The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03
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Capt, futile had a look at her and Of
fered the revenue cutters assistance In
getting her off after the damages had
'peen repaired. | do not know whether
IL can be successfully accomplished or
not Inc outfits in the schooner's hold
thotoughiy water-soaked. and will
probably be ruined. We left on MAY %
as soon as the storm moderated
Inc Helen was purchased by marty ~
fasteners early in March She saiied
from here March "a. and had twenty MN
ABOARD. all told They were going To Kot-
zeoue sound. and had outfits for two
years The leaders OF the party nm ,ba
Helen were a. +. Ketchum and 7 r.
ouderbank. James Kelly, a pioneer miner
was taken along as guide The Helen
covered the 2,oa miles between this nor.
and Dutch Harbor in safety. although the
voyage mad been long one. She had
only been in port a day before tho stor,,,
came UP and drove her ashore
According 10 the officers OF the Brixhar
the schooner Louise j. kenuey arrived al
Unalaska after an exciting experience in
Bering sea. She tried 10 push her wav
through the Ice pack some 200 miles NORM
OF tnaiaska and for a time II Locked
as IL she would never get out. For near
ly week she was in the Ice pack. m
able 10 move either way. Once the tce
closed around her. and even fell over on
her deck. plling up several feet high A
sudden change in the wind opened up
channel and released her from her dan
gerous preoicament.
4 Long Ocean Tow.
The Brixham IS the first vessel that has
successfully towed a river steamer IN -.
entrance Of Berlng sea this year. few
days after she lef; port with the Gov.
Pinsree in tow the story started from
some source that the Pineres had eone
down. Not once on the whole gno mile
voyage were the two vessels eenara.es
She left here on May and arrived AZ
tnalaska on May IS. She Iav-to sar
twelve hours In Queen Charlotte sot1d
before Verturing out on the Pacihc Cant
Dur.e heightened out the tow line and
started on tie long ocean tow She had
moderate weather until the volcano on
Unmak island sighted. 4 stiff south
east gale was then eucount cred The
Brixnam iay-to for more than twentv-fatfr
hours. The officers OF the steamer say
that during this gaze the tow reminded
them II n ki:e. AZ times the Gov pm
gree would loom up o. .0p Of Il big save,
seemingly several hundred feet above
them. Then the BTixHam would go III.
and L would seem that the Pinxree would
certainly pun tne steamer down on top
OF her.
TAe Rrixham had fire weather CT the
down trip. bat fast time could not be
made, the steamer heins deeper In the
bow than a. tire stern At siuses her pro-
peller would be thTashing the air This
vas caused by the coal passers taking The
ccal from me stern bunkerS before using
that slowed In the bow Tire Brtxasrn had
two passengers. Or. Edwards and r. q.
Day.
TIE facs tbat The bark Guardian. ain
ia passengers FIR kafxsiue sound had
not arrived AZ Dutch HsrbOr III 70 the
:ine re Brixham left, does not cause be-
cwuers any unessipess. There Was no
reason far Capt Eagles - par IN there.
and Il vas not ms intention % DO SO wssa
he 1efs ts3is psayt- TIE owners believe fhs,
Z she > thas far uoTta capt. Eagles has
gone on 10 Bersng seR- where ne Is wait
inx COR chance 20 get through The sSs
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