Douglas Island news., 1899-01-18
A TRIP TO FORT wRANdEL.

The Editor of the News Visits fiis Former Home
 The News man boarded the Cottage City last week for trip to Fort Wran- gel our former home. The run down was without incident except only, that we were for five or six hours a short distance this side of the narrows. The night was dark, the fog heavy and there was quite sea running. There being a fair wind, when the captain concluded to law too. he turned the vessels head to the wind and ill making the turn, the huge boat gave several of those in describable lateral rolls that shook up the dishes in great shape. Everybody was in bed and there was no seasIck- ness, for anybody with spark of sense will not get seasick while lying down. The Cottage City is a very nice boat, roomy and comfortable, and she carries a great big, red checked, handsome stewardess that is however, the incest thing on the vessel.
 At Wrangel our stay was short but we did have time to see a few ot the boys. Dad" Strouse looks as natural as an old slipper and he is as jolly and good natured as ever. Duncan Mckin- non still possesses the ability of telling a good story, and his three clerks, Jack Collins, Donald Sinclaire, and Eugene Flaw, wait on the customers the same as of old. Reid and Sylvester, two of the best men that ever lived, are still having a good trade at the old stand. J.E. Sales looks happy, but don't want to fool around with giant powder any more. MT. Whitney, the clerk, is all right and swears by Wran- gel. George Bloomhardt is sjOlly and good natured as ever, except when you talk about his Juneau lawyer. Capt. Eldridge, who wanted to join his regi- meut at Manila, is still on duty, and now that the war is closed, is reasOna- bly happy. Judge Tustin was seen at his office, but was not dispensing jus tice while we were i'll the city. He Is the best Commissioner in all Alaska. Deputy Marshal Grant, the best satis- l fed man in the city, has his charming wife and children with him in his fine residence on the hill. Judge Sund- macher was warming his shins at Dr. 1 Campbelrs stove when we saw him. He ought to be happy for he, Tustin, Clark and Ingersoll are the only att'ys left. Mir. James Ker of the Troup wharf IS as
 genial and pleasant as ever. Our friend Romer of the McKinnon wharf is still ] in evidence. He goes along about his
 business in a quiet way, but at the same time, he is one of the brainiest men i'll all Alaska. Yes, we saw few of the
 boys and they are a jolly let of fellows, but our space will not permit naming all we met.
 ! We returned on the Dirigo. You have
 all heard of the Taku wind. We'll, we struck it, or rather it struck the boat. The Dirigo didn't roll sideways, it was | the other way. We didn't get seasick
 because the vessel quit lunging three
 minutes before our turn came. You
 ought to have seen them skedaddling : to their state rooms. One of the lady
 passengers didn't have time to get to
 her room so she made an awful rush
 for the side door She leaned over the
 railing and in less than three-quarters
 of second she got rid of dinner that
 it had taken her three-quarters ot an
 hour to store away. She reminded us
 of the woman, who, in describing sim liar experience, said that she knew she
 had strong stomach because she could
 throw it as far as any of them. After
 we passed the mouth of the Taku the
 sea was calm and the passengers got to-
 gether again and laughed over their eX-
 periences.