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Show THEIR FIRST AND LAST TRIP. The Crew of the Hark Ferndato Drowned The Vessel 11 Total Wreck. Adeudeex, Wash., Feb. 1. The British bark Fcrndale, which went ashore ten miles north of the entrance to Gray's harbor Friday, Fri-day, is now a total wreck about one mile off shore, and, of her crew of twenty-three men, all but three sailors are drowned. A terrific jrale and an exceptionally hijrh tide prevailed at the time. The, sea ran higher ihan "as ever before known. When she struck, the officers and crew at once prepared pre-pared to reach the shore, but they had little time in which to make their prcpara. tions. II. was impossible to successfully launch their boats with the tremendous sea runniug, and, although the attempt was made, in.' trail craft was almost immediately dashed to pieces. Nothing was left for the crew to do but to lash themselves to the yards and broken pieces of mast. The last lean lo leave the deck was Captain Blair. Three of the seamen reached the shore on pieces of drift and the body of the mate was afterwards picked up on the sandy beach incased in a life preserver, but no trace of th.' others rmild be found. The Fcrndale was a new vessel, and was on her lirst trip to the coast. It was also the lirst visit of Captain Blair to tho coast. The vessel was worth about iH),(XX. |