The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-05


Seattle.
Il is not often that both love and fortune
smile upon man az one and the same
time James NcNauee the owner Of many
OF the richest claims in the hlonciks mas
been a constant dev0tee al the SHRINE o.
Cupid ever since ne br9f>S away from ll4S
golden Mecca. and If his plans or hsFs
didn't gang agise last night some cara
engraver VIII be hard at work on the Scroi
which viii announce: Mr.. ana MIS-
James McNamee. at home, Dawson CITY.
Time not figured out"
The story OF AcNamee's love anar
sounds as romantic as that OF his luck
in the gold diggings. McNamee was a
passenger from ST. Michael on the schoon-
ct Fred Z. Sander. on board were Capt.
Carlson and wife and Lilly Anderson. a
nurse girl, who took care Of Mrs Carlson
baby. Gust Easterherg. the second mate.
should not he missed because he was in
evidence great deal before the journey
ended, and probably caused James or
Jimmy" MeNamee 10 lose the hand and
neart OF the fair, young Lilly.
That there was an intensely interesting
love affair with more than two in il was
apparent by the following item printed in
the san Francisco Examiner last Monday
maze apparent by the following item print
ed In the Son Francisco Examiner last
Monday morning from Tacoma:
capt. Carlson. of the schooner Fred F.
Sander. or san Francisco. which arrived
here from ST. Michael to load lumber. says
MS second mate. Gust Easterberg. became
desperate on the trip down. and he be-
ieyes he would have wrecked the schooner
on the shore of Unamik pass as she was
entering the Pacific ocean from Boring sea
III he hac not come on deck bv chance and
prevented IL just previous to that time Il
had become rumor aboard the schooner
tnat the klondike millionaire, Jimmy Nc
Nance, was engaged TO Lily Anderson,
the nurse who was caring for Mrs Carl
son baby This made E,astcrherg angry.
he was desperately in love with the girl,
ana carson saws he told his friends he did
not care II the vessel was wrecked. East
eToeFS was IN charge when Capt. Carlson
came up from his cabin and found the
schooner sailing toward the shore. Easter
berg then created trouble between McNa-
NEE and the girl, although McNamee's in
tenfion on leaving Dawson City was TO 20
10 Bartlett Springs Cal. and, IL is under-
stood. marry an old sweetheart there. This
he stu intends to do lie has agreed to
provide Tor Miss Anderson. and he win
educate her, and, so far as he is concerned.
nave her marry whomever she pleases. He
Will also pay 500 expenses to allow her to
visit an uncle In Montana. Her mother
was recently murdered at Port Blakeiey
by Charles Miller. her step-father. who
was Jealous of his wife. Mrs. Miller was
divorced from her first husband"
Eastersers saw the story and. while the
publication of his love affair gave him
pain, the statement that Capt. Carlson be-
heves he would have wrecked the Sander
on the shore of Unamik If he the captain)
had not opportunely come on deck, made
him angry.
There is no truth to such talk" said
Easterberg yesterday afternoon The
schooner could not nave possibly reached
danger ground In two hours. and | had
simply gone below FOR few minutes when
the captain appeared on deck He was the
one 10 blame. When | went on deck at II
O'Clock to take my watch. | found three
sailors there. The captain had gone be-
low and remained there until he came on
deck. as ne describes in the Examiners
story. / never told him that l did not care
II the schooner was wrecked, but L did
say | wished | was home SO could get
OF the boat. | loved the girl, and every
time l saw her it grieved me-
met Lilly wien we started out for St.
Michael l was the second mate. ana a
fellow named Sandstruzn was first mate.
On the way up grew 10 love the girl. and
she told me that she loYed me. Well. one
day at ST; Michael San tstrom and l were
gut IN little sail boat. We capsized and
Sandstrom was drowned. / was rescued.
but II took them two hours TO bring me
ok to consciousness, The story went
around that sandstroraa and / were intox-
lcatcd. / was afraid Lilly would not have
anything more 10 do with me, but she said
she believed what | sad, and would not
listen 10 what other people said about me.
Well. along came Jim McNamee, with
mis- gold. and took passage down with us
l shared my room with him, and have no
Carlson that put him up TO making love TO
my girl | guess he heard that McNamee
was thinking OF getting married, and fig
ured out tfat IL would be a good thing TO
have him marry Lilly. You see. Lilly An
derson Is the daughter Of the woman that
MeNamee why he didn't make love 20
Lilly. and McNamee told him that he
guessed ,, she was in n love with me If she
stead OF himself. Carlson told him he
guessed she would love him for himself
all right IL he made love TO her. McNamee
then commenced TO pay attention TO Lilly,
and IL made me desperate The girl tried
to make me think she still loved me- but
knew she was receiving McNamee's atten-
Things were in this condition when the
captain SAID that | was desperate, and
said / did not care II the schooner was
love to Lilly some one told him that / had
been seen to kiss her. This convinced Nc
Nance that the girl was loving him for
his money, and me for love alone. He
knew that he was an old man and that
was comparatively young one, and told
me he guessed she loved me and he would
give her up Capt, Carlson didn't want
him 10 drop the matter. and did ell he
could TO separate Lilly and myself
wanted her 70 promise 20 marry me- but
she said she was too young, and wanted to
put II OF Tor a year or so. | came 20 the
conclusion that she was trying 10 run TWO
love affairs on one small boat and that
ended IL with me"
This story became public yesterday aft
ernoon, and last evening Information
reached the Post-Intelligencer Office that
McNamee had finally joined the benedlcgs
after TWO narrow escapes. Friday after
noon. according to well-verified reports.
McNamee and woman known as frankie
Nelson appeared at the courthouse in
quest OF license 70 wed. They did not
have witnesses. and could not get the
necessary document. People at the court
house say that the woman was greatly put
out. and used the English language with
a fiuency that was remarkable
Yesterday afternoon McNanee had an
other love affair on his hands. and before
the evening was half past was married
man. His bride is Mss Mary Ellen Nc
Nance who lives on Broadway, near
Denny way. She is "a years Old. according
70 the license which was taken out yester-
day afternoon a. the courthouse. and Nc
Nance owned up 70 80 years. After the
license was obtained McNamee took a
hack and was driven 70 his prospective
brides home. She Joined him and they
were taken % the Church % the Sacred
Heart. in North Seattle. where the cere-
rlony vas performed. Last night there
was a happy gathering az the brides .oms
on Broadway. and congratulations were
zhowered upon ire bride and bridegroom