Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-01-21

Tacoma, wash, Especial The Briti-h
bark Andelinn, 2.345 tons, OF Nova Scotia,
Captain G. ". Stehing, sank In twenty-five
faihoms OF water In front Of the 81. Paul
Mill wharf. and the captain, mate and nfteen
OF the crew were drowned. The accident
occurred during the night.
The ship. which Vas of English build ard
worth, probably. sl5 600, entered this port
several days ago. She was 10 have loaded
wheat under charter 70 Eppinger Co.. OF
San Francisco, for Europe. Friday the An
delina was en- TO the Eureka dock and an
ballast removed, and the hold cleared. pre-
paratory 10 receiving cargo. She was then
towed to anchorage several hundred yards
northeast Of the ST. Paul and Tacoma Luu-
Der Company's dock. at which point disaster
overlook her She had out. according 90
tho best Information obtaiaab.o. tho stat
board anchor, Weighing at least two tone.
whiio 20 either side OF the We. sci were a.
tached the ballast logs used TO keep a ship
upright during Tho al sence Of cargo CT ta.-
last
a Surprise to the Shippers.
The ship was riding easily when the skip
pers OF other vessels anchored close ty re-
tired for the night. When daylight dawnod,
no signs Of tho ArdelinR were visible over
the spot where the ship rode at anchor the
a
was visible. When the al sence OF the ship
was discovered. Capt. Doty and Capt Bur
ley took tho tug Fairfield and. made aa in-
vestigation. and a was soon determined be-
yond possibility OF doubt that the ship had
gone 10 the bottom. one 81 the ballast lo q.
was found. To this dangled art % the
chain by which It was originally fastened tc
the Inflated ship. In addition, one of th,
lfe-boats, n mattress with the name Of th'
chip on Il and several oars were found. Be
yond this no wreckage has been discovered
AS all on board perished, only surmiscs al
20 the cause OF the disaster were obtalnnble
Judging from iudications, shipI ing men sa,
the ballast log found was from the port sid
Of the vessel. The ship. according TO all &C
counts, was headed ia a southcriy direction
or toward the head Of the bay, at the time O
the gale swept down the sound.
The henvy winds caused the ship 10 strai
on the chains, making the log on the weathe
side taut and giving a tendency 20 hit IN
log from the water; but the strain was 20
great Tor one OF the chains. and IL snapped
This released the towering craft from th
greater restraint on the weather side an
she lifted with the wind, and there bsing li
tie restraint from the other eud OF the 10,
raised IL enough 20 allow the mooring chai
70 slip or The ship. freed from ballast az
noating like chip, careened under a
pressure Of The heavy gale, shipping grei
quantities OF water, nlling completely a
hold and forecsste, causing her 10 caps.i
and sink.
The situation was further aggravated I
the fact that the tides were just setting Ia
tho time the ship is supposed 10 have g0t
down. This, IN eli probability, forced q
ern Of the vessel around and exposed a
osoadside 10 the gales fury.
Tho vessel was located. she lies on Z
broadside. under twenty-three fathoms
water. close 20 the spot where she had be-
anchored. The vessel will probably
raised, and the bodies of the dead sailors
covered.