DEATH OF A PIONEER.
< >n Friday, Febr jSth at hi*
home in Kotliak, occurred the death
oj Mr Marry F. Cope, one of the
oldest residents of th.it town
Mr Cope came to Kodiak in 1S67,
at the time «»f the Military oocupa
t.on and itnmediately ffter the pur
thane of Alaska from the Russian
(iovemineiit, an 1 had continuously
resided there since that time.
He had been Postmaster for maty
yenrs and one of the pleasures ot the
trip to Kodiak on ' steamer days" for
the mail, was the genial and hearty
greeting one always received from
"rude Harry", as he whs familiarly
known to evert mm. woman and
child in the viduitv of Kadiak
Mr c «pe was an 1 tiglishman. horn
tu i.ristol, Kngland. and *o far as
known, always retained his alle
grame to his native country.
Hie funeral was held on Yloudav,
y.t\r. 3rd; the body being hornet >
the Russian Greek Church, where
the regular funeral service whs held,
thence to Blodgett's Hall, where a
short service whs held in Knglish
ami then to its final resting place 111
the American Cemetery on the hill,
nwth of the town.
MtETS DEATH
BY ACCIDENT
C J,a Verne Henkel, a son of S i
periutendent Henkel of the (ioven:
iwent 1 i*h Hatchery at l.etnik ne
Afognak wore ently found dead <
the traii la tween hold cannery aid
A fognuk. He had started out hu
iu^ early the previous morning, w. t
a companion, ami a»e in the aftei
aoon had decided to go on to A fog
nak; his companion retui ini; t«» th*
I fatcherv
Telephone communication late
disclosed the fact that he had in'
reached the ullage, andasearch u
at once instituted. The body w
not fouud until the afternoon of the
following day. when it wus found 1
the foot of a small bill near the Af .
nak trail. A slight bruise on th
forehead was th« only indication
accident, and it is thought that tin
young man died from heart failin'
He had discarded his gun, rubl e
coat, lantern, etc. indicating th.c
he had probably felt .1 premonition
of the attack that caused his death
The young man was well known
here at Kodiak, and it war. a gre
sh k to this community when ti»
news of his sudden death was mad»
known. Thestr. Vuknn went frov.
heie to Afognak Straits, where tin
body was placed on board, to hr t..
ken to his old home in Kansas f t
burial. liis brother, who came
with him to Alaska last August
and who has been teaching la the
Alognuk school this winter, accotn
pauied the body.
urnm2mBnTF?**HEsza zuiiz-rzn*?* ■-■***•
The large boys had considerable
fun at the expense of oxtr acting Si ;>
eriniendent on u trip t© Kodiak f i
freight, recntly. Not beingaecust« :
ed to the uncanny gyi'atious ofjnn
ter boat in the surf he prompt •
went overboard while leaning »»•
to put the rudder in place.
The Str. Yukon took the p!a. <
the Str Dora on the Westward
A c understand the Dora is in
> le, being repaired, and will re
her old schedule between Sc • i
ud I'n.ilaskri later in the Sp
The Str Dirigo will make the M h
trip.