St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-13
Arrival at San Francisco of the Steamer
Corwin, With l70 Shipwrecked
Arctic Explorers.
The Crews of Three Vessels Gathered Up
by the Steamer on Her Errand
of Mercy.
Great Suffering From Cold and Hun
ger Reported by the Polar
NavigatorS.
Their Trip Filled With Many Inter-
est1ns Events--Synopsis of
the Voyage.
saipwrecked Sailors.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-The United
States revenue cutter, Corwin, arrived this
afternoon. She brings news from the Arc
tic whalers to the Goth of August She re-
ports the whalers Mabel and George and
Susan were blown ashore in the gale of
Aug. 10, in Wainwright's inlet, longitude
16, latitude II. Three of the crew Of the
Susan were lost: William Lee Cooper,
August Wilhelm and James Evans, seamen.
The Mabel is owned by William Lewis of
Marblehead, Mass, and the Susan by Aitkin
Swift OF the same place. These are the only
vessels lost since the report brought down by
Thomas Pope, nor have the fleet caught
any whales since the report of that vessel.
During the gale the C0rwin attempted to
send boat to the Whaler Abraham Barker,
but it capsiZed on the way. The officer Of
the deck on the Corwin seeing the acci-
dent, sent another boat, in command of
Lieut.. Il. Kennedy, who, after a hard
struggle succeeded in saving the boats
crew. The following day the Corwin
tOwed the bark Ohio to the side of the
George and Susan, when all the oil and
bone were transferred. The sailors of the
TWO WRECKED VESSELS.
IT'S in number, were taken aboard the Cor
win and brought to this city. The major
ity of them will start overland in few
days. The survivors of the crew of the
wrecked whaling bark Napoleon of New
Bedford were also taken aboard the Cor
win. The crew consisted of thirty-six
officers and seamen. After it was ascer-
tanned that the vessel was in a sinking con-
ditiOn four boats were manned, nine in
get them lowered from the davits
tO icin 10
boats remained together one day and night,
but during the fierce gale and while devel-
oped in fog, they separated. On the morn
ing of the fourth day the C0rwin picked up
one of the boats with eight persons alive
and one dead. In the afternoon another
boat was picked up with six of the occu-
pants alive. The two other boats were not
seen again and it is supposed they were
lost. The suffering from cold and hunger
was intense. Twenty-Five of the crew
perished, among them the first and third
mates. One OF these rescued, Joaquin
Khlus, from whom the above facts were
elected, had his feet badly frozen, and the
captain of the whaling bark had amputated
his toes prior to his rescue. On July 1 the
Corwin arrived at Hotzehue Sound. whence
two exploration parties set out. one under
the command of Lieut. Cantwell to proceed
up the Kowak river, the other under AS
SlStant Engineer McLennegan to proceed I'D
the
UNEMPLOYED NOITAK RIVER.
The Corwin then continued northward
and coaled at Cape Breton Aug. 81 Turn
ing her course southwark she arrived at
Hotham inlet Aug. 81, where she found
both exploring parties, who had returned
after having successfully executed their
toc hTaTo y IT..
river, reports having met Lieut.. Stoney and
party the upper head Of Hotham inlet
Stoney was just about to start for the in
terror. The Corwin brought mail from
Stoney's party. The vessel left the Arctic
Aug. % and arrived at St, Michaers Sept
4. She found there Lieut.. ii. F. Allen,
Sergt. Robertson, F. W. Ficket of the
United States signal corps, comprising
the party sent out last year
by Gen. Miles to explore the Copper river
and the region between it and the Yukon
river. Here also were found two English
tourists, j. W. Garland and F. r. Beatty,
who had made a remarkable trip from Great
Slave lake across the Mackenzie river to
Yukon and down the latter to st. Michael'S.
Both parties were taken aboard and brought
here. On Sept. the Corwin anchored off
Halls island where, asixteen-hundred-p pound
Polar bear was shot and killed. It will be
sent to the Smithsonian institute On Oct.
1 the vessel finally left Onalaska for this
port. During the trip the health of all has
been excellent.
THE LOST BARKS.
New BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. 12.-The
barks George and Susan and Mabel, re-
ported lost in the Arctic ocean Aug. 10,
were owned in this city. The George and
Susan was valued at $40, 600, the Mabel at
S35, 900. Both were insured.