The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-23
Canadian Boat Smashed On Rocks and Crew is Saved By Men Off
 the Humboldt
FACE PERIL TO RESCUE
Surrounded by Reefs and Seas Running High Bold Men Save Those WhO0
 Were Wrecked

Shipwrecked on a lonely island in the dead of winter. without shelter and with limited supply of food and finally to slide down slack rope into the boiling surf. surrounding the island. in order to be rescued, is the experience of the members Of the crew of the Canadian Survey boat Stadia. who were rescued from Storm Island in Queen Charlotte Sound by the crew of the steamer Humboldt last Wednesday. The men had been on the island for seven days when rescued and although they had not suffered greatly they all showed plainly the effects of the exposure to which they had been subjected.
 Early this morning when the Hum boldt landed at Juneau Captain Bau- ghman gave Q graphic account of inc rescue of the shipwrecked men by the members Of his gallant crew. "Wednesday morning at o'clock, while passing Storm Island" said Capt. Baughman. i've saw red light burning as Q distress signal. It was too dark to make out whether the light was on the Island or was on a ship ashore, so We cruised around un- til daylight We made several at- tempts to get in during the night but on account of the heavy seas rug ming and the numerous reefs in the vicinity of the Island we were unable to do so.
 Wait for Daylight.
 We waited until after 8 o'clock. ! when 1t was light enough for u5 to get in close to the land. We then saw that the light was on top of the bluff and that there were six men on the | Island. The work boat with the first | mate and three men was put over the side and cruised around trying 1 to find landing place on the south 1 side of the Island but they were un- able to do so. |
 We then shifted to the north side of the Island and tried again . without any results, then asked ! the mate if he could get line a. shore and he said "I can with large | boat"
 The seas were so rough here that we were forced to pour quantities Of oil on the water before we were able to lower one of the big life boats.
 Crew Start Towards Shore.
 This boat with the mate and five men in 1t then went in close to the Island and managed to get line ashore which was made fast to the top of tree on the bluff. The shore- at this point was almost perpendic- ular and the surf was breaking heav- fly and flashing up the side. A ring buoy was placed on the main line and two running lines made fast. one being held in the boat and the other by the men on the shore.
 "As soon as this line had been made secure the men. one by one on the island would place the buoy around their waists and slide over the bluff into the boiling surf be- low They were in constant danger of being dashed back against the rocks. but the fellows in the boat managed to pull each of them free and to the boat before any accident of that kind happened.
 Two Remain On Island.
 "One of the men had heart trouble, so he claimed. and as there was a weeks provisions on the Island he el- ected to stay behind rather than to risk the surf. Another man decided to stay with him. We finished the work of getting tho men off the Is- land by noon and proceeded north. The men were landed at Ketchikan and will leave there for the south on the Prince Rupert" VI
 First Mate Olaf H. Henson was very reticent about the affair "We didn't do anything wonderful" he said. What we did was all in a days work and there was no danger about it. We had to be careful to keep from being dashed on a reef by the undertow of the surges. but we came through ell right. There was a bad reef on each side of us anl it was rather ticklish work for short time but there was nothing wonderful | about it: But will admit that ii the Humboldt had a crew of China men, as some Of the -merican boats