The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-16

company, OF this city, Blu, had made oniy
one voyage before the failure Of that
company In September OF last year. prior
{" which date negotiations were in pro
s'ess Tor her sale TO the United States
government for Use az a transport. which
owing u her prolonged absence when
wanted. were not consummatsd and
later she was sold By the receiver OF the
as'unct corporation.
Parser Corey's story.
Purser George e. Corey. talking Of the
wreck. last night, said:
We had an unusually rough voyage al
most from the day We put to sea until We
reached Dutch Harbor. at 40 D. IN, or
september =. In fact. for days X was one
succession Of gales. We left Dutch Hara.g-
al O'Clock y. m. or September ~ That
night about 10 o'clock the wind blew q Inv
ihg gale, and continued throughout the
night and ali the next day. when ABOUT
O'Clock D. m We discovered the vessel was
leaking.
Capt. White az once pu, the pumps %
work BY 10 O'Clock that night we discov-
sfed The water wzz gaining OF US at the
rate OF TWO inches every four hours Real
izing that we could not cope with the leak
apt White made for land He headed for
81 George, the southernmost island Of the
fEgLIof group, II was a life and death
race Slowly the water gained. making
auch Roadway that about 5 O'Clock or III.
morning Of September y Capt White or
deFec the lifeboats to b~ swung on the ia
Wis. provisions put In and the fresh water
cans nlled. In short. he made every prep
aFa'lon To abandon the ship
Glad sight of Land
Meanwhile, we kept driving the vessel
ahead at her 0est speed and al s:i5 The
morning OF September . land was sighted
In very short time We had succeeded in
Bleaching the vessel l.. Zapadni bay. on the
east side OF ST George island. :. heavy
surf Eas running on the beach. Before
beach!ng the vessel Capt White lowered
his boat and went ashore 10 see whe Their IL
was fl place 10 land the passengers. He
round that X was, and returned and Or
dered the surf boats launched and the pas
Sen2ers 10 embark. ! took Ghs women In
Guiding Mrs. Miner Bruce. the wife Ct Ex-
plorer Bruce; Mrs. Grounds wife Of Cart
Grounds. Of the OIL City: Mrs A. ]. Cody
Miss Cody, Miss Berkit. Miss Mallabin ana
MEs. Frank Johnson, ashore In my boat.
and within an hour both men and women
aad been landed. We then proceeded 10
set what supplies We could ashore
All told. We succeeded III landing In
TWO days about twenty tons NJ provisions
twenty eight head of cattle and 100 head
IT sheep. The live stock is owned by Ed
ward r Dunn. a Cape Nome miner In
the work Of dischargiTig the cargo we were
gwen valuable assistance by twenty-one
natives. Aieut Indians. Mai f. w Clark.
agent or tho North American Commercial
company on 81. George island. did every
,hing possible for our comfort. He rem
dered US valuable assistance
Men shifted for Themselves.
The passengers were quartered In sew
arsi deserted buildings on the shore If The
island. owned by the North American
Commercial Company The women were
Hade AZ comfortable as possible under the
circumstances, and the men IN measure
had to look out for themselves
October Maj Clark whose heaanna-
'fss are some FIVE miles distan. from wher.
We were on shore and on the opposite
side or the island. sighted the Corvin. and
n once senf us word. We repaired 70 his
headquarters. and were welcomed aboard
the Corwin. by which such messengers a.
desired 10 40 were taken to Dutch Har-
Dor. Several, including Mr. Dunn. owner
OF the i've stock. ana Miss Berkit. n sister
~ Mr.. I;unns mining partner At cane
Nome. were left on the island Al their ou,u
request. Those who were taken 10 Dutch
Harhor were Quartered In the North Amer
lear Commercial company's hotel. save tha
ladies. who were given J. Stanley Browns
residence
To much cannot be said in praise ~ the
captain and officers If the Corwiu They
did everything possible for our comfort
The vessel was frtghtfuliy crowded on the
F7tage from 81. George jslar3d 20 Dutch
l48rs"r. and the officers cheerfully and gal
lan'}y gave their sleeping quarters 10 the
ladies' OF the shiawrecked party
SIX Of the Iauradas ofHcers-Capt.