The Nome daily nugget., 1936-05-23
Former Nome Man Tells Trip
 On Boring Sea

i ing to one dollar that we would not get ashore. With the excite ment of getting in safe, the diff erent people calling, and not be- ing able to get warm, it was af- ter 12 o'clock before I dropped off to sleep. At l30 A. M., we were awakened to take a stage to Nome The only time I ever had murder in my heart was when that man woke me up that morn ing.
 The stage was all fixed up with robes and blankets and every thing that would add to our com fort, and I was able to sleep the 22 miles into Nome. Met Joe and had a talk with him and then to the doctor and then to bed. I had one of my legs frozen from the ankle to the knee, not bad you understand, but so the skin came off. 1 froze it some time on the launch and it blist- cred, then broke and my draw CTS stuck to it then broke away and stuck again until it kind of irritated; it was well in a few days.
 When it became known that we were lost Joe started to raise hell He was going and coming all the time. People said after ward that they could not figure when he ate or slept as he was on the street continually his head in the air, going one way or the other, but never quiet. He had most everyone that had any authority moving also. The City Council held a special meet ing, the deputy collector of GUS toms had his force going. the U. s. Marshal notified his deputies in the coast towns to do any thing and everything they could and all the natives along the coast were told to watch for us. , Fires were built on Cape Nome, Topkuk Point and Sledge ls- , land. The life saving crew tried
 to get out, but could not. Public feeling was aroused to such ar , extent that the newspapers were sending accounts to the States and then Joe had to wire to you That was what worried me most was in hopes I could get ashore before you people back home hear of my mishap, but such was not the case. l am sorry to have caused you all this worry, but I am glad to be able to help coun teract it to some extent by get ting back.
 "Joe chartered the gas boat Louisa 10 go to our rescue. When he first made inquiries as to the possibility there was of launching her the usual bunch of , knockers showed up and said it could not be done. He finally ; ran into an 1rishman named Healy and Healy said he would put the boat in the ocean, and Joe said, go to it, There was nearly half a mile of ice formed on the shore and the boat had to be pulled over that to open water. But first the boat must be reinforced with hard wood over her present hull, and the bow further reinforced with steel plates No hard wood in town that was smaller than 4 by 4 by 6. The mill people started up their mill and sawed these tim bers up to the right size, and as fast as they came from the saw willing hands rushed them to the boat and put them in place. The steel was placed on the bow. one man, Bob Ashford by name work ed seventeen hours straight, and Joe said he was going hound when it comes to working. The job was completed in B hours and it was all volunteered. The boat was put in the cradle and with the aid of two or three hundred men and eight or ten horses, blocks and tackle, and anchors, she was launched.
 The Louisa with Captain Healy and three other men, spent some ten days looking for us, but in the meantime we had come ochnro TIoo o,o,,y raf,,eoI +o oo