The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-08
SCURVY EPIDEMIC ENDED.
Plague Which Smote Copper River
Is Now Abated.
LESS THAN 80 MEN ARE SICK.
Patients Rapidly Recovering, and
None Now Thought to he In Dam
rer-Steamer Excelsior brings
Out Fifteen Convalescents-Stor
of n Heroic Ply stefan Who stood
ut His Post Of Duty ~ Hours.

The epidemic OF scurvy that was report
ed some time since as prevailing in the
copper river and Vaides districts is at an
end and the panic it caused during the
winter, when fresh meat and vegetables
were scarce has abated. This good news,
along with recovering patients ana the
story OF a physicians heroic devotion 10
au,y was brought by the steamer Excel
slor. which arrived last night from Cop
par river and NaIdes. She had fine weata-
err and made a very quick trip down, max
Ing the run from Naldes 10 Seattle IN seven
days
When the steamer left Valdes March 81.
there were nineteen men SICK Win ths
seuryy ia the hospital AT Copper center
and ten in cabins around the hospital, Out
II is said that none of the sick is in any
danger.
The Excelsior brought back Hfteen men
who are recovering. As last rs tney are
fit 10 leave the hospital they are BEING put
on sleds and dragged across the glacier 70
the steamer landina
Frank 3 Washburn. formerly OF Mas
sachusetts gives great praise 20 Ut, lie
roy :. Townsun. d native Of Beaver rails,
IA, who. he says, has been unceasing IN
his attentions 10 the sCurFy-stTichen min
ers He says he aas known aim more iaan
once 10 stay in the hospital forty~eshs
hours at a time and administer 10 the
wants OF the patients Mr.. Washburn says
there tn not much gold around Copper NV
er bat other returned miners are favor
ably Impressed with the SIayna river and
Quartz river. and intend to go back VAIN
provisions this summer. ON Quartz river
the most important strikes nave been
made and IL Is thought that considerable
gold viii ia brought down this summer.
J higgins also says ne outlook Is good.
and II down here Tor the purpose OF secur-
ing machinery and provisions 20 commence
dredging cut the NAides river
The body Of Rudolph Ellerksmp. OF
Louisville Ky. one Il the Ill fated party
of SIX men who started to cross the Na.des
glacier during a terrible storm on FebTU p
AIRY ~ was brought down on the steamer
The bodies We're found three days later
by a searching party. Accompanying
EIlerkamp's body was The verdict II
coroners jury !mpsneied in Naldes on
March I. finding that the men met their
death by freezing Tie body WAS re-
moved TO bunney & Stewards last night
and VIII lie shipped 20 Louisville,
Among the passengers is j. Eglght
from 81. Louis. About TWO weeks ago
Mayor Humes. ~ this city. received a let
ter from man named Eglight. Of s.
I.ouiS askinF him 10 send transportation
,o hiss brother, wGo was up n the Copper
river district. Follow ng IS the list Of
passengers.
]. II. Frttis. g. 9 Marsh. John Kent
g. u Barrett. T. ] bowen. ". NJ Becker.
Mrs a. II. Haas. Charles LeSage. |. j.
RtsS. Alfred johnson. J. W Keen. J A.
Garieh = Drew \. C. Perry. Frank :.
WashbDrn. III Kramer J. II. Gibson. ia
cob Egifght T w Heinrich J. Y gg.ns.
l. r Csoss ani w!fe II J. bon Jchns-t
Rasmussen r =. Young. II Morrison J.
Malone A. Jacobsen. J. Jensen. John iiar-
mon J hr IAndhUfa. Dan kinusr15n. II.
STOREY. II Jorieh-