The San Francisco call., 1897-12-18

c. steamer
Quadra, the Dominion Government yes
Sci dispatched from Victoria for the relief
OF the Cleveland survivor, arrived on the
scene this morning. THE CALL CORE
spondent on board questioned Captain
Hall on the missing boats, but he has no
good news to report.
be captain has taken every means in
his power TO find the missing mem bers of
his crew. Search parties were sent out
along the coast and to the neigh boring
islands, but az yet no traces have been
found OF them, and no pieces OF wreckage,
such as were to be expected if / boats
had been dashed upon the rocks. The
captain thinks that they must have been
driven out to sea by the wind and are
cit er lost or picked up By some vessel.
The Cleveland was found lying in
about ten feet OF wafer off what IS known
as LyaIl Point. The vessel has received
remarkably little damage, and IS stranded
on level bottom and with the apparent
exception OF few small holes. which as
yet cannot be located, is IN good coudi-
ton. The c. eveiand did not 20 upon the
leet which was the point of apparent dam
ger when Captain H Hall gave the orders TO
take TO the boats, but miracuIously avoid
ing he certain destruction which would
have foIlOwe striking on the reef drifted
further up Barclay Sound.
1t is the jUdg gment of the party of the
,Qna ra including the inspector of hulls
land insurance adjuster. that the ship can
, be saved with very little damage to the
null as Soon as the necessary lumber can
Ue brought and If no further heavy
weather iutervenes.
hon "a
last Sunday he found down the mold
white man, Mccarthy, who lives with the
Indians, and five Indians, all much under
the influence of liquor. Mccarthy ex-
plained that he was there protecting the
vessel from damage and claimed salvage
but the captain promptly ordered them
off, SAYING that he couId take charge and
protect the vessel. The marauders had
taken everything movable even to the
chairs, tables and chandeliers, some OF
which were found in McCarthy's house.
The materials had been ripped open and
the hair thrown about, the table dishes
stolen and broken, the captains instru-
ments appropriated and the am4n's and
passengers personal effects and bedding
carried away. In the holi. everything
portable had been taken and casks and
Y.
Some whisky ami other liquors had been
found and with it the entire Indian Camp
had been made drunk. On Monday there
appeared on the vessel a man named
Leach, a Justice of he Peace Of the neigh
borhood, who stated that he was trere to
protect the in crest OF his client. McCar-
tiny, who claimed right to the vessel as
the first man on the boat and as the pro-
0f tb
sturdily refused to allow him to take DOS
session
The Indians. however, persisted in an
moving him and but for the tim-y assist
ance of Constable Cox OF Alberni further
outraRes might have been com mitted. In
dian Agent Guil!od also arrived and he.ped
TO control the savages. The cargo, how
ever, has been almost entirely looted by
the Ind ans, about 200 tons being carried
away bodily, and not content with taxing
what they cou,d, hey wantonly destroyed
what they we're unable to carry.
Fires broke out twice, once in the fore
castle and once in the hold. but were ex-
tinguished before any great damage was
done, although the fires could not be
traced 10 any source. The Indians are
suspected as they were overheard by some
white men OF the lSIanQ 10 say that after
they were through plundering the boat
they should burn it. Upon the arrival OF
the Quadra, the Government officials from
Victor Instituted strict investigation
Captain albran searched the Indian
nuts. and finding large quantities OF the
ships cargo stored away i'll them. arrest
ed McCar by and several of the more
prominent as The ringleAders. The Off
cials and others expressed great ind gna-
ton against the Indians, and it il felt !
that an example must be made OF the Of
tenders. as looting OF vessels % often
q riven ashore on this inhosplta bic coast is |
q regular occurrence. 1t is said that such /
Sc dom take place off the Amer
can coast as piunderers when they oper-
ate are much more severely dealt with.
PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 1.-The tug
Wanderer returned tonight from Bar
clay Sound, where the steamer Cleveland |
IS ashore, bringing in :wo members OF the
crew who were in Captain Halls boat.
captain Bailey says the actual damage to
O. Cleyelaud's hull has not yet been as
ctrtained. Ii the weather is calm for
few days, Captain Bailey thinks that she
can be saved.