CHAS. SHELDON TO SEATTLE
To pay a long overdue visit to his
mother who resides in Seattle, Chas
Sheldon, local postmaster, departec
today a passenger on the S. S. Starr
This is Mr. Sheldon’s first trip to tin
States in seven years and his seconi
in 15 years. He plans returning
home on the Starr.
Clarence Bartholf, who operator
the Mable mine in the Willow Creel
district, came in today a passenge:
from Seattle on the S. S. Alaska
Mr. Bartholf has been Outside fo:
several months. Three brothers ac
companied him who, it is reported
will be at the mine with him this
summer.
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WIFE OF BUSINESS MAN BACK
Mrs. C. E. Orlander, wife of the
local jeweler and member of the
Seward City Council, who has been
visiting in the States for several
months past, returned home today
on the S. S. Alaska.
John Ospehang, fisherman at Unga.
is among the passengers on the
steamer Starr en route to Ketchikan.
John Hubley, who arrived in Sew
ard yesterday on the steamer Starr
: from Unga, plans remaining in thp
city for the season.
Herb Dunlop, salesman, returned
to Seward yesterday from the West
ward a passenger on the S. S. Starr.
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SHIPWRECKED CREW
FROM IH EISKUM
ARRIVE ON S.S. STARR
LACK OF LARGER CRAFT IN VIC.
INITY MEANS LARGE l-OSS
TO COMPANY
Three heavy anchors failed to hold
the large motorboat Iskum, wreck
ed early on the morning of March
25 on the rocks of Umnak Island, ac
cording to J. W. Rafferty, one of the
owners of the Kanaga Ranching Co.,
who was on board the boat which
belonged to the company, on his
way to one of their three fox Islands.
The elements were in a terrible
mood that morning and along with
the terrific gale, which velocity was
placed over 100 miles an hour, an
abnormal tide rose and due to the
latter action the vessel is so high
and dry that the meager means
at their command it was absolutely
impossible to budge the boat from its
position on the beach. Every means
available were tried but all proved
in vain. For five successive tides
the crew made valient efforts to
shove or pull the boat into the
water; masts were taken down,
everything moveable was stripped
from it; even the oil was taken out
of the tanks but with all this the
vessel could not be moved a fraction
of an inch.
It is said that had there been a
larger boat near at hand it was con
fidently thought the Iskum could
have been pulled off the beach with
ease. As it is now it is doubtful if
it would be worth salvaging. If a
dry dock or shipyard were near,
providing the boat was put back in
the sea, the effort might be worth
while it was said.
The entire trip from Seattle was
fraught with difficulties for in the
Gulf of Alaska hard weather was en
countered and part of the deck load
was lost overboard.
On the morning the wreck occured
all members of the crew had been
awake for hours for disaster was
feared. As the last anchor broke
dories were tossed overboard and
the crew of eight men, Capt. H. E.
Bowman and Mr. Rafferty, piled
into them and made for the shore in
safety. The Iskum struck shortly
thereafter in Nicholsky Bay, near
Nicholosky village. They remained
at the village for ten days during
which time the attempts to dislodge
the boat were made; also to await
the arrival of another craft to take
them off the island.
Mr. Rafferty stated the Iskum
when originally built cost in the
neighborhood of $35,000 and that the
company had acquired it about two
years ago. The boat was construct
ed in 1914 and was considered one
of the finest of its type in Alaskan
waters.
Each spring a member of the Seat
tle company make a trip of inspec
tion of their fox islands on which
they have 12 trappers stationed
throughout the' year. Mr. Rafferty
made the inspection last fall and was
again en route to the islands on his
second trip when the wreck took
place. All the supplies and equip
ment, naturally, were saved and
these will be delivered to the com
pany’s trappers in Capt. Goss’s boat
which has been chartered. Upon
picking up the trappers Capt. Bow
man of the Iskum, will come tc
ard on the next arrival of the s
er Starr en route to Seattle.
Mr. Rafferty and four members ol
the crew arrived in port yesterday
on the Starr on their way to Seattle
The remainder of the crew are out
to the Westward with Capt. Bowman.
The four members who are cn
route south are Joseph Pitt, Gust
Larsen, R. G. Ericksen, and Robert
Antonovits.
Council meeting Monday night.
Take in the public dance at Odd
Fellows hall tonight.
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
and business meeting next Tuesday
at noon at the Seward Grill.
Lieut. R. R. Lukens, commander of
the Coast and Geodetic survey vessel
Surveyor, and Mrs. Lukens. are oc
cupying an apartment in the Arcade
building. Mrs. Lukens arrived from
the South last week.
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