STORY OF THE HER OF S. S.
TRANSIT NEAR POINT BARROW
Hull of SeiMon Scattered Along
Beach For Mil«»—\\ asp s
Crew ami Passengers l'icke<l 11»
Just In Time.
The following extracts taken from
the Nome Nugget of September
give some of the details ot' the
(wrecks of the Steamers Transit,
Wasp and Ssddon, which were
caught in the storms that struck
the west coast duriug the month ot
September:
The wreck of the Transit and the
trip of her crew from the point
where the vwsel went ashore is
briefly told as follows:
Ten minutes after the vessel
weighed anchor she struck bows 011
huge ice cakes smashing a hole in
her bow through which water at
once began to flood the hold. The
vessel was, however, kept on her
course and the pumps were started
Immediately. In spite of the con
stant use of all pumps available the
water gained so rapidly the vessel
was forced to run into shore and
anchor on the Deach five miles be
low Point Bariow in twelve feet of
water The watar continued to gain
on the pumps and after eight hours
continuous work the crew were forc
ed to abandon the work.
A native boat was then obtained
and an exami-.uUiou made of the in
jury to the vessels" bow. At this
time the vessel was rapidly filling
with water and by hard and quick
work and the use of native boats I
the larger part ot the cargo was put i
ashore on the beach.
About a wee.f later, after finding j
that it would be impossible to re-J
pair the Transit a whaleboat- was]
procured and with the crew aud two
natives, Captaiu Becklund started j
south on September 1. In the party
were Captain Becklund, Nels Son-1
Ju, George C. Teien, a Jap cook and i
two natives. The rest of the crew I
was left behini at Brower's store.
The party landed at Wainright
mission. Here they got tangled up
in the sea horses in shallow water, |
had to unload their boat and pull j
it a quarter of a mile in the middle •
of the night wading in the icy wa- j
ters and facing a fierce cold wind.
After spending the night here
they started again in the morning
and kept on to within ten miles of
Cape Lisbourae where the water got
so rough they wore forced to go on
the beach with the boat. The party
stayed here five days, occupyingtwo
igloos. During all this time a fierce
gale was blowing, they'were in groal
fear that their provisions would
give out. Here they killed squirrels
and ducks for t'cod and as soon as
the weather calmed they set out on
their way south.
j Owing to the roughness of the
water it became necessary to build
up the guiuvaies of the boat to keep
her from swamping. For this pur
pose some spire lumber was used
aud nails were pulled out of crack
er boxes. The nails were so few
and so light that they would not
hold and the men were forced to
hold their bulwarks up with their
hands.
In this manner they made Point
Hope in about twenty-four hours.
At Seal Point, thirty-five miles
from Kotzebue, they encountered a
dead calm. ■ In the meantime at Sea
Point the mariners had procured a
native boat much larger than the
one they were using. Also three
natives to go to Kotzebue. The
gunwales of this boat -Mere built up.
When they ware overtaken by the
calm three men were landed and
towed the boat from the shore. This
however did not prove a success.
They then tried rowing in relays in
three hour shifts. They kept at
this with all their might as they ex
pected that the Corwin would be at
Kotzebue.
In all the men of the Transit
traveled about live hundred miles
in an open boat. I
They fortunately were provided
with food and they arrived in Nome
none the worse for their trying ex
perience. , _ ..
Hl'LL OF SKlJDOX SCATTERED
ALONG EACH" T*>R 25 MILES. -
The vest of I. Grinaker, who was
lost in the wreck of the Seddon. was
found recently near the scene of the
wreck. In the pocked of the vest
were found his watch and some pa
pers and it is assumed from this
fact that he was in bed when the
accident took place. Parts of the
wreck were found scattered for 25
miles along the beach but no sign
whatever of the bodies was seen by
the searchers.
(Continued on Pago 4.)
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THE UNITED SlTES TO FIGHT FOB PEACE IN HO
President Wilson Will Submit
Mexican Policy to Powers
To-morrow.
WASHINGTON, OCT. 30—PRES
IDENT WILSON STATED THIS AF
TERNOON TH\T HK WOULD SUB
MIT A NOTE TO HIS CABINET
EARLY TOMORROW FOR THEIR
APPROVAL BEFORE SENDING IT
TO THE POWERS OF EUROPE,
DEFINITELY DEFINING THE AT
TITUDE WHICH THE UNITED
STATES WILL ASSUME IN THE
MEXICAN MA ITER. ALL INDI
CATIONS POINT THAT THE UNI
I'ED ST YES WILL BE FIGHTING
MEXICO WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
ALL THE FORCES OF THE AR
MY AND NAVY NOW STATIONED
IN PROXIMITY TO THE MEXICAN
BORDER HAS BEEN ORDERED T(
HOLD IN IMMEDIATE READINESS
TO GO TO MEXICO ON A MO
MENT'S NOTICE ,
Galveston, Oct. 30—Colonel Finn"
West, commanding tlio Second Cav
alry, received orders from ttie Y\ar
l)ei>arimciit at Washington to inline
iately take his men aboard the
transport, leaving their horses l>c
liind. It Ls believed tliat the trans
port will be ordered to sail at once
Tor Vera Cruz.
Mexico City, Oct. 30—All the j
foreign diplomats are disagreeing
with Minister Garden, British minis- j
ter to Mexico, in his contention that 1
America is in the right when she
refuses to interfere in the Mexican
revolution, claiming that it is time
for'the United States to step in and
establish peace within the Mexi
can borders, even should it be nec
essary for the United States to send
its etttrie fighting army here to do
so. l.
Washington, Oct. 30—From ad
vices received in communications at
the -State Depaitment today from
diplomats in Mexico, the American
government is severely criticised for
not taking ste;jg to prevent a con
tinuance of the unsettled conditions
exisjiug in Mexico.
I^is stated trat the foreign am
bassadors are complaining to their
home governments over the procras
tination of tho United States.
Thte United States is blamed for
'iot pending troops into our sister
republic with a view of restoring
tranquility aud the protection of
foreign interests. In the letters it
is st.-tfed that foreign capital is sub
ject to great losses through the hes
itancy of America to step in and
prevent further beligerancy, and
that it is not at all unlikely that
there will be ultimate loss of life
if some drastic measure is not soon
put into effect that will settle the
dispute that is keeping the country
in a continuous state of turmoil.
LAl'XCH FA\ ORITE SHOWS Ul»
AND RELIEVES ANXIETY
Word was received in this city
that the Launch Favorite which
rag h.en missing from Juneau for
tlie l'.isi »en nays, was reported to
be all right and back again in her
home port.
From the information to hand, It
would seem that shortly after puttin
out to sea from Juneau for Tcnakee,
something went wrong with the
steering gear, and while repairs wer
being made, the little craft ran into
heavy weather, and she was forced
to put into a cove for shelter. She
remained in the cove for a few days
and then proceeded on her way to
the springs. The return of the Fa
vorite to Juneau was a great relief,
as she had on board 14 passengers,
many of whom were prominent Jun
eauites.
DIAZ OBSERVES STRICTLY
BATTLESHIP REGULATIONS
Vera Cruz, Oct. 30—General Fe
lix Diaz, who at his own request
was taken ab<. ard the Battleship
Louisiana, pays strict attention to
the regulations of the United States
N'avy and has only sent com
munications ashore after they had
been scrutinized by the commander
of the vessel and with the latter's
consent. I
FUNERAL OF GEORGE GATES
WILL TAKE PLACE SUNDAY
New York, Oct. 30—The train
bearing the body of George Gates
who died while his car was passing
through Cody, Wyo., Tuesday, arriv
ed in this city this morning. The
funeral will be held from the home
of the dead young millionaire Sun
day.
DEAD ST. LOUIS BREWER
I.EAVES $210,000 TO CHARITY
St. Louis, Oct. 30—By the will
of the late Adolphus Busch, which
was-otrered for nrobate this morn
ing, it is found that the dead mil
lionaire brewer left two hundred
and ten thousand for aliaritable pur
poses. i
W. R. Hill, who is connected with
the Yukon Gold Mining company at
Dawson will sail for the south to
night. He will spend the winter on
his ranch at Penticton, B. C.
Lieut, and Mrs. Sam C. Parker
and two small sons of Fort Seward,
arrived in Skagway this morning on
the Peterson and will sail for Van
couver, enroute to San Francisco,
tonight on the Sophia. Lieut. Par
ker is going to 'Frisco where he will
undergo an operation for the relief
af defective hearing.
Fresh Sweet Cider
FIRST BARBEL OF THE SBASOH
JUST TAPPED
This Cider is made from the very choicest apples
and is strictly pure. IZ{\/y
Price, per gallon 1/VrW
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
IS. EATON NOT GUILTY OF
POISOKJER HUSBAND
Jury Takes All Night To Arrive at
Verdict.—Accused Woman Stakes
Each Juror by Hand and Thank*
Him for Verdict.
Plymouth, Oct. 30—After one of
the most sensational murder trials
ever held in this state, Mrs. Jennie
May Eaton was acquitted of the
charge of the murder of her hus
band, .Rear Admiral Joseph Giles
Eaton, today.
The case went to the jury last
night after a trial lasting several
days, in which many prominent per
sons were examined on the ■wit
ness stand. The Jury was out all
night and at nine o'clock this morn
ing sent word that they had arriv
ed at a verdict.
When brought into court, and
after the defendant had arrived, the
judge asked the foreman of the jury
what their verdict was, he answered
'"not guilty."
At the time the verdict was re
turned, a great many friends of the
accused woman were present, as was
the 16 year old daughter, I Miss
Dorothy Eaton Immediately after
the verdict was made known, the
friends showered their congratula
tions upon Mrs. Eaton, after which
she went Ito the jury box, and
thanked each one of the twelve jury
men who had cleared her name of
the chart,' - , of murder.
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WOMEN MAV SEND CHEER
OVER ICE TO LANE PART**
A musher to travel more than
2,000 miles across the Arctic waste
bearing Christmas gifts and mes
sages from the families of the p^rty
aboard the po*er schooner Polar
Bear, caught In the grip.of the ice
near Flaxman island, off the mouth
of the Canning river, 400 miles to
the eastward of Point i Barrow, will
be hired to start from Nome within
the next few days, if a plan con
ceived by Mrs. Louise Lane, wife
of the master of the imprisoned
vessel, is carried out, says the P-l
of recent date. I
Mrs. Lane sent telegrams last
Friday to Mrs. John Heard, Mrs.
P. s. Lockwood and Mrs. Samuel
Mixter, all of Boston, and all of
whom have sohs aboard the Polar
Bear asking their co-operation in se
curing some one of the hardy mush
ers of Nome to make the hazard
ous journey which will take from
100 to: 120 days going and coming.
"We have no reason to believe
that any of the boys are in dan
ger" Mrs. Lane said. *'We simply
want to get messages in to cheer
them up and also give them an op
portunity to stnd letters out to us.
I suppose that if any of the party
wished to come back with.whoever
makes the trio iu they could do so."
To reach the Polar Bear a man
starting from Nome would be oblig
ed to travel something like fifteen
hundred miles up the Yukon river
to Fort Yukon, thence up the Sheeu
jek river to the summit and across
to the headwaters o£ the Canning,
which empties Into the Arctic ocean
near Flaxman Island.
The musher ia to be chosen and
equipped by Caot. Roff of the Unit
ed States life saving service at Nome
SENATORS INCREASE RESERVE
BOARD TO NINE MEMBERS
Washington, Oct. 30—Senators to
day offered 'an amendment to the
currency bill in which the member
ship of the r£3erve board is in
creased to nine. 1
WOMAN GOSSIP FINED.
At Appleton, Wis., Mrs. Rosa
Lehn was fined $21.80 after hav
ing pleaded guilty to a charge of
gossiping preferred by Mrs. Mc-Don
ald and Emma McDonald.
Tipping Is Ordered Stopped.
Instructions have been issued at
the union railroad station at Port
land, Ore., that porters must not
receive tips, and passengers are
urged not to five them. Simultan
eously the pay of the employes was
raised.
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