STORY OF THE SINKING
OF STEAMSHIP EDITH.
Officer of the Mariposa Telia All
About the Loss of the
Big Freighter.
“The Mariposa received the S. 0. S.
of the Edith at 6:30 on Tuesday
morning,” says John E. Thwaites,
mail clerk of the Mariposa. “At that
time were were about two hours from
Cordova and as the Edith was 48
miles east of Cape St. Elias we figur
ed that we should arrive on the scene
at 3 o’clock that afternoon. About
7:30 in the morning wireless com
munications ceased between the Edith
and the Mariposa. We had great
foreboding as to the safety of the
Edith, as the sea was running very
high where we were.
At noon the man in the crows nest
reported seeing what he thought were
small boats, but they turned out to be
the masts of the Edith, in the distance
At 3 o’clock we sighted a small boat,
which proved to be a life boat of the
Edith, having aboard ID of the
crew. Shortly afterwards another
life boat was sighted and it contained
Captain McMullen and 20 more of the
crew. All the crew were tired out.
cold, wet and hungry from being OUT
in the boats since early morning.
The first boat load left the Edith
at 6:30 a. m. and the last about 8.
The last man off had the narrowest
escape of all. When the cargo shift
ed at 6:30 he was down in the coal
bunkers heaving coal. As the boat
lurched the coal blocked up his exit,
and he was a prisoner. He worked
hard digging his way out and finally
made it about 8 o’clock. The second
boat pulled off at 7:30 and after
counting the number present it was
found that one man was missing.
They stayed around the Kdith for a
half hour when the coal heaver was
seen standing by the rail of the
steamer, and was taken aboard.
The Mariposa stayed around for
some time and finally got a line on
the wreck and tried to tow her ashore
but she was filling so fast that they
gave her up during the afternoon.
They stayed around her till about 10
p. m. and abandoned her.
“The crew* of the Edith was left at
Cordova by the Mariposa and taken
to Seattle on the Northwestern.”
Prof. C. C. Georgeson. nead of the
Alaska Agricultural Experiment Sta
tions. passed through on the Admiral
Evans on his way to the Kodiak Ex
periment station.
The launch Red Wing will leave for
Kodiak tomorrow* morning about 4
o’clock if weather conditions permit.
Capt. Mueller says that the Red Wing
will be stationed at Kodiak for the use
of the Kodiak Agricltural Experi
ment station.
..FOR RENT—Furnished houses
Doughtery & Stewart, 5th & Adams.
8-28—6t.
Ladies’ and childrens* furnishings
at Butt’s.
N’o advertiser can afford to omit
the Seward Gateway.
NEWS NOTES
_•
Den Sweasy came in from Cooper
creek last night.
Frank i. Roycroft came in from
Mile 29 last night and went out again
this morning.
George Cotter came in from the
Kenai Mining & Milling Company on
Cooper creek yesterday afternoon and
expects to remain in town a few days.
H. J. Rolfe came in from out the
line yesterday. He went out to the
Snow river country this morning and
expects to be gone several weeks.
Hoagland and Miller went out to
their prospects in the Moose Pass
country. They say that everything
| looks tine out there.
J. D. Johnston returned to his
home at Mile 6 this morning.
J. Curtis Patterson, the Phila
| delphia mining man, went out to
Roosevelt this morning to spend the
I day with Aron Ericson. While out
there he will do some fishing. Mr.
Patterson will leave for the outside
on the return of the Mariposa from
the west.
At a meeting of the Commercial
Club last evening twelve new mem
bers were admitted.
R. Nichols and G. Warcup, of San
Jose. Calif., arrived last night on he
Mariposa. They are here looking
over the country .
J. C. Sloan, brother-in-law of H. A.
Harmon of this city, is a recent ar
rival in this city.
Mrs. J. E. Chovin and daughter
Helen arrived last night on th<» Mari
posa. They have taken a house on
Third avenue.
Mrs. C. D. Moyer and son Philip,
arrived last night on the Mariposa.
Mr. Moyer is with the Engineering
Commission.
Chief Forester Graves, instead of
coming on the Mariposa, went west
on the boat before but left his bag
gage here at the Seward hotel and
will return to Seward overland.
The Alaska Evening Post is the
name of a new daily newspaper whose j
first number was issued in Seward:
yesterday. Amongst the stockholders '
are said to be some well known peo-1
pie, including John E. Ballaine, C. T.
Daggett and others.
H. H. Holderth went out to the
Bungalow this afternoon and expects
to come back Saturday with a sack
full of ptarmigan and grouse.
Miss Elizabeth Boyle, who has been
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
Boyle leaves tomorrow night on the
Mariposa for Douglas. She will teach
school there again this year. The
school opens in Douglas next Tues
day morning.
Miss Gertrude W. Bryant, formerly
of Seward, will teach the school at
| Metlahkatla.
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FOR RENT—Furnished houses,
\ Dougherty & Stewart, f>th & Adams.
I 9-2—6t.
Try Urbach, next to post office, for
groceries.
Just arrived. Large shipment of
peaches for canning purposes at
Brown & Hawkins.
COl'RT SESSION HERE
ON ARRIVAL OF ALAMEDA.
Judge Brown Will Come Here on
That Vessel and Await Her
Return from Anchorage.
A short term of court will be held
here in Seward on the arrival of the
Alameda. Judge Brown will come on
that vessel and hold court until her
return from Anchorage. In that few
days the work can be completed as
there are only a couple of equity cases
to be dealt with.
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MRS VAN CAMPEN AND
MRS. FORGY ARRIVE.
Mrs. Ethel Forgy returned last
night from a trip outside. While in
the states Mrs. Forgy took a look at
the fair at San Francisco and traveled
through all the Pacific coast states
and spent a couple weeks on a ranch
in Oregon. Mrs. Forgy stopped at
Skagway on her way up visiting
some of ther friends there and also at
La touche, as the guest of Mrs. van
Campen. Mrs. van Campen came
over with her to spend a few days in
Seward.
STEVE WHITEHEAD GOES
TO FIGHT GERMANS.
G. S. Whitehead, better known as
Steve Whitehead, has joined fho army
in Canada and will be sent to the
front to fight, according to word re
ceived from Mrs. Martin, mother of
Mrs. Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead is a
lieutenant in some Canadian corps,
and had been so before coming to Se
ward. #
HUNTING PARTY COMES.
J. K. Uihlein and E. J. Uihlein. two
prominent brewer and bankers of
Milwaukee, passed through last n:ght
on the Mariposa on their way t^> An
chorage. From Anchorage they will
proceed to Kussiloff river and into the
Indian river country under the guid
ance of Crit Tolman and Andrew
Berg, of Kenai, and expect to spend
6 weeks hunting in that country.
Others in the hunting party are, J. C.
Tolman, manager, Tom Finnegan and
George Kosmos, packers.
TO SELL SELDOVIA COAL.
A. G. de Sherbinin has made all ar
rangements to place Seldovia coal on
the Seward market and expects to
make the first shipment on the Ad
miral Farragut when that vessel re
turns from the westward trip on her
first voyage.
MARIPOSA ARRIVES.
The Mariposa arrived last night at
8:110 and brought the following pas
sengers: Mrs. C. I). Moyer and son,
Miss Sylvia Wold, Mrs. J. E. Chovin,
Helen Chovin, J. Corsen, Mrs. G. Cor
sen, G. Warcup, A. Nichols and 2
steerage.
The roundtrippers on the Mariposa
were: S. S. Smith, Mrs. Smith, Mrs.
Charles Perfect, William Wainman,
Mrs. Wainman, G. W. Brown, A. S.
Whiteway and Mrs. Whiteway.
Have You Smoked An
OPTIMO
LATELY?
Some Smoke!
NATIONAL GROCERY COMPANY, Seattle
SOLE DISTRIBUTOR
THE HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK OF ALASKA
AT SEWARD
OFFICERS
NEW YORK SEWARD
JOSEPH W. HARftliVLAN, president. GASTON HARDY, vice President.
JOHN A. NOBLE, Vice President. I RICH LUCAS, Cashier.
HENRY B WESSEEMAN, »it. r,». SIDNEY B. CONODON, *„t. c«u.r
MERRILL A. MARTIN, au.w.
Former Assayer U. S. Mint, San Francisco
GOLD DUST AND BULLION BOUGHT AND ASSAYED
CORRESPONDENT
HARRIMAN NATIONAL BANK
NEW YORK
FILES ANSWER IN THE
OLIVER DIVORCE CASE.
Mrs. Oliver Denies the Allegations of
the Plaintiff, Henry
• Oliver.
An answer to the complaint, in the
case of Henry Oliver vs. Jeffsie B.
Oliver, has been filed and contains a
denial of the allegations that she com
mitted adultery in Seward with any
one or in any place with any person.
The answer admits only that the mar
riage took place in Nome in 1903 and
that a baby was born. She denies
that the plaintiff has been a resident
of Alaska for two years preceding the
filing of the suit. L. L. James, Jr., is
her attorney.
Phone Adams 103 for strictly fresh
ranch eggs. 40c doz.
FOR RENT: Cabin with stove,
shot gun, six shooter, traps and cook
ing untensils. Adress Gateway.
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER 13.
The Seward public schools will open
the second monday in September or
on the thirteenth. The following is
the corps of teachers; Miss Sylvia
Wold, High school; Mrs. Ethel Forgy,
principal; Miss Francis Root, Prim
ary school. It is thought at the pres
ent time that Mrs. Forgy will teach
the grades from the 5th to the 8th in
clusive, but the matter will be de
cided by a meeting of the teachers
and school board.
PICTURES DONATED TO
SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
George Phelps yesterday received
the pictures of Abraham Lincoln and
President Wilson, which he has do
nated to the Seward public schools.
They have been elegantly framed
with native timber by Cal Ilrosius
and will make beautiful pictures fo/
the Seward school rooms.
Mr. Phelps has already donated
pictures to the schools. These are the
large picture of William H. Seward
and a facismile of the Declaration of
Independence.
New consignment of Libb’s apple
butter—twenty-five cents per can.
Brown & Hawkins, “Quality First."
Long distance telephone booth '-t
The Branch.
Choice residence lots, room 5 Cole
man Hotel. 8-30—6t.
i
Waterfill & Frazier whiskey at
“The Branch."
Dry goods at Butts.
Meet me at The Branch.
A special meeting of the Seward
fire boys will be held in the fire hall
at 8 o’clock this evening. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
Miss Sylvia Wold, the high school
teacher for the ensuing term, arrived
from Seattle last night on the Mari
posa. She did not stop off. however,1
this time but continues the trip to An
chorage.
SHIPPING CALCNDAH
Friday, Aug. 27.
Alliance
arr’d 9:30 p. m. " *
Saturday, Aug. 28.
Alliance
left for west 3 p. m. --a '
Sunday, Aug. 29.
Tugs, Shelikof, Bear
stopped at Seward from Nushagak
to Seattle.
Tuesday August 31.
Evans,
arrived 3 a. m. Sailed west 4:30
a. m. Expected back Thursday.
Northwestern
arr’r 4:30 a. m.. Sails south out
side passage via Cordova 4 p. m.
Wednesday, Sept. 1.
Alameda
leaves Seattle for Seward.
Mariposa
arrives from south 5 p. m.
Alliance
arrives from west 6 p. m.
Thursday Sept 2.
Alliance
due tonight 10 p. m.
Evans
due from west tomorrow.
Mariposa
due from west tomorrow.
Sunday Sept. 5.
Farragut
due to !*ave Seattle for Seward in
side passage.
Made to measure suits at Urbach’s,
next to post office. t*
WHEN IN SEATTLE
CO DIRECT TO
CHEASTYS
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit cue
there, they will take care of them until you call no charge.
IT’S TIME WELL SPENT AT THIS STORE
t T A Men’s and Young
CHEASTY O Men’s Wear
O. C. CRAVES, Pre*. and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
Territorial and City Depository
This
-Bank
is a home hank, catering to the needs and
conditions of the home people, most of whom
are known personally to our officers and
directors.
If we haven’t your acquaintance we'll
he pleased to know you today —and also
handle your banking.
BANK OF SEWARD
RAIN-PROOF
“Pony Cowboy"
m> HATS
Hardeman’s $3.00 Hats
L. URBACH NextstE0wPA°Rr,ice
LOCATION NOTICES AT THE GATEWAY
BROWN & HAWKINS
“Quality First”
Seward Knik Anchorage
“Groceries” “Clothing”
Just Arrived on S. S. Alliance j
The Best Stock of Groceries ever brought
to Seward at PRICES LOWER than ever offered
in Alaska.
PRICES
On S. S. Alliance, Just Arrived:
Potatoes, per hundred lbs., . $2.00
Onions, per hundred lbs., . . 2.50
Sugar, best granulated, per 100 lbs., 7.25
Patent Excellent Flour, per sack, 1.75
Libby’s Dill Pickles, 3 cans for . .50
Libby’s Milk, per case, . . . 3.50
Dwight-Edwards’ Coffee, spcl., 3 lbs., 1.00
Pearl Oil, per case . . . 3.50
Libby’s Catsup, per bottle, . • -25
These are only a few of our prices; come in
and see what we can do for you in Case Goods.
“Hardware” “furniture”
Brown & Hawkins
“Quality First”
PALACE JINGLES ’
When once the streets are graded,
And this town takes on the air
Of a camp that has grown permanent,
Of a city that is "there;”
When the trail is clear to Kenai Lake
Then we’ll charter Ashland’s car,
And you’ll have a picnic as the quests
Of the Famous Palace Bar.
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe and Lnnch Counter in Connection | BILL DEVINE
PALACE JINGLES
We have the goods for the picnics,
And swimming parties too;
If yeu like a drop of Sheroowd Rye,
Or that famous German Brew,
Just “talk, don't walk" we do the rest
And it is not too far,
In 40 winks we land the goods
From the Famous Palace Bar.