Douglas Island news., 1921-02-11
CREW
 NEARLY PERISH
Food Running Low When Members of Stranded Vessel Were Taken
 or by Cutter snohomish

near hc Mcuuan peninsula for about six weeks. were thankful to bc found and rescued .s shown ir hc story giving Che particulars ol their wrcckus and rescue by Che KotchIknu Chronicles
 It was very much relieved if somewhat wcathcr-boaton crow that Che coast guard cutter snohomish picked up from thc disabled mail schooner Joseph Pulitzer at ChIuik and brought to Seward. according lo word brought here by Che cutter which doekod at Kctchisan at q o'clock last night and is coaline to- day.
 If Che seven members Of tho crew ofhe Pulitzer had remained on tho damaged ship much longer thcy would no doubt have been hungry ,oo for provisions wore running low when she was found Tho Pulitzer was located I'm thc shelter Of thc barbor at Chisuk by Che Fisheries Commission ship Elder on January e0. one month after she was last reported The snohom.sh, which bad boon scut In search of her. ar- rived by hor side on thc 23ri u ro- nouse to wireless news of hor dia- eoycry by Che Elder
 sryuc storms were encountered by tho su1bomIsh soon after loavns Seward ou her way south. SO strong Cha, she could make Uue haadway a.aus. tbcm oud for three days rode aoyy seas Commoducr P. L. Austin of Che suotomieh had laid
 orra direct Go Cape Flauery but Che great consumption Of coal wilh- out speed. forced him to come here .or meL
 Grat waves dashed oycr hor from atom to stern and everything had To be battmed down tightly for moro tbm three days The ship uas run at halt apeed much ot Che Imc and hold straight into lsv wind. She laid over one uIsht at s.,H to wal. for Che gales ,o blow over.
 It was with such ealcs a .hesc ha. Che Pulitzer ran ashore at Nuia- s.hak bay uyue Go seek shc.tar Her kc.I was in Jbls way damasel her ruidcr post split and her rude dor Iost AuIachak bay is about 60 or 50 miles from Chmk After succeeding in floating Che Pulitzer tnc crew rraol up a jury rudder and made ch.ruIs. There heavily
 ccI down. and Iu waters 70 ahoh that low udc caused her to rest ou hc bottom. she was anchored
 The crow of bc Pulitzer had not expected a.d before spring. so were very glad whom hc E.dor was sighted The Elder bound for Che westward. took Che ma. from Che Pulitzer and after v.re.e.s.ue news ol Che puuuor's whereabouts cone uuucI on her woy
 Chru.E was one of thc drst places io which Commander Austin would hayc gone u search of the missing ship. end il bc Elder had mot io- .atcI It Grst Che snohomah would soon have been on Che scene Capt. AusHu Judgment that thc pu.Hcr might be found thare if she was not absolutely Iost was subs.anuatcd hero on his way north by u.orma- uou g.vcn him by Capt. h. IT, n. Jennings. formerly ol Che moIouhiu bIuetou who was previously master Of the Pulitzer
 A board of survey appointed from he officers of Che ship by Come mmder Austin. wos sent aboard Che Pulitzer They found Che mail boat in extreme poor condition. and m- ft for sea voyage. It is doubtful .sf Che ship win be worth sa.ve.us.
 7WHdnI5ots md other cold- weather outfits. with which Che suo- hom.sh has hcon equipped during Che war; came in for good service during th.s voyage of Che cutter and proved just the ching for thc weather encountered Many Of tho
 sailors wore these wud-proois when Che srip dockcd last night and gave