 1--we
The experiment would have been Slsas-
trous had not THE lost mariners found
clans ard musssls 20 ell the aching void
consequent upon a three days fast
The Moonlight. which vas toSed 70
Skaguay. Alaska. hy the tug NJ Col
man. and started on the return voyage TO
Seattle September Is IN tow Of the
steamer Alaska. arrived here early yes
tsrday morning The Moonlight on the
down voy aga. was dropped AZ Cape Fan
shaw ~ the Alaska and left 70 rustic for
herself
All wen, well until Chatham straits we're
rsacf.d. Then the weather grew unfayor-
able and southeastern gale sprans up.
Not knowing the shore Capt F. Cantiliion
sent the second mate. Chris Johnson with
ore man. ashore In boat 20 select
suitable anchorage " lille the schooner Law
10. By the time these men reached the
shore fex came up and they lost sight
Of the schooner. As the gale was south
east they rowcd 20 leeward. thinking they
could nick her up. but they could see moth
ing Of her. 50 they returned 20 shore and
camped FOR the night. The next day 4
vas quite clear. bat 20 their alarm the
schooner had completely disappeared
They had not vestfze TO eat ard for
three days they suffered the pangs OF
hunger. on the fourth day some clans
ard mussels were found and upon these
they sGhslsted untl the fifth day. when
they arrived az Kaka village aud from
there made their way % Juneau
Johnson shipped from Seattle FOR the
round trip as second mate. and be cannot
account for the disappearance OF the
schooner. as the FOX was succeeded BY
clear weather FOR two days, and they must
have seen her 4 in the vicinity.
Cart. Canuliion does not see how the
sallors could have missed the Moonlight.
az on the dav after they lett the schooner
she was anchored across the straits Just
behind a futting point The bay johnson
had been sent 20 prospect e known az Gut
barber. The captain hoped there te pick
up cargo Of canned salmon. bat falling
IN that. came Down IN ballast and stores
TIE Moonlight VII be tied up fer tire
or West Seattle.
Capt cAnsili.sn sad yesterday that
never had he been on such voyage as
thai from SNtss'1 20 SksEuav, the history
- which fs Far i.lar 20 readers 81 the Post
IntelllEeRcer The PROFITS % the voyage
were nj sa,d the captala. because the
passengers ats three times the worth e.
their passage money. why. a party OK
hunters would 70 ashore" ne said "aua
when they got = deer the whole ship
would Re called ashore % have a feast
There were over fstv passen gers On the
Nttia schooner Moonlight About thirty
had hunks. Al arSt the other twenty
slept or deck. piling their blankets ever
chem. Ore niEht n heavy storm came Up.
TIE wlra blew sut e ralned cats anA
dogs. TNose who were steering on deck
came % ne and asked Il Trey could not he
provided wfth hunks fclA tAe first mate
20 stow thea away. Hs went down the
ladder Into the hala. darker team a stae K
81 black eats an3 poksnE hts ess isto tina
nr~t Sunk sa.3. Hey. Haw mary 70 tbs
NunN@'
two
80 Wei you'H have - make room for
another. Mavhe YES think shsre wa~r',
a roar. Euf we SCI chem 81 uuSsr cover.
even Il they were pscked three "a a buas
Ike sartiioss ga = hex