The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-19
NOME NEWS BROUGHT
DOWN BY NOME CITY
Six Days Fighting With Ice In Berng Sea- Story OF Last
Fire--Prospects for Big Season Are Good
One Very Successful Man.

be late he thinks. on account Of the
heavy snow.
Capt Daniels. asked as TO tho
amount 81 treasure brought by the
passengers on the Nome city, said
IT IL impossible 90 make a post
tive statement. because no one IL In
"a position 90 do No. They all hand
led their own money. aud the pur-
ser was relieved 81 the usual re-
ap0nalbllity I Judge that they all
had amounts SUFFICIENT 50 recon-
peuHe them for the hardHhips Of the
Nome experiences, and I heard no
complaints during the trip down.
one man. q Mr. Smith. was credit
- with having a fortune with him
and from tho way ia which he look.
"a after his possessions. coupled
with his reluctance 90 talk Of the
matter 81 his fellow passengers. ~
would appear that hts three years
work Al the cape nmassed him a
large fortune.
Tho Nome City'a cargo was iiRhf.
consisting only 81 the personal sf.
fcetH 81 her passengers. the mail
sacks and shipment ~ gold con.
signed ga the Frye Hruhn Co. in-
cluding n gold brick valued ht $500
hlstory o. the voYsgs.
ruraar l.. w shaw vas interview
"a BY = Star reporter on board ship
this morning and he told the story
% her eyeutfui voyage as follows.
I think Tire most interesting
events ~ aur voyage TO Nome date
from the day No left Dutch Hnrhor
on the eve 81 May ii=-heehuse we
ran into Zee the following night
and Tor six whole days wv attempted
90 cut through II. Capt. Daniels
then directed the ships course north
and westward. we were within s.
miles If Cape Narvtna on the Eiber.
ian shore. and we were niHa % miles
south q the rribYiofa where We
struck Tee something unheard 81
before IN the history ~ that place.
We continued our course Ga the
north atf westward. aud struck
clear water toward the Siberian
shore on the sve % Thursday,
May -. we ran out 81 the iee. tho
wesserraoHt end ~ 81 Lawrence Is
land was then bearing 10 the north
wesf ard land was visible 20 the
southwest 81 Indian point We en-
cuuuteref floating fee from this
point until - reached Nome. on the
morning ~ June "a l n. IN. The
steamer Jeanne had preceded Ne ~
several DAYS. ard was then ready 70
SAT- south nEain.
hoersd to the lee.
we moored 90 the lee. which ct
tended q distance Of two miles and
hair from shore and IN thickness
exceeded eight feet: we first dis
charged our passengers. aisds con
vsylng them 20 the shore. and this
done the work ~ discharFinK iee1
tons % cargo and "a head ~ horses
wAH begun. We completed this tack
IN less than three days. ard on the
eve of June q We were ready 20 take
on our passengers for the hounewarsi
voyage We sailed again on June Z.
returning almost by the same route.
the only exception being that we dii
not touch Dutch fIarbar. coming by
way % seventY-two pass instead.
The horrward voyage consumed 1s
days making - days ~ sailing In
all We were besrt by rough wealth
ar WITH I've DAYS ego
Prom The time ~ our leaving
Dutch Harhnr outward until We
passed Cape Flattery Inward wa
SIGHTED only one vessel. enc srhnon-
81 6. Y. fIiii. which left Dutch liar
Dor sheah % rs
Everybody aboard the Nome City
has enjoyed excellent health and
was well pleased with the trim The
health ~ Nome ~ also splendid. and
everybody f. IA the best ~ spirits.
anticipating n prosperous season"
The following ard the passenger
brought down.
Mira ". W Ewing. Mrs -. ". sol
ner. Mrs n. Fail Mrs. g. Allen. Miss
f.iila Cox. Mrs. NJ. r. Stevens g. y.
Rruse. r. y. Cronin. V. II. Smith. T..
q. McMieken.