LETTER GIVES DETAILS OF i
DEATH OF DUNCAN M'DONNELL
Complete details of the death of
Duncan “Cinnabar” McDonnell and
the incidents during the 17 days he
struggled for life were received at
Iditarod recenty in a letter from
Duke K. Stubbs of Aniak:
“Duncan McDonnell died at 2o min
utes to i o’clock on the morning of
January 24. after suffering terribly
for seventeen days. His mind wand-j
ered considerably up to within twen
ty-four hours of the end, alter which
he made no further signs that he
recognized anyone about his bedside.
A Terrible Journey
**On the morning of January 7 Mr.
McDonnell left Discovery cabin, on
Hear creek, where (luy Croat and Os
car Henderson are stopping tempor
arily, to go to Ophir creek. I he trail
leads some eight miles up Hear creek,
all of which is above timber line, to
the pas^s between Hear ami Ophir
creeks, which is a somewhat steep and
narrow pass, in which the wind blows
at times with great violence.
“Ho was blinded by the violence of
the wind and particles of snow hurled
along with it, and turned back to re
turn to Discovery cabin. On tho jour
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nev back, which he made with great
difficulty because of his blindness, he
got his feet and legs wet in overflows
or by breaking through the thin ice on
Bear creek. Because of this, towards
the last he could only travel on his
hands and knees.
“It was while thus traveling, on the
second night, having been two days
and one night in arriving at this
point, that the dogs began barking
violently, which drew the attention ot
the boys, and he was found crawling
past the cabin, and frozen in a most
horrible manner.
“The temperature during this time
was extremely low. as recorded by a
government thermometer. On Jan
uary 7 it reached .‘>0 degrees below
zero; on January 8. “9 below, and on
January 9. 4“ below.
“Guy Groat. Mike McDermott and
J. A. Davidson brought McDonnell
from Bear to Henry Howard’s cabin,
on Ophir creek. C harles Castleman
and William Cribby started for the
Kuskokwim river at Ohagamute with
him. and were caught by a storm at
Whitefish lake, and were compelled to
camp two or three nights, and suffer
ed great hardships. Fted Webster
and William McLean then traveled
with him from Ohagamute to Kol
makoff. where Mrs. Stubbs nursed
him until death relieved his suffering.
Physician’s Fast Trip to Render Aid
“The rr’ners arrived v‘ KoimakoiT
with Mcf'onncll on the !7th ten days
after he had had his awn*; experience.
Arthur Willis undertook the t* Ip to
Iditarod to secure medical aid. Ho
reached Flat late in tho afternoon,
and an hour later the sendees of I >r.
H. R. Moore were secured. The doctor
started on the long journey behind
one of the fastest dog teams, which
was volunteered for his use, and ar
rived at Louis Nelson’s Bonanza road
house in less than two hours, making
an average of about seven miles an
hour, despite the loss of a brake en
roll te.
“At the roadhouse Louis Nelson
was waiting with his large, fast team j
of dogs, and left in a few minutes for
Stevens & konechney’s camp, on
(’rooked. This part of the trail is the
worst on the whole trip, being the
part where the trail crosses the moun
tains, and all of it is through timber,
where the snow is very deep. Be
sides, the most of the trip was made
in the dark.
“At Stevens & Konefrhney’s camp
A. A. Burglin was waiting with his
team, and took Dr. Moore to the
mouth of Crooked, where Dennis Par
ent piloted the doctor the balance of
his journey, stopping twice to hitch in
fresh dogs, arriving at his destina
tion just after midnight, making a
record trip for the entire distance,
and hours ahead of expectations. The
entire trip was the fastest that has
ever been made, even when the trails
were at their best, which was not the
case just after the big storm.
“Dr. Moore found his- patient still*
alive, and conscious part ol the time, t
but in the most serious condition, and |
still be allive, of any case of freezing, j
probably that has ever occurred in
this section. Dr. Moore used every -
effort at the command of his medical
skill to relieve the intense sufferings ,
of the patient, but the case was be- j
yond human help.
“Only the highest praise can be ex- J
pressed for the sacrifices and hard- j
ship Dr. Moore went through to an
swer the call for medical aid, which
he did cheerfully, and with entire
disregard of his personal affairs.
“McDonnell's home was three miles
below Kolmakotf. He owned inter
ests in quartz claims about eighgteen
miles back of the Russian Mission
mountains, besides some placer claims
on Rear creek, which he had gone to
look after when he met with his mis
hap.
“Burial will take place on the bluffs
on the right limit of the Kuskokwim
river, across from his old home.
A Good Samaritan
Dr. Moore returned to Flat ate on
the evening of Friday, Jan. 2(>. He
spoke in deep appreciation ot “that
Good Samaritan of the Kuskokwim.1*
Mrs. Duke E Stubbs, who, he says,
gave all she had for the relief of the
su fferer.
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