The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-14
The Humboldt Brings Back a
Cruel Story of K|ondyke.
STARVATION AND DEATH
UNTOLD WEALTH, BUT SHORT
AGE OF FOOD.
SEVEN PASSENGERS BRING $4,000
Seven Bring Nothing--0ne Man Returns to
Avoid Starvation Murder and
Thievery-- Graphic Story Of Steamer
Andersons Close Call.

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Anderson's Close Call.
Seattle. Washington, Sept. 13.-Ihe
steamer Humboldt arrived this morning
from St Michaers. She brings ii passen-
gers and about $4,000 in gold The
Humboldt also bring news that the side
wheel steamer Eliza Anderson from
Sea tile. which was reported lost is SAFE
in Dutch Harbor.
The Humboldt WAS IL days from st.
Michaels. The steamer Eliza Andet-
son is anchored in Dutch Harbor, where
she arrived on the 4th instant, and Is
now detained by revenue officers. Her
passengers have by this time entered
the Bering sea on schooner chartered
for that purpose. Two OF the passen-
gers on the Anderson were so frighten-
ed that they gave up their search for
gold and returned south ON the steamer
Humboldt. Mayor Wood, of Seattle,
who chartered the Humboldt is still al
st. Michaers, but letters received from
him indicate that the stories of dissen-
sion and strife between members of his
expedition are untrue.
The Humboldt brings back adyiees
which rciteratc the stories of the un-
told wealth Of Klondyke and Yukon and
verify the previous rumors of the short
age of food supply in the interior.
There will be privation. sickness.
starvation. scurvy and death on the
Yukon this winter" is what the return
ing gold hunters all say.
Only seven passengers OF the Hum
boldt have money.
1t is impossible To induce them to stay
how much money they have but the pur-
ser gives the figures as:
j. A. Manger. $500; f. Turner, $500;
J. T. Creider $4,000: w UrquhaIt 5000;
]. y. Rogers, $1,000 ]. +. Atkins 81,
500; Captain j. Whitesides. $4,000.
j. NJ Secrctan. who came back on the
Humboldt, and who has but very little
cash. says he came out to avoid starva-
tion at Dawson.
lie said:
'I'hus fan. upwards of 1900 men have
pushed their way over the passes from
Skaguay and Dyca and have arrived at
Dawson City. The influx Of miners over
the passes has frightened the old timers
in the interior, and all that can, are com
ing to winter in the States and thus
avoid what they believe will he winter
Of hardship suffering and probably muir
der and thievery.'
w. Il. Price. OF narrile. H.. who
went up on the Eliza Anderson. and
who left that vessel at Dutch harbor,
returned on the Humboldt
lie said:
The entire trip was Il series Of mis-
haps The third day out from Dixon s
entrance, bad weather came on and the
wind blew tcrrifically The waves would
lift 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 broke. there
was no controlling the boat
Every minute it seemed she would e
over. The passengers were thrown out ot
their hunks the crew was insufficient t.
work the pumps, so the passengers tool
them in charge. l was put in command
and divided the passengers up into squads
Of four men each. Each squad worked
two hours. I also did the sounding to see
how much water there was. We kept thi.
up for forty-eight hours and during tha
time the Anderson drifted back fourteen
miles. The second day Of our trouble, tn,
other vessels were in sight. Then tn,
Merwin, which was being towed by tn,
Holyoke, along with the Bryant and Pol
istofsky, broke loose and the captain o.
the Holyoke turned about with the othel
two boats in tow and picked up the Mer
win. The next place we reached was st
Paul, ON Kodiak Island. We should have
taken coal there to get to Dutch Harbor
but could not get it. After leaving st
Paul the sea was heavy and we were
forced to cruise along shore. We arrived
within 130 miles of Dutch Harbor wheI
the coal gave out. We were rigging .
small boat to send out for relief when wt
sighted a small fishing smack with one
man in it. He told us we could reach an
abandoned cannery about twenty mile!
distant, where coal had been lying fol
five or six years. We had enough coal tc
reach that point. All day long the passen
gers worked in a drizzling rain to take
on that coal, and finally, on September 4
we reached Dutch Harbor. Capt. Hooper
of the revenue squadron, boarded us al
Dutch Harbor. and seeing the unsea.
worthy condition of the Anderson. for
bade her to go further. 1t was not neces
sary for ihm to go below, but upon see.
| ing that we had insufficient life boats he
gave the order to tie up there. The mas
sengers of the Anderson. with the exeep
ton of Mr.. Scott and myself, raised
| 81, 900 to charter the schooner ParisofI
to take the passengers from there to ST
Michaefs. The conditions on the trip OF
the Anderson from Dixon's entrance tC
Dutch Harbor cannot be pictured toe
wildly"
ut was remarkable statement that
Captain Chilcott, one of the incorporators
Of the company which runs the Ander-