THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER
Harold Blekum Wrecked
The schooner Hamid Blekum be
lou|(ing to the \\ . J. Krskins u'as
wrecked March d. In an account of
the disaster given to a rep »rter of oue
. ,f the Valdez pipers, the captain
stid that he was caught on a lee shore
i»i heavy weather but managed to
hold his schooner oft’ the beach for
two days and nights in spite of the
loss of both anch »rs.
“Then when we were clear of the
const, the wind died out completely,
and in spite of nil we could do, lack
ing power of any kind, we drifted on
the reef otf Eagle harbor.
“Seeing that the \essel was doom
ed I put the ship’s boat overside and
we left her at midnight March 3, and
rowed ashore, and sene three of the
crew over the poTtage, intending to
remain until assignee came, but it
was so cold that on Monday morning
Mrs. Kohlmister, who did not have
sufficient clothing suggested that we
follow the sailors, so vve made the
trip overland in eight hours to the
tishing station.
“The vessel was lost because we
1 icked auxiliary power.”
I'he wrecked schooner w'as built 34
years ago.
Captain Kohlmister was quarter
master aboard the Admiral Evans
Several yearn ago when two of the
crew committed piracy by killing
Captain Wood and attempting to run
her ashore. Kohlmister was at the
wheel at the time and helped to block
ttie attempt.
Tho«M who take the National Geo
graphic Magazine wil bo ijiteresteci
in the splendid article in the Janua
ry issue on Mfc. Katuiai, by Professor
Kobert F. Griggs.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
1 hr uoKKKtta. on salary are
Geo. A l.e^rn, Superintendent
Miss Jennie Johusen. Matron
Miss Lena Gorrell. Matron
MissC M. Clausen, Kitchen Matron
1 HU Pl'KloSK ol Lite U» plumage It
to provide a Christian ho+tie and
training f«»t destitute children
Im Kkcokp* show that 77 mule?
nnd Si females (lotai 158) have beer
r«j3i?tf»l, ft males m. i 66 female*
discharged (hy completion of time
atid bv death ). IT male* and 16 te
males non enrolled
Fifty-six Cony huts have been
immersed and received in the « lunch
Tup Sm’UKi 1^ provided b\ I’lie
Woman's American baptist llotne
Mission Society which expend:- here
8500.00 a year It is hoped that the
Contributions marked ‘Alaska’
will eventually suffice Therefore
Rv^h v Sunday schooi and even
Young Pboplk’s Socihtv iu the
land is urged to make an annual con
fribution Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted This is the
Only Baptist mission h**wi«* tor
Alaskan children. And the
Only Baptist okph*nai;h on the
Pacific Coast.
Send all Contributions from New
Kngland t<» Miss Gkrtri pk L.
Davis, Ford Building, Boston, Mass.
Contributions from other
parts of the country «ie to be sent to
Mrs John Nuveen, 2^6^ Vernon Are
Chicago, 111.
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