The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-02
Schooner Jane Gray Founders Near
Cape FIattery,
sIxrY.oNE MINERS ON BOARD
Bound From Seattle Tor ko,tbus Sound Sh
SpriasS a Leak khilc hove to aad
Siuks Ia Tea Niuutes

NF1N, Mhlch sailed from Seattle for kot
Scbuc sound on the 18th OF May with {
people on board, foundcred Sunday Ma,
=, about ninety miles west OF Capo Flat
terry at o'clock In the morning whl
lying 20 In moderate gale under fore
sails, Ten minutes after the alarm wal
given she lay AZ the bottom OF the occai
with 81 OF her passengers The remain
ing g succeeded in embarklng In a launch
and reached this cltv this afternoon. Fol.
lowing is a list OF the survivors:
job johnson. Springfield, X. /.
C. W. Wilkinson. san Francisco.
{. Weston, Scowhegan. Maine.
a. q. Klngsbury. Boston.
Ermlnio Sella.
5. Beauchetto.
A. Ceria.
II. Wachter.
All OF Piella. Italy.
p, J. Davenport. Harrisburg, Pa.
George Hitler. Harrisburg, Pa.
J. N. Cou,re. Hartford. Conn.
c. J. Reilly. Hartford, Conn.
W. $, Weaver. Murray. Pa.
George r. Boak. Hughesville. Pa.
G. II. Pennington. Snohomlsh, Wash.
c. II. Packard. Snohomlsh. Wash.
f. O. Inguham. Seattle.
l.. A. Lessey. Seattle,
J. r, Blackwell. Seattle.
Silas Lovergood, Seattle
Charles Z. Chord. Seattle
NJ +. Roberts. Seattle.
Captain +. +. Crockett.
Mate John Hansen.
Cook Charles olesen.
Assistant Cook Albert Johnson.
Seaman Charles Carlson.
Those lost are:
Signor Gala, Italy.
Slgnor Besseta. Italy.
Jack Landsay, Everett.
W. VI. Gleason. Seattle.
W, A. johnson. Seattle.
V. J. Smith. Seattle,
c. c. Smith. Seattle.
p. {. Little, Seattle.
s. W. Young, Seattle.
W. d. MILAN, Seattle.
Horace Palmer, Lebanon. or.
F. G. Saubbury. Minnesota.
A. b. Dunlap. Dwight ILL.,
h. d. Ranney. Mexico.
b. r. Snipes, Jr.. Seattle.
]. NJ. Stuttsman. Westheld. y. J.
+. NJ. Taylor California.
F. S, Taylor, California.
b. S. Spencer. California.
W. P. Doxey.
Edward F. Ritter.
F. w. Ginther.
b. s. Frost.
W. F. Leyering.
William Otter.
o. r. McKelvey.
NJ c. Brown.
q. G. Akins
y. Hedlund.
Charles Williams.
c. C. Gambel, wife and child. a mission
airy on ST. Lawrence island. Behrlng sea
one other.
1t is possible that there may be four or
five more survivors whose names cannot
be ascertained.
The Jane Gray's passengers were pros
pectOrs. with the exception OF Rev. c. G.
a missionary. with his wife ana
child. who was on his way TO St Law.
renee island In Behring sea. He refused
to place his wife and child on board the
launch, saying:
THE vessel Is doomed and we will go
together"
Among the prospectors was party OF
sixteen headed by Major Ingraham, who
were outftted by Prince Luigi OF Italy
for a two years prospecting trip in Alas
ka. or this party the only survivors are
Major Ingraham, l.. NJ. Lessey. c. II.
Packard and G. II. Pennington.
Captain Crockett gives the following
account OF the wreck:
I'VE were lying TO under our foresaIs
A moderate gale was blowing and the
sea was running high. was asleep when
the watchman wakened me with the an
that something was wrong.
arose at once and found the vessel Leak
ng and a hurried investigation showed
hat she would sink, and | at once notl-
led the passengers OF the situation. Most
II them were asleep underneath the deck
A scene OF confusion then took place
and It is impossible to give any detailed
recount Of the events that followed. Dark
less added to the confusion.
"The Jane Gray carried two llfeboatg
md two launches. / at once ordered the |
,oats lowered. The first lifeboat was |
A launch belonging 10 the /
ngraham party was successfully low |
red. At this time the Jane Cray was |
lmost under water A heavy sea struck |
Ter, throwing her on her beam. There |
vas no time 10 launch the other boats. |
The water was over her matches and |
veryone below was certainly drowned
hose on deck hurriedly got In the launch
IS It drifted away from the almost sub
Merged schooner we saw eight or ten
len standing on the lee rail cllnging 10
he rigging. Soon they disappeared from
light. Two OF them, Job Johnson and {.
Reilly kept ahoat by cllnging TO bum
les Of boat lumber. Two hours after
ley were picked up by our launch, maxi
lg q In all we had on board. 1t Is barely
ossble that there will be four more
lryivors. Just before the Jane Gray dis
ppeared under the waves we thought we
iw the second launch with four forms
ear II. They were 80 indlstinct that we
ere not sure. They seemed to be getting
ITO the launch. We saw nothing Of them
hen daylight came.
I'VE improvlsed a sail and paddles and
iter drifting thirty hours in the launch
nally landed inside a rugged point on
ynquot sound, on Vancouver island,
ghty miles from the scene Of the wreck 4,
fire was built on the beach and we -,
ade meal on roasted mussels. We had 7
I'd no food since the night before the dis
iter excepting a sack Of prunes and tur-
ps that we got into the launch. We got
lr drinking water by spreading out a
rpaulln in the driving rain. An Indian
formed US that the village Of Kynquot
as but six miles away. We went there {
ID found the sealing schooner Favorite a
calmed, and arrangements were made
carry our party to Victoria. We
ached there this morning In time to
tch the steamer Kingston for Seattle" \
rhe Jane Gray was a schooner Of l07 d
rs, and was built in Bath, Maine, in b
T. She was owned and operated by Nc 0
,ugall G. Southwlck OF this city. Out 8
e the miners outfits she carried no 0
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