The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03

Additional light thrown upon the wreck
-, aha schooner Jane Gray of the coast
Of Vancouver island bears ost IN all the
important details the narrative printed In
the Post-IntstllgenceT 70 the special edi-
Mons On Wednesday and in the regular
EDITION yesterday morning. In the homes
OF the men from Seattle who went down
with the ship there II today mourning
and grief The hand Of sympathy and Of
affection has baen put forth 10 those who
have lost and who now suffer far more,
pertiaps. even than those for when they
mourn.
In one important particular the nara
nvs told TO the reporters Of the Post-in-
un.gencer by the survivors ls to be modl-
ned This IL in regard TO the Hast hours
Of Rev yerse G. ts8Tnbeli. mis- wife and
shesr child Martha. who remained In the
cabin and who were drowned by the in
rushing water perhaps even before the
shsp settled and sank slowly TO the bot
com. The statement that Mr.. Gambeli
locked his wife In their state room and
refused 10 leave at the entreaty OF the
men who sought 10 save them Is, II Is
now alleged incorrect. In the confusion
OF the moment II was difficult for any Of
she men on the schooner TO retain a clear
and comprehensive idea OF all that trans
pired around them. Then. in addition.
xhs statements of the survivors differed
n, many particulars 8u, the consensus
OF the statements of the returned paasen-
gers of the Gray obtained yesterday leads
TO the conclusion that Mr. Gamheil be-
E.ved that there waE no possible hope for
his wife and child and himself.
cnmbeii Dressed Hastily.
II IL believed that he dreaded more than
almost instant death from drowning nm
der the waves a life and death struggle
for boat asains, the other passengers,
perhaps believing that there were not
enough boats FOR ~. and that even could
the passenger leave ths sinking vessel IN
the launches. they would have no chance
for life in the raging sen
II now appzarg that when ths call "AE
hands on deck" was given AMI repeated
down the companion way ny capt. Crock
ct, Mr.. Gamhetl dressed hastily ana wen;
on deck 10 learn what the trouble was.
~ this time the water was pouring down
the companion way iutc the cailn With
every wave that beat agalns; the strug-
Cling ship. The tabjs in the dining room
had bgen thrown up ou end against one
side of the cabin. and The SHIN had list
of perhaps Is degrees "a statn1ard.
Mr., 1amheA according to tic story Of
survivors took survey Of the deck and
looked for one hrivf nomee' AZ the surf
which rolled strong and high breaking
over the forward part Of the snip and
lFenohlng nearly every one on deck He
stw that the ship was already sinking
Then he returned to the cabin. evidently
convinced that All attempts 70 escape
would result in mere torture than the
fate that lay ie their pathway.
While air GambeU vas on deck his wife
sailei TO ham saying Father. what
shall we do What shan We do. Tass
was repeated once or twice and the mis-
s'oaary Went below tn tell h's wife that
they stood faeing ,Aslr dcoru
A, q, kiusshuyy Of Ro>gon. gives per
haps the cieareSt arceunt - the last mo-
men,s Of Mir Gamae1 and MS wif- ana
child Of any ~ the nltu who Nvse IN thc
cabin Just before the Gray turned over
In her dsash struggle WITH The waves. Mr..
kingsbury Yesterday made this statement
- Fost-Iatsll.esnccr reporter:
hinssburs's story.
~ waz awakened f,a,, comm, -.