The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-25
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Gained and l managed to get over the
stern of the vessel and get bolt into
! the rudder, and took down my main
topmast and dashed it across the stern
SO that the ends would projac. over The
, quarter, and rugged a tackle so that
could steer This lasted but a few
| days, when my spar carried away and
my tackle and gear went over the side
and had nothing to replace them with
land was again left in a helpless condi-
ton at the mercy Of the wind and
wave.
Il drifted around in this condition
until February goth, when 1 sighted q
small island which proved to be the
Island of Kagataska, one of the Aleu-
tian group. which is in north latitude
81 degrees and 43 minutes and west
longitude 176 degrees and rs minutes !
had drifted during that time over SOC
miles to the westward. The vessel drift
ed toward this island, and when in a
few fathoms of water let go a small
kedge anchor that I still had left on
board. but that would not hold her. so
she kept drifting until / finally got my
boat into the water and ran a line to a
rock and made her fast to that, but the
line soon parted and she went on reef
and commenced breaking up. l then
started for the shore, but it was quite
rough, and my boat capsized. and L
came near drowning. and would have
persisted had it not been for my dog.
which swan to me and towed me in
on the beach.
When / landed 1 was unable to
stand for some time from cold and ex-
haustion. When I regained action and
consciousness / found I had landed on
an uninhabited island, devoid of wood
or any kind of shelter. 1 had no
matches, so consequently could get no
fire. had a gun, but no ammunition.
having lost it in the capsizing of the
boat. so that I could not kill any OF
the sea birds or seals on the island
managed after a hard struggle to get
my boat far enough up on the beach
to be out of the way of the tide, and /
spread a piece of canvas over her,
which served to shelter me from wind
and weather.
was on this island over six weeks.
during the whole time on
raw she'll fish. l suffered greatly from
hunger and cold, as the weather was
time l was there. I was finally res
cued by party of Atka Island natives,
who were passing the island on a hunt
ing trip, and happened to see my boat
on the beach. When found was lust
able to crawl, and was too weak to
stand, and am satisfied 1 could not
nave lived two more days in the condi-
ton | was in.
The natives were very kind to me.
and took me and my dog in their bir--
darkas to their camp and gave me some
seal meat to eat. They left me there a
few days while they went hunting, and
subsequently took me to Atka Island,
where L was received and cared for by
Mr. Dirks, who has a station there. and
also by Captain Peterson of the schoon-
er Challenge, which belongs also to
Dirks Both these gentlemen treated
me with great kindness and hospitality
but L hope l will never experience an
other trial like the one I have lust gone
through"
Assistant Quartermaster at seatrIa
Major Ruhlen, the Seattle quarter
master, has been given an assistant in
the person of Major Booth, u. 8. A, as
signed to duty as quartermaster in
charge of the army transport Seward.
Major Booth arrived at Seattle several
lays ago to sail for the north Major
Booth was formerly attached to the
seventh United States Infantry.
Pakllng Ordered to Seattle,
The quartermaster general has been
notified that the transport Pakling ar
rived at Nagasaki on June 18th from
Manila. and orders were given for her
10 proceed to Seattle. This vessel car
les the battery of the Fifth Artillery, /
which took part in the Chinese cam
oa1gn, and whose commander, Captain
o'Reilly, lost his life In China.
Cutter Grant in Shape Again.
SEATTLE, Wash, June 1.-THE rev
enue cutter Grant, which met disaster
-wo weeks ago while on her voyage to
Alaska, having to return
% Esquimalt. B. c., for repairs, arriv- |
I'd at Seattle from Victoria on June
oth She at one began taking on sup
plies and sailed again the next day,
stopping at Port Townsend en- route
or an inspection of the fish canneries '
If southeastern Alaska
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