HAYDEN BROWN DASHED ON
ROCK OFF MONTAGOE ISLAND
OCCUPANTS COULD HAVE ROWED ASHORE AFTER SEA HAD
CALMED BUT WAITED TO BE PICKED UP AND ANOTHER
STORM CAIVIE ON AND LONE SURVIVOR TELL8 TALE
The Cordova Alaskan contain."
I lie particulars of the wrecking of
flic barge llayden Brown, given
by the only survivor of that i 11—
fated vessel:
August Palmer, a sean\an on
the barge llayden lirown, is the
only survivor of the eight men
who were on the barge when she
went to pieces 011 a rock ofT Mon
tague island Sunday evening, May
4 21 lie was washed ashore to the
iwikid, where, he was picked up 011
Thursday morning last by the
United States lighthouse lender
Armeria. lie again had a narn»w
••scape this morning, with all oth
«'us on board, when the tender
had to be abandoned and I he 37
men were picked up from small
boats by the Admiral Sampson
and brought to Cordova..
Shortly a Him* 5 o'clock mi Fri
day afternoon, May 10, aflcr bat
tling for hours in a heavy sea ami
having had several narrow es
capes from foundering. Hie lu^r
Pioneer cul a«lrift I lie barge
llayilen Brown, that was being
lowed from Akulan hay in Seallle.
If, was feared thai I lie barge
would swamp the tng. so the ac
tion was considered absolutely
necessary. That was IK miles
soulhwest of Cape St. Klias. The
Pioneer then cruised around for
;<G hours and not, seeing anything
further of the barge, the captain
believed I hat. she had sunk and
all oil board drowned. So I life
Pioneer came on |o Cordova,
reaching here on Sunday morn
ing. Deputy Collector of (his
toids Whit tier then got. in touch
liv wireless with the revenue cul
ler Manning, bound to Kodiak,
and Capl. Perry started to search
for the barge, without avail. On
Wednesday afternoon the Mann
ing put into Cordova, having con
sidered further search useless.
According to the story of Aug
ust Palmier, after the barge was
cut adrift for four hours they
were, tossed and pitched about in
an angry sea, with heavy winds
blowing. But about 0 o'clock
thai night the sea calmed, and
all nighl it was calm. Capl. Pet
erson did no|, think it necessary
to man the small boat ami pull
for shore, which could easily have
been done, believing that Ihe Pin
' lieer or sioilier vessel would
pick them up. Hut on Saturday
the storm set iu again, making il
dangerous to attempt, a landing
by mean* of the row boat. They
drifted about until Sunday even
ing, when the barge was dashed
against the rocks otT Montague
island. She went to pieces and
all the eight men were thrown in
to the water. Five seemed to
drown almost instantly. Palmer
reached the nearby shore, and
soon after the donkey engine
man, named Wcsterlund, was
also safe on shore. Capf. Peter
son was seen endeavoring to
reach I he shore and Palmer went
(»ut as far as he could and was
about within reach of the captain
when the undertow pulled him
b.aek and he was drowned.
i'atnicr and Wcslcrlund wan
along |li«» shore most of the
niphl. Irving i<» keep warm, willi
We• terlund complaining thai hi*
was injured ami Iin^r badly.
On Monday morning Palmer got
some distance away from his
companion, ami goinp hack for
him, found him lying wilh his
fare apainsl a rock and dead. I
Later on ha also discovered that
a dead hodv had heen washed
ashore. Palmer had a tahleclolh
wrapped about him and this he
attached as a signal to a tree, al
so keeping a waleh for any pass
in? vessel, lie saw what was un-.
douhledly the tup Ooliath on
Monday, hul if was loo far oul Ir»
see his signal. He never saw the
Manning, and continued to wan
tier along the hcaeh. subsisting
011 three cans of corned beefj
which he found on shore. On |
Thursday morning the Armeria i
put in al Xarikof point, only ai
lew hundred feet from where i
rainier then was. He was taken!
aboard and cared for, and was one)
of the arrivals this afternoon,
and later sailed on the Sampson
for Seattle. Mr. .Whittier has
wired Capl. Peiry of the Manning
of the two dead bodies that, are
on Montague island, inquiring
whether the cutler will return
for the bodies or whether he shall
send for them from (lordova.
The Jlayden Brown, as a bark,
was formerly in the trade between
New York and Brazil and later
N°Tlie Ti»te
1
■ To advertise. IF business is quiet
vJ'JM
.•■il l■•'j/-. ire Invigorate It by bringing your
iiultj'in waro® before the buyer. No mer
.yvi/l *! M Uilt>chant ever suooeeded by outtlng
^!jh'lr>;^IA,M^own hl8 CM,w®rtl»lng Just beoauso
.•••M'jomH /i n I/ ruO-ney tightened up a little. On
V*11,im i V.' i/i I ''tHo,'/?thar hand the merohant who
/iflJK* (Ii ioX inoetsjthe money Is the one who
vn,'n^n,'VuV?/?;'|(yM^. • ^mmnd for his wares
Siiuotun (Mil ihHiufcti Mis Mhrsrtlsing oolumns
hll.H l)l:>M ')» jfcl'J. dv.
Mil >i111 //'»!!«>! nriT"^!1^spS^ST.
,"!<»'inl liiiiiiih; 'yotfWave something for sale
"nt'i'1 /-V \l;iW^'i^^^vsrtlssmsnt telling
>.•. -.H .if>.i I It* ftis*** fcr+wlll bring It bs
are oonfldent
t i i It wlll br4wg^r«sulta. Try It.
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VALOEZ COUPLE
WED AT CORDOVA
Miss Vera Fieser and Robt. Web
er Are Man and Wife—Will
Reside in Railroad Town
Our young lownsnian. llobert|
Weber, unij Miss Vera Fi.'ser, of
Valdez, were made happy last
evening at 7 .o'ch^'k by the cere
mony performed by Rev. M. E.
Koonee, and which united for life
these young people. The cere
mony was performed at the Bry
ant collage where the newly mar
ried couple will make their fu
ture home.
Mr. Weber's mother came ov
er from Valdez with I he young
lady and assisted in Ihe prepar
ations for Ihe event. She was
present last evening and so also
were Miss Monohan, Mrs. Thodv,
Mrs. McAvoy and Mrs. Grisel.
After Ilev. Koonee had tied Ihe
knot, an appetizing repast was'
served, followed by I ho appear
ance of the band, of which Mr.|
Weber is a member. A general i
good lime was had and the new- j
ly made couple start life under
auspicious rirrumslanci's and
willi I In* well wishes of a host of I
Cordova and Valdez friends.--]
Alask an.
RANCHER SLAYS
HIS YOUNG WIFE
After Separation Watson Kills
Wife and Her Mother and
Attempts Suicide
I
< •ohlcmlale, Wash., May 21.—
Sam \V. Watson,"a young rancher
aged 20, residing in Pleasant. val
ley, sliol and killed his wife and
her mother on tin* homestead of
his father-in-law in Oakllat, and
then attempted suicide, hut may
recover.
The Ironhlr grow out of fan -
ried wrongs following a separa
tion from his wife last Septem
ber. The wife was 10 years nf
ago.
sailed between New York and (ilii
■in, afterward crossing the paci
ile to China. In the early gold
rush the llaydeii Brown was en
gaged in tlu» Alaska trade and
\oyaged between San Francisco
uid St. Michael under her own
sail. She was built at Ncwberry
port, Mass., in 1870, was «»f 709
tons net regular and 10? feel
long.
Until recently she was employ
id in carrying ore between Brit
ish Columbia and the Taeoma
smelte. r
A8K8 RECEIVER FOR
HEINZE MINING COMPANY
Wallace, Ida., May 2i.~ AI leg-!
in^r that !•'. Augustus lleinze has;
diverted the treasury stock of the)
Stewart Mining company without !
consideration and that tie has)
dissipated the assets of the roiii-l
pan.v, Edward J. Carter, «»F Spo- .
kaue, has begun suit asking for
llie appointment of a receiver.
The launch Helen, Capl. Frank
Nelson, is now on the Slump hay
run.
SEE
Holm & Hamell
Fop good qulok oarpanUr
work, thapard's Building,
W«ll Strati.
Tonight at ih® IR«J«itlo.
1. Overture? MnjesMe orches
tra.
2. "On the War Path," how
Hohhio defends the cahin.
3. Illustrated song.
■4. "In the Arctic Night," a
story of Alaska. Home very good
scenes of the North.
5. "When the String* Are
Loosed," or "Two Fools and
Their Follies." What a cowboy's
wife and a harem skirlw ill do on
J ho wpslern ranch.
Anheuser-Busch
There's None So Good
The Big Place
A I. White
Proprietor
DAGGETTJD LEAHY
Satisfaction Guaranteed
All branches of up-to-date den
tistry. Offices over Jim Kahlor's
drug store, Valdcz, Alaska.
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladni and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private Bath Room for Ladies.
Corni Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 \Val| St.
NOTICE.
As .1 sanitary measure I will
offer four prizes t<» any persons,
including preferably children, for
I lie greatest number of Hies'
caught between this dale andlhej
II1 st day of June next at the noonj
hour.
Flics can be caught in any
planner ihe ingenuity of the coin-j
pel i I or may suggest.
Flies caught should be placed
in a receptacle where they can
dry.
They mjust be delivered at the
health officer's office on tho 21st
day of June, 1912, during the
noon hour.
To the person catching the
largest number of flies a cash
prize of $10.00 will be given.
Tho second highest will receive
$5.00.
The third prize will be $3.00.
The fourth prize will be $2.00.
It is to be hQpcd many will
participate in this contest for,
besides winning a prize, each
worker will be rendering the com
munity a lasting benefit.
D. H. SLEEM,
Ilea 11 li Oll'ieer Town of Valdcz.
NOTICE.
For the purpose nf mainlniii- j
inpr good sanitary conditions the
citizens of Valdez are hereby re
quested, according to section one
of Ordinance No. 27, to remove
from their premises, from the
streets, highways, alleys, grounds
and gutters, streams and creeks
adjacent to their premises, all
dirt, rubbish, garbage, ashes,
empties of cans and bottles, and
all fi 1 (ti of any kind deposited by
them. All parties who have or
caused to have manure piles on
their premises or near stables are
requested to remove and haul
away the same. Anyone failing
to comply with this notice before
the 2 ilh day of the present month
\vil| subject, himself to the pro
visions of the above ordinance.
I). II. St,HEM. M. I).,
Health Officer.
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given thai Iho
firm of Smith, Bunnell & Weber,
heretofore engaged in the gen
eral practice of law at Valdez,
Alaska, has this day been dis
solved by mutual consent. Any
and all accounts due to said tlrm
may be paid to any of the under
signed, to whom authority is
hereby given to receipt for the
samo.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
15th day of May, 1912.
EDMUND SMITH.
C3. E. BUNNELL.
F. C. WEBER.
NOTICE.
Healed bids will b« recoived
immediately for the sinking of BO
foot of inclino shaft, 5 1-2 x 8
1-2 feet in size, nt the ClifT mine.
All bids must bo in by noon, May
25, 1912. For further and de
tailed information inquire at the
mine. I reserve the right to re
ject any and all bids.
CLIFF MINING COMPANY,
By J. W. Hamilton, 8upt.
FOR 8ALE--At Fort Usbum,
household . goods, piano, dishes,
rrttf*. e'-o., Inquiro afternoons at
cable office, Lieut. Drury. k 25
Who has a better right fo shine
in Chinese affairs than Dr. Sun?
COAL COAL
*
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports and Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle £- May 27
- June 15
Steamer Bertha, leaves Seattle - June 20
Connecting at Siattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Dow Hates. Miirht reserved tochanite steamers and sailing ilatw.
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
—
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I | Foot Keystone Ave
Telenhnn« fifi I Koujfh Dry 10e lb.
Telephone 66
LILL=ikjLim-a«WUH wan.
IT'S IN THE BREWING
PILSENER STYLE
THE BEER THAT MADE VALDEZ FAMOUS
A Home Product For Home People
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Patronize HOME Industry and Keep Your
Money at HOME
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA* leave every eight days, AH the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO.
VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms]
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rate*
Reasonable
F«ot of w«ii st. ARCHIBALD BLOCK
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaved Valdez for Port
Wells every Tuesday carry
ing passongers and freight,
touching al all way points
whero business offers.
Special Tripi Can Be Arranged
Chan. R. Crawford
Wall StrMt Ph««i* ISt
[ Window, Doff, M—Mil, Flniafc*
ii)| Lumber
A «••>«> hr PilrWb, Www 41
Tt»i» Prospvotor It th« paptr U