The San Francisco call., 1898-04-08
VICTIMS
 OF THE ICY FL DORADO Major Hamlin Among Those to Perish at
 Dawson. Dominion Land Surveyor Badly Frozen on a Trip to Sulphur Creek. Others Succumb to Pneumonia
 After Dangerous
 Journeys. GRAVES SOFTENED BY FIRE Others, Badly Frost Bitten in a Mad Rush to Twelve-MiIe Creek,
 Are in the Hospital.
Others Succumb to Pneumonia After Dangerous
 Journeys.
GRAVES SOFTENED BYFIRE
Others, Badly Frost Bitten in a Mad Rush to Mile Creek,
 Are in the Hospital
BY SAM w. WALL.

4 DAW SON, IN. w. T., Feb. 2S (by courier to Dyea and steamer Victorian to Seattle, April 7).-Major L. B. Ham, lin of Victoria, B. C., Dominion Land Surveyor, died at the hospital here on the 18th inst, and John Friedland of Tacoma and John H. Langrons died on the 17th. Major Hamlin was badly frozen during a trip to Sulphur Creek. His companion, a man named Clark, had his feet frosted, but not seriously. A party of the mounted police went out and brought Major Harnlin in over the summit on a sled. Major Hamlin con- tracted pneumonia on the trip and died the day of his arrival at the hospital. Friedland also died of pneumonia and Langrons of fever.
 James s. Cooper of New York died on the Sth of January of heart failure, John Parker, a prominent citizen of Portland, died a few days ago of con- sumption, and Nels Oelsen, from the effect of a fall into a shaft on Berry's claim.
 Fires have been burning in the little graveyard on the hill for a week soft ening the earth, that graves may be prepared for them, their funeral being delayed biding the work of the fire. The hospital is filled to its limit with men suffering from scurvy principally, and from freezing, and a few with fever. Arrangements are now being made to build an addition to double the capacity of the hospital
 % Following is a list of the patients now being treated there: F. D. Demers, Frank Belcher, Ira B. Bertrans, George DaVy, H. H. McQuillan, Nat Stacy, William R. Goldensmith, John Silver, Joe Liberty, P. s. Bartley, Maudici Par cell, H. Baclus, Ben Laws, Andre Young, B. Johnson, M. P. Lester, Thomas Galiardo. James Bell, Gus Fisher, Thomas Harvey, Robert Mer- Toposke, Fred Hainter, Thomas Ward, Michael Connolly, Herman Rutschow, Harry Carleton, c. P. Rollins Peter Windblad, William Moohn, Edward Dunston, William Jordon, Robert Had dow, Martin Brouk. John Sullivan, William J. Landers, William Mathews, Louis Levoie and William Kast
 The most disastrous stampede of the season took place on Sunday night last. A Swede, who could not talk English, came Into town and showed a sackful of gold. It was known to some that he had been prospecting on what was known as Twelve Mile Creek The word got about quickly and stampede started, although it was then late at night Men were aroused by their friends from bed and started lily clad for such journey and women who got the tip left the dance halls to join in the rush. Twelve Mile Creek is about eight miles up the river, the trail cross ing the river at Dawson. The stam- peders made the distance on a run. Coming back they were very tired. could not travel fast enough to keep warm and very many were badly frozen.
 W. J. Landers is In the hospital with feet badly frozen, and H. P. Anderson of Tacoma Is laid up at the Klondike Hotel, and beside him lies B. E. Sprague of Seattle, also with badly frosted feet, which he got by staying with Ander- son. Anderson undoubtedly owes his life to Sprague, as he was chilled al- most into insensibility on the trail. Sprague was compelled to beat and urge him in every way to keep him from lying down in the snow. When -Sprague was almost exhausted a couple of men came along with sled. They had heard Sprague's cries and thought there was a fight going on. They put Anderson on the sled and hurried to Dawson with all speed, Anderson every now and again falling off the sled, at which times the men would ROunu IillIl dliu lllctht ulIIl exert HlIn- self to get up and climb on again. They carried him into the Klondike Hotel when they arrived in town, and several men worked for some hours reviving the circulation. It is thought that he will come out of it all right.
 Sprague will be laid up for some time. Landers also was saved by the faith fitness of his companion, who urged him along the trail as Sprague had done Ay,I hut h. as he had been. It was quite dark. and he lost the trail where it turned to cross the river to Dawson. He f1oun- dered about in the snow for some time, and then, in bewildered desperation, set up a cry for help. It was heard on this side of the river by a friend who recognized his voice and ran out on the ice answering. He found the two men, and, taking Landers on his back, car "r!ed him into and laid him on the floor of the Klondike Hotel just as Ander- sop, having been treated by pr. Le- bfa,pc. rose from it.
 s:Cfne of the women gave out and had to, be taken back to town. Three men in half drunken condition started on the stampede, and soon one of them fell in the snow unable to go further. lie there and die" said the two oth- CTS as they went on without him. An other party coming along soon after feund the man unconscious and carried hitn into town.
 c. s. L. Mcintosh, son of the Lieuten- ant-Governor of Territory, arrived from Fort Yukon a few days ago. He was accompanied by A. w. Clear, H. Alexander McMillan and Josk Pickup. who left San Francisco August IS and arrived here on the 21st inst. They came over the ice by way of the Hoo- talinqua. Pickup's feet are frozen. a A considerable boom is on in real es- tate in this city in anticipation of the thrush of neo7le who may be prepared to scramble for locations to do business next spring. Front street lots have peen sold for $15,000 and as high as $17 900 is asked.
 Since the fire, the saloons. dance and