The herald., 1897-10-09
AS to the Fate of Whaler
NavarCh
SHE SANK IN THE ARCTIC SEA
AFTER MOST OF HER CREW HAD
DIED
Sixteen Of the Unfortunate Men Reach
Point Barrow-News From
the Gold Seekers
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. s.-The
Chronicle says that the fate Of the crew
of the steam whaler Navarch. OF New
Bedford, which was wrecked in the
Arctic ocean on August ii, Is NO longer
in doubt. AS is already known. the cap
tain, his wife, and the first and fourth
officers, who succeeded in escaping
from the vessel after she was caught In
the ice, were picked up by the United
States revenue cutter Bear. The other
thirty men on board the Inflated vessel
were supposed to have perished.
The news of the death Of fourteen Of
these men and the rescue Of the other
sixteen was brought to this city today
by E. M. Diaz, or.e of the survivors. who
came down on the steam whaler Boz
nanza, from Poirlt Barrow. Diaz Is q
Portuguese. He relates narrowing
tale Of suffering and starvation in the
ice bound north. After the Navarch
had been nipped by the icebergs and the
captain, his wife and the two officers
had been fortunate enough to reach open
water in the gig, the others stayed by
their vessel as long as possible. The
food supply rapidly became exhausted.
fourteen of the men. died and finally the
vessel werat to pieces and sank.
The sixteen survivors tried to make
their way south over the ice, but soon
found themselves adrift on foe. For
twelve days they drifted with the ocean
currents. suffering the most Intense tor
ture from hunger. They were reduced
- t:@v, tn haf
craving for food ate the skins with
which they were clothed.
Finally, after all hope of rescue had
beer abandoned, the castaways were
sighted by the steam w1aler Thrasher
and quickly rescued. They We're taken
to Point Barrow and given every care
and attention. Diaz was brought to this
city on the Bonanza so that his eyes
might be treated by an occulist, his
sight having been seriously affected by
the gleam of the sun on the ice. He was
the third mate of the vessel.
ARCTIC GOLD SEEKERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct S.-The steam
er Walcott arrived today from Prince
Williams Sound. Capt. Humphrey re-
ports that the San Diego party of fifteen
gold hunters, headed by ex-Sheriff
O'Neil, of San Luis Obispo county, bound
for Copper river, had arrived at Prince
Williams Sound on September 10th. and
started up the river the next day. They
were ALL we'll and hopeful.
A WINTER TRIP
PENDLETON, Ore.,O S-J. g.
Cameron, Of Victoria, B. c., is here buy
ing horses for an English syndicate.
which contemplates an Alaskan winter
expedition. 1t is said this expedition
will consist of 800 head of horses, 100 oxen,
10 dog teams and six packers, and that
provisions will be carried over the snow
for market at Dawson City. 1t 10 not
known what route they will take.
RAILROAD SCHEMES
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ST. c.
Farnham, mining engineer of Seattle,
has just returned from the east, where
he succeede in organizing a company
to build a steam railroad from Skaguay
to Lake Bennett, over the White Pass
He says that the company has been in
corporated under the laws Of New Jer.
sey by James A. Mcknight for many
years solicitor of the Northern Pacific
rairoad Senator Watson c. Squire Of
Washington, John A. Stewart, prom
inent mining man of Washington, and
James G. Maturin of New Jersey. The
road will be narrow gauge, and ie ex-
pected to cost $45000O. and it is proposed
to complete the work by June 1st Of next
year.
THE SAIROR BOY ARRIVES
PORT TOWNSEND, Oct s.-Th~
schooner Sailor Boy has arrived from the
north. Among the passengers wha ar.
rived from St. Michaels was John Quincy
Barnum of Murray Idaho Barnum was
one of eighty-six passengers on the
steamer Eliza Anderson, which was
forced to put into Duth Harbor in q
disabled condition, where she now liap.