The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-18
KODIAK THAws OUT.
schooner sevcnty-six Lost With All
Hands-A serious shooting scrape.


Kodak. Aiaska, April Especial Cor
responSence-The denizens Of this island
have just emerged with the hears from a
sir months Information, or isolation from
tbs outside world The advent of spring
brought IN several vessels from Puget
sound. followed by the Alaska Commercial
company's mail steamer, the Dora, which
somewhat enlivened uE-
On December II last the North American
Commercial conpanv's schooner Seventy
Six sailed from Wool Island. the company's
principal station for this district, bound for
kyak, a trading port on Prince Williams
sound. TO land some goods and n new store
keeper. The Seventy-Six, thirty-fiye
ton schooner OF San Francisco. belonged
to the North American Commercial Com
pany- She sailed out tn the afternoon be-
fore fair wind which turned into a most
terrific gale that night. and continued in
violent storms all next Day. Friends of
the vessels crew were extremely anxious
for their safety as they were aware the
Seventy-Six had no extra sails and those
in Use were not in good condition TO resist
a hurricane of long duration.
Capt Henry X, Bowen. the compsny's
foreman al Wood Island, was in charge of
the outfit; Charles Whitsear was master:
Nelson Davis. mate. Fred Chapman. stew
ard: Martin johnson and Gustav HARRISON.
seamen. Otto tAdoIph) Anderson was 10
take charge OF the store at kyak.
No tidiag having been received from the
vessel (which was to return In january up
to April /. ". c. Greenfield, the com
pany's manager at Wood Island. having
just returned from San Francisco. dis
patched the steamer Francis Cutting TO
hunt up some trace OF the Inflated vessel.
She cruised along on the supposed course
Of the Seventy-Six until Kyak was reach
ed. There Capt. Gurne. OF the Cutting.
=. IL n.
then visited the sound ports and returned
10 Wood Island. failing TO see or hear any
thing OF the lost schooner.
Capt. Bowen had "A wife and nine chill
dren at Wood Island. He was about a.
years old. a native OF Massachusetts,.
Charles whlttear and Nelson Davies aged
respectively q and 81. were Engiishmen.
Fred Chapman. aged q. was from Cali
forna- Otto Anderson. OF Sweden. aged
q. left wife and two children at Kodiak
Gus HARRISON. a Swede. was also married.
Martin johnson was a Swede. aged 90
Otion Anderson's wife lost her first hus-
band a few years ago In shipwreck.
Joseph Charles Lane. of Roseburg. Or.
died here April 1s. after lingering Illness
from January 81. He had heart disease.
which first Frustrated him. bat cancer of
the stomach soon developed. which re-
shifted In death. Mr.. Lane was a grandson
of the late Gen. Joseph Lane. a soldier and
statesman of pioneer fame. Young Lane
was appointed hy Hon BENJAMIN p
Moore. collector Of customs for Alaska. a
deputy collector at Kodiak. where he as
sumed charge in April. 1894 He was a
most exemplary gentleman and a trust
worthy official. He Was born September
II. 1859. at the old homestead near Drain
OR. He was studying for the bar as a pro-
fession. His remains were embalmed and
shipped below by the schooner Norma
bound for Puget sound
The first shooting affair since a court OF
Justice was established here occurred on
the streets Saturday morning. April Is.
William Ely. Of San Francisco, who was
employed as clerk by his hrother-in-law.
oliver Smith. on the steamer Kodat. ply
ing these waters In the summer. shot and
dangerously wounded William Gordon. a
cook. Gordon's people live at San Fran
cisco. but he has relatives and friends at
Seattle. The shooting was the result of
a fc~ weeks brewing A s2-caither
Smith & Wesson vas the weapon. The
first shot struck the left hip ard ranged
along the groin and came out under the
scrotum. another cut a flesh wound on the
lef; fersarm and entered the left cheek
and lodged in the lower Jaw. DR. Dick
inson cut for 1t. The victim not bein.,
able TO appear at the preliminary hearing
the defendant was held in ECO bonds By
Commissioner Edw ards. pending the con
dition % Billy Gordon. Consequently Dep
uty Marshal Manning escorted Billy Ely to
the Sitka sail 10 appear before the distric.
court.
There Is no Cook inlet gold news to he
given this mail as the inlet froze up dur
ing the winter and Il win be along toward
June before navigation win open up sniff
eiently TO reach the head ot tho iulet There
have been some eiEht vessels from Puget
sound entered this port already bound
for the Eidorado. They might have sailed
the last OF April and been In good time.
The gold fever viii prove a cold one before
the sNciiment Is over. \ great deal of
suffering viii probably eRsUe. as many 60
ing there have neither money nor pro
visions. | viii try and keep your readers
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