The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-08-28
MELONS LEARN
HERE OF DEATH.
OF THEIR UNCLE
Group on acht Alician
Shocked by News-W Will
Likely Not Change Plans

Putting into juneau late yester-
day afternoon for supplies for the
and friends are making a hunting
unw friends are making hunting
and fishing cruise In Southeast
Alaska waters, Richard King Mel
Ion was met with the first news of
the death, at Southampton, New
York, of his unacle. Andrew w.
Mellon.
Although his passing must be
looked upon as natural at his age
it still has been great and heart
deadening shock to my wife and l."
Mr.. Mellon said. MY uncle was
ailing before we left the East, but
not, apparently, seriously l spoke
with him just before coming to
Alaska and at that time he APP
peared completely himself. His great
regret must have been in passing be-
fore he could see his National Art
Gallery a completed fact. The gal
lery was the one big interest to
which he had devoted his time since
retiring"
May Continue Cruise
Mr.. and Mrs. Mellon were debat-
ing their future plans here last
night. We are now at a loss to
know what we shall do, but believe
we will continue with the original
plans for our Alaska cruise Had
we heard of my uncle's death in
time, we should have flown East
immediately-but, we did not learn
Of 1t till our arrival here and with
the funeral set today. we could not
possibly accomplish any purpose by
leaving now"
Particularly shocking was the way
lp which the party on the Alician
learned Of the senior MELONS death.
The yacht had just moored at Ju-
neau when one of the members OF
the party heard two men in car
on the dock speaking Of the oc-
curence He carried the news to the
remainder Of the party.
9 Plans Of Cruise
Accompanying Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
len aboard the Alician are Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Lazear and G. A.
Linke, Jr, the latter a taxidermist
from the Carnegie Museum, in
Pittsburgh. Mr.. Mellon and Mr.
LaSear, who were together on a
hunting venture in Alaska and the
Yukon just two years ago, have
planned to secure bear, deer and
goat groups for the Carnegie Mu
scum on their present cruise. So far
on their northward cruise they
have secured some deer and goat
specimens and planned to go out
for bear in the three weeks remain
ing of their cruise. When they
were last north. Mr.. Mellon and Mr.
Lazear hunted in the Kluane Lake
district.
Mr.. Mellon, who occupies the post
Of President of the Mellon National
Bank, at Pittsburgh, declared that
the death Of his uncle should cause
no fluctuation in business or finan-
cial conditions. He had already
completely retired Mr.. Mellon said.
Since leaving Ketchikan week
ago. the party has hunted at var
ious points. mainly around Kup-
reanof Island. Both Mr.. Lazear,
who is prominent Pittsburgh man
ufacturer. and Mr. Mellon have bag
ged deer and goats, Their original
plans were for the Alician to leave
Juneau this afternoon and head for
Admiralty Island, where the two
sportsmen were to try for bear, fol-
lowing the opening of the season
next month.
The Alician, commanded by Capt
T. E. Gjosund, is palatial, 1l6-
foot vessel flying the Seattle Yacht
Club pennant. She is owned by W.
H. Jewett, Eugene. Oregon, lum-.
herman. She has been chartered for
the cruise by r. Mellon. through
Campbell Church, Jr, two other
of whose yachts, the Westward and
Caroline, are also in juneau today.
Guides with the party aboard the
Alician are: John Harris, of Ju-
neau; Pat Hollywood. OF Ketchikan:
md Jim Allen and Wesley Maiers,
of PeterSh,iro G