NARROW ESCAPE
MADE FROM THE
WHALER GUNNAR
ADDITIONAL DETAILS OF BURN
ING WHALER GUNNAR IS
IS RECEIVED.
HOLBROOK LW HOSPITAL
Vessel Partly Covered By Insurance
Deck Blows Off and Vessel
Goes Down.
Further details as to the recent
'burning of the small whaler Gunnar,
a brief account of which was pub
lished in The Gateway the first of
the week, is contained in the follow
ing article from the Cordova Times:
Sinking of Louis Lane’s whaling
boat, the Gunnar, between Icy Bay
and Whale Bay on Prince William
Sound last week was doubly dis
astrous, according to Richard Hol
brook, who came here yseterday on
the Northwestern and is now in the
Cordova hospital. Both he and F. H.
Hanson, engineer On the vessel, had
a narrow escape, as the burning
craft was extremely unsafe on ac
count of quantities of powder on
board and gasoline tank one-third
full.
Hanson went on to his home in
San Francisco on the steamer, while
Dr. W. W. Council brought Holbrook
here, as he has a flesh wound in
his left leg which required treat
ment.
Holbrook believes the explosion
which injured him had no connec
tion with the fire on the boat, al
though one followed the other in
quick succession.
“We were getting a whale for
Story Island and I was about to
put the fourth shot in it, when the
bomb exploded before it got out of
the barrel,” he explained. A piece
of copper from the gun went into
my leg.
“Hanson took me dawn stairs and
put me on my bunk, doing what he
could to stop the flow of blood
while we debated concerning dispo
sition of the whale. We decided
another shot had be3t be fired to
finish him and Hanson weot up to
attend to this.
“It was hot down beloiw and I
was in a sort of a stupor when Han
son came down again. He opened
the door to the engine room and
found the place full of flames. He
emptied two fire extinguishers but
to no avail, so we made ready to
get off in a boat the 'best wre could.
As we were getting away a bomb
on the deck by the engine room
hatch exploded, then another explo
sion occured in the engine room.
“We had put what we could grab
in the small boat, a little trunk
with my clothes, a rifle that was on
deck and the binoculars. Hanson
was unable to get his things because
they were in a locker near the en
gine room.”
Holbrook sai<l he and the engineer
were out in the small boat aJbout ten
minutes when the gas boat from
Story Island, which was to have
taken the whale in tow, picked them
up. The injured gunner was taken
to Flemming Island and the owner of
the fox farm there took him to La
touche for attention. Meanwhile
Hanson went back to look for the
whaling vessel and found no trace
of it or of the whale. Natives from
Chenega Island had gone out and
said they saw an explosion blow the
deck off and that the craft sank
immediately. The boat was partly
covered by insurance.
SCHOOL AT NENANA
TO RECEIVE FUNDS
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24. (&)—
The $100,000 gift fund just voted by
the Women's Auxiliary of the Pro
testant Episcopal church, in session
here, will include $15,000 for St.
Mark’s school at Nenana.
Dunhill pipes, $10.00 and up, Schal
lerer’s Alaska Shop. tf.
All the latest sheet music, at The
Alaska Shop. tf.
Bunch of keys on six-sided ring. If
found please return to Gateway.
Fine collection of personal Xmas
Cards, engraved, The Alaska Shop, tf.'
BROSIUS BLDG. IS
CONSIDERED FINE
SITE POSTOFFICE
LOCATION IS LOOKED UPON WITH
FAVOR — IN HEART OF
BUSINESS DISTRICT
—
Providing the postoffiice department
accepts the bid of Cal M. JJrosius,
which was tendered some weeks ago,
for postoffice Quarters in his large
and modern constructed building
which is surrounded by three streets,
Washington, Railroad and Fifth, it is
stated the selection will meet with
the general approval of local citi
zens, owing to its splendid location,
the close proximity to the Seward
wharf, and to the proposed new site
of the railroad depot.
The building, being of a triangular
design, affords an extraordinary
amount of natural lighting facilities,
also for receiving and the dispatch
ing of mail. The building has con
crete foundations, a large basement
and a heating plant system is to be
installed shortly. A change in post
office quarters was recommended
some months ago. The lease on the
present quarters will expire July 1,
1926.
PLAN TO OPERATE
ABANDONED MINES
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24.—Coal
mines on the property of the Los
Angeles Pressed Brick company at
Alberhill probably will be opened
soon, according to Loyal C. Kelley,
counsel for the company, who says
negotiations are under way for leas
ing the old mines with a view to us
ing the coal in the manufacture of
gas.
More than 25 years ago these mines
were in full operation, the product
being hauled to Elsinore Junction
where it was shipped to nearby cities.
In about 1900 the mine caught fire
and work was discontinued because
ot gasses which formed in the lower
levels. Mining equipment of that
time was not up to a standard with I
that of the present day, and the cost j
it installing ventilating machinery j j
made it prohibitive. | ]
ALASKA SEEKS
CUTTER BEAR
FOR MUSEUM
Many proposals are being put for
ward for disposing of the Coast Guard
Cutter Bear, when she retires from
nearly half a century of duty in the
Arctic wastes of Alaska, hut none so
far have been approved. The Coast
Guard has under consideration the
construction of a modern vessel to re
lieve the Bear, but is loath to part
with the veteran craft that forms an
integral part of its history.
An Alaskan Chamber o.f Commerce
has sought to have the Bear utilized
as a floating museum for America’s
Northwest Territory. The Explorers
Club has put in a bid for the ship’s
bell. There are officers in the Coast
Guard who say the vessel will ulti
mately be a training vessel for the
service, probably at San Diego, Calif.
Doing duty since the early '80’s the
BeaWias been known to the Eskimos
as “oomiak puk” (powerful big ship).
Recently Mrs. Aneva Mattson, a na
tive-born Eskimo, educated at Carlisle
Indian School in Pennsylvania, wrote
of the Bear to Coast Guard headquar
ters:
“The Bear has written her beautiful'
heroic deeds and devoted faithful ser-1
vice in our hearts and lives as the
years and time have gone by. She
has brought hope and light from civi
lization to our hearts strong and se-1
cure. The Bear will be the Eskimo’s
most reverent memory in the years to
come.”
Some judges have the installment
people beaten to a frazzle when it
comes to giving easy terms.
Many road accidents are caused by
tipsy drivers seeing two approaching
cars and trying to go between them,
when th.ere is but one coming.
Children in China begin working
when six years og age. In America
-hey begin working dad even earlier.
Confidence enables the fellow' in the
grandstand to judge a play so .much I
setter than-the umpire on the field. I
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The latest Winchester Bolt Action
30-Government and .270 caliber rifles
for sale by J. L. Graef. tf
Gas Launch
KENA1
FISHING AND HUNTING
PARTIES CARRIED DOWN
LAKE KENAI FOR THE
DAY OR TRIP. TELE
PHONE ARRANGEMENTS
TO MILE TWENTY
Louis Bell, owner
Alaska Interior Silver
Black Foxes, a limited
number of 1925 pups will
be sold this season. If you
wish good foxes to start
your ranch with. Let me
furnish you your breeders
Price $500 per Pair f. o. b.
Kasilof, Alaska
Kasilof Silver Fox Ranch
Louis Nissen, Propr.
Kasilof, Alaska
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Prosperity Edition
of the
Seward Daily Gateway
, THIS edition will comprise 5,000 copies of 32 pages with cover, making 36 pages in all. The frontispage is from a specially drawn
sketch by Mr. E. F. Jessen, well known for his brilliant work as a cartoonist. It is something original and will add jrreat.lv t«
the attractiveness of the edition. The cover will also be of heavy bookpaper, which will add to its appearance. Special articles have
been wntten or are being written by Mr. J B. Reher, head of the Bureau of Public Roads for this district; E. P. Walker head of
the Biological Survey and in charge of Alaskan fur and game animals; Supt- Snodgrass of the Matanuska Experimental Station
Chas. E. Bunnell, president of the Alaska College; Jos. Imlach, the man who started the herring industry in Prince William Sound
J. J. Corey, head of the coal mining department, Bureau of Alaska; W. E. Calvert, on the halibut industry; B. D. Stewart on mm
eral activities of the Bureau of Mines, L. C. Pratt on Forestry; Cal M. Brosius, on mineral deposits near Seward- Hue-h rwh
erty on general mining activities of this district: fur farming by Duke Stubbs; a history of Seward, by Wm Whittlesev- Rem
insices of Old Timers, by George Sexton; and numerous others. Letters have been written to Governor George Parks Former
Governor Scott C. Bone, Col. Hartman, Dan Sutherland, President Coolidge, Henry O’Malley and others, askine for sDecial art;
cles. There is no doubt but that they will respond. John Coffey will represent Kodiak; Lester D. Henderson ° the educational
side. Taking it all in all there will be dozens of special articles As to illustrations, the edition will be full of them The railroad
will contribute a number of fine cuts, and the Standard Oil and other industries will also have articles profusely illustrated Fy
tra copies will sell at 25 cents mailed to any address in the States. They should be ordered now. Contributors are asked to hnr"
ry up their articles in order that they may be placed in type.
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To be published December 5,1925