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VOLUME XXII. NUMBER 273. SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1927.
PRICE TEN CENTS
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' Passengers Are Safe
Struck Shore South
Seymour Narrows
MRS. JANE WARNER,'STEWARDESS, HEROINE—;
WENT CALMLY ABOUT WAKENING PASSEN
GERS—ALL TAKEN ASHORE ON HALIBUT
SCHOONER EXPLORER AND ARE NOW AT
CAMPBELL RIVER HOTEL 10 MILES FROM
SCENE OF WRECK—FORTITUDE OF WOMEN;
REMARKABLE SAYS PUBLISHER •
OPINION EXPRESSED VESSEL WILL Of TOTH LOSS
I Most of freight will be rained—passengers will be picked
up by S. S. Alameda, which left Seattle last night—
taken back to Seattle and again sail North Thursday;
no sailing from Seattle Saturday—Mail is saved.
CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C., Dec. 12. (/P)—Captain
Jock Livingston of the Northwestern which ran ashore
in a terrific snowstonn.Sunday morning remained on the
leaking vessel throughout the night whije its 112 passen
gers and the remainder of the crew of 75 slept safely in a
hotel here 10 miles from the scene of the wreck. The
majority of the passengers were Alaskans returning
home from the States.
Mrs. Jane Warner, stewardess, was the heroine of
the rescue when she calmly awakened passengers immedi
ately after the Alaska bound ship had hit the bottom.
V The S. S. Alameda, which left Seattle Sunday night to
pick up passengers Monday, will return to Seattle then
leave for the North with them again Thursday. The
Alameda will duplicate the Northwestern’s freight ship
ments.
ASHORE AT 5 A. M.
SEATTLE, Dec, 12. (£>)—'The S. S.
Northwestern, of the A. S. S. Co.,
went ashore in a blinding snowstorm
and strong easterly wind off Cape
Madge, British Columbia, on the south
end of Seymour Narrows at 5 o’clock
yesterday morning.
.TUG STANDING BY
The tug St. Faith is standing by
to take off the passengers. The S. S.
Alemeda left Seattle last itfght to
pick up the passengers and bring them
. back to Seattle. The Alameda will
leave here on Thursday on th
Northwestern’s run. The passengers
are in no danger.
IS RIDING EASILY
All attempt to pull off the North
western was made at high tide last'
night. She was about 1,000 feet from
the shore. The blinding snow storm
hindered the efforts of the rescue
ships to geet near the Northwestern. :
The heavy swell was dying down last
night and the Northwestern was rid-!
ing more easily late in the afternoon, j
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CAPTAIN PRAISED
SEATTLE, Dec. 12. (ff)—The hali
but schooner Explorer safely carried
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all the passengers to Campbell River
where they will be picked up by the
S. S. Alameda. The Explorer return
ed for the crew.
Edward Morrissey of the Ketchikan
Chronicle was a passenger on the
vessel and reported all landed safely
after rather a harrowing experience.
He said Capt. Livingston was praised
by everyone for the masterful way in
which he Jiandled the serious situa
tion. Mr. Morrissey said the boat
is probably a total loss.
A. P. MAN ON BOARD
Edward G. Morrissey, publisher of
the Ketchikan Chronicle and Asso
ciated Press correspondent. was
among the passengers. He said,
“a few minutes before 5 o’clock Sun
day morning the passengers were
aroused by the voice of hte Steward
ess" and he related how “she walked
calmly about the decks rapping on
doors telling us to arise and dress
hurriedly. She said we were aground
but in no immediate danger. Passen
gers rushed out on deck and at -first
did not. realize how serious the situa
tion was altho we were in the midst
of s howling blizzard. Captain Liv
ingston went about reassuring the
passengers everything would be al
viglit and told them at daylight they
would be put ashore.
Sea Wash Upper Decks
“ Vs the early hours of the morning
wore on the ship pounded terribly
but fortunately did not cause the
lights to go out until daylight. At
deybreak the officers’ crew nut m line
ashore but the high sea and consid
erable driftwood .prevented a landing.
I attempted several times to send
word to the Associated Press but Capt.
Livingston said he needed the wire
less for handling ship business and
distress calls. It was nearly noon by
the time all.boats were lowered into
the water and the sea at this time
was washing the upper decks.
Noticed Off Course
“The halibut schooner Explorer of
Juneau was going by and the skipper
of the Explorer said he thought the
Northwestern was considerably off
her course and decided to investigate
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SUBPOENAS ISSUED
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HEARST, MEXICAN CONSUL GEN
ERAL AND EDITOR NAMED
FIR£T SUBPOENAS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. (JP)—'
Three supboenas reported to have
been issued by the special Senate
Committee named to investigate the
Mexican-Unitd States Senatorial
charges in the Hearst newspapers,
ire understood to have been for Wil
liam Randolph Hearst, Artiro M.
Elias, Mexican Consul General and
Victor Watson, managing editor of
the New York Daily Mirror a Hearst
newspaper.
‘ The committee, it is understood,
prepared the subpoenas for many
others to give testimony as to the
authenticity of the charges in the
Hearst newspapers that President
Calies had provided a million dollars
fund for four United States Senators.
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M. S. DOILDW
111 COVE DUE
TO ERIE TROUBLE
MOTORSHIP VIRGINIA FOUR EN
ROUTE TO TOWN DONALDSON |
TO JUNEAU
JUNEAU. Dec. 12. (jP)—Reported
missing enroute from Seward to Seat-j
tie the Motorship Donaldson arrived ’
in Indian Cove in Cross Sound five;
days ago and has been there since1
owing to engine trouble. The trouble ’
started when 10 miles off Cape Spen
cer and they reached the cove by j
sail after a three day 'perilous trip
around Cape Spencer.
Captain Matt Nordness, of the,
motorship Virginia Four, brought the;
report. Captain Nordness is leaving j
again to tow the M. S. Donaldson to
Juneau for repairs.
MOTHERIN-LAW IS ILL
NORTH HAMPTON, Mass., Dec.
12. (/P)—Mrs. Elmira Goodhue, moth
er of President Coolidge’s wife, was '
removed from her home to a hospital
suffering from a severe infulenza at
tack. She is 78 years of age and has
been living in the Coolidge.^ home
here.
STORM GREAT LAKES
TAKING TOLL LIVES
GUARDSMEN SEEKING CREW 22
OF STEAMER LAMPTON ON
SHOAL PARIS!ENNE ISLE
SAULT ST. MARIE, Dec. 12. (/p)—
After 43 men were rescued from two
vessels wrecked in the Great Lakes
coast guardsmen are seeking for 22
members of the crew* of the steamer
Lampton which crashed on a shoal
on Parisienne Island and broke in
two.
The hull, buckled amidship and
sheeted with ice, was discovered by
a tug enroute to Detour with the
crew of the steamer Agawa who had
been rescued from the wreck of the
latter vessel and unable to reach the
Lampton because of dense ice forma
tions.
The tug called two other boats for
help. They reported no signs of life
were on the boat. A landing evident
ly had been made on the island
where footprints were found in the
snow leading from the wreck. The
indications are the crew abandoned
the ship ai;d made their way to the
island.
Sirens were- sounded by boats but
the signals met no response. Ship
ping officials are attempting to locate
the Lake Chelan freighter four days
overdue and the missing ship, King.
DELEGATE
HOWARD IS
PLEASED WITH RECEPTION
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA;
WESTWARD THIS WEEK
JUNEAU, Dec. 12. (^—Territorial
Senator Bartley Howard of Anchor
age filed his declaration of candidacy
for Congressional Delegate from Alas
ka subject to approval at the Repub
lican primaries next April.
He is the first candidate to make a
filing and has just returned from a
campaign trip throughout Southeast
with his reception and plans to
leave for the Westward Tuesday to
continue his campaign.
Anchorage H.S.vs Seward, H.S.Thursday Night