The daily Alaskan., 1912-04-24

as We came Within hearing distance we knew that the trllinE of the night berorr ramc from her. for we began to hear it aguin. It was evident that she Was drrrlict. and | inferred that the rope attached to the CIapprr of her bell had either roited away or become looSeRcd, so that as she rose and fell on the seas the bell was tollCd 1 As soon aS we came within easy reach uf her | oric?cd a boat lowered, and was pulled to the drrelict. A laddcr was hanging to her side, so we had no difficulty in getting aboard of her
 We rouuG the sails furlCd and a cable dangling from her haF with the srarDoard anchor gone, indicauu- that she had been lying at anchor and had been blown away This theory was borne out by the fact that most of hcr boalS wrvr gone. no fragment ot them being left. indicating that the crew had taken them The ladder hanging over tho side was further Vruot of thiS. The ship was uos in bud condition Indeed. had seen any ec ahmnl of nrr should mot have tHkrU her for 0 drrurt
 There we're one thing tHHt Nu7a'nl me. The bell rope had moi hocu parted. it was hanging loo>c. Why !, wHS So ! could not divine. Suyh ropes are always fastened. and SEW no reason why x should have been left uufa>lrucd az have bcrome >o after The crew had Jeff thc ship
 Tlsrc was nothing open that would icopardize the ship in casc If lad weather Tho ha,chcs were in u."c" and the rompauinnway c.oSrd Why this was so could uor undrr~'and- that k. if the crew had gone ashore from thc anchorage. leaving her alone, and she had been blown on.
 Having noted these things. ] went below ivy the forccastle companion way.
 There was not a soul below torwana
 ! did not expect 10 find any ono Ilrrc alive but faucicd | might find Ind one or more dcad bodies l went act to where ihc officers quarters were and looked into every room The Inst one ! came 10. evidently the captains, -zye me surprise.
 On the broad berth little boy. not year old. sat looking at mo. His eve was bright and his cheeks ruddy Indeed. he was the picture of health. Seeing me. he broke into a smile, Be hind him. with her face to the wall. lsv wSnan. I toucheI her o,,t soa did not move. Pulling her over Sc that could see her face. l saw by a slight muscular movement that she was alive.
 l had brought a flask of liquor with me in case of such an emergency and poured a little down her throat. She opened her eyes, but soon closed them again.
 We had brought some broth in bot tlC, which one of the men carried. l called for him to come down to me anl fed the woman a little of the broth. She opened her eyes again and this time looked for the child. Seeing him, she looked again at us men and nut tered what ] took to be thanks that the boy would be saved. We fed her a tea spoonful of broth at a time till she was able to artiCulate. She was so low that dared not move her, and yet would not leave her. We remained near the vessel all day, and before dark I determined to take her and her boy on to our own ship. Wrapping her in blankets, we carried her on deck. The most difficult part of it was to get her into the boat, but We accomplished this by tying her in a hammock and with rope at each end lowered her. The bal