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OF SEWARD, ALASKA — Established August 19. 1904
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VADE IN PACE
It is futile to attempt to express in words the sorrow
of every resident in Seward in the death by drowning in
Resurrection bay of three men this morning.
With but a scant hour left before pulling up anchor
and leaving for the South, having completed a most suc
cessful season charting and plotting the areas in this dis
tinct and going through this entire period without an acci
dent, like a bolt from the heavens a boat is swamped and
three lives flicker out.
The suddenness of these apparantly untimely deaths,
for all were still boys, in their early twenties, has shocked
the community as nothing has done before for every
member of the Surveyors crew has become one of Sew
ard’s family during months spent here this year.
The metal these government men are made of is il
lustrated in the vain attempt of W. H. Bowen who leaped
into the ice cold water of the bay to rescue his shipmate
R. P. Byerly, and George Slavin, the boy from the S. S.
Redondo, and in doing so lost his own life.
What finer way to die than the way of hero Bowen.
Every effort was brought to bear to rescue the men,
when their cries for help rang out over the waters early
this morning, by Captain R. R. Lukens and his able crew,
but the elements were against it.
All through the morning hours and today the search
has continued for the bodies of the boys but thus far the
sea has refused to give them back.
Seward is badly upset today, nothing seems right, and
moist eyes are a common sight.
Vade in Pace, Volente Deo.
After all, there’s nothing so much wrong with either
the country’s bandits or its politicians. Most of them
were originally reared by our' fathers and mothers,
taught by our teachers, hired by our school boards, elected
by all of us; and if we’re ashamed of our own products,
maybe we ought to change our methods of production.
The chance of a lifetime tomorrow for the ladies of
Seward!
No need for any of them to cook dinner tomorrow
evening.
Make your husband, brother or sweetheart, bring you
to the S. A. C. dinner.
Overheard on Seward street comer: “My husband is
never happy when I am out of his sight.”
“Mine doesn’t trust me either.’
Another reason America is becoming famous as a
democracy is that when a fellow says he doesn’t choose to
run, he gets hisl name in bigger head-lines than the fellow
who announces his candidacy.
According to the report from the big local ticket sale
for the chicken dinner tomorrow evening at the S. A. C.
hall, the ladies in charge of the affair will have to raid
all chicken coops and barnyards.
The golf players are glad to note The Gateway is now
publishing a day in advance the movements of the tides.
Maybe what these declining candidates for President
really mean is “I do not pose to run.”
How can anyone say “liquor flowed freely” when it
sold for $8 a pint?
Some women are dressed a darn sight more decent
in a night-gown than in an evening gown.
The Atlantic ocean seems determined that nobody
else is going to put anything over on it.
There may be a shortage! of chickens to eat at the big
feed tomorrow evening but, nevertheless, there will be
plenty of chicken.
HUGE SUSTAINS
HEAVY FIRE LOSS IN
RLE SATURDAY NITE
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ANCHORAGE, Oct. 3. (/P)—Fire,
last night, destroyed the Williams’
Mortuary and partially burned Con
way’s second hand store. The loss
is estimated at $17,000, by Mr. Wil
liams, partially covered by insur
ance to the extent of $9,000. The
Conway loss is unestimated. Three
firemen narrowly escaped serious in
jury or death when the second story
floor gave way dropping them to the
ground floor. \
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As the skiff neared the stern of the
Surveyor it filled and swamped the
men taking to the water and shouting
for help. This occured at 3:35 a. m.,
today.
The quartermaster on watch, im
mediately gave the alarm, “man over
board.” Capt. Lukens, who had been
awakened from sound slumber by the
cries for help was on deck in an in
stant and was joined simultaneously
by other officers and members of the
crew. He heaved overboard a life
ring and rushed to the boat deck and
ordered thd whale boat lowered.
While this was taking place Carl
Deekin was reached by a heaving line
^nd hauled on deck. It was about at
this time when Bowen suddenly went
over the side in an effort to assist or
save the men in the water. In so do
ing he dove headlong to death and if
Capt. Lukens had had any inkling that
Bowen had contemplated jumping
over he would have been restrained
for the Captain said no one could
have lived in the icy water for more
than a few minutes. Another seaman
asked permission to jump in after the
men, but he was ordered below. Bow
en undoubtedly acted upon the spur
of the moment.
In the meantime the vessel was
swinging on her long length of anchor
and had swung aw'ay from the men.
By the time the boat was dropped
into the water and pulled away to the
scene, in the face Of the strong north
erly gale, the men could not be found.
The power launch, by this time, had
also dropped in the water, and with
the aid of the big searchlight, the
surrounding waters were swept and
searched continuously for four hours.
The swamped skiff was found by the
launch but though the search has con
tinued without a letup since, the bod
ies have not been recovered.
The vessel, which was scheduled
to sail this morning at 5 o’clock for
the South, having completed its sea
son’s work in this district, will remain
in port indefinitely, Capt. Lukens stat
ed, to continue the search for the
bodies but local serfaring men say the
search will prove fruitless. The Sur
vey^ was anchored off shore having
between 30 and 40 fathoms under her.
Byerly has a sister in Norristown,
Penn., and Bower a sister in Wilming
ton, N. C., Slavin’s address was given
as Yakama, Wash.
SERVICES TOMORROW
Funeral services will be held aboard
ship tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock
and it is particularly requested, an
nounces President Leon Urbach, of
the Seward Chamber of Commerce,
that every business house close be
tween the hours of 10 and 11 a. m., in
respect to the three departed boys.
Thomas Philip Graham, minister,
will officiate over the services.
Mr. Urbach also requests the ladies
of Seward to bring or send down to
the float, at 9 o’clock in the morning,
their floral offerings.
Great show on at Liberty tonite.
--W
FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM
LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRUHN.
Fresh killed local chickens. Car
stens Packing Company.
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Electric and Acetylene Welding, Plumbing,
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FIRESTONE TIRES AND TUBES
CHAS. LECHNER, Proprietor
FAIR MINING SEASON
The past season’s production on the
Cooper ground in the Cache Creek
district turned out fairly well, accord
ing to Charlie Cooper, one of the ow
ners, who returned a few days ago.
Hia partners, who came out with him,
left Saturday for the States where
they will remain until spring. Not so
with Charlie; he remains here with
his mother.
RUSTGARD GOES SOUTH
John Rustgard, attorney general of
Alaska, who has been making a tour
of this district of the Territory in the
interest of the widely-heralded con
troller bill, and which will probably be
one of the big issues in the next cam
paign, passed through town Saturday,
enroute to his offices in Southeastern
Alaska.
THREE FEET OF SNOW
Three feet of snow covered the area
north of Fort Yukon the latter part of
August, according to Gerald Fitz
Gerald, of the Geological Survey, who
Passed thru Seward Saturday follow
ing completion of the season’s work in
that area.
In the Chandelar district, about a
foot of snow covers the ground and
all the smaller lakes are frozen over,
say Seward arrivals from the Interior.
FRESH KILLED CHICKENS FROM
LONGS RANCH, AT FRYE BRUHN.
Join Urbach's circulating library.
Fifteen oents to road a late book.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SUBMtTffVQ FIWAL
PROOF
—
Anchorage, Alaska, July 19th, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that Horace
Samuel Abbert, entryman, together
with hie witnesses, Zeph T. Halferfcy
| and Karl Armstrong, all of Kodiak,
! Alaska, has submitted final proof on
his homestead entry, Serial No. 05546
for the land included in Non Mineral,
U. S. Survey No. 1464, containing
159.986 acres, Situate Latitude 57
jdeg. 43 min. 43 sec. N., Longitude
152 deg. 28 min. 05 sec. W. and said
I final proof is now in the files of the
U. S. Land Office at Anchorage,
Alaska, and if no protest is filed in
the said XJ. S. Land Office at Anch
orage, Alaska within the period of
publication or within thirty days
thereafter, said final proof will be
accepted and final certificate will be
issued.
J. LINDLEY GREEN,
Register.
Date of first publication Sept. 3, 192T.
Date of last publication Nov. 12, 1927.