Iditarod pioneer., 1915-12-18

which was also afoat; but everything was even to the engine room and galley. Frank Born was Said out on the table, overcon with gas and Thiele was working oyer him. And above all, everyone seasck When the bucket washed to the starboard side, Thicle used it, and when it came to port l used 1t, and if the school teacher or cld Dominick happened to stop it. we Iust used the floor
 Efficacy of Prayer
 About 3 the pupms quit, and the water was coming into the hold pretty fast I've faced death before this, but l never had to ,it down and watch it creep up on Glc don't like it. Every man was at the pumps except the cock. got hold of 2 rjNoy and rested . ElGle, but net much fust .at there with my rosary and crucilix end prayed l promised mass fer inc souls n pGrgatory. anj the pumo; started glmost immediately" The captain was 70 luctant te throw overheard the cargo but "ali of Ihicles lumber and part of OUTS onu the Ettle things went over. The focI even threw cUr tents of. If we hG.e to go ashore any rlacc those would have b.Cn pretty hanIy. Sill got Nonty of o,l drrr.4* end little lumber left Tie en inc dicd about day y09cak lao much water down b. low. They worked on it for hours, and then pinned an E. II. badge cn Tram: anal sent him back, and 1t starred. l managci to dress before cII Dom aud the cock, uu led uu onto a bench, and it was the hardest thing l have ever dcne. It seemed SO use lla; to put on Clothos just to drown ln.'
 She tells how trey finally rode out of the storm. 2ui the scene uf dasoIaton the ell | brat r~e~ented lr k Sunday, anl they have not eaten since Thursday, She is SO week she cannot stand al@na. from >ca :c,l- ! ness and the long strain, but is thanEfuI to be alive The waves were way higher tlan the ship. she says. T never saw such b;g one, b2fcre'
 The Fire
 The rest of the narrative deals with the arrival at Juneau and the event: iaa+nE Up to the final destruction of tue ship by fire. She wa. ashore with her husband at the tune "TEe fire started in the engine roCrA,' .he continues The boys were doing repair work with candles. They were doing thet yesterday and ven; down and 1.t n"t Ike the looks at It. Too r.voh Ci They were n fire over aH hc"r uef. re they cojH a. tract attention too far our and the b2as w.~ a.hora. and l.gy coull uot get tho 'auu~n loose. There was tcr sharp x cn board to got rj O. .1e rails and e. drrme. Fycryoue lost everything they owned. V, were lnclicst of aIL and saved quite a lot oi things. | have been al day w..chug the fire as has everyone cIse in Ivucau and Douglas, The drums shoot fifty feet ln air to cE'l'de It i> baautliuI sight, but as Aesop says, Its hell cn the irar.' All l am thankful for is that it did rot burn yesterday when 1 was there al.n2 sl G5v. Or it might have happened at sea, lor .hcy no doubt used cantl.S for thc.T rc-&r work during the storm. Yes, I've got & It to be Jhankful for, even if everything i. a complete I-s. We'll we can start ov'r onI I'll never own so much aga,n. Then when I lo." i. 1herc won't ca ,a much to uio.;~n over.
 3usta.ne1 Heavy Loss
 The writer and er husband were l". scngor> for Bethel. OH the hu-Eolwnl, ard had ccmvIato three year, ouJhc on bear" 1 the ApI.r, which they were taking to Bear creek, This was a comrictc loss.
 l NIrs. Soroi will remain in Idir@rod fer . the rrc.ant while he" hu~h@ud makes trip 60 Bear creek, where he has mining ground.