Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-06-10
Down With Thirty.
Four Passengers.
NINETY MILES OFF FLATTERY
Pprung a Leak at Night and SANK
Almost ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
survivors-The Inflated Craft Was
Bound for K~otsebue.

lr Jane Gray, which sailed from Seat.
Ie for kotzebue sound on May 10, with
people on board, foundered Sunday.
May %, about 800 miles west of Cape
Flattery at 2 O'Clock in the morning,
Ehile lying to in a moderate gale under
|oresails. Ten minutes after the alarm
Eas given she lay at the bottom of the
pecan, with 81 Of her passengers. The
remaining 81 succeeded in embarkinQ
n a launch, and reached this city this
afternoon. Those lost are:
Signor Gaia, Italy; signor Bresseta.
Italy; Jack Lindsay, Everett; W. H..
ileason, Seattle; w. A. johnson, Seat
lie; V. j. Smith, Seattle; G. G. Smith,
Eeattle; P. g. Little, Seattle; S. w.
Young, Seattle; W. D. MILAN, Seattle;
Horace Palmer, Lebanon, O.; F. @.
Eaulsberry, Minnesota; A. B. Dunlap,
dwight, ILL.,; B. D. Ranney, Mexico;
p. Z. Snipes, jr., Seattle; j. M. Staut-
Inan. Westfield. N. j.; E. NJ. Taylor,
california; F. S. Taylor, California;
y. S. Spencer, California; W. P. Doxey,
Edward F. Ritter, F. W. Ginther, B.
|. Frost, ". f. lowering, William
ptter, o. F. McKelvey, M. c. Brown,
|. q. Atkins, N. Hedlund, Charles Will
ans; V. 9. Gambel, wife and child,
Missionary on st. Lawrence island, in
fehring sea; n other.
Nearly all OF the Jane Gray's pas
kngers were prospectors.
1t is possible that there may be four
five survivors whose names cannot
ascertained.
Captain Crockett gave the following
count OF the wreck:
1--WE were lying to under our fore.
n. A moderate gale wal blowing,
Id the sea was running high. l had
pc to bed, and was asleep when the
wakened me with the an
nouncement that something was wrong.
| arose at once, and found the vessel
A hurried investigation
showed that she would soon sink, and
| at once notified the passengers Of the
situation. Most of them were asleep
underneath the deck. A scene of con-
then took place, and it Is impos-
to give any detailed account OF
the events that followed. The dark.
ness added to the confusion. The Jane
Gray carried two lifeboats and two
launches. I at once ordered the boats
lowered. The first lifeboat was
swamped. The launch Kennoma, be.
to the Ingraham party, was
successfully lowered. At this time the
Jane Gray was almost under water.
"A heavy sea struck her, throwing
her on her beam. There was no time
% launch other boats. The water was
her matches, and every one below
WAS certainly drowned. Those on deck
lurriedly got In the launch. A sack of
prunes and n Of turnips were hastily
taken from the ships stores, and this
was the only food we had till we reached
island. AS the launch drift
ID away from the almost submerged
schooner we saw eight or ten men stand
ing on the lee rail clinging to the
Soon they disappeared from
sight. Two of them, Job johnson and
j. Reilly, kept a1oat by clinging to
bundles Of boat lumber. Two hours
they were picked up by our
making 81 in all we had on
BOARD. 1t is barely possible that there
will be four other survivors.
"Just before the Jane Gray disap-
'eared under the waves We thought we
Jaw the second launch that was on
with four forms neal it. They
we're so indistinct that we we're not
sure. They seemed to be getting into
he launch. We saw nothing OF them
when daylight came.
1--WE i%mprovised a sail and paddles,
md after drifting 80 hours in the
aunch, finally landed inside Of Rugged
Kyuquot sound, on Vancouver
sland, 80 miles from the scene Of the
wreck. A fire was built on the beach,
md we made a meal on roasted mus
Ieis. We had no food since the night
the disaster, excepting the sack
II prunes and turnips that we threw
nto the launch. We got our drinking
water by spreading out a tarpaulin in
rain. An Indian who CHANGED
o come along informed us that the
OF Kyuquot was but six miles
way. We went there, and found the
schooner Favorite becalmed,
md arrangements were made to carry
'ur party to Victoria. We reached
here this morning, in time to catch
he steamer for Seattle"
The Jane Gray was a schooner Of 107
ons. She was built in Bath, Me-, In
1877. She was owned and operated by
g. southwick, Of this city.
Of the miners outfits, she car
led no cargo.