The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-14
nr,rnNlAG rGoM KIoNDIKr
An Unseaworthy vessel aud Her ""''N'
mes on the Pacific


SEATTLE. WASH, September TO-
Tho steamer Humboldt arrived THIS i'olN
,n.. from ST. Michael She brings iouI-
..e,, passeneers and about $4,000 ln goo
M. fiumb0ldt also brings news Una. '''1
si1cuyba4 steamer Eliza Anderson l'ol''
settle which was reported lost IS s"i0
I'm Dutch Harbor. ,r,r,
Tho Humboldt was eleven u'9a
St Mcnaols. The steamer Hi.AA '1I'-,
son ts anchored in Dutch Harbor, WneI9
she arrived on the 4th instant anu 20
now detained by revenue oullela' ii1'
messengers have by this time enleieu 1"9
Behring Sea on schooner chuu 'e'. .H
for that purpose Two OF l"' .s,t
ON the Anderson were SO frightened lh"l
tbev gave up their search for gold ana
returned south on the steamer Humboldt
Mayor Wood. OF Seattle who chartered
tho humboldt. is etlll in 81. Michatl7'
but letters received from him Indicate
mat tho stories OF dissension and strife
between members of his expedition are
untrue.
THO Humboldt brings back advices
which rciterate the stories OF the unloo
wealth OF the Kl0ndike and the Yukon
and verify the previous rumors of ihe
shortage OF food supply in the interior
There viii Dee privaton. sickness STAR
vation, scurvy and death on the Yukon
this winter, is what the gold hunters all
say.
ONLY seven passengers ON the Humboldt
have money TO is impossible 20 induce
them to say how much money they have
j.. NJ Secretan, who came back ON the
Humboldt, and who has but very llttie
cash. says be came out to avoid stdfN'-
ton at Dawson. He said;
"Thus far upwards of 1900 men havA
pushed through the passes from Skaguay
and Dvca and have arrived at Dawson
CITY. Tho influx OF miners over me pass
cs has frightened the old timers DID the
Interior and an that can. are coming I'd
winter in the states. and thus aFo'd
what they believe viii Doe winter on
hardship. suffering and probably murder
and th.evory.'
w e Price. 0f Danyillo. MS. who went
no on the Eliza Anderson. and who left
that vessel at Dutch Harbor. returned on
| the Humboldt. lie said.
Tho entire trip was % series of miss
! haps Tho third day out from Dixon g
! Entrance. bad weather came on and Tho
! wind blew torridcallY The waves would
| Hft the guard up and lean in under IT,
! During the first night after the storm
! began. the ruddcr chain broke five times.
| or course. after this broke. there was 900
! controlling tho boat. Hycry m.mte BE-
/ seemed she would go over. Tho pass.n n-
/ gers were thrown ont or their bunks tne
! crew was insufficient 20 work the pumps.
! so the passengers took them iu charge.
| I was put iu command ana divided tho
| passengers up into squads of four men
| each Each squad worked two hours. I
| also did the sounding 20 see how much
| water there was We kept this up for
! forty-eight hours. ana during that time
| tT1e Anderson drifted back fourteen miles.
"The second day OF our trouble the
| other vessels were i1 sight Then The
| Nerwin. which was being towcd bv the
| Hoivo1e. along with the BRYANT ana Pol
! istOfskv broke loose and the captain M
] the HOiV0ko turned about with fho other
| two boats in tow and picked up tho Mer-
| win. The next place we reached was
/ St Paul ON Kodiak Island. After leaving
! ST. Paul the sea was heavy and wye were
| forced 10 cruise along shore We arrived
| within l30 miles Of Dutch U1rh0r when
! the coal gave ont. We We're rigging "A
| small boat 20 send out for relief when we
| sighted a small fishing smack with one
| man in g. lie told MS we could reach
! an abandoned cannery about twenty miles
distant. where the coal had been Wing fol
! five or six years. We had enough coal
| % reach that point.
"All day long the passengers worked ir
I
| finally on September 4th we reached
! Dutch HarbOr. Captain Hooper of thf
| revenue squadron boarded us M Dutot
| Harbor and seeing the unseaworthy con-
| ditlon q the Anderson forbade her % ~.
| further. II was not necessary Tor HIN
20 90 below, bur upon seeing thar We bad
| insufficient life-boats he gave the ordcl
% Ne up the steamer.
'lhe passengers with the exception OF
Mr.. Scott and myself raised 81 0o0 90 char
ter the Schooner ParisoH 90 take the pas
seneers from there % st. MIchlels IN,
conditions on the trip NJ the Anderson
from DiXon's Entrance t0 Dutch liar1O
| cannot he pictured too wildly"
~ was a remarkable statement thai
| Captain Chilcot. ono OF the Incorporation.
OF the company which runs The Anderson
is reported % have made tO CHIEF BOni
field 0f the Hrmh0lit. this morning
Ha ls alleged 90 have said:
"We knew that the Anderson was nm
seaworthy. especially for an ocean voy
age. but we were bound 20 get her there
anyway. We put her On charge Of one O
the best sea captains on this coast Cap
tain Powers. n anybody could get hei
| there be could"