The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-13
SIX MEN
RESCUED

Seattle. Wash, March IA spe-
cial TO the PostIntelligencer from
Seward, Alaska. says,
Worn and exhausted by almost In
credible hardshiDs, and bearing the
indellble marks OF weeks OF battling
with the Icy gales they encountered.
four of the dauntless crew OF six men
who. on January I. left the wreck of
the Farallon IN Cook Inlet. and. in
small Towboat, undertook the desper-
ate task OF rowing to procure relief
for their companions, were brought
into Seward just before midnight on
the revenue cutter Tahoma, which for
almost three weeks has been search
ing for them The Tahoma also
brings word that the two remaining
members OF the boat crew arc alive
and safe.
The four men on the Tahoma arc:
Gus Swanson, second mate OF the
wrecked Farallon.
Charles Peterson. seaman.
Otto Nelson, seaman
Albert Bailey. passenger en- route
TO Kodiak,
The remaining members are:
Charles Bourne. resIdent OF Afog-
max. who is now at Kaflur Bay
Cept- Wedding. master OF the launch
Sea Wolf, remained al Kodiak 10 take
charge Of his craft
Officers of the 1aboma report ter.
rife gales during almost the entire
time the tug was OFT on the search
The cutter left Seattle February 3
under orders from the navy depart
ment 10 make search of the islands
scattered through Cook Inlet in the
hope that the men had made camp on
some sheltered shore.
On March Z. as the tug was leaving
Karluk straits, the schooner Matte,
from Uyak. was spoken. and from
this schooner II was learned that the
boat party had been at Uyak, leaving
there two days previous in a dory
headed for Afognak
The Tahoma put o0 full speed and.
reaching Afognok, found the men on
March Z. The vessel then proceeded
to Kodiak, where Pilot Brown was
dropped, Wedding also left the TIA
homa there TO join his launch, the
Sea Wolf,
From the men brought to Seward
story of hardship and suffering, to-
sether With dogged courage almost be-
yond belief, is gathered
The little party Of six left the wreck
at il O'Clock on the morning of Jan
uary with light but fresh wind
blowing north hy northwest This in
creased during the night 10 gale
that compelled the men To beach tho
boat for Ursvs Cove, where they
camped until morning.
At daylight, with light northeast
wind and In heavy Snowstorm. they
left Ursus Cove only To have the wind
suddenly vcer around 10 the north.
west. and fast reach the proportions
OF heavy gale
Al every interval that could be
snatched from the toll at the cars
the men were compelled TO keep bail
Ing out the boat. With the heavy sen
that was running tho little craft was
fast becoming mlss OF Ice and sink
ing under the weight.
All SIX men were drcnched through
and through with the spray which In
turn froZe TO ice, until they reSemblcd
animated icebergs.
AT sundown the boat reached a lit
tic shelter of Cape Douglas, but al
the same time rau Into n mass OF
heavy pack Ice. which soon had the
boat In a sinking conditions.
They managed TO reach dry land az
Cape Douglas, but not until the boat
bad sunk under Them. with nearly all
the provisions II carried.
The water fortunately was shallow,
and, after wadipg TO their arm pits in
the icy water, they contrlved to reach
the shore Ice.
BY this time /: had grown dark and
a bowling gale was blowing. Swan