FIIIII FLEET
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For the first time in years the
steamship Victoria is in the winter
Alaska service of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, instead of being tied
up. With the exception of two of
the smaller vessels of the company,
the entire fleet is now engaged, the
Seward being chartered for two trips
•to Vladivostok. Vice-President rtn.v
ter and Superintendent R. R. Pierson
Jeff for the east during the month to
accept the Valdez and Juneau, which
have been undergoing extensive re
pairs and are being loaded with cargo
for the west coast.
Repairs to the hull of the Mariposa
have about been completed, at the
plant of the Seattle Construction &
Dry Dock Company, and that steam
ship will leave soon for Esquimalt.
where alterations and work on her
interior and house will be completed
at the yard of Yarrows, T,td.
finder the direction of the com
pany's force the steamship Alaska ia
being greatly altered. The pilot
house, chart room and officers’ quar- ,
ters have been lifted to a position
similar to the arrangement on the
other vessels of the fleet, thus gain
ing n dozen additional rooms for pas
sengers on the forward promenade
deck. A spacious observation room
has been built aft. and the entire in
terior is being repainted, refitted and I
refurnished. This vessel will be ready
to go into the regular service on Feb
ruary 29.
GIVE LUNCHEON WASHINGTON'S
BIRTHDAY.
On Tuesday. February 22, the la-1
dies of the Presbyterian church will
give a luncheon at the Windsor ho
tel dining room, serving from noon on
through the evening. The menu will
consist of salad, sandwiches, pickles,
cake, ice cream and coffe, and the
charge will he 50 cents.
LANSING TELLS
COLD FAGTS
WASHINGTON. I'eb. 19. — Secre
tary of State Lansing and Baron 55wi
tienek, the Austrian charge d'affaires,
held a long conference this afternoon
in the state department building. Lan
sing is said to have explained to the
acting head of the Austrian embassy
lust what the position of his country
would be If either German or Aus
trian submarines would attack armed
merehantment without warning. The
late set for the Teuton decree regard
ng these attacks is fast approaching,
being less than a week off, and the
whole matter is still in a state of un
certainty, the United States not wish
tig to take a definite stand until an at
ack has actually been made, and then
probably this country would not feel
ustified in protesting unless Ameri
■an citizens were Injured.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 12 o'clock. The
jible study class will meet in the
puilding on Second avenue Sunday af
ernoon at 2:30 o’clock, instead of
donday evening.
WIRELESS PLANT
The largest rontract ever signed
for wireless land stations in Alaska
was closed recently In San Francisco
between the Kilbourne & Clnrk Mann
facturing Company, of Seattle, and
the Alaska Packers’ Association. The
contract calls for the installation at
i the earliest possible date of six sfa
i tions, and involves something more
than $12,000 In the Seattle-made in
struinents.
Two of these stations go to Nusha
gak bay, the locations being Snag
Point: two go to Bristol bay, at Ki
chak and Naknek; at Larsen bay. on
Kodiak island, and at Chignik, of the
Alaska peninsula.
Officials of the Alaska Packers' As
sociation a year ago purchased two
sets of the Kilbourne & Clark appar
atus, and they worked so satisfactor
ily that this large order followed. It
is estimated that the wireless sets
operating between the canneries will
save large sums of money through
the quick communication afforded.
The association's larger vessels are
equipped with wireless.
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Part of the crew of the steamer
Pavlof, which was wrecked on an
uncharted reef near Tugiday island.
I south of Kodiak, arrived in Cordova
late Saturday night on the steamer
Alameda, which went to their rescue
after a distress call had been sent out.
The Pavlof is owned by the Pacific
American Fisheries Company, of Ttel
lingham. Wash., and is valued at $50,
000. She left the latter place on Jan
nary 31 for King Cove, where she;
landed twenty men and supplies for a I
cannery, and was hound for Exour-j
slon Inlet with 100 tons of coni, when i
she was wrecked.
Pilot flegor Johnson, the first mate i
| and nine of the crew are here and will
take the first bont for the States.
Captain W. Knight. Chief Engineer
llenn, the first and second assistant
engineers and eight of the crew re
mained with the ship, in the hope that
there might he some chance of saving
her. Pilot Johnson furnished the fol
lowing account of the wreck:
“We left King Cove on February 13,
and had fine weather until we reached
Shelkof straits, where a heavy north-,
west wind was blowing and we were j
unable to go through the straits. We
ran before the wind and on Tuesday
last, when off the southwest end of
Kodiak Island we struck an unchart
ed reef and lost our propeller. Five
minutes after striking we drifted off
the rock and let go of an anchor in
thirteen fathoms of water. We stayed
there until the following evening,
when a blow set In from the north
west. During the night the wind
changed to the northeast and in- |
creased until it became a gale. Early ■
thp following morning the ship drop- -
ped away from anchorage. Two more
anchors were dropped and we broke
iaway from them. t
“We fully expected to drift on top
r the reef, but finally got clear and
rifted towards the sandbanks on
uglday Island, where the Pavlof
branded at 12:30 o’clock Thursday
rternoon. We Immediately took sup
lies ashore and camped on the bench
int night. Friday the wind abated
ad the ship Is now In a fairly good
osition, and If a tug was available
could be pulled off the sandbank. The
steamer Alameda reached us Friday
at noon, and tried to pull the Favlof
off with a hawser, but It parted, and
as the captain did not want to wait
for the next tide, he brought ulevo
Cordova."
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MESSENGER
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Office: Alaska Building.
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For anything you ean't find In ji
town, go to J. Itawson’s Second £
Hand Store and see what lie has j:;
got. We carry new ana second v
hand goods of all kinds, clothing %
and kitchenware.
We have an experienced man
who does all kinds of repair work.
Give us a call.
JOHN RAWSON,
First Street.
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Empress Theatre
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1916.
The Genera! Film Companv presents
THE WHITE MASK.
Lubin’s Three Keel Success, Featuring Lilie Leslie.
BOOBLEY’S BABY.
A Yitagrapb Comedy, Featuring Sidney Drew.
Admission 25 Cents. Show Starts 8 p. m.
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