The Nome nugget., 1920-08-07

Capt. Ross late in the evening of July
 31 and an hour or two later the Silver
 Wave had been secured as q relief ship,
 thanks to the philanthropic kindness
 of Jafet Lindeberg, president of the
 Pioneer Mining Company. who on be-
 ing shown the message an hour or
 two after it's arrival immediately of
 fered to personally defray all expenses
 of sending vessel to Wales. After reading the radiogram Mir. Lindeberg
 exclaimed instantly: Co and get d vessel at once and get those people regardless of cost" The only stipula- tion attached to his characteristically generous offer was that Capt Ross and his crew should accompany the rescue vessel. Arrangements to charter the Silver Wave were immediately instituted by Cant Ross and the vessel sailed at 5 a. m. Sunday morning last. with pro- visions and other supplies, including a quantity of fuel for the stranded White
 Mountain.
 In the meantime. the trading schooner Herman. Capt. Peterson. owned by the Liebes Co, of San Fran cisco, had arrived at Cape Prince Of Wales after q cruise on the Siberian coast. The coming of the trader was proyidential. as by this time the scanty store of provisions at the Cape village was almost gone and another day or l two would have found the White 1 Mountain refugees. as well as the vil- l larars. in dire straits for food. On 1 learning the situation Capt. Peterson ! agreed to take the White Mountain passengers on board his vessel and convey them to Nome. As there is no communication with the Cape, 1t l was of course. not known here that relief had come to the Cape before l the Silver Wave set forth on her er- rand of mercy. As events later dls- | closed the Herman was at Sledge Is- land with the stranded passengers when the silver Wave left Nome. The l two vessels sighted each other at the l island on the following evening but no l communications were exchanged. The l Silver Wave left Nome In the teeth of q rising storm and found heavy l going from the start. Arriving oh Sledge Island. it was decided to lay ! to and take on fresh supply of water. Capt. Ross states that the Herman was l already there when the Silver Wave l arrived, having taken shelter there l from the storm during the night. The l Wave remained at the island about two 1 hours. taking water. Capt Ross also | interviewed the crew of the wrecked trading schooner Kolyma, who were
 on the island. to ascertain if they need ed help. The men were in no need of
 assistance but wanted to be taken off
 the island. On leaving the island the
 Wave headed for CapePrince of Wales. Tn wind was still blowing Il gale and the seas were heavy. Arriving off Port | CE-rnce 1t was decided to put about
 ana head for Teller, as the southeaster 1 continued to blow violently. precluding ! all prospect of making a landing at 1 Wales. The schooner arrived early on l h.. yiakad l Capt. Johansen and Engineer Evern.
 afterward proceeding to the Cape. arr
 irving there the same evening. As the Herman had taken on i3 of the 14 passengers on July 30 and left for 1 Nome the Wave was headed for I.opp's
 Lagoon. after taking on board Mrs.
 Fred R. Tate. wife of the Bureau of
 Education school teacher who wished
 to come to Nome. On reaching the
 lagoon. the White Mountain was found
 high and dry on the beach and entirely
 undamaged. Capt. Johansen and his
 engineer were landed. together with a
 supply of provisions and wrecking
 ge;lr to enable them to place tho
 schooner back in the water. AS the
 vessel lay only about 50 feet from the
 channed. 1t Is expected this could he
 done in about 4S hours. The Silver
 Wave then returned to the Cape. where
 the schooner took aboard Joe McArthur
 the fur buyer who was the one White
 Mountain passenger who failed to go
 on board the Herman. McArthur. who
 is an agent for the George Goshaw
 O., of New York. had about $10.00o
 worth of fars from the Koyuk and Ko.
 bulk sections on board the White