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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1904
Page
5
New York June 21 Captain William Van Schaick of the General Slocum was found to have run his boat nearly a mile after the fire started. He was arrested at his home aboard a tug and escaped with minor burns. The delay is blamed for many fatalities.
Billy Woods, noted middleweight champion of the Pacific coast, is slated to clash with Joe Millett in Dawson. The bout, announced yesterday, highlights local boxing activity as fans anticipate a competitive showdown.
Dawson June 5 Edward Vachen a Klondiker was swept to his death in the Klondike after a hard struggle with the swift current. His partner Join Whelan barely escaped a similar fate as the body drifted out into the Yukon and could not be recovered by police.
Friends fear Arthur Livingston is dead after more than three weeks without food or blankets in the Miller Creek vicinity near Daw son. The 60 year old Nova Scotia native left Glacier eresk for Dawson a month ago, acted peculiarly, and vanished after last being seen at the mouth of Brown creek, Fortymile tributary. Police and outfits sought him from Daw son and Fortymile with no success, raising concern he perished from exposure or starvation.
Dawson reports Lake LeBarge is clear of ice enabling a smooth summer freight run. The Olive May steamed across the lake with five heavily laden scows in tow, confirming a safe passage on the usual season route from Whitehorse.
An aging miner Roger Lynch was acquitted by a Dawson jury in a case over Beatrice Putnam's death after a fall from an abandoned shaft at Nonanza. The crown argued Lynch failed to fence the shaft as required.
Two scows carrying about 65 tons of general provisions including goods and fresh fruit, one scow aligned with Mersereau & Clark and the other for both crews, were observed on the lake after a period of absence.
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