Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-10
RISKED LIFE TO SAVE
Thrilling ReScne Of Passengers From
the Bark Alaska.
Doomed 10 Destruction Brave Work Of Crew
Of Sch. Mary D. hume From The
Jaws Of Death.

thrilling wrecks which has attended
the Cape Nome feet occurred off the
Nome beach on June 6, when the bark
Alaska with twenty men aboard. went
ashore in the teeth Of a driving gale,
the waves running mountain high. Ac-
cording to reports, only for the heroic
action of the officers of the Mary d.
Hume, many Of the Alaska's passengers
and crew would have found a watery
grave With the vessel drifting In to-
ward shore almost with Irresistible
| force by the wind and waters, the
steam schooner Mary ID. Hume gal
| lantly went to the rescue. took the pas
sengers and crew from the doomed
vessel and made off Just In the nicN |
time ten minutes more and II would |
have been too late. As 1t was, they were |
so close to the driving line of breakers
that for a few moments II was thought
that neither vessel would escape going !
to pieces amid the mountainous swelis.
The population of Nome City were
awe-struck witnesses Of the whole at
fair. When the Alaska, which was an
chored about mile from the beach,
first began to drag her anchor, 1t was
thought that there was no danger, but
the wind increased and despite the eff
forts of the crew she was driven to de-
struction.
After the vessel had dragged per-
haps ten minutes signals of distress
were made to the nearby vessels and
the shore. The Alaska was closer In
shore than any OF the rest Of the YES
sells, and there was quite distance to
overcome before she could be reached
by the nearest vessel. The crew and
captain OF the Cleveland, who witness
ed the affair could do nothing. Their
vessel was too large and unwieldly to
do any good. 1t was impossible to
handle II in the heavy sea. Her heavy
anchors were both down and 1t was
all she could do to hold her place, II
was almost certain that the bark would
90 on the beach when the Mary d.
y Hume, which had pulled up her an
chors. swooped around In circle to-
> wards the doomed craft. Her short
and swift journey was watched with In
y tense interest. Had she failed not only
the passengers and crew on the driving
vessel but also her own would have
been thrown into the driving breakers
> on the beach. Then there would have
been two disasters In place OF one.
As she drew nearer the driving barb
the gale almost hio ner movements
from sight The men on the Clevc
land secured a glass, however, and In
their interest and sympathy did no,
!, miss single movement The men on
" the Alaska could be seen to be gesticu'
lating to the people on the Hume
Their deliverance was at hand and l
=. was moment OF utmost peril. The
wonder is that everyone kept thei
g. heads as they did.
The Mary D. Hume glided on thu
n seward side Of the Alaska and MAXIM
fast the passengers and crew wcr'
n transferred in twinkling. In tn
meantime both vessels were being driv
ne en- along with the wind towards shor
and already the ugly looking swell!
h. which broke in driving, thunderou
mist at the shore were raising an
10, lowering both vessels as they lay to
gether.
W. When everybody was safely trans
ferred the doomed bark was cut loos
I'm from the Hume and the officers on I'll
& rescuing ship took a zigzag course OF
to sea. Here and there they .tacke'
III all the while drawing little nearer
position of safety in the ofiing. II wa
ew only after several hours of this tackin
that they made out all right and se'
an eral times II was thought the gallai
20. little vessel would be driven back
spite of everything. In the meantin
the Alaska went on the shore. L,
driving breakers soon made short woI
= OF her. Within an hour after strikir
nor she parted amidships and the remain
DOL were soon knocked into pieces hard
'rk larger than good kindlingi wood, tt
'IM cargo went awash and every pound
ak freight proved total loss. Quite b
itlc Of Theoretically sealed stuff Yves plcl'
'tle up afterwards, but In almost every ca
we It was found that the hammering 1t hi
Fla suffered during the wreck had punch
stle holes In the tin and the water had su
soc seCyently destroyed the contents. II
81 Alaska was from San Francisco wi
,,ie merchandise. She had 800 to coo toI
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