The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-06
RESENT THE ALLEGATION.
WOMEN ORJECr To REING CALLED
HANNAH 6OVLIrs WIDOWS
Horn ax Men.ssers of the Party
Have Money-strs. Gould Is Not

There is trouble among the widows who
came around from New York on the un-
fortunate steamer City OF Columbia. and
it is principally because the majority OF
the women object 70 being called Mrs.
Hannah Gonld's widows" They are say
ing some harsh things about Mrs. Gould
and her motives, ous Mrs Gould serene.y
says that the seven women on board be-
Ions TO her party and that all are very
friendly towards her. All but two of the
women have taken rooms in various ho-
te.s on shore. Two are still on the steam
er. owing 10 Il lack OF means 10 pay room
rent and board. 1t took specia! DIS
pensation from the United States marshal
aboard. but Mrs. Gould says she did it.
and points with pride TO the way she is
caring for her widows
There is one ray of hope In which the
passengers are putting good deal OF
faith. 1t is that Il. Adams, a rich New
Yorker. who. unfortunately, has son
aboard. has a heavy interest In the bot
afraid that the ship would be sold for a
song and that not enough would be real
ICED 10 pay them the $1,000 they advanced
TO set the ship GU. OF debt. Yesterday il
was announced that Adams Is coming out
from New York and would, If necessary,
purchase the City of Columbia.
The party OF which Adams son Is a
member is headed by ]. Is. Kelley. When
the call for the passengers funds was
made ii Valparaiso for The purpose of
getting she ship out OF debt. the Adams
Kelley crowd put up some $i.5o0 TIE
father of young Adams is said to be very
wealthy. and $ also credited with being
very angry at the way the City of CO.
.umbia proposition has been managed.
The passengers say that the eder Adams
believes that the Columbia Naviga,ion
Company people viii try 10 bid in the
steamer for IL small sum for the purpose
of getting out of paying the debts against
her. In this event the Adams party would
probably Jose some of their sI.5oo. for the
crew is TO be paid first. 1t Is said that the
e.der Adams proposes to see that this is
not done, even il he has TO buy the white
elephant himself.
But 10 return to the widows Five of
the seven women who came around on the
City of Columbia deny that they are Mrs
Gouid's widows" They say that Mrs.
Gould has nothing whatever 10 do with
them. and viii not have. they claim TO
nave met her IN the boat, ana are angry
because she has assumed to be their Lead
er. The I'VE say that they have money.
while the two who really are Mrs. Gould's
widows are destitute and compelled to live
on board the steamer. These nve further
say that when Capt. Baker called upon
the passengers for money at Valparaiso
Mrs Gould had only 500 10 contribute
One woman gave $780, and several con-
trihuted $500 each. Some of the nve women
who deny that they are Mrs. Gou.d's
widows ere at the Hotel Seattle Mrs
Gould is there. too. but that's because she
has money. The two widows who claim
TO be under her care are out on the City
or Columbia, living. Ii IL said on hard
tack and canned beef, which a Kind-heart-
ed deputy marshal was persuaded to give
them.
Mrs. Gould was seen yesterday at the
Hotel Seattle, and said ;1ia- .the seven
women IN her party Were not the east
bit discouraged. She said that two or
them were still on board the steamer. he-
ing short OF funds. but that she was look
ing after them. Mrs. Gould said:
we have had lots of trouble on this
Trip. but l think we will come out al,
right. l believe our tickets 10 Dawson
wiz be good, even II the company loses
the City of Columbia. We would rather
go north on her than on any other boa,
Tnefa are only two OF my women who
nave not sufficient means 10 care for
themselves have heard OF no dissatis-
faction In the party. and do nor know
what you mean by internal trouble We
al. visited with each other last night ar
the HOTEL
fet not ten minutes before greass Of
the women who have 80 far been cal,ea
Mrs. Gould sfwidows'' declared most err
pnatica!iy that they were not In NJ.
Gouid's charge. and that they had na,b.
ing TO do with her.