Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05
HEAVY WINDS IN alaska.
WRECK AND RUIN THERE.
All Along the Western Coast-No Lives
reported Lost-Large Number of Boats
were Destroyed-Financial Loss viii
Amount to Thousands of Dollars.

st. Michaels, July 3l.-The most severe
windstorm seen here in many years swept
over tins bay Boats anchored in the
stream were torn from their fastenings
ana either swept ashore or sent fying
seaward, the direction of the wind being
southeast
fortunately no lives were lost, as the
majority of the vessels wrecked were
small steamers, built in 1897, for the Koy.
ukuk rush and which since early sprino
have been idle at anchor in the bay. Their
owners IN many instances have either
gone to Cape Nome or Calvin bay, giving
up all hope of selling OF leasing their yes.
sells.
The damage will amount to MANY
thousands of dollars.
Beginning about o'clock in the morn.
ing the velocity of the wind increased un.
til it approached a hurricane at noon.
Ocean craft and large river steamers tug
ged at their ponderous anchors, firmly
rooted i'll the mud, but try as he would.
the Storm King was uneaqual to the task
and turned his attention to the smaller
Try with great success, as the beach for
SEVERAL niles VIII TESTIFY.
The point of land on which the Alaska
Commercial Company's plant is built got
the full benefit of the wind and consider.
able damage would have occurred had
not the greatest care been taken, and as
1t was, the company lost its lately ac-
quired tug boat, the Anna Eva Fay, pur-
chased last winter at Unalaska.
bo cto
purchased by the Alaska Exploration
Company, snapped her anchor chain and
drifted rapidly to sea with two watchmen
aboard. As soon as possible the st. Paul
got under way and went to the rescue,
overtaking the Paris about 10 miles out.
Owing to the high wind and choppy sea
it was difficult to get line to the Paris
but this was finally accomplished and the
stern wheeler pulled back to port.
The tug Anna Eva Fay dragged her
anchor opposite the Alaskan Commercial
Company's wharf and drifted on the rocks
few feet astern of the river steamer
Louis, which was firmly tied to the wharf
All efforts to get the Fay off were in vain
and she pounded to pieces in few hours.
The river steamer Dorothy, owned by
James DIETRICH, dragged her anchor and
went ashore, but there are hopes that she
can be saved. Along the beach several
other small steamers and numerous sloops
and Yukon river boats are total wrecks.
Among the wrecked craft is the steamer
William Mckinley. The river steamer
Anna Wanda is smashed to bits The May
West and the Weseig are also on the
rocks. One of the new barges belonging
to the Alaska Exploration Company was
blown to sea with valuable cargo.
Captain Brant and mate, of the four
masted schooner Carrier Dove, while try
ing to row to the wharf were washed
ashore, but were pulled out, narrowly es-
Gaping drowning
News of the storm at Cape Nome is anx-
iously awaited. The barrenness of the
beach upon which the city of Nome is
built and the high surf that continually
rolls in will make the storm unusually
fatal to shipping, With such wind as
prevailed here, none of the dozen vessels
anchored off the city could have escaped.