Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-10-23
HOME AGAIN.
With the Survivors Of Whaling Vessels en-
Board

The United States revenue cutter
Crwin arrived in san Francisco on the 18th
inst bringing seventeen men Of the crews OF
wrecked whalers She reports the whalers
Mabel, and George md susan were blown
ashore n gale OF wind on Aug. - in Vain
wrights in et longitude Ii a11 latitud, Il.
Three Of the crew Of the Susan were lost viz,
William Lee Cooper, August Wilhelm and
James Evans seamen. He Mabel is owned
by Vim. Lewis q Marblchead. Mass. and the
Susan by A KIN Swift Of tie sane place.
These are the only vessels lost since the report
brought down 10y the Thomas Pope nor have
the lcet caught any whales since the report OF
/ at vessel During the gale the Corw at
te npte1 o send a boat to the whaler Abraham
Barker. but IL Capsized on the way. The officer
OF tie deck on tie Corwin seeing the accident,
sent another boat in command Of Lieut.. Ken
nedy, who after hard struggle, succeeded in
saving the boats crew The following day
the Coryln towel the bark ohio 10 the side OF
the George and susan when all the oil and
bone were Transferred The sailors Of the two
wrecked VI ssel., Il, In number were taken
aboard the Corwin and brought 10 San Fran
cisco. Tn, major " Of them will start home
overland n a few days
The survivors Of the crew Of the wrecked
whaling bark Nap l'on Of New Bedford, were
also taken aboar the Corwin. TIE crew con
sisted OF rhiry-siX Oh GERS and seimen. After
il was ascerta ned that the vessel was in a
sinkins condition, four lOats were manned
II
time to ct them lowe Cd fion the Davis aud
no time 20 procure provisions. The boats re-
ma ned tOge her one q N an niLht, but
during 10 fierce gale gni while enyc.op in
fog on the econd day ia separated On the
morning Of he fourth cav. the Corwin pickle 4
up one of the boat, with eight persons alive
and one dead, In the afte noon another boat
was pick up witt six OF The occupants alive
The two other boa were not seen again, and
II Is supposed they were lost he suffering
n 4.
two OF the crew persisted, among them the hrst
aud thi d mates. one o. those rescued
Ioa uin Khlus. from wi ON the above facts
were ELECTED had his Feet ladly frozen. and
the tain o. the whaling bark had amputated
his toes prior TO his rescue
On JUL, The Cotwin arrived at Kozesbue
Sound, whence two exp Grafton artie' set out,
one under oomm nd of Lieut.
Cantwcll 20 po.ccd up the kowak
River, the oil er IN er As istant Engin
Ger McLennegan, o proc d up the unexplored
Nouak river. The Corwin tlen continued
northward, coalcda' Gaze Sabin Aug IL, turn
ed her course southwark. arrived AZ Hotham
Inlet Aug -, where she found both exploring
parties. who had returned after having sue
cessfully executed their asks
McLenuegan, who explored Noitak River,
reports having met Ii ut. Stoney ani party at
tie upper head OF Holman Inlet. Stoney was
Just about to start for the interior. The Cor
win brought mail from Stonev's party The
vessel lett thc Arctlc August - ana arrived AZ
~. Michael September 4; found there Lieut.
H. L. Allen, Sergt Robertson, +. W. Ticket Of
the United signal Corps, comprising the party
sent out last year by Gen. Miles 90 explore the
Copper River and the region between II and
the Yukon River. Here also were found two
English o ris s. j. ". Garland and r. r.
y atty. who had made a remarkable trip from
Great Slave Lake across the Mackenzie River
90 Yukan. and down the latter 10 St Michaels.
Both parties we're taken aboard and brought to
San Francisco.
On September the Corwin anchored Of