this wreck has all the marks of a movie
stage setting. All we lack Is the hero and
the vampire. I am going to quit and see
if I can rustle a bucket and a line and
get some sea water to wash in. We are
mighty lucky we are not all burled in the
sea water. Lovingly,
"AURI3.”
DIARY IS FOUND ON BODY
A diary was found on the body of John
Ma3kell, of Dawson. The last entry was
dated on board the Princess Sophia, Oct.
24. It said:
"We struck a reel In a blinding snow
storm during the night. A number of the
passengers were thrown out of thslr
berths. Excitement prevailed. The boats
were made ready to lower. When in
formation was received that the boat was
not taking water, the passengers became
quiet. Owing to the storm the boats were
not lowered this morning. We are eur
rounded by a number of small boats, but
it is too rough to transfer.
“Realizing that we are surrounded by
grave danger, I make this my last will.”
Mr. Maskell then specified the number of
pounds he bequeath to hL father and
to his “wife to be” who lived In England.
With a full pasenger list and loaded
with a cargo of copper ore from Cordova,
the steamer Alaska broke her steering
gear and went on the rocks when south
bound. The Alaska struck ground in the
intricate passage south of Swanson bay.
The passengers were all Bafely landed on
the shore. The calls of the wireless for
help found a willing response from Cape
Edwards of the steamer "Chelohsln,”
which took the passengers off the rocks
and landed them at Swanson bay. Re
turning, it then pulled the Alaska off the
rocks at high tide and saw her safely to
Swanson bay, where she took on her pas
sengers and then proceeded South under
her own steam.
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Word has been received that J. J.
Crossle.v, former United States district at
torney for the Fourth Division, with the
fighting forces, has been promoted to
major. He was in the battle of the Cham
pagne with the American forces.
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Word has been received by Mr. and
Mrs. R. O. Day, in a letter, that their
son, LeRoy Vestal, with the American
fighting forces in Franco, has been wound
ed. His condition is not serious. Corporal
Vestal, in writing to his mother under
date of September 29, says: "I have been
wounded, but not bad. Tell all the people
hello for me.”
ASHY AND NAYY
Chub Douglas Is now at Camp Fremont,
California, In Co. F, 13th Infantry.
Walter Berqulst is on a sub-chaser pa
trolling the Irish coast. William, his
brother is at Southampton In the Medical
Department.
Irwin Warren, son of Mrs. Richards, of
Juneau, is in the Medical Corps at Falo
Alto, California. He expects to leave for
France soon.
Sergeant Harry Mason, of Fort Seward,
when on a hunting trip at Young’s Bay,
accidentally shot and killed himself while
cleaning his gun.
News has been received here that Waldo
and Torn Kelly, two former Douglas boys,
are now in service and are stationed at
Camp Lewis, Washington.
Word has been received from Second
Llutenant Chas. D. Grier, Co. F, 216 Eng.,
Camp Humphries, Va., that he expects
soon to entrain for overseas.
Chailes Parker, who was very well
known in Douglas, where he lived for a
time, is now an aviator with the American
army In France. Mr. Parker while here
was a speed demon on a motor cycle.
James F'itzmorrls, one of the well known
young Island boys who was last employed
by the P. H. Fox Mercantile Co., has writ
ten friends statiug that he Is now In
service at Camp Fremont, California.
Joseph M. Sowers, who resigned his po
sition as teacher of manual training at
the Douglas school to enlist in the medi
cal branch of the U. S. navy, is very sick
with pneumonia at Minneapolis, Minn.
Homer O. Nordling, of the Electrical
Department of the Treadwell mine and
later of the Alaska-Juneau electrical de
partment, enlisted last month and is in
the Army Engineers’ Corps at Camp
Humphries, Virginia.
Dr. H. S. Hail, former Douglao dentist,
and Dick McCormick, of Douglas, visited
in town last Sunday while a steamer was
lying in the channel on the way South.
Dr. Hall is now a member of the Medical
Corps and has been at Fort Seward since
last spring. He is on his way to the
States and will very likely receive a com
mission in the Dental Corps after taking
an examination. Dick McCormick report
ed at Fort Seward the first of October and
was on his way to a cantonment in the
States for training.