The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-18
Story Of Assembling Of Seattle's
Great Nome Fleet.
SHIPS GOING AND COMING
Post-Intei1igencer's Special Corre-
spondent Aboard the Steamer Sem
afor Gives n Pen Picture of the
Activity Due to the Arrival of YES
sci. Bound for the Gold Fields
A Schooner Ii Badly Damaged.


correspondent on board the steamship
Senator
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, a. m, June
a-while the goidseekers were at luncn-
con today the Senator. after perfious
voyage arrived in port The harbor was
crowded with ships. all seeking to get In
ahead OF the other for coal. AT the present
time the prospect II that the Senator VIII
not be able TO get coal for week in case
she needs IL. Half dozen ships are al
ready at the single dock awaiting their
chance to take on fuel, and all the rest OF
them are edEing up closely In order to
take advantage Of the best opportunity
TO get TO tho dock.
Ships are going and coming almost by
the hour. The harbor is enlivened with
reverbratiois OF salutes to the departing
steamers During several years travelling
In Alaska old timers say that they have
seldom seen safer place for ships to
anchor. Among the ships in harbor AT
this time are the Nome City, San Bias,
oquieba, Roanoke. the Ohio, and fully as
many more which were Joined by the SEN
ator. completing a fotilla Of commercial
ships seldom seen.
At the present time there are not less
than 5000 people afioat and ashore. The
crowd Is up-to-date, for during the after
noon baseball games are going on, lady
BARRIERS are busy. the stores are rushed
TO death and the whole appearance OF
things is a forerunner Of the confusion
and congestion of the rush TO Skaguay
I'm 1897 Ships have been in here and
out again to Boring Sea. They have been
In the habit of coming in here. resting
a few days and trying II again.
At the present time the whole prospect
Is one OF doubt with reference to reaching
Nome few ships out OF this immense
Hotila have been fortunate enough to find
n narrow streak of open water through
the many miles OF solid fee to Nome.
These dispatches viii be carried south by
the Jeanle, which will sail some time
today for San Francisco She will, in all
probability. put into the Sound on the
way down and bring news to the POST
Intelligencer from Nome The Jeanne
has been taking on coal today. and among
all these experienced navigators Is con-
sidered one Of the most fortunate Of the
Nome fleet.
Senator Has Good weather.
The Senator has had a pleasant voyage
as q whole. She has had calm weather.
and has been soaring along on the top
OF the waves with motion that has made
a great many people seasick. There were
no adventures until the ship reached Umi-
ak pass, where the fog was 80 thick
that II was not possible TO find Dutch
harbor with safety. After cruising out
side the ship put about and Strengthened
To- tyxn
days OF clear sailing. On the second
night little bergs from the immense pack
ice to the northward were encountered.
and within few hours the ship was up
against H."
Tho position OF the ship with relation
to the ice may be seen In the snap shots
have taken. II was impossible for any
ship afoat to make progress against the
crystal barriers OF Boring sea. The Sem
ator lay to four days. with plenty Of
company. There was fleet OF small craft
and several steamships surrounding her
during all this experience. The ship which
kept her company most was the Port
land. and the passengers exchanged visits
In small boats many times throughout the
course OF two days
Many OF the passengers found novelty.
amusement and experience in treadIng on
the tce-fioe OF Boring sea- The ice was
too rough, however, and the snow too
heavy for any extended exercise. Ii was
a case OF breaking trail" with the possi-
bic danger of breaking through the ice
and taking a cold bath. All the ships in
the hock would ha within hailing distance
Of mega phone for half day. but In the
next half day. perhaps only one would be
Visible against the sky line. The white
prospect Of ice, clouds and fog would
shut them 81 sometimes as suddenly as
the tops Of mountains disappear from
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