The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-13

were set in the rigging, but they were
drenched out every few minutes.
When the ship began to settle at The
stern and the deckhouse commenced
to give way the captain ordered all
into the boats. He was last to leave
the ship and almost Immediately re-
turned and spent the night upon ner.
Sailors and passengers struggled with
the oars all through the night to keep
the lifeboats from being carried out
of the lee Of the ship to destruction.
All were drcnched with spray. and
the awful wind was bitter cold. When.
near morning, n rain began to fall
it was welcome relief. for It was
warmer than the spray
BY daylight the gale was decreas-
ing and several managed to get
aboard and find more clothes. In his
endeavor to do this Philip Bradley.
an Englishman from Chicago fell into
ne sea. His life preservers kept him
up while ropes were got about him
and he was hauled into the boat. His
rage and his helplessness caused
shouts Of mcrriment. When we got
into the boats the night before three
had no life preservers. and Captain
Gunderson crawlcd forward over the
shifting lumber and procured belts
for them.
Drifting in the Rain.
at 1880 o'clock all were in the life
boats again and the captain gave the
command to shove of. The officers
had held a consultation and agreed
to abandon the wreck. which was lost
from sight in half an hour Captain
Gunderson commanded one boat in
which were 16 others, and Mate Karl
Kjelin had the second boat with the
same number Tho mate led he hav.
ing the only compass.
The boats took what seemed an
easterly course. All day Friday there
was a continual mist of rain. The
sea was steady. After 3 o'clock we
sighted a high point of land supposed
to be near Coos bay, and sails were
run up and oars set 10 work. In our
haste to get closer to the land those
In the mates boat failed to watch the
captains boat, and when we did look
for him he was two miles away and
tacklng on another course. We went
after him, abandoning the effort to
reach the shore, as the captain had
ordered that the two boats should
remain together. AS soon as we came
together the captain explained that
he preferred staying in the path OF
steamers to attempting a landing in
the surf. The point we had sighted
we alter learned was Hackett Head.
by 1880 o'clock the weather was
calm and full moon shown We had
canned goods 10 eat. and all kept up
hope and spirits. Saturday morning
We sighted a vessel headed south.
supposed TO be the Queen. We pulled
in her direction, the passengers as
well as the crew taking a turn az the
oars, and when we were close 20 her
Captain Gunderson tried 10 light an
oil torch which he had prepared, but
IL would not burn. All we could do
was 20 sit still and watch the vessel
pass out Of sight
up TO this time early all had stood
the exposure and strain very wen,
but now lamentations commenced. In
the captains boat the second stew.
ard, one Of the cooks and a fireman
became delirious. and it was feared
that they might soon succumh Once
the fireman got TO his feet, and was
barely restrained from stepping over
board In the mates boat two be
came dellrious. and the first assist.
ant engineer moaned pltcously ono
man begged 20 be thrown overheard,
but when told that ne would be lash
ed 20 a seat he became passive
"The night seemed long and full OF
agony. At last came the dawn and
the glorious sight Of three vessels in
our vicinity. We cheorcd up and
took fresh heart. We set out toward
one, but she was too far on. Presently
two vessels hove nearer, until we had
one on our bow and another on the
stern. Tho one at the stern soon |
overlook us. and turned out 10 be the |
tug Sea Rover They saw us and tool |
us aboard without difficulty. The tug |
us az once 10 the Titanla
he Norwegian collier which bought /
ls 20 San Francisco this morning.
All Are Interested.