The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30

stu above water The rock On which
the passengers had been landed In the
night was very small and perfectly bare.
except for orc small trtc We sent 4
warm meal ashore to them and later In
the day took them To a larger island In
the ships boat. A canvas covering MAS
prepared ard the second night was spe<at
more comfortably than the first. Wa then
started in to work the steamer or. and
late on the second day succeeded. We
took the passengers back on board aud
headed out through Sniyihe channel for
the Pacific The ships bottom was
broke through in several places. bur
temporary repairs bad been made whleh
Kept out most oil the wster. The steam
pumps were kept going constantly. and
we reached Valparaiso safely.
We we're al Valparaiso somewhat over
a month. We had 10 wait twenty daya
10 ger on the dryiock. and after the rr-
pairs were finished IL took some time to
get out bot,ognry bond covering the cost
OF repairs. which WIS $500 The trtn
up the coast Wis unsycntfui"
Hannah aoald's story.
The leader OF Inc women aboard the City
of Columbia Is Mrs. Hannah Gould. a va
man Of Greater New York, whose peyxe-
verance and energy has enabled her e
carry several large undertakings through
successfully. She snpessntanded the con.
ssruction Of several hundred miles Of two
southern railroads and she Is now going
iato the klcndlNe to make investments for
tho men who were behind the railroad
schemes. She started the rush Of about
IL, New York women for Alaska. Her cx-
ped.fion will have about thirty-fiye fsmaia
members when the City of Columbia fina3-
iy leaves this port Some came around on
she steamer. Others will cofre overland
from New York Mt once.
The women have various plans for maxi
Ing wealth in the north. Some OF them win
actually mine. Others are taking IN =
portable hospital 81 VIII operate il Al
Dawsen The rest OF the werner viii
mend. cook or ssar. boarding. places
Many Of them Will De open 20 propositions
" marry. IL the right kind OF a wealthy
k1cndiker shows TAP. In a word they will
transfer 70 a newer and richer country shs
activities which they have employed IN
the East
Mrs. Gould IN charming personality an
entertaining ialssF and very well read
She has an abundance OF common sense
ard ceased long ago 10 depend on any ens
e.se II emergencies. She WAS sean by )
Post intelligence reporter in her state
room on the CITY of Columbia yesterday.
aad said. regarding tbs trip iTom New
York.
Our trip was simply grand excursion
Until ws struck the straits Of Magellan
There we encountered = gaze shat was
simply terrible. ard rad 1t not been for
Capt, Bakers skill | am sl1re- We never
wog4.s have come through H. He ran The
sfeaner into Island harsor ana lowsrsA
ira anchors They would NOT hold aud
We tFtfgea or the rocks. When the erazh
ans we wers very badly frightened. hue
h id cot get very excited. Tire officers to.A
~ we would be ali right. and finally Or
dsred US or deck. We gathered 10 our
FUR coats and hurried cut into the storm.
The waves were piltng up all round Ia.
and we were surs the fife boat couid nor
Eve 20 reach shore. They ordered threa
othe. ladias and myself into the first boafs
sra VS. got IN. After Ave trips they landea
very passenger In safety. We were Ill
on rock nof mere than slxt ~ fevf ana
surrounded by wafeg fss fs shofns sieeu.
1T was q terrible night that ~ sOen.
or that bare rock covered with water.
s5aksd moss We had no covering. ana
sS. Uar