The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-15
VESSEL TO RESCUE
MEN FROM ISLAND
FOUR TRAPPERS HAVE BEEN
NARROWED ON ALASKAN
COAST FOR PAST YEAR.

SEATTLE, July 1.-THE men ma
rooned for the past year on Chrikof
island. rocky mountain top jutting
out OF the sea to the south and east
OF the Alaska peninsula. are now safe
in Squaw Harbor, Alaska. or dead of
starvation. Three weeks ago the
schooner Hunter was sent to their aid
by the Alaska Commercial company,
but II will be several weeks, at the
earliest. before news OF their fate
reaches here.
The four men were sent out by
the company to trap foxes on the ISL
and one year ago, and ftted out with
provisions enough to last them for a
few months, Additional supplies were
promised them Immediately. At the
end OF three months the schooner St
Paul was stored with provisions and
started for the relief or the imprison-
ed trappers. whose supply OF food. 1t
was judged, was almost gone. The
St Paul never returned
After a delay OF two months another
, schooner was sent out for the island.
and with orders to search for the St.
Paul or news of her. This second
craft. also, has disappeared. over
overwhelmed. 1t Is thought, In one OF
the violent storms that ragged for sew
eral days after her departure
Then small steamer was supplied
with provisions and started out, but a
short distance at sea she became dis
abled and returned to port at Squaw
Harbor, where she has been since un-
der repair.
Send Out Fourth Ship.
Meanwhile friends of the four trap
pers In Squaw Harbor and Unga be.
came frantic with the thought OF their
old comrades alone for over year on
the barren island. with food enough to
last them but few months, and the
schooner Hunter had gone to make
the fourth attempt to rescue the men
II is hoped that the trappers will be
able to kill enough foxes on the isl
and to supply them with food, but as
the isle is small. IT Is feared that they
killed of all the animals in the first
few months of their Imprisonment,
before II became apparent to them
that their supplies were not to arrive
on time.
Chirikof island is extremely difficult
OF approach, being surrounded with
ouDhcIScu TOCkS, anu 1rltHuS OF the
men believe that the rescuing schoon-
ers were wrecked while trying TO
make land If this Is the case, the
quartet on the island may have been
reinforced by the crews OF the yes
sells.
This news came from Alaska last
night on the barkentine John ID.
Spreckels. twenty-five days from Tn
ga. which also brought word OF the
death OF two men In Alaska waters by
drowning One OF these was DIRTY
Face" Andrew. a well-known chara
ter around Unga, whose real name is
Andrew Larsen. In company with
Martin Anderson, a fellow fisherman.
Larsen started from Unga In a sail
boat on May bound for Sand Point.
Outside OF Unga, as darkness came
on. they ran upon the rocks of Cross
island, and Larsen was drowned.
Has Flight for Life.
Anderson managed to grasp "A rock,
and TO this he chung during the night.
At low water. when the men were
wrecked, the rock stood few inches
above the water. but az high tide
waves broke over II continually with
such force that the sailor was swept
into the sea time and again. But
he managed to fight his way back to
the rock. and In the morning he was
picked up by native I'm dory. Short.
ly before this fisherman was drown
ed az JohnsOn's HarboT