The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-17

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die after he had buried his dead partner
in the Snow.
Mueller and Rahe were found few
days later by relief party from Brsnaner
City, too late. however. 10 save Rahe He
died on the island and was buried by his
partners side. Nick and Rahe. by which
names they are generally known. left 500
10 be used In assisting the sick al this
place Urban has family somewhere in
Pennsylvania. and Rahes wife and chi
dren are with wealthy relatives In Homo
lulu.
DR. Winsiow was taken With the disease
while attending his patient, but was able
10 walk this morning. The doctor comes
from Los Angeles Cal. but has another
home in Mansfield, o.. his wife, cousin
OF ex-President Harrison. having come
from that place.
Peculiar Case Of . Victim.
The party OF returning prospectors in
charge of the sick men from Bremner,
arrived al FAX. February II. and took
up quarters in the cannery's big bunk
house. The trip was one OF extreme hard
ship. caused in part by storm and bad
weather. but particularly by lack of suf-
fcient food. and a shortage of good
strong men. Several OF the party played
out on the way down. Three men died
before they had Travelled half the way.
and their places on the sieds were imme.
diately taken by those who were over
come on the way.
At the Grand Rapids a siwash was
hired 10 assist, and at Alganak the SER
vices OF four others were secured
The arst man 10 die on the trail was
Jack Haden. of San Jose. Cal. He leaves
a young wife there, having married a
month before starting for Alaska.
u. e. Cushnsan. of MeadylGe, Mo-, died
at the upper entrance TO the grand can
yon His case was a peculiar one. While
assisting in the care OF his partner. Man.
ard he one evening complained of the
symptoms OF scurvy and the following
day took to his bed. Although a stout.
hearty man. he was soon reduced to
skeleton, and died in less than two weeks.
Two letters just received for him tel of
the death OF his father. and OF the urgent
reed of his help at home. eastman was
one of the most popular men who came
with the ST. Louis Forty as the party
was known.
Daniel Manard. who was sick the louges.
of ALL died Opposite the Ch!d's glacier
and lies buried there in six feet of snow.
All Will be properly inferred.
Half OF the small population OF the lit
tie camp at Copper Center Is sick in
cabin. There are sixty persons iii the
place waiting and watching for the spring
10 come or preparing to cross the terrible
| Valdes glacier to leave the country.
But of these thirty may never leave.
| They are sick in the hospital some OF
| them in the last stages Of the disease,
and others just entering upon H. Their
legs and arms and bodies are plackened.
| How many of them will ultimately die Is
| not known. hut up To February ], three
had succumbed, ard they were buried AT
| Copper Center. Others in the last stages
| of the dread disease at the time the last
| news came out are probably dead now
4 terrible feature OF the case Is that
there are no suitable medicines 10 be OBJ
| tanned DIR. Townsend, who lives at
| Klutena Rapids thirty miles below Cop
| per Center is In charge OF these patients.
| and he goes 10 see them as often as he
| can get away He has an assistant there.
| DIR. Norman, who cares for the sick in
| his absence.
When l saw DR.. Townsend at Copper
| Center about February L." said j. W.
| Starkweather of Pasadena, Cal. who
came down on the Excelsior. The told me
| that he was helpless. He did not see
| much Of a chance To save any OF the worst
| eases: he said that some OF them would
| recover but that the chances of the iarg-
unless he had medicine at once. In my
| opinion. though am not a physician, al
| most everyone OF the thirty will die. l
think that DR. Townsend. like most ply
sicians did not care TO admit the fact.
Most Everybody AFFLICTED.
WHY he told me that eight out of
every ten that he had seen on the Copper
river had scurvy. Some of them would
| not fe attacked severely, bat h. believed
| that the disease would spread until many
tex
persons wandering about over tae country
with the disease III their systems, ana
they don't know II until thsy are bronght
down sick. In many cases they are mics
and miles away from other human be
ings ana the exposure they SnHer IN go
| ing 10 Copper Center leaves them IN en-
fsghled condition. Unless Dr. Townsend
receives the medicines he needs al once.
/ believe that most Of those persons sick
at Copper Center will die.
All az these eases have not originated
AZ Copper Center by any means. Patients
| are brought weekly from many points on
| the over During the time was there sew
oral very sick men Were hrooght GOWN from
tfls- hessdwaters of the river
.'gtst that Is not al of the story. There
ara ssN or eight men escS WEN ScuFNN ~
| Twelve Nile camp, tust ever the glacier |
| Sen.f Rnow fhefv names. hut saw them
| 4lek .nEleu | came over. One man had al
| ready died Or Logan, VINO lost BIS ife
| reapge. he had devoeed himself heroisalty
| ana WITHOUT payment foF uontfls- Now
| Thar h. il gone I aon'i kaos what VIII
| become OF them. Already ore man has
| tiles! since ( crossed. Unless the remainder
| ran be sent - Y aides 81 a physician should
1 % 20 them. they win have h1s.e chance OF
| recovery.
/ Improving at osca.
| TIE change ~ Dict - bc Obtained rs
| these. p lo reach .Ae mouth az tae river Is
| said 20 work wonders, and hoses are enter
| famed fer thc recovery OF i8e SEX men
| ~, were az Fax when lae Excelsior left
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