The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-21

The schooner Abbie f Morris, the prop
sr.y Ct parties residing In Whatcorn
reached this por, from Cape Nome yes
.yraay afternoon bringing Atty passengers
ard about fl9.sD in gold dust
The passengers and crew OF the schooner
we're without water and without food tina,
fau;d De utilized without water when they
entered the straits on Thursday morning
xst and anchored in Mean bay. There she
uxssepgeFk paid ous-aaif the cos. of a tug
And Mf Eyus the agent of the schooner
raid the other half Ia order TO get the
vessel into port. Tie agent bought pota-
toes. oaia9s and bacon Al the anchorage In
seaa bay and also secured a cask Of fresh
water.
According 20 the stories OF the passen-
gers. Agent Ryus would have never reach
al port bat for tie mediation OF a sew
cool head, who restrained their angry
companions and aFerted tragedy f.. b.
C3eases, Of thls city. and formerly con
uscted with the t.easufer's office of King
county, MRS q passenger on The boat and
he xas selected by his fellow passengers 10
art AS a mediater between tie agent OF
the snip ana TIE uen whose money he had
saken for passage home,
when The Abhle K Morris was ready
70 sall from Nome" said MIR cleaves last
sisHs. we found s3e was oyercFow dct but
paid little attention 20 the fact. as VI were
anxious 10 ges away.
Supplies letting shorf.
s"0n September - coal al Nome was SELL
isg al 81 Ton and Al T. per sack. and
sfly one sack of coal vas sold 10 each
man. There were 5eo people there and
outside Of the coal brought in the only
.ael III Nome il dfiftwou,l on the beach
ard that had been used up during the
sumner Supplies we're getting snort. po-
sa,0es selling at - to - cents per pound
aE3 other things In like proportion.
There 4 rush Is get ont commenc-
i1x about September Y, when Snake river
sfuE over Some - OF 49, nen had tickets
70 ntuFn or The Iaufada. and the W
VIZ 81 that boat the men and merchants
q None relied for supplies % coat ana
F0sisions for the winter.
What they VIII do now tina. the Iaurada
ies,, Tod only knows.
II first took passage on the three master
Hefa. The night If sailing the captain
cane aboard ana finding taenty more pas
ssfxers on the yersei than ne had Il right
% carry. ordered the last twenty that hai
bought tickets ashore
Was one OF the score and glad ! am
syeh with 0gF harfishps on the Norris that
Vas for the iiera left three days before
se dii and has not been heard Of since
sae undoubtedly encountered tie terrible
fsss mat caught Tie Iaurada, but may
" oil right, We only got a taste of the
sorm, hun Il was enough.
Il Then secured passage on the Abbie i.
1npany in Whatcorn," said Mr.. Clcavrs
5here Were nifty If rs aboard with 4
taAnese cook 10 feed u.s. y r Christ
sen was master. but the man he pas
ne vessel.
We sailed from Nome on September y
sa taa lalr weather right along unsl W.
reached tae straits OF f'uca There W.
f1Ggat Inc Storm hut Of h.f taV -,
o. 800 ''''S'
Passengers Openly Rebel.
pn October 10 We ran out OF sugar.
soeoay srumhled very much until Ocio-
T II when We ran ou; of meat Of al
naas and from that time on VIC lived on
pam broad. beans and molasses. with
party OF fresh water. Of course. until Tues
lAt, october II. when IL was announced
Aat water fations would bee issued as
saaf also rattons Of food. as there wa
Aet snoGgh fresh water 10 Use Ia cooking
M Tor drinking purposes
ihe NIFTY passengers. who had paid So
80, Tor their passage down. had been
s'amhing for days over the fare given
lstm. but they now openly rehelled Once
go. :. MIC before 1t had been suggested tbat
s,mfhody on board the schooner was guilty.
~ sapprs more passengers by one third
sasa De mad supplies on hoard for and now
was openly charged
tapt q. +. Christensen Of the schonn-
.f had relied. according ~ his own STATE
asnt 10 ne, upon TIA word OF Agent Ryt4s
ca board - "~PF'''"
,pihe situation was getting critical" said
,nlesVes. when I was appointed - sc
I}as ard ask him how Il was he dared -
~ ~ without food sufficient to feed the pee
Pc On board his ship
III. ane sitAaii~p Was just this hat~th,
.tss"h&sfs suggested that they might D..
sae q catch nsh With Kvgis IL ne Vas
80 49, eehind TIE schooner ana there was
.a."se 'asG orc tat would have beer, ready
~ MAKE trouble. hut a few % Us halls
p penn 9hlft saying that no matter wha.
= us Had icns or had nor done before w.
is.s. re could 50 nothing - batter .na.tsrs
va me nigh seas Eyu~ claimed fhe Ian
sss COOK hat deceived him AZ 10 the ,.x
ant ~ the stores aboard
,%lf- NDFisiinssn MAS a. the - heel uighf
ss s' GAY irving 10 make some port before
pSeseNSsEs and crew reached she
.eesstien peFioA us ttes was "a make
,sfSNs IN fair weather. believing Ne
$3.50 "a able T. E~t TT ali rtrht ana res
49, ara aoip quicker h this means than
sstvs., .H'F cur TIE - seasefs. hungry aui
80. o%Gif nos and would nat - salts
~sN win explanations on his part
Fresh Water HUNS Out.
On Wednesday night. October = II aas
ea1pahced re fresh water was nrs T~,is
s1eaA' thirst. sn3 q; ates rea1t that the
neans and F0a- ~ rad fsseht a. w. h4,,s
20 eve Board 50 ar "a the good they
Nexa 90 a~, s.nce IS hal ro vaf,,- :,
-. saein % make matters verse a
- dNe'fCr,h "a 3Hd Z looked for aah!js
We ~cu& have u s1ata on. - ga,
- nhott water, ant practically w.theu.
- - sAreHs fn case Il dtreSs extremity. ~,
sAA@0Hk - s4f ~-na ns ia rrA,s .r~a,.
@-si30$ ~ deed earnest Ierx ar.
800 49, t''a wsiH0g lf'.e wtse. ats that
at' fHrsfRE ali sf#e s.rff1s t-:G. t-s..---
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