Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
THE KING DAVID
TOTALLY WRECKED
On vancouver's Island, Crew
Getting Ashore and Reach.
ing Indian Village.
THE FATE OF BOATS CREW.
Went in Search OF Assistancc--May
Have Been Picked up--Niay
he Lost

Victoria, d. c., Jan. 20.--A Clayoquot
dispatch received last night gives an IN
terview with a member of the wrecked
ship King David's crew seen on board
the steamer Queen City, which picked
up the survivors at Bajo Point and Is
bringing them to Victoria. The belief
was expressed by the survivors that
Chief Officer Wallstron and SIX men,
who left the wreck In ships boat on
Dec. o. had been picked up when Dound
to Cape Beale by the bark Pass OF
Melfort. lost with all hands at Amphi-
trite point on Dec. q, The King David
had a moderate passage until When
nearing Vancouver island, when a Sc
rles Of south and southwest gales were
experienced, with hail aud snow squalls
and on Dec. 10 the ship was driven into
Nookta Sound While trying to beat
out, she ran on Bajo reef. The crew
took to the boats and reached shore
safely. The sailmaker. Donald Mcleod,
so years Of age. went insane when the
vessel struck. and has since died aboard
the Queen City. He was buried at
Quatsano. After getting ashore Capt.
Dawson had the men return to the
wreck to get provisions several boat
loads Of which were taken on shore.
Two men were sent 10 seek some sign
of habitation and after two days
search met a prospector who told them
enormously that no steamer would vs-
II the place until March. On hearing
this Capt. Davidson ordered the chief
officer and six men to go to Cape Beale
to get assistance; nothing has been
since heard from them, although they
may, the survivors say, have been pick
ed up by the Pass Of Melfort. one OF
the crew on board the Queen City Is
dangerously III.
STORY OF WRECK.
Victoria, b. c.. Jan. l9.-The British
ship King David, long overdue from
Salena Cruz for Puget Sound, was to-
tally wrecked on Bajos point, Vancou-
yer island, on Dec. 49, The crew man
aged to get on shore and reached an
Indian village In the vicinity, where
shelter was secured. Chief officer A.
Wallstrom. who belongs at oxford, n.
H., with six seamen, left In one OF the
ships boats for Cape Beale to seek as
sistance and has not since been heard
Of
Heavy weather prevailed after they
left and they are believed to have been
lost.
The steamer Queen City, which reach
ed Clayoquet this afternoon, enroute
to Victoria, reports having picked up
Capt. Cotterell and the survivors. Is In
ALL from the beach on Jan. Is. The men
had suffered considerable prlvaltions
and Donald Mcleod, sailmaker, died
on board the Queen City on the 18th.
The steamer Queen City also reports
having picked UP the American schoon-
er VI. Turner Of San Francisco on Jan.
is in distress Off the Vancouver island
coast. The schooner had been blown TO
the northward by heavy gales and her
sails had been blown away. The Queen
CIT took the vessel in tow and towed
her TO Killanlch harbor near Kyuquot.
Ii is expected that tug viii be sent
from here to bring the vessel to VIC
torla.
The King David was ia days from
the Mexican port and hope had been
almost abandoned for her. She was re-
insured at 81 per cent, The King Da-
vid Is a large steel ship of 2,24O tons,
owned by the Glasgow Shipping COM
pany
A message from Capt, Davidson of
| the wrecked ship King David says he
| and part of his crew are coming on the
steamer Queen City, due here Saturday
| night, having abandoned the wreck at
| Bajos poist. The susvivors of the
| wreck are reported TO be In a bad state
| from the results of prlvations endured
during the month they spent on the
beach at Bajo point