The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03

Capt. futile had a look at her and Of
fered the revenue cutters assistance in
getting her of after the damages had
neen repaired. l do not know whether
IT can be successfully accomplished ar
not. The outfits in the schooner's bola
40 thoroughly water-soaked and will
probahiy be ruined. We left on NAV %
as soon as the storm moderated :" -''
The Helen was purchased nv n na,,,, ~
fasteners early in March She SAN;
from here March q and had twenty ,,an
aboard. all tod. They were going Ia Ko,-
zenue sound, and had outfits for two
years. The leaders of the Marty =, -
Helen were 4. f. kefctun ana
ouderbank. James Kelly a pioneer miner
was taken along az guide The ua,ar
covered the eco miles between this nor,
ana Dutch Harbor In safety. although the
voyage had been long one. She had
only been in port day before th.s xt,r,,,
came up and drove her ashore.
According TO the officers OF the Rrjxba,o
the schooner Louise J. Kenney arrived n
thaiaska after an exciting experience in
Bering sea. She tried 10 push her NAV
through the Ice pack some 200 miles nor,h
or Cnalaska. and for a time II looked
as II she would never get out. For near
~ week she was In the ice pack, un-
able TO move either way. once the ice
closed around her, and even fell over on
her deck, plling UP several feet high A
sudden change in the wind OPENED TN
channel and released her from her dan
gerous preaicameui.
\ Long Ocean Tow
The Brixham Is the first vessel that has
successfully: towed a river steamer ,, .he
entrance Of BerlnE sea this year. A few
days after she left port with the Coy
Pingree in tow the story started from
some source that the ptarree had gone
down. Not once on the whole . On Mir
voyage were the two vessels Senarafa,.
She left here ON May and arrived ~
tnalaska on May IL She lay-ta fnr
twelve hours in Queen Charlotte soun.s
before VenturinE out on the Paciglr Can.
Ifurie heightened out the row line ana
started Oh tae long cream few St,e had
moderate weather until the Volcano on
t'nimAk island VAS sighted. 4 sun south
east gale was then encountered The
Brixsam iay-t0 for more than fvverts--fzt,r
hours. The officers Of the steamer xav
that during this gale The tow reminded
them 81 a kite A times the Gov pm
gree would bonn ~ ~ .Go - ID hlc wave
seemingly several hundred feet above
taem Then the BrixhaTn would 20 up.
and IL would seem that the f'ingres woai.
certainly pan the steamer down or top
% her.
TIE Brixhan had ans weather On the
down trap bat fast time could not f5e
made. The steamer bsiac desper in yse
Row than a. the stern. ~ times ner rrs-
peller would be ihTashing the ar. THIS
aas caused by the coal psssers faki-g the
coal from the stern hHnkers before using
that slowed 81 the bow TIE Bglxklsrn had
two passengers. Dir. Edwards ard +. G..
Day
TIE fact that the bark Guardian wlth
ios passengers s3T kotzeb0e sound had
uot arrived At fsut>h Harbor UP 30 the
tiryle the Brgxhau Mt H0es not cause her
owners any uneasineSs. There was no
reason fer Capt Eagles 70 pat IA there.
and II was not ms intention = do 50 when
~ 3eft taiz port TIE owners believe that
Il sire s Ehat far north tzap.. EsEtes has
gore on 10 Boring ses. where he is vail
ing for a chance 10 set through the ice
mack.