The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-14
lOT TIE work Of N1IlB.
Jessis Party Drowned During .
Storm IN Kuskokuim Bay.


TAeery, He says. II Erressoss.
ST. MICHAEL. Alaska. Aug. 1.-The
ART Autneutic news OF the disastsr TO the
Jessie PARTY. which occurred In Kuskok-
vim bay the latter part OK June, -.
reached this port yesterday. DR.. RomiK.
az the Ncravian mission ~ Bethel. who
has been enc OF che most active searchers
for Information Of the d.saster. brought
tsd3ns1 Of tho finding Of several bodies
during the fall Of lses and the present
ysar. He also brought mute evidences OF
III fate Of the expedition n the form o.
articles taken from the bodies OF the
un1ortunatas COST up BY tie waves ard
Washed aslaore 1t different points along
The entrance to the river. These articles
~ turned over TO Ed Chilberg, manager
az the Columbia Navigation Company.
which owned the wrecked vessel. and At
whose oNscss In seatt1s ~ members Of
the expedition mads ths1r headquarters
Vii viii ssEs shsse articles With him % q
ettis and use them - means o. ide'su-
81. Rants scouts sAs ne. q murder; the !.
no trace q violence. save that from the
ths Kuokokwfm Tor sSvsral years. hs feeds
ttat he = capable e nndssstandine fhsir
his knowledge and experience among them
BE- has yet TO ind . vicious OF bArbArtc
trait. In direct contrast. they are most
sinid. and such : thing q handing :. the
= too absurd 10 discusa At certain SEA-
sons Of the year fierce southeast and south
west gales sweep the coast and render
VAS during ono q these stornns thai the
mouth q the Kuskokwin river. ana 8
1hs vas small stsa.ner and heavily Ioad-
Cd. che no doubt sank, Ill on board gosng
TO watery grave
murder Theory ExpleleA.
The massacre Theory, according 70 Dr..
4 & Z report ana noshinf else Among
the missionaries az Bethel and other points
on the Kuskckwfm 4 = the belief that the
ssp o.s ~ New 1oan g one o q ,ss
most pronounced charaetsristies OF native
wonso T. g romance Or Romix, IA dis-
cu,E this massacre r, fs :, Elves the
w sUss cams ssaas asfoa. during the storm
81 June A-3o, and was found AZ soon as
tho storm Was over. and reported to the
nisston on July .: the bodies were not
himself was lost, ard the bodies that
came ashore on the Quinehagamutt aide
Of the bay were reported by those who
Sssd tesa =, nasinf no r %.sss % slo
speak for themselves ana lay q rest all
Suspicious Of toui play.
DR.. 6cmiE had hoped % be present dur
q the ne revenue cutter Corr corwin but q. sup
plies q sSs pis.ion wsrs dom to low Q =
sns ssip g sn!s pSr. and s.y t. sapp ply
are taking great interest Ia the recovery
OF The bodies Of the membsrs Of tho ex-
pr. Ro.nins when asked Tor statement
81 tho AFFAIR spoke as follows:
''on June s, 1854 several Of the uission-
coast 10 await the ANNA, supply boat for
a:.. x S.s Kiue Akn sa sSs .rs
the nisslon force. At Qulnshagam1it, Kus-
sokwin bay. the trader. Mr.. Lind. and
party Joined the nission party. Nothing
morning Of June Is. when Rev. +. I. Web
Or. member Of tho mission forcs, returned
from = fuT1ouGh at home In the states
saspsis'ns the mission party by padding
brought the mall tor the miasionaries. and
stated that he had come from ono OF the
mlssion noats 70 .sssst . mining party In
..This party sfssrwaras proved to b. the
Inflated Jessie party Rev. Kilbucs was
out IN the hay ct the time seal hunting.
naysns eaope With him the best sailors 70
sion boat wNn not bAliastea nor properly
figged fer esch q trip. and advised Rev
Weber TO await the return Of Rev. XII
PUCK My sueeestien wss no. he.ded, and
Nev Weber then tried TO get Mr.. Land, the
trader. 10 tAhs the mission boat then AZ
the Qutnehaxamnis and accompany him 70
Goodnews bay. where the party was await
IN the second miseton beat, wherrupon 1
consented to hIs taking the scow. or second
beat. II hs could gst a crew. crew WAS
procured. but after Rev. Weber left no
attempt vs. made 20 hoist the anchor, a.
storm was threatening. ana ths natives
Were afraid to venture out.
Hefore leaving. Rev. Weber made the
statement that DO ana his fnnaily had Sc
cured free passage from unalaska for
ms services a. pilot 10 the party which
vas composed u fourteen nn,rers Tie sals
ns vas e pilot fhess men q. far up tho
Bsshel Rev. Weber hurried away Iaaxins
o. midnisht on June IS xssinx as his Yss.
sons the anxiety Of the minsrs TO hurry up
s sne nssr ana the desire Of HE Wife for
as return. Before he left I reminded h.n
81 Portage bay. In case he fours. II ne<e-.-
sary 20 put tn there. I also advgxei hs,,,
20 wait Ia Gcodnsws hny until Rev. XII
So So s,'asa aSr,ve WIN shs Mission boa;
Ey. o0*rea him nv packet esr.nrsS~ e..
ne laughed and said the fSsrsv was w.li
snrnned. l'rntn natives learned that Rev.
- and that en- the sTsh the Jessie y,ssssA !.
ufal trip sioag share returning ~ ~
evening. leaving finally On The tno-sssny y,
the Esh. | learned thar they los. 4 s~-s
0sat or ttsie securing Il native pg,of tsss
nnahy secured QUE. pnee nnssar way. th9
party consisted az fourteen rslners a.
Weber, wife and child. and ore naiiye
Terrible sse~m.
On the evening - Jgre e a sssFrs blew
un. and from the sskh Ia she san a .rs.s,s
southeast storm prevailed. 10 severe n.
fact. thar extra fssteusaxS had 20 i've rst,.
on car tents 20 keee tnsm fran nairr a.e-
rted away Fsusa ali accounts ssst aFra.s.
the fisayte- occurred On Ia evening - i1s-
- the 6rst day cat Nesaln. whatevxT
WAS heard from the party ara on Jtsie
Rev. kIs4sck made trip 10 es,ssansvyz
hay 20 learn X tie PARTY were sstil ga~rs
From . native be- lsSaSned saa. tAay has,
left selre time eaIorss htss last " raj hstsg
he could not say, Ne. satisfied VITA sAia
meager information. Rev. ktsnSses rnzlis
another trip 70 ssasdnews eav es gs.sx :
hat. as before. Was ssfssssc~sxssll Ia ses,tsFg1x
any news az the Earsy On tire sane ssax
on which he left tao natives arrived a.
Bethel fran TIRE opposite ss8a II sac sz.y
and reported yAe saaAng Of = barr. .. M,
time before. the tsrge havtax hssn eass
upon an sssaaa by TIE ssorra AZ aaxa s9-m