The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-19
Cutter Bear Win Try to Reach
Cape Prince Of Wales.
LEAVES uNALASKA ON MAY 90.
News Brought by Mrs. Frances Tut
tie, Wife of Can't. Tuttie-Hopc for
a Passage Through the Ice-Tedi-
am of Life Aboard the Boat-of-
neerx Anxious to See War Ser
vice-Recent Transfers Ordered.

The United States cutter Bear will sail
from Unalaska asout Nay - and attempt
TO find a passage through the ice as far
north as Cape Prince CT Wales. where
Capt. Francis Tutfsa hopes to hear word
from Lieat. Jarvis and those who are
following him across the frozen land to-
ward Point Barrow. This news was
brought from Enalaska by Mrs Francis
Tuttle, who has been with her husband
in the north fer the last three months.
She came down on the steamer Bristol
as FAR as Comox, and there boarded the
schooner Enoch Talbot. which was in tow
OF the tug Residue. and came to Seattle.
MIRA futile went to Unalaska on first
hearing that the Bear had reached that
point and would probably remain for
some tine. She describes the life OF
officers and crew aboard the cutter as one
unbroken round CT sedium. and says AL
welcome the prospect Of moving on.
capt. Tut,le hopes to be able to reach
Cape Prince of Wales through an opening
which is occasionally left even when the
ice is thickest," sad Mrs Tuftie yester-
day. 'Of course he cannot tell whether
the channel is there this year until ha
has tried 1t. i believe the ice is very
heavy now. There is no chance of getting
in to St. Michael. and as the relief party
has already passed that point there is no
need OF gong there. Lieut.. Jarvis was
Instructed to leave word of his progress
at Capt Prince of Wales, where he was
obliged to cali for reindeer. 1t is i'm
possible until much later In the season to
pass through Boring straits.
May is very early to attempt to get
through the ice even as far as the cape.
but the officers of the Bear are anxious
10 finish their present duty in time to
take part in the war IL necessary. When
left Unalaska 1t was not known there
that war had been declared. though word
that hostilitiss had begun was expected
by the next boat. Orders were received
transferring First Lieut.. j. II. Brown TO
the cutter Perry; Second Lieut.. Bernard
8. Camden and Assistant Engineer John
Bryan to the Corwin. Second Lieut..
Claude s. Cochrane was also transferred,
Bear had a greater number OF officers
aboard than absolutely needed. Lieut..
jarvis will act as executive officer when
he rejoins the cutter. and Lieut.. Berthoif
will be navigating officer. Since Capt.
futile has learned that the vessels caught
in the ice will undoubtedly be- crushed,
he Is preparing To accommodate the res
cued sailors on the return trip. It will
be heavy load OF passengers for the
Bear. and the removal of four officers is
not therefore regarded as a hardship.
''The Bear has been by no means Idle at
Unalaska, and Ii is very fortunate that
she has been In a position to succor yes
sells which might otherwise have been
lost. The cutter has made seven trips
into the Boring sea after overdue ships.
The III. c. Wright. loaded with freight
for the North American Transportation &
Trading Company. is one OF the boats
brought in. Another trip was made after
the Jewett. loaded with lumber for the
Alaska Commercial Company. The Bear
went out In heavy storm and mad hard
battle with the wind and waves. While
out on that cruise We saw sight to be
long remembered. My husband called
me up on deck In the middle of the night
TO look at the volcano Shshaldin In fiery
eruption. Usually the mountain emits
only smoke. and fire Is rarely seen. II
was black and threatening overhead, and
the dark shadow OF the mountain. with its
crown of darling flame and heavy smoke,
was very impressive.
THE Bear has also bean useful In pre-
serving order at Uualaska. There is no
law on the Island, and with 800 boat-build-
ers living there. even though they be for
the most part good men. the presence OF
the cutter has good effect. No one Is
authorized to make an Grrest, and / do
not know that Capt. TuttIs even could
DO 50, but the boat represents United
States authority and the influence is suf-
fic!eni to preserve order.
bodybuilding az T1nalaSka Is getting
along very we'll Two steamers have
been launched for the North American
Transportation & Trading Company, and
two more are almost completed The
Alaska Commercial Company has launched
one steamer, ard has three or four Others
or the ways. The SEATTLE yukon Trans
portai.on Company is also building two