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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-02

Ing from hunger on THIRST on the launch.
A bag az prunsa ana some tur1lipe were al
most untouched It ralned part % the tims
ana we caught plenty OF fresh water. The
terrible seene through which we had pass
Ell deprived all of appetite The boat had
been covered VITA an awning % prevent
the water sEkashag in. IA the waves broke.
One man was kept constantly bailng and
we aisccFeged SITTER we had landed that
two plaaks had been smashed near the w.
To- line As the boat WA only tweutY-oisht
fret iong 10y : feet ircheS beam. you can
understand what close quarters IL vas for
twenty-sosen men. We could neither lie
not 81.
After landing we took an hou- - I'm
Der up au1 them built IRE. Sou}e mae-
sells were gathered and these were baked
fer the evening meal \ cout 0'cloCk on
Monday afternooa w. saw an Indian zee
canoe aod learned Of a settlement about
seven miles from cur camp where stores
could be obtained The Indian had been
hunting deer and promised 70 come back
Tuesday morning aud show rs the way TO
sHe village.
M o'clock the DeNt morning we board
ed the launch once more ard. following the
natives p!lofsge. reached Kyoquoit Four
hours later, T0ers We found the schooner
Favor.te. 81 Nigseri3. owHs3 ana com
rnanded ey capt Mcclellan. Sne Was wind
bound en- her way home frnm the sealing
grounds Capt N-Telisu received to with
grrai hospitality and readily agreed - taxa
as So Victoria az @ooD AS she wln1 wci.i4-
permit 80 - seq sail
I'VE succeeded ia getting au' of abe bar
Aar at rocn ~ TharAiay May r. and ar
ter haTi.ng wttA head winds ara dssftlng
wt,b uo suJs reached Victoria &araor
ie.s e8cra'ns Ell o'cloek-
Survivors are Destitute
'N-spt. C~ockest reported car lesza 80 the
Aunsr!r3a coas@l ana BE save tra-xno-sa-
ten - sef crew - Seattle THa rest ~ "a
vsrr s5vea as.f RATE ca the K}res-or
Several q thv ssre.vors are practically dss-
t's.e. since neither money ro- c,otAfrE
cca'5 Pc sawed sa ese eo@f.sz. an ~ tae rass-
cfu' \ few - ere r1,E.x acre iosa.ed d"
Esv gw ea'g -s-Svo slrtlyars ~ tae Jare
'5-ss almost - = nssa severed ae~ elct1.-
tas ~ ssar aa tHey arrived te7.. Macy
wee borrowed ssfuen-s and ctns~s wyra
ts3 }n .ce ruLxa cte3aess gs-ey wore on
f.esgi sho ship. 4 ercf-altt-e appointed ay
f7c FazssoEsrs go f4s Fax8s.te visited 80
Ne asHE-As. & S--.ao - Cox0FAcy ys7steg-
etf aH3 ..r*~e 80 50 g.. sssy Ssts vas 4
fs.r demand UN4z tra re-unaEv wh.-a
ter~ s7@est1 rTei operating re tsrsy.
fa-s ccuassltses consisted ~ Ny s. zekwcil.
NJ. ke.5-g sa1 Ats hiaF.s.aEy j. - Ia
SH7ef9sNt t'as ta@ "eS rla5zg x.S} each IN
u.nrey &56 Fe3 s.tltf. Z veea~sEE arrareL
NJ Haf%~e& s.t&ej tazt r-e c.ss3sggss-ee
PISS. aas gsupls rs 81. Basement w.sh tas,
&a@kss'..esl a. SSssIe ~stk company I-t,,s
areas r. seF ~ ~ tae ssTf3rs,Ts were. s1ys-
s'es s2sss.sA VIA sew c,st&es -. IT'S eogs-
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DRAWN TO DEATH BENEATH THE WAVES OF THE

aes more, gnktng q: last 81 an uprfgA;
coalition.
we sFnprovl.ed q tarpanitn sat!
I'D ran before Tire wind. We
- aot head toward the coast.
but parallel with f. We sailed
unsa o'clock Sunday afternoon. then made
a drag. Using a propeller. the tarrauIln.
slceez q rops ard canvas. ard threw II
aver the stern. We rode there Until 4
5'c'9ck Monday morning. A. that time a
slight change in tas wind made (; possible
fer rs 10 head direct fer fhe land At u
o'c,gck we caught sight OF the highlands
Of Vancouver island.
AS we approached tire shore we saw
rocks ana reefs. with hardly visible
channel. ~ last an opening. few cable
lengths wide was mado out and We sue
eeesseti IN passing through and rounded
what afterwards proved 20 be Rugged
point We found ourselves in quiet cove
In kyuqsiolt sound. about sixty miles from
the north end of Vancouver Island.
we landed ct o'clock Monday after
noon. just thirty-six hours after we had
ief; the wreck There had been no suffer
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a boom which tore a big Mole In his gray
flannel shirt and bruised him severely.
He went down into the water a consider
able distance and while under the water
started TO swim for fear that he would
become entangled In the rigging. The
last he saw OF the Italian launch was
a minute before the schooner went down.
It had been knocked against the rnainmast
and Cts side partially crushed In. There
were four men n the boat. When he
came up he could see nothing OF II. lie
got 10 the overturned boat and fioated
with IL until we picked him up He was
not exhausted in the least although he
had been in tina water long time.
He Saw Gleason Die.
&C. ]. Riley. of Hartford. Conn, had
the narrowest escape OF any OF ths sur
vivors. About 4:3o O'Clock Sunday morn
ing We heard some one calling Justify
about go yards away from the launch.
We managed TO pole in the direction OF the
CT.es. and soon came upon Riley hanging
10 q bundle OF lumber. He was almost
exhausted. and did not know whether he
was above or below water He had n
grip on the lumber that TWO men could
hardly break. In spite OF this he was
yelling in deep bass voice. He had
jumped from the schooner Just az she
went down. and had seen nothing OF the
Italian launch afterward
Riley saw ". H. Gleason, the Seattle
contractor. die. Gleason got hold OF one
end OF the pile OF boards that Rley man
aged 20 reach. He was tired out when
he got TO the lumber. and told Riley that
he could not hold on very long Riley
Tried TO cheer him up. and told HIM they
would soon b. picked up. According TO
Riley. his last words were: TN have 20
give up. Good-by.' With that ne lei
80 his hold and wen. down.
II was not the most pleasant thing In
the world 10 drift around In that little
launch Some 81 the passengers made
things very disagreeabie by refusing 90
felp. and by doing everything they were
told not to do. There were some OF the
ships stores IN the boat. so we did not
suffer for want OF food. Strange 10 saw.
that although / had no. eaten a meal
since Friday morning I Has not hungry.
From the time We left the schooner iii
VS. landed on Vancouver Island Monday
evening / ate nothing but a dozen prunee
We caught rain water IN the folds of tHa
canvas cover Of the launch. There was
about two inches OF fresh water in the
iauFch's tank, but none OF the men ~
the boat knew !, save Mai. Inaraham and
myself. We were saving Il fer an erner-
geucy, but fortunately did rot need r
My Wife. Ny Chiia"
i can give absolutely TO hope that any
one else was saved from the wreck. The
Italan laanoh undoubtedly wen, down. II
:; did rot. tae men in II were without water
and provisions AMI would have little
chance ! believe that the Scazs.d boys
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wELI-kNowN VICTIMS.
Something of the Lives of the LSes'
Men who perished.

Probably 10 other victim IS better know
in the city than Ben f. Snipes, tr., one -
the youngest men 20 meet death in the az
aster. Snipes was tho son OF Ben. =.
snipes. who In his time figured very prom
inently in the history Of Seattle. fcahs
Snipes made kis home here for years ana
was member Of what was known rs fhs
Agayne Club. local society organization.
lie was about q years u age ard vel. sns
fayorahiy known in Seattle, He had con-
tempiated going TO Alaska for long tlme
when the Portland returned 20 mis- CIV
with her famous gold treasure be naas
arrangements 10 10 north. but about tSa
time Is position was gwen him IN the cssy
which caused him to abandon The AlasA.
journey. 1br gold craze. howeTs Hvc1.
with him and when, "a few weeks ago. -
opportunity 10 90 north again presented -
self. he took advantage 81 H..
Spencer ". Young. who vent down W.
the Gray was a veteran miner. lie rssfaee
a No. slf Pike street. iu tbs ritg. ~i1
his wife and family. Ills daughter. VI
q
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and sank. That IS sill there Is IN a.
story
Capt. Crockett emphasized the fac. ia,
there was no excitement. lie said IA
after the launch was aoated he and ~
others waited for the passengers 10 hrins
Mrs. Gambel TO the deck and 20 aboard
Of the launch with her child. Not usss
they had 20 jump for their lives did ~.
men on the boat. he said. deserr -
ship.
II sent Claudius Brown. my father-sn.
law. down below after Mrs. san.Ael !.
he said. but her husband would not IL
her come. In this manner Brown lost ~
life"
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i can give absolutely TO hope that any
o1e else wss saved from the wreck. The
lsai-aD laanca undoubtedly wen, down. II
it I'D rot. tire men IN Il were without water
and provisions AMI would have little
chance. / be!ssve that the scanl.d boys
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The schooner was nowhere IN sight. At
about 10 o'clock we rugged Il sail Of
piece or canvas In the bottom of the
launch and headed north. driven before
the wind.
sunday evening at dusk we rfeged n
drag 40 AZ to steady the boat. The nex,
morning, not long before noon, we sight
ed land, which proved to be the coast Of
Vancouver island. We made shore lafa
that afternoon in Kyuqaot sound we
landed without difficulty and imrnedIataiv
set about building fires ana making ready
To camp. We dug some rs-ussels and ate
them and obtained the first fresh water
we had had for over thirty hours from a
spring hard by. The following day we
were plotted 10 the Indian village OF Kvn-
quot. where the British sealer Favorite
lay at anchor. I arranged with Cant Ne
Lellan TO ;akc US 70 Victoria. We were
wind bound until Thursday. bat after
that made good time until we reached
Victoria At o'clock this morning"
What was the cause OF the sinking OF
tha Gray?''
''sne must have sprung butt" said
Capt Crockett. 1.-THE ships cargo vas
well trimmed and she appeared 10 be
in every respect sound AMI ssaawortbv
Had she not / would rot have gnua ~,
her as master. The accident WAS In rnau,,
respects one Gf the most remarkable nc-
currences have ever heard OF. the
break must have come very quickly.
There was To prsmon!ti0n or warning or
danger when / turned IN near midnight
on Saturday night All | can say Is this:
the ship WAS all right a. rar a. any one
could see until shortly before ] was called
at O'Clock We had shipped some water
forward through tne hawser hoes bur
this did not cause any alarm Whesner
The disaster waz due 10 a structural weak
ness or not ! am rot prepared TO 2ay
There vas no time 10 make an fnveeflea-
ZION. The water got into her hold some
way Through her side and then she aI!ed
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
COrIlYiIle.

Richard Marble OF Harmony, was in
town. Wednesday.
Mrs. Annie Whitehouse is stopping a
few DAYS at David Davis.
A short time ago Frank Weston lost
10 bushels of beans from his stable. He
traced the beaos. found the guilty party
aud received $50. Mr.. Weston thinks
perhaps thieves won't call every day.
Mr.. A. j. Bryant of New Vineyard,
was instown, Tuesday.
Susie Thompson is working at Chas.
Lancaster's.
Nell gelow of ST. Adams, was in
town. Tuesday.
Mrs. Cora Mclntire went to Solon,
Sunday.
Horace Clark arrived in town, Tues
day afternoon, and is stopping at Joseph
Greene's.
Horace Patterson of Athens, passed
through town with six large horses,
Tuesday.
Joseph Libby and wife Of Wellington,
were in town, Tuesday.
! noticed in Dist. No. Il, in Bankers
district, Is scholars and an addition of
in two years. District No. has 10
scholars and an addition of in one year
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
The Forks.

James kinslev and wife went to Au-
gusta, Saturday, where they will remain
the coming summer.
Quite few OF the young people from
Carratunk, and This place enjoyed an
outing trip to MoXie Falls, Saturday.
Mrs. Jonah Williams and daughter,
Flossie of Jackman, were in town few
days last week visiting friends and
relatives.
c. f. York made business trip to
SkoWhegan, last week.
Mr.. George MaXfi,ld, who has been
clerkng nj The Forks hotel returned TO
his home in Canaan, Saturday.
Mr.. Willie Durgin has moved into his
new house which has been completed
but a few days.
Mr. Rub Durgin and wife went to
Grace Pond. last week. where they will
run The porting can ps for \. w.
Murphy tie coming summer.
c. f. Horn was at Bingham, Saturday.
Miss Lula Smith, Miss Minnie Benson
and Miss Mary Clark attended the
Teachers meeting at Carratunk, Friday.
Among those in town last week, were
j. II. Carbino, Bert Butler, Leon Web
ster, A. W. Clark. Carratunk; &. F.
Ham, Fred Prebble, jerome Dutton,
David Roach, G. f. Golf, Henry
Washburn, Bingham; Pat Walsh, Dan
Burns, f. P. Niles, 5. w. Philbrick,
Peter Lsrkins, b. A. Daggett. Skowhe
gan; Peter Liberty, Sylvester Holden,
jackman; ID. Campbell, Scion; +. ID.
Moore, G. NJ. Eames, North Arson; b.
f. Rollins, Plymouth; f. H. Smith, f.
Panarsky, Rockland; j. II. Jones, j. l..
Wood, Portland; r. G. Moody, North
New Portland; Joseph Libby, Marshall
Vigue, Waterville; F. E. Seymore. J. 5.
Lubier, Fairfield; II. F. MORN, Lewis
ton; Charlie George Phillips, Lester
Strout, Boston; John Hongan, ID. NJ.
Webster, Bangor,
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26

Mrs. A. Bean Is home from Portland
" here she has been having her 'Ne>
doctored. She is stopping with Ter
daughter Mrs. \. L. Topper. Ms.
Beams eyes are very much better.
Mrs. Topper is very low.
Mr.. HIATT commenced his summer
course of preaching at So. Scion on the
18th. services at 3 p. NJ.
Leon Bean who has been in jay in
the pulp mill there the past winter is
in town.
Several were down from the village
to attend the services last sunday
A fire which had been smolderng in
the shaving bin of the Moosehead Com
pany's boiler house broke out with great
fury early Tuesday morning and destroy
ed the greater part Of the building Ed
ward Collins, boy about IS years old,
and a pauper of the town of Concord.
was asleep in the back part of the bin.
The fire started near where the shayiDgs
are shoveled into the furnace and burned
off the ropes that hold an over head
coor cutting off young Collins escape.
An alarm was sounded Immediately,
but the material being so dry nothing
could be done. Two streams from the
big fire pumps were Turned into where
Collins was but the smoke WAS so dense
that he was sutfocaled The fire was
subdued after forty minutes hghung
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
East SkOwlegan.

A large amount of work has been done
BY farmers in the last two weeks in this
vicinity. and all ploughed land will be
sowed or planted and many pieces that
were too wet last year. have been C llti-
waited.
II. II. Richardson will raise his barn
frame in about a week. Walter Davis
has chargaof the framing. He has four
acres of ground nearly ready TO plant to
sweet corn for the factory.
A Sunday school WAS organized two
weeks ago in this place, md Mrs. Alba
Holt was chosen superintendent. All
the little folks attend.
Mrs. A. Richardson has been quite
sick for two weeks, but is gaining slowly
at this time.
II. w. Homestead aud wife were down,
Sunday. Mrs. Homestead is Il sister Of
Mrs. Richardson.
Two fellows were ont fishing IA few
days ago on Lake George and by some
mishap they found themselves in the
water and called loudly for help. \
man some distance from them heard them
CRYING loudly for help, and on reaching
them found one clinging To the boat and
the other clinging to his coat tail for
dear life as he could not swim. The
man who came 10 th,ir assistance took
them into his boat over the stern, and
then pulled for the shore where they all
landed in safety. Caujian; All fisher
men should be very careful and not upset
their boat or fall into The water for il j.
deep and cold \. X
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
CORRESPONDENCE
Carratunk

Miss Bertha Bates and friend Of Biug-
ham, passed through town on their way
TO Pleasant Pond, saturday.
Miss Belle Clark of Bingham, was
visiting relatives in town, Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. \. Bean went to
Bingham, Saturday. al>o Nh. aud Mrs.
Sherman Bean.
sherman Bean has finished driving on
Dead River. He exp efs soon to go on
East Branch.
A large number Of Young people went
to Moxie falls aud MoXie dam, saturday.
They report good time, hui all were
tired and cross They SPOKE very highly
of Mr.. Hackett's cooking. especially the
beans.
F. !. Durgin and Charles Hunnewell
passed through town, sunday, on their
wheels.
Mrs. T.lson Brooks is to work for Bar
rett Spaulding.
Austin Williams and wife are visiting
at the Pond.
Sloses Brown of Athens, was the guest
of his brother, y. T. Brown, the past
week.
ANY one In want of a new hat can be
supplied by calling GU Mrs. Angela
Bean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Romandal Chase of Con-
cord, passed through town. Sunday.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26

Memorial Day will be observed here
much ds usual The memorial sermon
will be preached Sunday at 10: so A. NJ.
by Mr. Harry Taylor. The Grand Army
and ali the schools will attend ia a body
The exercises on Monday will be in the
afternoon and beside the regular address
there VII be short programme gwen
by the school children at the church
DIR. Shean has purchased the viii
Smith and and has already commenced
extensive repairs on the same.
Mrs F. ]. Moody is visiting her sis
ter NJ Haselune, IN Dexter for a few
weeks
Mrs 6-o. Osborn of Pittsfeld was in
town Sunday. He drove over to Lake
George
Mrs. W. T. Chase has returned to
Ptt>ded
Little Edith Frame of Skowhegan
visited Miss Addie Cover last Sunday.
Miss Lottie Wheeler is home with a
felon on her hand.
The Canaan Grange will celebrate its
first anniversary June End. A dinner
will be served and programme con-
sisting of singing. speaking, recitations,
etc, by the grange will furnish enter
tainment
Miss Nellie Hubbard has returned
from Skowhegan-
Quite number from this place attend.
ed the prize contest at Good Win Farm
last Friday evening.
All who attended the tin wedding at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tibbets,
No. Hartand, last Sat. evening, report a
very pleasant time.
Mr. Harry Brown. Colby go preached
very interesting sermon at the church
last Sunday.
c. d. Harris made a business trip tc
Lewiston recently and brought home q
handsome pair of gray horses for his
brother, VIM Harris.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
North Arson.

\ large lot of ties have been distrib
uted along the Somerset railway track
preparatory to being placed.
Mrs w. b. Goodrich of Bingham, was
in town Saturday, the guest of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor
There will be parish meeting at the
Spooner store Thursday at 6 p. m. to
see about hiring a minister and other
business.
Rev. II. B. Long, late of Chicago, has
received and accepted "a call as pastor of
the Dinsmore Memorial Congregational
church in this village to take effect in
June.
Saturday, June 4, will be observed as
cLildren's day by Arson Grange. 1t be-
ing the regular Grange day the hour for
regular work will be at l o'clock. At 2
O'Clock the children will form in the
ante room and march by couples into
the main hall, each carrying bouquet.
The next in order will be talk to the
children by Sister Harriet E. Ware, fol.
lowed by recitations by the children and
then the baby show. At the conclusion
of the program ice cream and cake will
be served.
The sidewalks in town are receiving
the attention they should from Charles
Crymble, who has charge of the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ostie Allen are on a
two weeks vacation. Lester Witham
has charge of the station during Mr..
Aliens absence.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
Starks.

The following have been elected off
GERS of the Methodist sunday school ;
Roxie Z. Quimby, uperintendent; Mrs.
Clara Gray, assistant; Mrs. Amy Quinn
by, treasurer; Arthur Danforth, choris-
ter SUNDAY school service every Sab
bath at 1890; preaching at 1.30; prayer
meeting at p. M; class meeting, Thurs
day, p. m. at $50.
Mrs. Della Bracket, wife of Fred
Brackett. and the only remaining child
of Mr.. Wakefield Greenleaf, died sud-
denly, Friday, the ooh inst. Besides
the husband and parents, she leaves two
small children. large number gath
cred at her funeral, Sabbath morning.
Services were conducted by the Metho-
dist pastor, Rev. j. Moulton. Elder
John Spinney was present and offered
prayer.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-26
repeat "Rehecca's Triumph at Wes-
serunsett hall, Thursday evening,
Madison.


Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert of Dover, are
visiting NJ their daughters, Mrs. ". W.
Hay den.
Smith Norton and wife OF Starks, were
in town several DAYS this week.
George Greenleaf of Portland, WAS In
town, Monday. ia attend the funeral of
Mrs. IL. W. MaXtield.
Mrs. Mitchell wife of Roy. I. @.
Mitchell died, Monday night Their
TWO sons, Allie and Bert came lust be-
fore she died. The deceased has been an
invalid for years.
Rev. II. F. Wood of Bath, is to give
two illustrated lectures in the Free
Baptist church, this week, Thursdayand
Friday evenings.
DR.. {. d. Morrill, went to Augusta,
one day last week.
Quite number went from this place
10 Rowe ponds, fishing last week.
Madison wooden mill will soon be run.
ming on full time on Government order
that will take four months to fill.
Rev. G. w. Colby from Dixfield, was
in town, last week, visiting friends.
Harry Townsend was over from Liver
more Falls, Monday.
This village was shocked, Saturday
noon, to hear that Lydia Maxtield had
taken her life by hanging, using rope
tied to lamp hook in the ceiling
There is no known cause why she
should commit suicide. 1t is supposed
that she had been dead some two hours
when found.
Allen and Bert Mitchell, sons of Rev.
Thomas Mitchell are in town called here
by the feeble condition of their mother.