Seward daily gateway., 1923-12-15
SEWARD MAIL BOiT SENDS OUT {. 0,S.
 FUR ASSISTANCE
PROCEEDING TO kODlA~ UNDER own POWER. AFTER PASS
 iEc STRENUOUS MIGHT
MESSAGES HEARD SEWARD
Radio Operator Horn Tells Kodiak at 1.25 that Crew is Safe and
 Are Awaiting Daylight

About II o'clock last night radio message was received in Seward by way of Anchorage that the steamship Starr, the U. s. mail boat plying from this port to Unalaska anI way ports had struck Malina point on Raspberry Island, Shelkoff Straits, and was in precarious condition. Tho message stated that the boat was on her way 10 Uyak at the time, that a heavy sea was running, and that one Of the lie- boats had been swamped, but lha5 he crew was safe. The Gateway radio listened in to the messaets inter- changed between Kodiak and the Starr and heard Operator Horn tell Kodiak that it would be necessary to wait until morning to ascertain dam age done to the boat. but that the crew was safe and nobody hurt.
 Later a message came in stating that the vessel had freed herself ard was proceeding under her own sitam back to Kodiak.
 The news was received with grsat relief by the families and friends of the crew, who feared from the Ii: st messages sent out that be situation was worse than it turned ou. to be. Captaln JOhansen, in command ,t the Starr is one of the best known naIi- fop nI fn hn cad nd while it was believed some accident had happened to the vessel, litt :, ap- prehension was felt regarding the safety of the crew.
 Passengers on the Starr for far westward points, sailing from Seward Wednesday, December 5, were: w. NJ Reed w. Nelson, for Kanatak w. A. Shields, Uyak. At Kodiak she picked up MT. Petrosky, who left for his home in Uyak
 The Starr had full cargo Of freight aboard including a deck load of 5Oi drums of gasoline for the Standard Oil company at Kanatak, as well asI several hundred sacks of ChristmssI mail for towns to the westward.
 Seward residents, on the Starr are: Capt. o. A. Johansen, master; purser, Frank Horn; Morris Sergeant, chief engineer; Frank Horn, radio opera tor; First Officer John Elkholm; Second Officer Dykeman; Steward, Wm Gery.
 The first message to come in report ing the disaster was by way oi All chorage reported the Starr total loss on Malina Point, Raspberry Isl and The message said the Starr had launched one life boat which swamp ed, but no one was lost. The message dated i!:45 said: Stormy as ---.-; lifeboats all ice and struck to deck; | If some one doesn't com pre1ty soon will lose our lives"
 The gasboat Hillside, rom Seat tie, which was lying in Kodiak harbor al the time, started to the secene Of the wreck.
 This accident, however, indicates the necessity of a cutter being sta- toned in northern waters during the stormy period of the winter months. The affair might have turned out se- rious and the necessity for cutter very great.
 The steamship Starr was anchored at Kizhuyatt Bay last night, on her way to Kodiak. Capt. Johansen wiredt that the Hillside reached the Starr at II a. m. and is assisting the vessel to port. The message stated that the steering gear was disabled, the helm going to amidships on one side and about half way over on the other, but with the assistance of the Hillside heI would arrive in Kodiak in good shapeI today. The ship is not leaking but the bottom was in bad shape from the pounding she got.