The Anaconda standard., 1897-12-16
FROM A BROKEN SHAFT
The Steamer Cleveland Goes
Ashore in Barclay Sound.
MANY LIVES WERE LOST
The Steamer Dri ted at the Mercy of
the Storm-Only the Captain and
Boats Crews Saved-The Rest
of the Crew Drowned.

! Victoria, b. C.. Dec. 15.-The steamer
| Cleveland, Captain Hall. was stranded in
! Barclay sound. and three boats contain
| ing 20 members of the crew and two pas
/ sengers are missing. The captain, purser,
chief engineer, one passenger, James
/ Lathbury, and boats crew reacht d
Ccluet after spending the night in an
| open boat with a big storm raging. This
! is the story told by Purser Mhitbeck
who arrived at Nanaimo at o'clock this
/ morning from Alberni and came to Vic-
| toria on the noon train:
THE Cleveland. an iron steamer of 100
! tons. owned by Charles Nelson of San
| Francisco running between that city and
! Puget sound. left the Golden Gate on the
| 4th inst, for Seattle. She had been on
| the way two days and was we'll out to sea
when, during most severe gale her
shaft broke. Sails were then holsted and
an effort made to get to Cape Flattery
Heavy winds. however, drove her north
ward. and after being buffeted about by
the storms for four days, being carried
northward all the time and in towards
Vancouver island. she drifted into Bar
clay sound on the night of Dec. 10 by the
west entrance and dangerously close to
Starlight reef.
There was a big sea running and the
wind was blowing great guns. Fearing
that she would strike on the reef and
no hope for her. her officers decided to
take TO the boats. Four boats were low
cred and they started out to seek a place
OF safety. An attempt was made to land
on one of the small islands, but il was
unsuccessful, the wind making it impos-
sible. They then started for another ISL
and the captains boats made Alpha pas
sage. in which d big surf was break ng
/ he captain sgnaled to the other boats
to follow. but they failed to do so and
il is SIIDnD@pI that hpfpty
the captains $ boat after the signals were
gwen, they concluded she had been
swamped
After that time nothing was seen of
the three boats. Captain Hall landed his
boat safely on the beach after going
through the Alpha passage and spent
the night there. Next morning his party
made its way TO Uclulet village, where
they were cared for by John Markowitz,
a storekeeper
drifted further into the sound having
miraculously MISREPRESENTATION many ISL
ands and reefs that lay in her passage
She Hnally went ashore at Anderson
camp. Lyall Point on the northwest
shore of Barclay sound. AS soon as she
had been located Captain Hall again took
charge but he found that the Indians
had been there and looted the vessel
After waiting for some time for the 9th
three boats. Captain Hall decided 10 send
tora for assistance.
The spurser started from Uclulet in a
boat manned by two Indians but did not
get far before his canoe caps zed hy
threats the purser induced the Indians To
take him back to uclulet, where he Sc
cured crew of white men to take him
to Albernl. Arriving there he found the
wires down. so he came on to Victoria.
There is little doubt that the three boats
containing the 20 members of the crew
and two passengers have met with disas-
ter.
Two boxes of biscuits and Il pillow, be-
heved to have been in the boats, were
picked up the next morning on the beach,
one of the boxes was at the entrance To
Cclulet arm and the other further north"
The vicinity where the Cleveland went
ashore has bad reputation among ma
rine men, there being many dangerous
reefs over which a terrible surf breaks
captain Gaudin agent of the marine and |
fisheries department, says it is a most inn |
possible for boat to live in such a place
Captains Halls good fortune In makf~g
the Alpha passage was all that saved I
himself and companions.
The men who are missing are: w L. |
Dietrick and Frank Graham. passengers: |
5. B. Durfee, first mate. L. f. B Ander- /
son. second mate: John Melville. thi d \
mate. r. +. ONeil, first ass stant en- |
gineer; L. Thomas. second assistant en-
gineer, j. Harmand and d. crawley fire.
men; NJ. Munroc. steward; Walter Davis
cook; ". I. Boyken, assistant cook: /
Robert fslusleter carpenter; John Foster /
eter Martin. Bert Larsen. A Kohniug /
A. McGolI. \. Falkner Hendrick Daniel /
son, seamsn, and another seaman " hose /
name is not known.