The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-06

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after two weeks without proper attention.
mortiacat ton had SET IN HIS COZ
Stfrntfon was so weakened that ne
fingered until May and expired IN lne
5fh his remains we're inferred N tns ha-
diak cemetery. II was said Capt HARM
son had been 4 Free Mason II good
standing.
r. A. Sweeney. OF San Francisco.
sailor. aged u and single, had Doth ieet
frozen, ard while he was sunerihs n
tsnsely the 6octor was able 70 ,reaR Rim
vlthou. the use OF the knife .
A Olsen, san Francisco, hunter. =
years Old SINGLE. suffered treat deal
from exposure. but viii recover n gooa
condition.
Anarew Johnson, San Francisco, SEA
man. ~ years OF age. single, weakneFen
the storra all through and IS all r1shI
He has rendered very valuable services
looking after bis less fortunate Snip
mates.
p r. Rogers, San Francisco. seaman
avaA ~ single was pat under the sur
eeou's knife and lost his great toe ana
rart OF the bone extending back from the
left foot as well as the TWO sraaii toes 20
the second Joint. From the right 1907 ne
toS, the rig toe and part OF the bone
thereof and one joint OF the Atle zoe
He is Improving rapidly.
Z " Bail. OF San Francisco, the ma
rtue engineer sent up 10 run a shlaIt ply.
relIer IN connection with the otter NesseI'
after leaving the wreckage Satu, 1as
night. the 18Th OF April. was ,hree uass
trampgng over the snowy trans OF .ae
mountains irving 10 reach okyak- ne
froze both his feet, and, having aF1INeo
a. WOOD island eight days later, the SUI
geon realized IL was inpossfoie 10 ssEs
either foot, they were so gdHgrehous- n
Bail with much fortltude endured the
sunutation like a hero, but the snoeh
tt
This writing he seems 10 be raliyins.
IL was April Il when the AIexahora' =
rtt.ta sloon Owned by Capt. Albert y.
brown. OF Kagniak. sailed INTO "ooo
island. having aboard the renallioer Va
the c. G.. Whites shipwreckea men
These were nearly week '"he -,
nosad 10 suffering for lack OF sur sicN'
"a man those OF the Lesnoy. However
T~ DIcksnson was equal 10 tne eher-
0encv having so disposed or MS hrst po
tients as 70 have them resting cohipai"
lively comfortably in the Hospital .s
Gustav Wickstron, OF S"euen' ,,S
the White at San Francisco az ia
mate ased -. single. He lost thFee ana
a half toes off the right ioo'' o"-
ting along fairly well ,,s =. IT.
Matthew Mathieson, who hveo OF
,eau Alaska several years ago, I ol' %
the shin at San Francisco feDruaIE
as a seaman, IS aged 50, single. ne 10
derwent an operation. losihs .r 80,
- cd me metarsal bone or the lisnt
80 30 Tt,s feet were frozen the first nisht
80, from the big schooner, and ne mas
suffered much pain ., puh-
Eranrfs II. Murray is nauVe o. -
lin ireland AID ias been In A i'lei 20 : -.
,-oars He signed the White paPeAS
on able seaman ac san franclsco, ;. 70
90 single. Though ne fro2e poei 800 no
ar, is exposure the doctor thi t.
ius 80 ar least half OF the left ioot'
..e,,,,a q large part of the right 1901 Was
20 the very sad cases Is that OF !.
Z yoisinet jr., or kid Eo' "a IT,
Erancisco. where his parents result.
&C. aged q, unmarried. ia sn'pp~ .a.a5
cabin boy, consequently he 1~.,ost con-
"a the rIgors OF the storm aims 49,
staa,Iy waiting on others; ana oesiues'
af,ar Getting ashore he was "anh's 80 80,
80 an toe and snow for four days .hus
e..a,,,s, hoth hands and feet. He teils IL
tbat on the third night out on 'iio io.
Of Anril while in a snow mouse -.
image set in from his ieft 1907;
ence of mind TO ask one Oh 'he me- e.
hanaaye his leg thus stopping the no"
hnr no swooned. The doctor hahuieo
.ha 1,ounsr man quite deity. as ne hau 10
40 with each hand and loot nc W.
smallest fingers of the right manu- an" Ell
the fingers of the left hand except sns
.huub and half OF the index hnger yleioeo
~ .,,rgicaI Instruments. as did also
chs bip toe and the one adjoining OF the
right foot, and the two smallest Toes ol
w. laft But for the Kids" pluck ne
zcould never have survived the sulerihss
and shocks endured. ,.
Among the crew were fat Noo"es'
Inrwaltz Joe. Jake Jansen ana two Japs'
>agasalxi and Yokogama, who were hol as
Tod
tbrea former Joined other vessels leaving
,ha mort AT Wood island. while the Japs
have been engaged as hospital attendants:
ono lack Hunter is entitled 10 n speclaI
pararraDh He was one OF the !. "
Whites men brought up TO run httle
propeller as a launch from the schooi.ei.
Hunter shipped from San Francisco. nut
ascanea the evil effects visited on his less
Fortunate shipmates during tho storm.
One otter skin had been captured mp To
tho 18Th of April. which. II Is SAID, hunter
apnropriated on the deseruon OF the snip,
stating that he would sell the skin and
divide with the boys. However, he is re
ported 10 have disposed of the piece OF
fur for over $3.50 He dropped into the hos
,itaI for a few minutes but did not offer
20 odiy-,yv" nor did he offer his services
I'm behalf OF the patients or sympathize
even by inquiring after their conalton,
lint went out without the conventional
sood-by. boarded the little Alexandra ana
decamped.
Or. Dickinson was greatly assisted In
his arduous and perplexing professional
duties. especially during surgical opera
t,ons nv Judge Alphonso {. Edwards,
limited States commissioner at kadiak,
and also acknowledges the assistance OF
~ walker. of san Francisco, who. in the
eanacitv Of hospitsl steward endeared
himself to the physician and patients.
The North American Commercial Com
many through its agent. W. G. Greenfield.
a. entitled 10 much commentator In pre-
,arinr for the acCommo dation of 90 many
neople and nearly all helpless as children.
Tho conpany's employees turned 10 and
irnprovised a hospital in short order. and
as commodious as possible.
Frank Korth is "A genius who deserves
sno>laI notice lie Is a Minnesota boy,
ana Is working at the trade Of timer and
blacksmith for the North American Com
uercial Company. The doctor, when he
len san Francisco, did not anticipate
ofenlnr A surgical institute 20 10 whole
sale amputating business, so he found
himself short Of certain operating iustru-
nents. and, appreCiating the fact that il
would be impossible 20 send 10 the city
for what he must have at once. was in
cuantary what 10 do. In the doctors
dilemma Frank smilingly suggested no
might Be able 20 manufacture suitable in
sfr,,merts for the occasion. and getting
instructions turned 10 his forge and soon
rlared IN the doctors hands Just what he
qsauted. and this in far of Northwestern
Alaska.
OFF TO ALASKA'S BORDER.
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