VOLUME 20, NUMBER-8R O- 4 \
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1525.
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RELAY TEAM REACHES CAMP WITH
PASSES SOLOMON WHERE RELAY IS WAITING IN
DARKNESS AND DRIVES ENTIRE DISTANCE
WITH ONE TEAM—RESTING TODAY AFTER
TERRIFIC STRAIN—SEPPALA GOES TO CHINIK
NOME, Feb. 2.—The storm abated during the night
and Gunnar Kasson arrived at Nome with his precious
cargo of antitoxin at 5:30 o’clock Monday morning- Re
ports state that the antitoxin was frozen solid and that it
will take some time to thaw it out before it is known if it
is fit to use.
NOME, Feb. 2.—Leonard Seppala met the relay team
from Unalalik at Shaktolik, halfway between the foothills
of the Bonana roadhouse and after making forty miles
turned around and retraced his steps to Chinik or Golof
nin, where Olsen took the serum to Bluff- Gunnar Kasson
with 13 dogs belonging to the Hammon Consolidated Gold
Fields Company waited two days without sleep at Bluff,
and shortly after the start encountered a blizzard of siiff
wind, and 20 below temperature, left Bluff at 10 last
night and arrived at Nome today. Kasson was uniformed
of the short relays and traveled the last twenty miles in
darkness and storm. He passed Solomon where Fred Rohn
was waiting for the final dash and drove on, into Nome in
a state of collapse. Kasson gave entire credit for keeping
the trail to his lead dog, Balto, named after an old sour
dough now dead. The sky is clear, 10 below, barometer
29.59. The distance from Nenana to Nome was made in
127 and a half hours.
DARLING WILL FLY TO NOME
NOME, Feb. 2.—Final arrangements have been com
pleted for Roy Darling’s flight to Nome. He. has accepted
the services of Ralph T. Mackie, as mechanician, instead
of Farnsworth, and has decided to use a standard passen
ger biplane of 150 horsepower, with a wing spread.of 20
feet and speed of 75 miles an hour. The fuel capacity of
the plane is 80 gallons. The flyers are prepared with petro
latum faced masks, parkas fringed with wolverine fur,
and the tonneau of the machine will be lined with fur The
plane is being equipped with skiis in order to land on the
snow or river beds. The greatest hazard of the trip is
snowstorms. It has been arranged to maintain signal
fires and keep a lookout for the flyers in case of accident.
Mackie is a former Canadian flyer, in the air service
in 1916. He was transferred to the American flying unit
later. He trained under Captain Vernon Castle and other
long distance flyers in France and England; was a renais
sance photographer at Amiens, Armentieres and Ypres.
Darling crashed at Indian Head in Maryland, in 1919
receiving injuries. Owing to lack of proper compasses
the flyers will be compelled to follow the trail, keep at a
low altitude in order to keep in touch with the signal serv
ice. The flight will cover 900 miles.
MINE SWEEPER BE EMPLOYED
SEATTLE, Feb. 3.—Commandant J. V. Chase, of the
Navy Yard at Bremerton has been ordered to outfit the
mine sweeper Swallow and voyage to the edge of the ice
pack in Bering Sea, where he can relieve the airplane
flight to Nome. Dr. Magruder expressed an .opinion that
the frozen serum is valid against diphtheria, and an
nounced that arrangements should be completed to send
half of the million units by plane and the other half by
dog team, lest the whole be lost by a fall.
Dr. Magruder of the Public Health Service, com
menting on Associated Press dispatches from Nome said
that freezing would not hurt the antitoxin unless the
containers are broken. He pointed out the absence of
mention of breakage.
Will Expel Alien Subjects
ANGORA, Feb. 2.—A council of
ministers who examined the Greek
note said the Angora government in
tended to expel everyone not a sub
ject of Turkey, from the disputed
territory. It was contended that
Turkey should elect its own patriarch
and under the stipulations they could
still do so.
Robbers used their teeth in remov
ing rings worn by Mrs. W. J. Fox o!
New York, and her fingers were badly
lacerated.
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Waterlogged Schooner
Towed Into Astoria
With Her Crew Missing
(By Associated Press)
AbTORIA. Feb. 3.—Waterlogged as
a result of heavy gales during the last
twenty days, the schooner Coaba is
being towed into the Columbia river
by the steamer Forest King. The en
tire crew of the Coaba is missing, and
indications point that they took to the
lifeboats in an attempt to make shore.
A wireless received here said that
a Grays Harbor pilotboat picked up a
lifeboat of the schooner Coaba, which
was adrift early today after being
taken in tow of the steamer Forest
King. This boat contained four or
five men, and another with two men
was sighted. The Coaba was reported
yesterday as Kokomo.
Nine Members of Crew Landed
PORTLAND, Feb. 3.—The tug John
Cudahy landed nine members of the
FIGHTING IN CHINA
The type of Chinese soldiers, now marching on Shanghai, China, in an
effort to control the Commercial City. American, British, Japanese and
French sailors have been landed from warships to prote t ~oreign interests.
NEARLY FORTY THOUSAND UNITS OF
NEW ANTITOXIN HAS BEEN USED
NOME WIRES GOVERNOR BONE ASKING THAT
EXPENSES OF SHIPMENT BY PLANE BE PAID
BY TERRITORY—SATURDAY’S SHIPMENT BE
SPLIT, PART SENT BY DOGS AND PART BY AIR
NOME, Feb- 3.—Dr. Welch used nearly 40,000 units
of the antitoxin last night which arrived yesterday from
Anchorage. One new case has developed that of John, Jr.,
son of John Winters. The Board of Health said it was al
most inevitable that the epidemic would reach the outly
ing districts, and that Nome would be called upon for a
supply of antitoxin.
The Board wired Governor Bone of Juneau, asking
his assistance to defray the expense of the antitoxin ship
ments by airplane, and also asked that the consignment
i from Seattle now on the way, be divided at Nenana or
I Fairbanks, sending 100,000 units by airplane immediately
fearing the present supply will be exhausted by the time
the airplane can reach Nome, otherwise the camp will
be without antitoxin for nearly 25 days if it depends on
the regular mail service.
An official cable to Welch authorized him to arrange
with Governor Bone and Dr. Devighne of Juneau for anti
toxin transportation. The Board asked the Governor to
authorize the transportation by plane to Nome. All ra
dio stations received orders to continue their service day
and night while the flight was under way
Gunnar Kasson went to bed upon his arrival com
pletely exhausted and was still sleeping early this morn
ing. Rohn arrived Monday from Solomon, while Seppala
is making his way back by easy stages. No word has been
received from him.
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crew of the Caoba, waterlogged and
abandoned, at Aberdeen, after picking
[up their lifeboat. They were all in
good condition. The members of the
rescued crew said the other lifeboat
was some where between Grays Har
bor and Astoria, and contained the
master and the remaining ten men
of the crew.
Draught and Bottled
Beer Sold in Canada
(By Associated Press)
VICTORIA. B. C., Feb. 3.—Draught
and bottled beer containing as high as
four and one-half per cent alcohol will
be sold in British Columbia’s new
beer halls. Attorney General Hanson
announced that beer could only be
sold in those electoral districts which
voted for beer in the June plebiscite.
ARCTIC EXPLORER DEAD
(By Associated Press)
CHRISTIANIA, Feb. 3—Captain
Larson, an old Arctic explorer died
today. His death was attributed to
heart failure.
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RESCUERS WORK
TO SAVE COLLINS
(By Associated Press)
CAVE CITY, Ky„ Feb. 3.—Rescue
workers who are laboring frantically
to rescue Flovtl Collins, trapped by a
falling rock in a natural cavern near
here, reported today that Collins is
not lying down but is nearly erect,
like a person in a dental chair. The
huge sandstone block which pinned
his foot, fell as he was straightening
up to squeeze through an eight-inch
passage. A passage has been cleared
beside him as far back as his knees,
having been removed piece by piece
through a 150 foot tunnel like en
trance to the cavern.
The cavern is declared to be really
a sandstone sinkhole, into which the
water drips incessantly.
Collins begged his rescuers not to
leave him and groaned whenever a
bit of stone hit him.
After the picks of those seeking his
rescue were distinctly heard in the
hillside 300 feet from the entrance of
the cave where he hag lain with his
leg pinned ever since Friday, a plan
was evolved to tunnel from the spot
close to him with the hope of reach
ing the inner side of the cavern.
Bills For Ketchikan
And Fairbanks Go
Before House Today
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3—Bills ap
propriating §100,000 for a new jail and
courthouse at Ketchikan and to estab
lish an aviation school at the Agricul
tural College at Fairbanks were in
troduced today by Delegate Suther
land.
HOUSE RETURNS POSTAL
PAY BILL TO SENATE
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—Asserting
its right to initiate revenue legisla
tion the House today voted 225 to 153
to return the postal pay and rate bill
to the Senate.