The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-23
AL-KI HAS A BAD
RUN FROM ALASKA.
James Derbshire and Dick BeIond
Arrested for Theft-Haeger
Left In HOspftal

Au AsosphtoI
The Pacific Coast Steamship Comnsnv.s
steamer Al-ki arrived from Skagyav .Ju-
neau and Wrangel shortly after s o'c,ock
iaSt night Three of the Axis crew
were lett In Alaska, two under arrest for
tnelt ana smuggling at Juneau and the
third in the hospital. Capt. Gage was sick
curing the greater part or the trip down
the coast. Inc Ai-ki had d nasty run in
many ways, and experienced some bad
weather.
Shortly after the steamer left here fer
the north Purser Bush. in prospecting the
hold Tor stowaways, found a quantity OF
contraband liquor carefully concealed. On
reaching Juneau he notified the customs
Officers and the stuff was seized AS the
officer was going around the canal on the
boat, the whisky was locked up in a state
room In a few minutes it had disap-
peared and was never recovered.
James berkshire. waiter. and Dick
Beiond, saloon Waterman, were at once
suspected, as they had keys 10 the room
After investigating the Juneau officers ar
rested them on the double charge OF theft
and smuggling. They have been suspect
ed OF smuggling whisky before. Both are
in Jail at Juneau
While the Al-ki was at Douglas island
Purzer's Boy Mark Haeger fell through
All open hatchway, breaking his left leg
below the knee. He was taken to Juneau
The Al-Ki brought down the body of
Murdoch A. Morrison, of Nanaimo b. c.,
who died on the AK between Wrangel
and Juneau. Morrison was first mate of
the Hudson Bay Companys steamer
Strathgora, operating among the islands
off the southeastern coast. When near
Fort Tongas Morrison got his foot caught
in the machinery and his leg was crush
ed and mangled terribly. He was taken
to Wrangel. where the AlKi picked him
UP for the purpose of getting him 10 the
Juneau hospital as soon as possible. He
did not recover from the e1ock. however.
and died shortly after leaving pori.
According 10 The officers of the Al-ki.
a Seattle steamer was the first TO make
the round trip up the Stickeen river this
season. 1t was the old Snohomish county
river boat Monte Cristo that did the work.
under Capt. Murray The Monte Cristo
left Wrangel on May 4 and arrived at
Glenora eighty hours later. She passed
number of river steamers which had start
ed forty-eight hours ahead of her. On
the way up the river she picked up freight
ard passengers al a number of camps es-
tablished during the winter by prospect
ors who were unable to get up over the
ice. The run back to WranEel was made
in fourteen hours and thirty minutes. The
Monte Cristo brought down one passen-
ger, who came direct from Lake TesEn.
The Alike left SkaGway before the steam
er City OF Seattle, which arrived several
days ago consequently brings no late news
from that point. Walter Chappy, or Jany,
of New York, who was reported 10 have
persisted in the Chilkoot disaster. was seen
in Dyea tho day the Al-ki was there.
He had been seriously injured by the slide
and his name included In the list OF dead
The Al-Ki brought down tifty-five pass
engers. She went 10 the bunkers last
night 10 coal for a return trip. Capt. Gage
Is much better, and will probably he ab g
to stay with his steamer She viii cave
on Wednesday. Her passenger Est m
Guided the following names; ID llllston'
+ Lewis. Walter King, f. Shepherd. Mrs
Fred sergent Helen sergenI. Harry. Ser
GENT T. Bowers. Mrs. NJ Lupton. A. r.
EsterbreuCk. ]. Christensen. G. L. Beard,
r. O. Mccormack, NJ. Il. Miles James
Iaathns p NJ Crescent, {. Calff and
wife. F. J. Coveney. NJ. Mcmillan, J. t.
Snively and thirty-four steerage.