The Detroit times., 1910-03-14
De TRO|TER SAVES
SIX IN alaska
Capt. Quinan, Who Was Attached Tc
Fessenden Here, Rescues shipwreck'
ed Men After Relentless Search.

Telegraphic dispatches tell how,
after searching for three weeks III the
bleak waters OF the Pacific, Capt. John
stone II. Qulnan. formerly OF Detroit
and now commanding the United
States revenue cutter TIA oma. rescued
four men who left the wreck of me
steamer Farrallcn, in Cook inlet. aha
in a small roWboat undertook TIE
dangerous task OF trying 10 reach SOME
place TO procure relief for their com
Lannon's. The four men have oeer
taken to Seward, Alaska. The Tacoma
reports that two other men, who also
suffered terrible hardships after w.
wreck. are alive and safe.
The four men or the Tahoma are
Gus Swanson, second mate OF the
wrecked Farallon Charles Peterson
seaman; Otto Nelson seaman, and Al
bert Bailey, passenger on his way 10
Kodiak. The other two are Charles
Bourne, a resident OF Afognak, who is
now at Kafiiar bay, and Capt Wei
ding. OF the launch Sea Wolf, who Was
left at Kodiak.
The men tell a story OF acute suffer
ing from exposure IN the killing cold
and OF heroic battle for their lives
that challenges adequate description
by the writer OF the most luriG type o.
fcticn. The party OF SIX men lett
the wreck OF the Farrallon on the night
of Jan. with light but a fierce gale
was blowing north by westward. lhey
were compelled TO seek shelter al
Ursus cove, camping there ali night
and at daylight left there while snow
storm and bowling gale were raging.
The little craft 4was tossed mercliessly
by the high waves, ana was last be-
coming mass OF ice, but the men dld
not lose their courage. They were
drenched with spray that froZe Oh
them, making them resemble iceoergs.
The boat reached shelter on Cape
Douglass at shutdown, but AT the same
time ran into pack OF ice which dam
eyed Ii SO that II vas IN a sinking
condition.
The boat finally sank with all the pro
visions near Cape Douglass and the
men waded To their armpits 10 the
shore. IL had grown dark and the
bowling gale made the scene most
desolate one. AT daylight the party
reached the cliff above the beach. \
inakeshift tent was rugged up here and
fire kinoled. Then, huddled To-
pether on the frozen ground, they
passed the next IS hours.
After the wind had moderated they
walked down the beach TWO miles and
found the camp OF Michael Pablov,
trapper. They offered Paploy $500 10
take them across the straits IN his
little schooner, but no amount OF per
suasion would move him. He shared
his provisions with them, however,
until Feb. Z, when they started out
once more.
Bailey led the way TO kaguak, along
the beach with Swanson Peterson,
Bourne and Wedding, who were I'M
able 10 walk, following in a native
bidarka
Reaching Kaguak. the party found
an old skin, which they dug out or
the snow, and in this they made their
way to Kafiiar bay, having lived the
entire time since leaving the trap
pers' camp on whale oil and dried fish
-four
At Kafiiar bay they killed seal and
this furnished the first semblance or
fresh meat they had had since leaving
the Farallon.
Here they decided 10 make an at
tempt to cross the straits, and on
Feb. %, In a l6-foot boat they start
ed. Bourne, however, refused TO take
the risk and was left with the ma
tives. The party just managed TO