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Volume i
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i.Ajaska,October, 1913.
Number 2
WRECK OF THE WASP
If ever there lias been a narrow
e .cape from the ocean’s grasp it was
the escape of the survivors of the
Wasp. She was caught in the storm
sb’.ue fifty miles at sea of! Cape A vinof
The tcrific billows tossed her like a
le if. Mountains of water rushed
madiy at the shell at last tearing a
gre it hole in her side. The engine
was soon flooded and the boat left
helpless. Empty gasoline tanks were
use 1 to buoy the sinking schooner.
At last she rolled over with masts
pointing towards the rushing storm.
Behind it the six men drenched to
the skin,cold and hungry,in an iSft.
dorey hugged the capsized bo k
which served some what, as a shield
from the fury of the storm. Again and
again great waves would break over
the schooner and fill almost to sick
ing the dorey. For 36 hours they clung
to the wreck bailing and steadyng by
turns As they were being constantly
carried to sea they turned loose from
the schooner with about 2 lbs. of ba
con and not a drop of water. Hour
after hour at 30 minute turns at the
two sets of oars they pulled aimless
ly. for until stars peeped thru the
darkness, they were lost as to direc
tion. Two days,three days, four days
rowing,bailing,starving they pulled.
The fifth day land was near. Stag
gering from the corey they sought
water. From natives real oil and fish
were ol laired and eaten with a relish.
At a village up the coast a shin
ST MICHAEL GOSSIP
Mr. Koppitz was in Nome some
time ago.
The N.C.wharf must have teen
well built to stand the storm as it did.
Joe Mathews shot every thing in
sight,with his camera.
Mr.Ericson had the pleasure of play -
ing the burgler act of in and out the
cold storage window,after the storm.
Mr. Moses boat seemed animated
with life and alone betook iself to a
place of safety behind a 1 a:ge
Traeger’swarehouse disintegrated.
A poor Eskimo dog lost his heart
1 ecause of the superstitious of the
owner who cut out the h.e'.rt and by
chanting, and wavii g it to and fro
th.e storm calmed—in his mind.
Passangers that left for Nome on
the Corwin,just in the teeth of the
storm,were ‘Rocked in the cradle of
the deep. ’
Dr. Fernbaugli lias the welfare ot
Lhe natives at heart,and in every way
is assisting Miss walker,the govern
ment nurse.
The saddest accident of the storm was
the loss of Hurb Guisler and family.
boat and natives were obtained who
took them back to Bethel Here they
rented a building where they staid
some time recuperating. It was while
here that Mr & Mrs Felder invited
them to a dinner fit for a king.
From Bethel they later crosaed
over the portage to the Russian Miss
ion,where they caught the Hermon
for St. Michael.