The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30

ter Ia now at San Francisco. The City Of
Columbia had most exciting trip and The
fact that she is here at all IL due chiefly
TO the skill and energy Of Capt. f. c.
Baker.
In the terrible gale In the Straits OF
Magellan ste piled UP on the rocks In
Island harhor. The passengers were lan'l-
cd through the suyf in lifehoats. Capt.
Baker and his crew at the peril of their
lives worked the steamer on with great
difficulty, only 10 have her dashed back
on the same rock two hours later. whar
the wind again swooped down aron them
through the rocky straits When the
steamer finally reached Valparaiso there
was more trouble. Capt. Baker had been
forgotten by his owners. and FOR a time It
looked as though the vessel would be
taken for the ~ 90 repairs that were
made necessary. 4 hottomry bnrn WAS
finally f'oatcd, the passengers coming 70
his assistance by advancing a portion Ct
the money
The City of Columbia got away from
Valparaiso thirty~eight days ago ANA
came up The coast ia a hurry. Her pass
engers are as happy and consensed a lot IS
every reached this port. They unite In
speaking in the highest terms of Capt.
Baker, the crew ard tire steamer.
Mrs. Hannah Gould and a portion OF her
female klondike expedition are On board,
eager 20 push on TO Dawson, where shsY
expect 20 get wealth either by marriages
or hard work. in business and mining ven
lures Every ore on hoard In In the beat
OF health and agrees that the trip wni.e
long has been very pleasant
Capt. Baker. story.
cspti Baker. grar but very good-
na;ured. Is inclined 10 make light 81 she
troubles Of his ship en- the voyage around
the Horn and 10 say little about the effort
he put form TO bring her through Bis Of
news regarding the city 81 Columbia ard
her trip have reached Seattle from time ~
time bat the detailed story Of the trip -
the captain tells II Is interesting. he sad
10 a Poet-TnfeI,igencer r@p~rter Yesterday.
ssWn left New York On December II af-
ter several delays The run down the At
Iantic coast was ore continual round IT
/ Measure for the ff1snmh .a'z passengers
We stoned n ~ Thomas. Rarba8oss AMI
Pic AT eaeb place the passengers Went
ashore ard visited ali points Of interest.
We bad good run from the last Atlantic
mort 20 the straits. At tae vartCais anchor
ing places the passengers went ashore,
hunted ard amused themselves with the
natives tssas visited ne ship.
ION February : the s;Qrm that faa,fy
caused US 80 nuch trouble began We ran
aisng slowly uuttl well into the aft rnoo7.
when p. put into Island haYtsar from
@rrxsHe channel. This II hbsHt thivtv-siye
-yaises from she last anchorage We ru-
into the harhor - get protection from tbs
aafe II was blowing very severe from this
southwest we anchored about swo giles
M the hartsor at place 90 rocky and
desolase that the natives had 10 settle
rrleus 81 the vie.intv. Shortly asser dark
the anchors began - drag ard ~ So
q, clock we went ot tire rocks. TIE sntp
struck side en. as most st4tEs 10 when
s.segn ASHORE with aaeiYo~s f-vsEgsnE- The
saves piled un around si1e ship In a ter
rIhls fashion ard Il soemssd tssas every no
raegs w1gaIa De her last.
rmss~nser~ Landed IN y Rock.
| The passengers were ordered on deck
| ard thA sitnAtaan sxplainsd - than. I