The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-02

ar sslsry EinauGtau.
| M cassgsy Ga the open main
MAJ blessings follow free.
Ar6 gao aeSrts welcome back again
| H9 white sails fran the ssa.'
gr5HUs we msFrily sang In cur fore
castle cns tine evening In June IN
= the year isss. prior 10 sailing from
nu1sey. Australia. In tire g1oa shlp eEars-
= fstsls dreaming that Gus wsslte sails
nunis never more be welcomed back again
GO ths sea. TIE ship was owned By
ryizad Bros. Of Liverpool. and COM
1sr5ea By Capt Richard pys
GAs lad come to sydney fram Lcnicn
e,ss 4 general cargo ard was chartered
ID carry q cargo Of coal from Sydney 70
gsn Francisco. The Garstons hull WAS
constructed Of steel plates, lower nasIs
ana yards were Of iron and she was class
Cd Al at Lioys's. With the captain and
Steers We numbered thirty on board.
W lief, Sydney about the middle of June.
cad after clearing the Australian coast
. fair wind soon carried Us into fine
Nethlhk OF any event happened ~ FIRST,
tAe Hervsy group one night the captain
Uncovered that rs were considerably cut
= on. coarss. T.srs a.ways existed =
And the standard ore high above The deck
On q tripod scafodsng. due 10 the great
attraction from 50 much iron and steel
sng and figuring went on between the cap
tain and mate every morning. afternoon
Events afser~ard proved that We were
iadsst to very great i,. extent OF our true
struck on q coral ledge The captain WAS
a. the poop az the time, conyersing wlth
&c second matet who had the wateh-
fsrecstle undoubtedly had been mapping,
~ otherwise he would have seen The g.is-
tenfng white water of the breakers ahead.
was tine. clear, starry night. Light
trade wind was blowing and the ship was
masking about four knots when she struck
Hsx Oh such ssill night robody OF deck
cs ship ran into them remains 70 me
mystery 10 this day. The men OFF
.aich, who were asleep in their hunks in
she asekhouss forecas,ie, we're awakened
By the treinor that ran through the whole
saip aud rushed startled and frightened
On On. as ~, | had only turned IN few min
Without taxing time 10 put on clothes or
saoes. ! Jumped on deck and on top Of
some spaFs tnAt were dashed against the
beheld the water foaIning and breaking
81 around the ship, Wl;h the first shock
The ship had only settled lightly on tho
sess and her sails cana hard a6sek The
yards were instantly braced round. but.
ssas' she would not pay of, but took a
more firmly. crushing the hard steel plates
below water Ike gas against the sharp
cora reef The sound was s.cken!ng. X
20 the carpenter, who was sounding the
pumps. How much water?''
Seventeen feet In her hold. sir.' came
Get the beats ready as quick as you
san Bear hann. boys" rang out the
We took no time 10 elep, up the sails.
the ship thlmped on The reef she might
euf-tHlf
nppssmost in everybods's mind. The gig
Vas the first boat ready We pu, into
served meat and keg OF water. aud she
showed of with nine men. the second mate
whale Boat. prov!sioned in Ike manner.
and nine more nen got of. the
carpenter In charge concluded 10
While rigging tackles and working hard
20 get II out. the ship began thumpsng
and various gear came down from aiof:,
and We had 10 dodge every now and then
into the forsesstle or the galley. VITA
getting the BOAT over The side. but II was
badly strained BY being knocked about
between The skids while lowering Z off the
house the sun ha3 also opened the
I leaked like a basket. A barrel OF
cured from ine ssareroom. the head knock
est cut and the bread pax Into a couple Of
bags. wh.cb were slowed away n the
boat. along with a few tins of preserved
a beg OF water. This was All wc could
secure In the hurry an1 excitement OF tbs
n2neat
We. tho remaining ten Of the ships COM
psay. then Jumped ntc t5e boat. and having
i've Sc. dogs % board tcak them With Us
Tho chickens AID pigs had 10 lie left 10
their fate.
We managed 10 haul the boa: under TIRE
stern, though with great difsicusty. on ac-
ceant Of the breakers, and the mate eau
tousiy lowered two carono:ie;ers. two
sextaa,s and bag containing charts. al
alsracs ana other nauttca! books Which the
captain had secured whsle were getting
tha last boat out The mate Their came
down on 3 rope ard was fnilnwesf hy the
captain, last ~ all according 20 the rule.
SCtle " Us saved any personal effects. the
carpenter and Saitnsaker T3G nos even get
tise "a secure fheir watches. and the mate
came away WITHOUT his coat ard shoes
There = TO time 20 be ioss under such
ercuusiArr~s, vessel 90 steel or sron may
quickly prove a coffin when striking Il rock
or reef. As Ne showed ~. fhe moon was
rising ard re mate took .ne AZ his watcA.
sAid that 8, Il ~ which showed that
vas 4hout an hour since the ship had
struck 0G TIE reef.
All sisA; gae hoasz kept IN TIRE negghhas-
hced az tbs wreck. SearS ard yards came
coNa ircrrs a-eft ~ Intervals as TIA htg
20 Vas Knocked aoeu; between tNe SHARP
sdges ~ coral. rendering 6eafenlnS noise
~ ihs q ut&h'
Ne co,sl5 So the startoara side light Ard
We cahig amp SSH barring ana the f~ei-
Ek q utter hoy1cs ssEtiG&s an8 9eSolatloE
wfilcA IsosseS~s3 IS car BETTER - IN sgi5ed
.aaa DESCRIBED II oaT Erest GSr3ag we
essrSvsgei fsaf CeHyjy all ;he wafer ha3
.s&set oflt - ne ReS ~ tAe long ho1t. ard
sast r. re bury a ~ excitement the Rf;a.e-
eeat Ast SCI sway %tthost ;he preserved
Ess. sA&t Haa hean allotted hsr.
i@-ge HocSs - S~soS.tS were c!vciicg ana
shFs%kHS tt~eva ouT heads ard Kept rs
sasY driving tAen 90 With the cs-s Ne
Snsw tAag zr issdnS -sust b. 81 fhe ei-ialgy
q TIE r@rf sn3 anxiouS}y watched f0r day
sStak ~ eaelg dawn Ne discovered TIE
s2Freu. 'ascSr3sStle shore rising above th-
cNnaas Il Ike most islands - those
l4rfs. nOc'Fcisi hy voa<ks and coral resfS.
tae l9,}ge ~1ta sAe SH}p h&a struck
Vas sb5B; = u,iis fT5m the shore, 90 tes
eastern ss9e 90 TIE island. and when We
sSefsa "a latter cur boats we're snc2t two
Sa.les - 80 eastward q the wreck.
We pallet tc3 ard ihis 1rsE. sra o. draw
,nE nea- discovered that tire ship ha3 sag
cs1 e~Tr'y tU :he hollow cavities - tse
rec, sr3 wAs tvsex slltef oyer N her
sear1as~t ~5e. caNtr an8 asck house weTe
Eettes su >~e ~ .he hsg anchors ssa
broke a3r-s, from - ls&hsuxs An3 was
daHE}ng r>e~ ga side. We ~rre very