The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-21
Unfortunate Condition Of Would
Be Klondikers.
ARE RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS.
Their River Boat Wrecked wAS0O
Headed for 81. Michael ana They
Are Compelled tn Rctarn--Nhfle
Miners From the Roanoke Opened
Wine and Were Gay These Tn
fortunatrs Went To bed Hungry.

There are dark shadows 20 every Pc
;ure. On Tuesday night while scores Of
the fortunate Kloadikers who arrived on
the Roanoke, were scattering gold with
q lavish hand IN the gided resorts Of the
Tenderloin, surieited with the richest food
ana flushed with the choicest vines.
twelve honest. hard-wo9king men. who
had been their fellow passengers on the
TIP down from UnaitsAa 10 Seattle. were
Sleeping IN box cars On The water front.
Geld, supperiess and without q penny to
insure them breakfast when the weary
night should end. The price VI one Of
the numoet!ess bottles Of champagne open
ed and drank, or. was often the case.
wasted. hN the reckless faVoritcS OF For
tune II pursuit IF mere pleasure mat
night. would have given food and lodging
To each ~ the twelve unfortuuates. bat
there was no one - say The word ana
as consequence the klondikcrs who. to
q man. would have generously contributes
10 relieve the distress Of their fellw "a -
sengers OF The treasure ship Roanoke, rs
nlained N ignorance 81 their sad plight
The twelve destitute men were members
% The Alaska Muiual Transportation Il
Hntii.s Association, II Chicagu. and their
future had been swallowed mp by he angry
waves OF the North Pacific when, on tho
morning Of July 4, after a night at terror
the river steamer Alfred !. Beach, upon
which they wss-A passengers bound for 81.
Michael N tow OF the steamer Noyo was
cilt loose and settled into the depths Of
he ocean, dismantlea and water-loggod
hJT.
NO cooperative mining company has
ever LETT Seattle with brighter prospects
than Ghe Chicago association, and mona
has ever met With more dire disaster.
Seventeen industrious Chicago mechanics
ana three experienced gold miners from
Montana were the hopeful men who con-
tr!huted si.sn each IN cash and united
their labor for eighteen weeks In building
the river steamer At Ballard last spring.
Their plans were 10 engage in mining on
the Tanana river and 10 operate their
steamer on the Yukon. In the hold OF
the steamer were a sawmill piaIS. an cleo
trio Hight plant. four steam launches,
dredging and mining apparatus. provisions
and clothing for two years. and. in fact.
every thing which might contribute TO ;nc
success or ihc expedition. The Alfred J.
Beach AMI her cargo represented an OUT
lay or at least 5000
Today the Alfred J. Beach lies At the
bottom Of the ocean. eight of her owners
are either al -. Michael or on their way
back from that port penni.ess and tho
other twelve are the men who spent Tues
day night on the water front and who yes
,erday applied IA ne board of county COM
miss .oners for relief from threatened star
Vation and transportation 10 their Eastern
homes
The county commissioners have ar
ranged Tor board and logging for the
twelve men for few days until they can
obtain employment. and Judge Thomas
Burke yesterday promised Commissioner
Ryan 10 obtain transportation for them
over the Great Northern. Nevertheless
the men feel their position Of dependence
kCcf4y. To make 1t worse. nearly all OF
them have families ~ the Eas.
The names OF the twelve men now in
Seattle are W W Tucker G.. =. DIM
stead. A. Stenger. G. Wilhelm, W. Hcnz-l.
{. l.. Markstrom. r. a. Markstrom. l..
T.. Larson. Henry Shupak. ~ kwiatkow-
ski J. r. Nilsson AMI 4. ponucrshcrger.
Tucker. who was secretary 0f the com
pany and puvs>r of the steamer is au-
tnority for the facts given above. He
salt yesterday that tho only thing hs
saved was his Bible. and that he IS thank
ful that h. escaped With bis life. He act
ed a. spokesman when he and MS com
panions visited the county commissioners
In a body lie T. inclined 10 blame ". w.
brewster the manager OF the company.
who Is now at ~. Michael. for SOME Of the
conpany's nisfol7 tunes. He says that for
one thing. Brewster neglected - insure
.ha and her cargo.