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

Additional Hgh, thrown upon the wreck
NJ ths schooner Jane Gray OF the coast
OF Vancouver isIand bears out 10 all the
important details tire narrative printed In
Tire Post-inteillgsHcer in the special edi-
t.ons on Wednesday and In the regular
edition yesterday morning. In the homes
OF the men from Seattle who went down
with TIE snip there II today mourning
and grief The hand OF sympathy and OF
affection has been put forth TO those who
have lost and who now asuffeT far more.
peraaps. eyea than those for whom they
mourn
Ia one important particular the nara
tive told TO the reporters Of the Post-ln-
tsIligeneer By the survivors Is TO De- modi-
fed This Is Ia regard to the last hours
OF Rev. yeue g. Gambeii, his wife and
<ie.r child Martha. who remained In the
cabin and VINO were drowned by the in
rushing water perhaps even before the
ship settled and sank slowly 20 the bot
fom- The statement that Mr.. GambeiI
locked his wife In their state room and
refused to- leave al the enreaty Of the
men who sought 70 ave them Is, II Is
now altered. incorrect. In the confusion
of the moment II was difficult for any ~
<hs men on the schooner TO retain clear
and comprehensive Idea OF all that trans
D.red around them. Then. In addition,
shs statements Of the survivors differed
in many particulars. But the consensus
VI the statements Of the returned passen-
gers OF the Gray obtained yesterday leads
10 tho conclusion that Mr. GambeI be-
Hsvsd that there WAS no possible hope for
Mis- wife and child and himself
GamseII Dressed Hastily.
IT 10 believed that he dreaded more than
almost instant death from drowning I'M
der the waves "A life and death struggle
for boat against the other passengers.
perhaps believing that there were not
enough boats for All. and that even could
the passengers leave the sinking vessel in
the launches. they would have no chance
fer life in the raging sea.
1t now appears that when the call. "AE
hands on deck" was given and repeated
down the companion way by Capt Crock
ct. Mr.. Gambcr dressed hastily and went
on deck To learn what thu trouble was.
BY this time the water wac pouring down
the companion way into the cabin with
every wave that beat against the strug-
cling chip. The table in the dining room
had been thrown w on end against one
eide Of the cabin. ard the ship had a Ilst
of perhaps :, degrees TO siarhoaFd.
Mr.. Gamhen ACCORDING 10 the story Of
survivors. took a survey Of the deck ana
looked for one brief monen. at the SURF.
which rolled strong and high. breaking
over the forward part ~ the ship ard
lrenchlng nearly every one on deck. He
saw that the ship was ALREADY sinking
ghen ha returned 20 the eahin. evidently
convinced that All attempts 70 escape
would result TN more torture than the
fate that lay I'm their pathway
While Mr Gambsli was On deck his wife
called 10 him. saving Father. what
shall We do What shall We do Tais
wss repeated once or twice. III the mis-
s'oHary went below 30 tell his wife that
they stood facing tae.r deom
A. 6. klnEshury of Roston. gives PER
haps the clrarcst account of the LAST mo
ucnts OF Mr. GamasA an, hls wife and
child q any ef the tn"n WHO Mere IN the
cabin Just before the Gray turned over
IN her death struggle with the waves. Mr.
kingshury yesterday made thls statement
20 acknowledgement reporter.
ktng~sur,'s stor,
Il was awakened from sound sleep
by the voices from TIRE deck calling Z. al
hands - ges out. Il must have been after
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