The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-24

had nothing but thin garments eustomari'y wom indoors.
 "l was the last man off the vessel, and by the time started ashore the ship had listed with the masts to the sea 10 such an extent that had to slide down the bilge and stand on the keel to step into the boat. lt was just dark when got ashore.
 'All the time we were in difficulty off shore, and when we struck the shore we were within sight of the people on the wharves, and many of them came down tie shore three miles on snow shoes to speak to US. Among the first was T. A. Marduam.
 "The snow was eight feet deep on the level all oyer the flat there and very diff cult to travel through. Two Of my crew had no winter clothes and were severely frozen. The town Is three miles from the wreck.
 Capt. Harry Gillespie almost gave out, and had lt not been for assistance of others he would not have gotion to the town. The men from the engine rooms and the stewards department were particularly lacking in warm winter clothing, and suf- fered much in making the shore tdp. A chinese was severely frozen.
 "The people of HsInes treated US roy ally. Yet. my last week was one of the most anxious of my life.
 "The second dly after the ship went ashore she was still off shore and had turned turtle. The next day she had sunk stern foremost. The ships boats had, with one exception, been crushed, and 1t was so stormy we could not put off to the wreck after leaving her.
 ome of the baggage and supplies put ashore was taken by the Indians. l was one of the heaviest personal losers on the ship. l lost clothes and marine instru' ments and charts worth in all s3oo.
 "The Townsend was probably worth s7o,ooo. Whether or not she was insured, do not know. but as master of the ship it was my duty to remain near by to protect her and to act as her agent until the repre- sentatlves of the marine underwriters, should there be one, come or until advised by the owners as towhat to do.
 "The steamer was built twelve years ago and once was the steam schooner Alliance. She WIS owned by Harry Lane and chartered by the Seattle Steamship Company, managed by Bell X Co.,"
 Capt Mckenzie has been on three un- fortunate ships within year. He was first officer of the Laurada, lost last fall in Bering Sea, and was first officer on the steamer Utopia, which took fire in Alaskan waters last winter and shortly afterward lost her propeller. The Seattle Steamship Compsnv's lll luck during the last year did not stop here, but was augmented bv the disappearan;e of their Skagway agent during the summer with accounts short, It IS said, from 8, 900 to sS.ooo.
 The Townsend was bought not long ago .ia..-ss .nssI aSsselSinG r,the -Laurada. When she arrived where the Laurada had struck, oniy the iorefoOt of the ship was remaining. The Townsend then brought south s5o,ooo in first belonging to Henry Lane, the owner of the ship.
 The engineer of the Townsend when she was wrecked was Patrick Guard, an old time steamer engineer on the Sound. Capt. Mckenzie says he was considered good man. The first assistant engineer was | Mr Snyder. The steamer had Scotch marine boilers. which were considered good.
 The first officer of the Townsend, Mr. Willett, was formerly on the City of Se' atte last summer. He acquired property in Nome. and expects to return to the beach next spring 10 engage in lightering.
 Mai taken from Skagway on the Town send for points beyond was not picked up at Hanes by the 2osalle, but was brought back on the Moeklng Bird.