The age-herald., 1897-09-14
STORY OF THE ANDERSON
The Graft Was Known to Be Un- seaworthy When Sent Out.
THE SUFFERINGS ENDURED
By It's Passengers Were TerribIe--Liitle Money But Stores of Untold Wealth
 From the KIondyke.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 1S-The steamer Humboldt arrived this morning from St. Michael She brings fourteen passen- gers and about $15,000 in gold The Humboldt also brings news that the side- wheel steamer Eliza Anderson, from Portland, which was reported lost is safe in Dutch Harbor. The Humboldt was eleven days from St. Mschaels. The steamer Eliza Anderson is anchored in Dutch Harbor wihera she arrived on the fourth instant, ard is now detained by revenue officers. Her passengers have by this time entered the Behring sea on Two of the passengers of the Anderson were so frightened that they gave up their search for gold and returned on ithe steamer Humboldt Mayor Wood, of Seattle, who chartered the Humboldt, is still at St. Michae1s, but letters received from him indicate that the stories of dis sension and strife between members of his expedition are untruths.
 The Humboldt brings back advices which reiterate the stories of the un- told wealth of the Klondyke and Yukon, and verify the previous runors of the shortage of food supply in the interior. That there will be privations, starva, tion, sickness and death on the Yukon this winter is what the returning gold hunters all say. Only seven passengers of the Humboldt have money. It is im- possible to induce them to say how much money they have. but the purser gives the figures as: J. A. Manager, $900; E. Turner. $500; J. F. Credier, s2,O0O; W. Urquhardt, $9O0; J. D. Rogers, s2OOO; D. F. Atkins, $4,500; Capt. J. Whbtesides, s4,200; J. M. Secretan, who cams back on the Humboldt and who has but very little cash, claims he came out to avoid suffering at Dawson. He says:
 There we're upwards of 1,500 men w..o have pushed their way over the passes from Skaguay and Dyea and have ar rived alt Dawson City. The influx of miners over the passes has Frightened the old timers into the interior and all that can are coming to winter in the states and thus avoid what they believe will be winter of hardship, suffering and probable murder and thieyery."
 w. B. Price, of Danville, H., who left the vessel at Dutch Harbor, re turned on the Humboldt. He said the entire trip was a chapter of mishaps. The third day out from Dixon's en- wind blew terriffically. The waves would often push the guard up and leap in under it. During the first night after the storm began the rudder chain broke five times. Of course after this break there was no controlling the boat Every minute it seemed the vessel would go over. Passengers were thrown out of their hunks. The crew was in- sufficient to work the pumps. so the passengers took them in charge. was put in command and divided the pas sengers into squads of four men each. Each squad worked two hours. I de- tailed a man to see how much wa there was. We kept this up for forty eight hours During that time the An derson drifted back 1O4 miles. The second day of our troubles the other vessels were in sight. Then the Merwin. which was being lowed by the Holyoke along with the Bryant and Peistofskv broke loose, and the captain of the Ho- lyoke turned about with the other boats in tow and picked up the Merwin.
 The next place we reached was st Paul, cm Kodik Elarl1 We snnoupi have taken eoa1 there ito get to Dutch I4tar-- bert r.ri1 could net get it. After qetay.n, S1. Paul the sea was heavy and we were forced to cruise along shore. We ar rsve1 130 miles off Dutch Harbcr and then the coal gave orit. We were rig ging a smell boat to send out for TO Eaf when we sighted small fisf1sng sniack wstrh one man in it. He told us we could rsaich am aIbsmdonsd cannery about thirty miles drsitarlt where coa1 had been lying for five or six years We f,ad enough caal to resch that pcfrt All day the passengers worked in drfz- zrng ra'n to take on that coaa and finally, on Sert. 4, we reached Dutch Harbor. Carlt. Hooper, of the revenue squadrcn, bearded us at Dutch Haarbor. Ilu Seeflg Tne unS6a WorthfmeSs of the Anderson forbade her to go further. It was net receecssr-y for him to go below. but upon seeing that we had ufkr,ffl- cfenst lifebcats hls gave orders to t,e IT'D tIhere. The passengers of the Anderson. with the exl1ertion of Mir Scott and mysslf msised s1.000 to charter the schooner Parlsoff 70 take them to st. M,l5heaHs. The cordftion' of the pas-age from hehe ito Drltsh Harbor cannot be pernsd too vigorously.
 Tt is a remarkable story that Capt. ChdNi5tt, one eff the corporation etaay runs the Anderson. is repn to have made 10 Chief Bonnifield. of tine Hum- boldi., this morning. He is alleged to nave said:
 We knew tfhst tfe Anderson was un- seefxtecsahy. especially for an ocean -voy- age, but we were bound to get her 4hefe au We Y11ff hey in fs}1pz ,sre f,f .,,,r,