The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-16

nust have teered some. for she was
paoWn among the Islands OF Anphssrfts
point, and across the western channel Of
LyaH point. well into the Sound and be-
nin0 = GrCup Of islands. where she IN
Snorooeniy protecteG from all The winds
9nd seas that ron iE from The Pacific
pno must nave struck hard. though. for
When she Was located by Capt Hall she
had settled down and was full OF water,
xne Toe ebb5nG End flowing through her.
Ihe Indians fous.d the steamer before
oef captain, and there being no one on
poafd. evidently considered her their
legitimate property. Everything OF value
clu0tng al the instruments. the parsonal
e9ects q the crew, the bedding and fur
Mx0re. Even the cargo was beached,
3u5iy I'D ions, Including quantity Of
yhtAlU. being taken ashore.
01o4RD 10 Search for Missing B0ats.
Capt. Gaudin. asen. Of the marine and
Mshek1eS department, has ordered the gov
eminent steamer Quadra TO proceed TO the
scene Of the disaster and search for tbs
missing boats and render what assistance
= poaaible. A posse OF police viii also go
Sewn 70 gather uo the goods taken by the
Jndtan1 and prosecute the ringieaGera-
Il u possible that the Cleveland can be
Seated, AZ she fl In q position where work
can be done on her without great deal
- trouble.
The steamer wHlapa also leaves for th.
saved. The Cleveland had a cargo of y75
tons. al Of which is damaged by water.
The telegraph wires between here and
CafmAnah point, which have been down
9oe some time, came up tonight. and the
operator reported that he had heard moth
Ing or the wreck. which dissipates any
hopes held out that the missing boats had
A~x~~ L. =4a.z~r
sound and made their way down the coast.
One OF the missing passengers was an
italian prospector hound for Seattle. and
the other a Los Angeles gentleman who
lett home somewhat hurriedlys indeed
having had no time or opportunity TO adj
wise his wife or family Of his plano. All
his books having been lost with the ship.
Pusser Whitbeck cannot give their names.
Purser Whitbeck's story.
Purser Whitbeck reached here by the
noon train from Nanaimo after an ex-
peficnce such as few men endure and live
He had twice swan for his life in the
eurf. hsd walked and ridden many miles
through the forests and had neither eaten
nor slept for upward of fifty hours.
~ 1879 o'clock on Monday night
she Cleyeland's shaft broke. the ship
neing - that time Off the Columbia river.
eass. which had the day before is '0e ear-
RED away her foresaIi. The same gale.
g soon AZ the mhsaiap TO the shaft &C.
and to the northward wnere the follow
tn& morning at > We sighted aud spoke
xne Marion. whose master promised 10
1eeQ lnshore and report as TO the first
steamer fallen In with
There was no possible way OF making
1smpOraTy repairs to the shaft as Ii had
Mapped IN the sleeve close up to the pro-
Resier, where II was impossible to get a.
~ Under these circumstances. the best
Ne could do was 10 keep all the sail we had
on her. Just barely enough to give her
oteerage way.
The wind continued TO blow gale. and,
changing suddenly. the ship drifted toward
Cape F1atfery. which light was sighted on
wednesday morning at o'clock. Rock
&c ana Distress signals We're kept going
WIZ! 0ciock. but no reply whatever was
received. The ship continued drifting 10
&ne north and westward. and when abreast
again displayed until the Cleveland drified
out Of sight OF the light. No response to
the signals was obtained. although tho
weather was clear, and IL Is practically
certain that they could not have escaped
attention.
The ship was rapidly nearing the break
err OF Starlight reef The case began 10
look desperate. and. the boats having been
thoroughly provisioned and equipped wefe
lowered and manned, First Officer s. II
Durfee, Second Officer Henderson and
Third Officer II. Melvin each In charge of
fourth boat being kept alongside. awaiting
Capt. Hall who remained Oh the bridge
until the ship was within $50 yards of the
reef, when he decided that there was no
hope Of saving his vessel. and took TO the
beat having previously given orders to the
other boats TO cast. or their lines, keep
close together and follow him. All then
stood by until the ship drifted among the
breakers and out OF sight They then
pullsd IN the eastward. only To encounter a
strong current setting in To the northwest.
oh tR..I IA
ter Island The captains boat waited for
the others to come up audsthen slgnaied
for them 10 follow through Alpha passage.
The skipper and his companions succeeded
rage and in landing safely. sut none Of the
other boats. since the signals were ex.
changed have been seen or heard -,
Al II o'clock Friday morning tho land.
Ing was made. All Friday and Friday
night IL blew hurricane, the tempest
abafing only on Saturday morning, when
risen. and early on Sunday morning Rev.
Mr.. Swartout brought word that the shin
herself was In sight. twelve miles TO the
north of Cape Beaie,. in Barclay sound.
1.-THE captain had previously made e
thorough search OF Shelter island I'm the
hope that some OF the boats might have
landed there. On Rev. Mr. Swartouts re-
port he Immediately took "A boat and start
"a for the. ship, which was boarded with
ont difficulty"
After Whi,heck saw the officials at Al
berni. he learned TO his dismay that the
telegraph wire was down aud not likely
10 come up. In view Of this he determined
to push on himself to Victoria.
At o'clock In the afternoon the purser
started on his ride through the forest, not
leaving the saddle for "a change Of horses
until Nanaima was reached at 3sl5 this
morning. AT ) O'Clock he caught the train
FOR Victoria,