The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 22, 1928, Page 5

DAY, DEC. 22. 1928. By GEORGE McMANUS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATUR BRINGING UP FATHER P BTN TO BE A RBAULAR MESDENGER "D LIKE TO SEE A BATHING SUIT - 'MIN A BATHING BEALTY CONTEST AT THE CENTRAL NOW HERE | 1o oneE~ BOY FER 'VE GOT TO €O TO, THE STORE FER A DIME'S WORTH OF STRING - Great Britain rights reserved. © 1928 by Jor) Feature Service. Ine. AGGIE- NOW PAVIL I ON TO-NIGHT SO 1 MOST -AVE 06 L3 OH- THAT |9 f JUDT RIGHT: FLL TAKE T S BATHING CONTEST AND CARN J\TON\«Er\fi\ L WS 12417 STARRRESCUE TOLD BY CREW OF ALAMEDA Officers Are Modest of Part Played During Fight at Sea “there -as nothing to talk and had a task to do accomplished it as best we. ' was the manner in which *rlund of the d to the and ship. That about,” and we steamer Alame part that he, his ¢ played in salvaging and rescuing the steamer Starr and her pas- sengers and crew in a battle that lasted over 76 hours, beginning Friday, December 14, Reports concerning the near di- saster which befell tha § small boats as the storm was still raging outside. During this time the Alameda was steaming full speed at 14 knots through heavy seas which oftimes came over the bow and completely buried the fore part of the ship. Towed To Alameda With the arrival of the Alameda the Bxplorer, Kodiak and two Cther boats put lines aboard the Starr and towed her outside the bay to the walting rescue ship which was unable to approach the heipless Starr on account of the shallow water. The 12 passen- gers were transferred from the Explorer by means of a Jacobs ladder to the upper decks of thet| Alameda. The transfer of the men | and woemen called for an adund- ance or nerve on their parts and | was made possible only by the! wonderful seamanship of the skip-| pers and crews of the two ships| |as high seas were running dur the time the transfer was made { At 4 o'clock, Friday afternoo: December 14 the Alameda d the 150 mile tow to Seward with cember 11 and until the I sel was towed into Seward, and without detail. With val of the Alamada from the Westward many of the high lights of the three- battle with the elements of the North' Pa- cific to save the Starr and her crew of 12 men, came to light. The Captain and other officers of the Alameda were reluctant to discuss the fight against odds, that on several came near ending in disaster for the rescue ship and Starr, and the salvage and towing of the disabled” ship, which was marked from start to finish by daring and fine seaman- ship on the part of the crews of both ships The mail steamer Starr left Ko- diak on the morning of December 11. The weather was fairly clear and calm. Toward evering the seas began to rise and a strong wind picked up which was freezing cold. The storm increased to a gale and it was a continuous bat- tle to Meep the ship’s head to the wind. To make matters worse spray which flew over the ship, froze solid and in a short time the ice covered the entire super- structure and rigging. Hits on Reef Early the morning of December 12 the Starr struck the outer Chu- gach reef. Her speed carried her over numerous rocks that tore and pcunded at her hull before she came to a stop in a small bay on Shuyak Island. Her main mast was carried away shortly after the ship siruck and for some time the ship was without outside com- munication. An examination dis- closed the vessel was not taking water and for the time: being was safe. The water of the small bay where the Starr lay was calm and at once preparations were made to take the passengers off. Life boats were lowered only after a steam hose was rigged from the engine room and the ice was thaw- “ed from the davits and lowering gear. Her passengers, purser and mail clerk went ashore where they made themselves warm, and to a degree comfortable, in an aban. doned trapper’s cabin, Call For Help In answer to the Starr’s call for help several boats put out from Seward, and the Alameda, which left Juneau December 12, proceed- ed full speed to hef rescue. were meagre the ar: cceasions or three smaller craft. The Starr was anchored in 12 fathoms of water, her propellor and rudder torn away. No attempt was made to take the ship in tow by the The’ halibut schooner Kediak and Ex-! w weplorer reached the scene with two, the St at the end of doud! |lines, The first mishap camec 5:30 o'clock the next morning Iwhen the lines parted from the |heavy strain and the heaving and \bucking of the towed ship 1 ‘lines from the Starr were rigged 'and the length of the tow line was increased. Progress was slow.| {At times the seas made it impos-| sible to travel over one mile an, bour. Every available hand! |aboard the Alameda and a num-| {ber of the passengers were called {to stand by and be ready to help jwith the heavy lines in of | | breakage. | at case | Second Cable Breaks | The tow cable broke the second' time Sunday morning at 5 o'clock. | Extremely high and choppy seas| {were running at the time and the two boats soon drified apart. Dur- ing the time the Starr was adrift Ithe storm increased in violence and the Alameda was forced to stand by, unable to render assis- tance or get lines aboard until flate that afternoon; then was accomplished with greatest diffi-| tculty and attended by many dang- ers. The Lyle gun was resorted to but the wind carried the line away from the Starr just out of range of those on board, eager to grasp Iit. A lifs raft was lowered from lthe Alameda and with lines at- |tached was allowed to drift along- side the Starr, and the tow, which {finally ended successfully, was again resumed when both of the vessels were dangerously close to the most treacherous coast of the Nor'th Pacific. & Safe in Seward, the passengers were high in their praise of the captains and crews of both the Alameda and the Starr. In the |opinion of many it was seeming- ly a miracle that the last line was put aboard the drifting Starr in the face of breaking seas and high {'winds which at times raged at 80 {miles an hour. With a fine sense {of modesty Captain Westerlund |'would not comment on the experi- [ence except to say they accom- plished the task as best the could, Mrs. J. 1. Otis, who was a pas- genger scuth on the Alameda last night, was one of the passengers on the Starr from King Cove. \Commenting on the experience she said that at times it seemed most ‘impossible for the Starr to be saved. When the steel line broke (the last time the Alameda, sud- denly freed from her heavy strain, gave a lurch which threw everyone {who did not have support, to the "deck. it STATIONERY LARGEST AND BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT IN JU Butler-Mauro Drug Co. 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