The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-09

She welded
A GOLD MINER.
Little Ballad Singer Struck
Luck In The kIondIke.
KNOWN AS GRACE ANDERSON
Were Married Under Strange Circumstances
In tAs DDiT North.
YOUNG WIFE NOW MRS. JAMES HALL.
Nov She IS Going on Trip 10 Paris With a
vsr Healthy Bank Account
10 hG Credit.


is pleasant to hear. She did not find a
owned good one and very promptly
married him. She was known here as
Grace Anderson. a vaudeville singer Of
some local popularity. but her real
name Was LILLIAN Green.
Last fall Miss Green went TO Daw-
son to fulfll professional engage
ment In theatre there, and a few
days after her arrival she became the
wife OF Mr.. James l.. Hall. who had
|, struck 1t rich" year or 80 previous
ly, and who ranks as one OF the
wealthy men OF the mining district.
The young wife has just returned to
this city from Dawson and while pre-
pairing TO make a visit TO the Paris ex-
position, to be accompanied at her ex.'
pense by her mother and sister, she is
stopping with them at 1882 Polk street.
Mrs. Hall came back from the mining
country in accordance with the in
structions and advice OF her physi-
ciane. but her journey home was con-
|ssiderably lightened by the fact that
she carried with her as a wedding
present from her husband the goodly
sum of $780, 900, the major portion OF Ii
TO be slowed away for emergencies.
but 900 to be used in having q
good time" Hence The Paris trip.
is A KLoNDIKE PIONEER.
AS the bridegroom. Klondike pio-
neer. has already taken 81 SOC. 900 out of
his claim, and expects this season to
clean up half million more. 1t is evil
dent that his princely liberality TO his
bride Will not cripple him financially.
even IL II Is all expended in week.
In speaking OF her trip her adven-
lures in getting 10 Dawson, and her
sudden. but happy nuptials, she said:
Il am the luckiest girl who ever
went into the Klondike. | went
Through the ice OF the Yukon river
and fished out one OF the best men
i'm the world for husband.
1T all happened this way: When
left the Spring Valley grammar school
out in the western addition / studied
for the stage, and under the name OF
Grace Anderson played soubrette parts
at the Alcazar and at the Columbia.
Last year / went 10 British Columbia
and was playing at Victoria when
signed for winter season engagement
at Dawson CITY.
1T was while / was on the wav to-
ward the North Pole that 1 met Mr.
Hall, and not many days afterwards
there was wedding I'm the Klondike
capitol and my theatrical engagement
was cancelled. / was on the way down
the river from White Horse toward
Dawson on the steamer Willie Irving,
when the vessel got caught in the ice.
We were about half way on the voy-
age and a long way from any place
where assistance could be had.
In few minutes after the boat got
caught We were forced TO abandon the
vessel. and 1t was hard struggle over
the jammed ice foes to reach the shore
There we made fire on the bank. We
had landed almost on the face OF a
precipice and some Of us had to cling
TO the rocks to keep from slipping back
among the ice hummocks.
I'VE were there about an hour when
there was movement OF the ice and
huge foes were forced up on the shore
toward US and several elg pieces
crowded up on the land and swept our
fire away. We found we Were in a
dangerous place. and in the darkness
we scrambled on down the stream.
II was dressed In boys clothing and
got along very we'll j could easily keen
up with the men. Toward daylight we
saw campfire, and soon afterward we
were among the crew and passengers Of
the steamer Stratton. which had that
night also been crushed In the ice. That
day we got to Selwyn. and there we
built several scows, and a week later
We started to float down the river.
we got close to Stewart. when the
scow was in got jammed In the tee
and there was another scramble over
the crushing foes to reach the Land.
On the way toward the shore OF an ISL
and dropped through a hole I'm the ice
and thought the trip had ended fer
me. ! was pulled out OF the water
however. and dragged over the ice to
the land. My clothing was frozen stlff.
and ] was 80 cold could scarcely walk
On the island was camp OF the crew
and passengers OF the. steamer
Reindeer. which was also unfortunate
I'm having been caught IN the ice.
WANTED TO THAw OUT
"It was night when We got to the isl
and. and l got as close 70 the fire az
could to thaw out. As I began to get
warm the experiences Of the trip began
10 seem funny to me. and I amused
some Of our new found friends with the
tales of my hardships. one fellow, a
pioneer In the Yukon country. listenad
to me a while then he called: Here.
sonny: you seem 20 be the right kind
OF boy. Take this blanket and crawl
under this shelter and sleep
THE next day. when the pioneer saw
me i'm the daylight, he found was "a
girl. We had become good friends. and
he and | became chums for the rest OF
the trip into Dawson. That Yukon plo-
neer was Mr.. Han. We waited until
the Ice Rot solid then started out. For
two DAYS ON that trip We were without
food ON the night Of the second dan
We reached deserted cabin. There
vas s-llitle Hour aud some bacon in t.
and ! cooked mes for my chum and
myself A few days later W were M
Dawson ! played few nights al ne
theatre but Mr. Han by thai time had
something 10 say about II. and forsool.
the foot lights to take care ~ his cabin.
/ There vas not much cercn"ry at the
wedding. but = folly lltilc party went
v.Nh us 20 the priest when the knot