The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-02

Twenty-One Dfsreputnbie thnr-
scters Deported-six shipwreck-
ed Crews-saiIor Dies mt Sea-
Centennial Runs Out of Fuel BE-
tween Nome and Dutch Harbor.
Steamship Centennial. Capt. J. c.
Eagles, towing the disabled steamer
Santa Ana. arrived from Nome az
O'Clock yesterday afternoon The return
OF the Centennial marks the close of Ber-
ing sea navigation for the season Of 1900
Until late IN May no vessel, steam or SAIL
can approach closer than three or -four
hundred miles of Nome. Indeed, for the
next six months no vessel win venture
nearer than Dutch harbor and Cnalaska,
the marine gateway TO the northern sea
There ia still one craft the steam tug
Sadie. out from Nome on her way 70
San Francisco. her home port She left
U.nlaska November n. and will probably
reach her destination today or tomorrow.
The Centennial brings no Nome advfces
not already published. She left Nome
November y. the day OF the steamer Port
lands departure. Two days out she pick
cd up the Santa Ana. which had become
disabled before her arrival at Nome
through the loss Of two OF her propeller
blades and towed her 10 Dutch harbcr.
Taking up her tow again the Centennial
sailed November n from the latter port,
making exceptionally good time. the
weather. however. could hardly nave
been more favorable.
The Centennial had ssT passengers, m
cIudlng twenty~one disreputabie char
acters dep0rfed from Nome upon the or
der OF the local officers and at the ex-
pense or the Nome business men, Twen-
fy-~ix OF the crew OF the wrecked steam
ship Cleveland. six seamen OF the III
fated schooner Fischer Bros., six sail
ora from tho schooners Seven Sisters
and Rube l.. Richardson. both of which
were wrecked IN the october storm. were
among the passengers Two sailors.
after having BEER seven days at sea In an
open boat were picked up by the Gen.
tennini between Nome and Dutch harbor.
curisy Carr. prize fighter and one of
the dcportcd crowd. which was watched
over BY Deputy United States Marshal
Funcke made his escape from the Gem
tenniai NJ Dutch harbor. Borrowing an
oiIcioth coat and hat from one Of the
passengers Carr slipped on the vessel
and made his escape to Unalaska, where
he will doubtless pass the winter.
Harry Jacobs. negro and one of the
deportcd raised disturbance in the
stcerage OF the vessel on the way down
and WINS put IN irons
tlves wnppenstein, Lane and Phillips
were ~ the Centennial 70 take a look al
the criminal continger 4 and gave some
OF them stili turtle orders to move on. I"
Thousands In Gold.
The Centennia, passengers had about
siD6 900 IN gold the largest AMOUNT. $50 600
heina owned by .'apt.. seabury Peterson
The geld was takcr from his claims on
Extra Drv mud Hungry creeks. Capt.
Peterson r. also extensively interested in
the new Hlisc-ton, district.
tennial passenger. She has been engaged
In the f1b printing business AZ Nome
Mrs. Bernardo Is returning 70 her home
IN Alabama TO spend the winter with her
mother Having lost her Job printing
OUTFIT IN one af the recent Nome storms.
Mrs fiarnardi win returr north In the
sp ,n ~ ann rnnls ~ ~ pa nsw n ~
district Judge Fognon, her brother. IL
the new lnltcd states commissioners AZ
Teller Mrs Hernardi, in addition 20
cured some good mining properties 10 the
llueHtan. and ether districts Of the north
She expresses herself IA having great
producers
The ccntenrinl ran out OF COIL between
Nome and Dutch harbor, having 10 cut
away her upper decks and son,c OF ths
livestock stalls for fuel she completed
the trip 60 Dutch harbnr IN safety how
ever and there secured coal for the re-
John kckotu, a seaman OF the vessel
died on board Of pneumonia November
"a In latitude 81. longitude '5a Ills death
was the third that has occurred ON the
Centennial during her voyages from
Nome. "A strange coincidence ia thai ali
Of the uufnrtunates were taken ul on
leaving Dutch hafhnf and died when thu
vessel was in about tho same position at
sea to which all OF the bodies Mere com
aligned. A heavy gals blew at the time
of the death aud burial ~ each.
kekoin was a native OF Finland where
he expected 80 return and visit his aged
mother He left q small amount of
money and some valuables witch win
be forwarded to hts mothhr rs PURSE
Mcdonald, 90 thr Centennial
An Unwilling Passenger.
The Santa Ana brought down few
OF the employees OF tht Seattle-Yukon
Transportation Company, which has been
operatinx the vessel and one very un
Willing paSsvn9cf Ia the person % George
Welt. y Nome merchant Weir vent
Hhnafd tho vessel White she was at Nome
lie had some business Ga tran.aes ana
with the completion Of thiN ha Proceeded
ta take A nap. When Weir woke tff tbv
Santa Ana waN welt OUT e. sea and tss
captain. especially So View 90 the facf
thai the weather was stormy and his
vessel more ~ less disabled declined to
put back MF Weir took the matter