New-York tribune., 1897-11-01
READY FOR THE KLONDlkE.
A PARTY OF WOMEN ON THE CITY OF
COLUMBIA WILL DOUBLE
THE HORN.

THEY TAKE A HOSPITAL OUTFIT AND PORTABLE
Bu11.pING-ALL INvALIDs WILL RE CARED
FoR-BOARDING- HOUSES TO BE WELL
KEPT AND CLUB sTARTED-A CIR
CTLATING LIBRARY PART
OF THE LUGGAGE.
The steamship City Of Columbia. on which the
Nrst cor,pany Of New-York women Will sail TOT the
goldhelds of Alaska. was thrown open 10 'he III
spection of the public yesterday Inc Doa. - a'
the foot Of East Ninth-st. She VIII san "on
Old Dominion Pier No. &c. North River, at Il d. III.
on December /. and will make the longest u'p "a
any vessel tha, has thus far started fof 'ha'
destination stopping at Barbados. Rio JanelEo'
Montevideo, Valparaiso. Calao. san Diego "a'
Francisco. Seattle. Sitka, Dutch Haroor anu 81
Mchaers. The party will arrive al 81 Nllc""c' "
May. and leave for Dawson City as soon as 'he
,iver onens The boat is large and commodons
one and capable Of carrying over 1our "
nrst-class passengers. and each pass'"e
titled to 1850 pounds OF outht iussase' .oo,,ors
,rhirty-hve women are among the io' rn G
ana rnev are superintendcd by Mrs Hannah .
Could who lives at No. 25o West Twenty-second-s'.
Mrs Gould is a business woman and she mas
chosen from among the many applicants 'he wo''e',
whom she felt be qualified mentally moran! ana
physically for such an expedition
There will be forty-two women IN the party
she said 10 a Tribune reporter "Thirty-hve nave
apaid their passage and the others are sincere IN
their intentions to raise the necessary fuhds'
THE OUTFIT COMPLETE.
"Our outfits are on exhibition at No. GO Wah-st.'
II any one cares TO view them Each one VI u'
takes a fur robe and warm shawl ana we nave
our woollen dresses lined with faihe. we "eai
bIoomers lined with lambs wool besides aIl-"ooi
vrderwear We also take flannel gowns 10 steep
IN. our shoes are heavy, flannel lned. ana reach
nearly TO the knee then we also take ruDper poo's'
We have wool-lined mittens. fur hoods Khee-"a'ih-
erz and wrist-warmers; heavy ruDDer oiA'Aet -
for wet weather. and mosquito hetuhg' shNl waists
and summer underwear are also in our hs'' ior we
49, % nranare for a short summer as well as
long winter. - - ,o,
..Wbo Is going with me-? can give you ie"
names but the women dislike the publicity OF nav
ing their names in the papers, 80 cannot give
Philade.pha ana Soie Nra Nm !; : Graves Mrs )
Miss a. Douglas and mQneI MIS-; ~ Tf@y ypsseI H,I
N RSIse Sy IS e. "$SAi Wa have f three married
couples. but women who leave husbands DcH'iiu'
Il am greatly impressed with tho capability OF
the women in our party There are no "oiNeN
WI" 9 are Of G} the nrst men to go to gold fields
said 10 me that good women Wo9u @ @ilII P.5Sis P5svep ar
We go. FIVE or six of our women haye e run noGgh op
that IL knd of Of Work We are taking along with US
aghSeen P91aaO feet ita' VIDE We Shall allow no
suffer II man is too III 10 work we Will nurse
him back TO health put him on his lect, ana Whcn
he work he may repay us. we shal COOK
our food together and when the men 80 out pros
pecting shall hold the fort home and be at
our post TO receive them when jhey return. Some
OF us, three think viii run boarding houses, ana
who has run successful laundry busi-
ness IN New-YOrk for n number Of years, will open
laundry out there.
we have plans for establishing clubhouse
and in that way competing with liquor-saloon at
fractions. We have a number Of young men In our
party. and all are In my care mus, look to their
Interests. and know OF nothing more desirable than
your New-York clubs but 1t will be a good club 20
belong 10. Mrs Waterbury is taking along cir
culating library. We shall have church service
Sundays directed by Dr. W. H. Wellman. one
in the party IS going TO see to It that
we take an organ, and the children OF a certain
Sunday TO be asked 70 assist In that bit
Of foreign mission work IL will be a privilege to
say that they sent the first organ to the Klondike.
''1n our party is a young man named Alfred Ben
merry. whose father was once United States Minis
ter 20 Russia. This young fellow has been in hard
luck and has learned the confectioners and pastry
cooks trade He Will go out there 10 open candy
and pie emporium and J am sure he Will find gold
in his pies for they will certainly be popular.
OF what they Will enCounter-thc hardship and
misery and suffering-but / think that realize
II fully and the mission that calls there feel
10 be one OF benefit 10 others quite much as TO
mvsef"
Mrs Could is one ~ the women whose activity
perfect health and alert mental capacity keep her
always Young She looks forty wears Of age hut
among the Messengers on the CITY of Columbia
will be her daughter who Is past thirty and looks
scarcely Younger than her mother Mrs Gould
has ventured IN many kinds OF business during
her lifetime and met with the success that usually
accompanies one Of her keen mental vision