The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-16
Twenty-Five Of the Crew and Passengers OF
1.-THE Cleveland Loaf.


Victoria. Il. c., Dec. 15.-"The steamer
Cleveland, Captain Hall, was stranded
in Barclay Sound, and three boats. con-
tanning twenty members OF the crew and
two passengers. are missing. The cap
tain, purser, chief engineer. one passen-
ger, James Lathbury. and a boats
crew, reached Uclulet. after spending
the night in an open boat with boz
stOrm raging"
This is the story told by Purser White
beck, VINO arrived al Naniamo. at 2
o'clock this morning from Alberti and
came 10 Victoria on the noon train
The Cleveland an iron steamer Of 80
tons, owned by Charles Nelson OF San
Francisco, running between that city
and Puget Sound. left the Golden Gate
on the fourth instant, for Seattle. She
had been on the way Two days. and was
well out 20 sea when. during most Sc
we're gale. her shaft broke. Sails We're
then hoisted. and an effort made 70 get
to Cape Flattery. Heavy winds. how
ever. drove her northward, and after be-
ing buffeted about BY the storm f5- four
days. being carried n0TThEard all the
time. and on towards Vancouver island.
she drifted into BARCLAY Sound on the
night OF December 10. by the west en-
trance an1 was dangerously close 10
Starlight reef. There vas a big sea run
ming ana the wind was blowing great
guns. Fearing that she would @trike on
the rees. and knowing II she dii there
would be no hope for her. her officers
~. -
were lowered and they started ont 10
seek for a place ~ safety. An attempt
vas made 20 land on one % the small
islards. but was unsuccessful. the wind
making 10 Impossible. and sle stared
FOR another island, and the captains
boat made Alpha Passage. 20 which
Big surf was breaking. The captain sig
nallei 20 the other boats % follow. ou;
they failed II do IS ard Il - supposed
tnat. being unable u So the captains
boat after the signals were given. they
concluded s1e hsd been sEamped.
After that time nJt3ing zas seen 81
the other boats. Captain Hall landed
hiz boat safely or t1e beach after going
through the Alpha Passage an3 spent
the nigh, there. Next morning. his par
- made their way % Tclglet village.
Rhere they we're csre1 s9r BY John
Msrkowltz. ssoreKeeper. II fne mean
time the stear1e- ead drlftsf furt1s-
5nso the s. md and mlracs3io1siy HllE-'
striking many Islands and res,s TIA; lay
IN ner passage.
Size finally vent sshore a. An1eT2on
Camp. Lysu Polni. on the northwest
shove % Barclay Sc8ni- - son as
soc nad been located. Captain Hal again
to1k c7a-ze. but ~ found tast The r.
dams had been she-s ard iloief -
ve-.sl. After Esi;lng ~ some tine N
the other 1aree 51sts. Captain Han t.
rlsea % s-ni the pufsar . Alert -
telegraph 20 Victoria for aEs siarre. Ttc
purse started from EeiIst IN boat
manned - tao in1izns. %, 81 ~
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threats. lae parser insa-~3 tae In5isna
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