The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-21
KILLED BY CLIMATE.
Death of Fish Commissioner
Lutuell, of Alaska.
AN OLD CALIFORNIA POLITICIAN.
Eniea By AIask.'s Rain ana storms
Passengers From the Serth-ia-
hon MInsrs Return Home.

The steamship City Of Topeka. which
arrived from Alaska yesterday, brought
doxn the remains OF United states Fish
Commissioner J. x. LuttrslI, who died At
eiska Of Brght's disease Mrs. LatiFeii
aud their son r. NJ. Lrltreii also came
down on the steamer.
Tx. LastrelI WAS born a. Knoxville.
Tenn. on June ., $3.50. being the son OF
James a. Lnttreil. He came to California
with bis father in 1855, and after three
years. during which bis father vas elected
one OF the FIRST justices OF the peace N
Oakland. moved 10 siskiyon cogntY.
where he engaged Ia mining But his
ability and personal popularity soon drew
him into politics. and he served six terms
sn the house OF the California legislature.
This was followed by bis election 10 con-
eress from the Third (now the FirstD dis
trict OF California. and he served in the
Torty-third, Forty-fourth and the Forty
fifth congresses. He was an ardent
Democrat, vas one OF the best orators IN
the state and took the stamp ia every
campaign. After his retirement from
congress he was talked OF for the nomina-
ton for governor and United States sena-
tor, but he declined and returned 10 his
old occupation Of mining in New Mexico
and Arizona
lie was a candidate for governor Of
Alaska under Cleveland, but Withdrew on
learning Of sheakley's candidacy, and was
appointed commissioner Of fisheries and
special agent OF the treasury for the en-
forcemcnt Of the fisheries laws in Alaska.
The salary of bis Office was ~. 200 year
with $500 for expenses. lie went 20 that
territory, arriving al sitka on June -.
four days after he had completed his 63t
year. He took the oath Of Office the same
day aud gave close attention 30 his duties.
lie wss a man OF robust constitution and
accustomed to hardship. 50 that he did not
realize the advance of age. On August q
he walked nfteen miles along the shore of
Cooks inlet in heavy rainstorm and was
saturated with moisture from the deep
moss, which reached 70 his ankles and
from the dense growth Of vine maple. He
slept in his wet clothes In cabin
that night aud was seized next
day with cold. which affected
his kidneys. his weakest point. II
was sixty hours before doctor could
reach him from Kodiak and then he was
taken in a canoe % that place. There he
was transferred 10 the steamer Crescent
City and had rough trip to Sitka. being
seasick all the way. lie reached sitka on
September and was so weak that he had
20 be carried ashore. DR.. Rodgers, of that
city, remained with him constantly until
his death, October 4. and he also had the
care Of the physicians Of the five govern
ment vessels which were in port at the
time
Ills wife was at Hillsboro, Or, and his
Oldest son. +. n. Luttrell. who was in
Sonoma county. Cal. received the first
news Of his illness from the newspapers
on September q. and Immediately started
for sitka. but they we're delayed eight DAYS
on the Sound and did not reach there till
October IL. nine days after his death.
They will have the body embalmed and
viii take il for interment TO Fort Jones.
siskiyou county. Cal, where Mr.. Lu,.
treii's father, two sons and daughter were
buried.
Mr.. Lnttreli leaves three surviving sons.
+. NJ. Luttrell. who Is q resident of So
mona county, Lee. who is an official in
. the Folsom state prison. and Paul, who Is
an employe Of the San Francisco custom
house.
Sixteen miners from the Yukon river ar
rived on the City of Topeka The revenue
cutter Bear took them from So. Michaels
island To Unaiasks. where they secured
passage on the steamer Crescent CITY to
Stska, thence here on the Topeka. The
miners were fairly successful this wear. a
iew coming out with as much as ST. 900 each
as result of their years work. The en-
tire party brought out about $4a eco In gold
dust and nuggets. There were 800 men en-.
gagged IN placer mining on the Yukon river
this summer and about fifty came out.
Some new diggEngs were discovered on
Birch creek. go miles below Forty Mile
creek. from whieh two hait-hreesls secured
5000 in six days. The miners experienced
no trouble with the Indians and the season
was uneycntful
The FIRST unmarried white woman Ia
penetrate the Wilderness OF the Yukon was
Miss Melien. missionary from the vest
al Ireland, representing the Church of
England. She arrived last spring on the
Forty Mile creek and took charge of an
Indian school. Several hundred miles
further up the Yukon. at the outlet OF the
Forcuptne river. lives Mrs. L. Beaumont
whose husband keeps trading post aud
VINO bears the distinction of having been
the nfst and only white woman that ever
crossed the Chileat mountains aud de-
scended the Yukon. She gave birth In \
R@H4 ny Aa1h Stfkbks
The Topeka brought down large mum.
her of passengers, among them about
twenty miners who have been workIns
placer claims on the Yukon for the mast
two seasons, and also number of en-
pieyes Of the different esnneries, which
are now nearly all closed. The steamer
had my tons of salmon aud fish oil.
Following Is list Of passengers. Il. r
toonfs, W. A. Ross. Il Lowrie. ]. Trum.
bic. l. bush, j. King. Mrs Luttrell. r. NJ
Lastrea, W. Il Jack and wife. W. ". GIL
mer. III. ". Wad.eigh, q. W. Garside r.
W. Young. W. rhoyp. J. NJ. Kenna, ".
spence, =. X. Collins. ]. II. Ransom and
wife, l. Leoan, T. Long, +. Ii. RAYMOND
w, Allen, IL. Brown. A. Bensnta
Powers. q, ". Bales. ". ". Elscnhall q
Daniels, ] r. bennington. ". Henderson.
g. A. Perkins