The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-06


wealth had besn g,ined By ss srduou,
life OF tod and ds1gsr % tho 80; h
loved bis profession; ~ ~as Jealous oi
the maritime credit Of the storm beates
Island that Vas bis home. and he had
On smbition to put ad,at aud be the
master Of selling vessel built in q
Ling lsland shipyard that would b
second 70 none 10 the world. His flrst
step in that directios vss the eoostsuc.
rion Of the ship Adorns. Of 800 tons
ba d=n. which vss bsilt for hin Il
Sstsuket By 4r David B Bsylis. She
proved . pru6esb investosss, aed =
1875 Capt Davis thought he could real.
iss his ioee-cbesi1bel ldreAm - sh(
model vessel. he 8sSe the order fos
her eoasesaction u 16E HASlis,1 81
builder Of the ,Adorua. telling. him "a
spsu NO I.aiDs or exDense - aaks .hes
the 'nsst pesfeet craft Of her rsize and
styis shost.l She vas 10 h 234tloGo
loay between perpendicular, - feet in
breadth OF SbsSm, snA5 81 isss dep. ll oi
hold. As it wss his il ss,t 20 "a. ,Asr
10 chs eostss trade, she - - - pro.
viasd with three decks., The excessive
care in the seleetico Of matssiab for
the .'Ds.ces's, one-lrss- s0ay" evss 81 .
vailed by Capt DsviSsS detsrninasiuu
in the buildisY Ut his psw vessel.
LoUg Island was secured for the larg-
est aud 6nest locnst iimbor che. could
afford. and Long hland joeuSt ID cea-
fessedly the best in the world. Select.
81 live oak frem Georgia and Florida
was bought in enormous quantities.
Choice yellow pine for part Vi her in.
ner skin aud white oak for her outer
wore provided in due proportion. In
tho summcr of 1875 her heel wss hid
iu Bsnjsmin 2 JsyoS's shipyard. There
wss no contract work MON hsf. Ns
Baylis having prepared her models and
plans. supsrintended the process Of con.
struction and Capt Davis himself s.w
to the purchase Of materisl aud the
persecting of every part Of the vessel.
in accordance With bis and Baylie .
ideal.
But abip built ip4shst wey 10 very
costly tlis6. = TIA CAptli2 GRE long
discovered. end in an evil hour some.
body pefsusdsd him that 40 he needed
more money. the quickest and sssies.
way for him To get it would be to 60
t. New York and speculate in the cot.
ton market. lie tired it, but the plan
did not work well. lnet<a1 ~ uIaking
money. hssoon hsl to k1pSntscsss Che
Adorna 10 BAEieg Bros. end Messrs
Eppipger b Rassell. the luwber mer.
chants Of New York City. who supplied
him With much ofsthe valuable timber
used In the construction Of his new
ship, took mortgage upon the uncom-
pleted hulk for SIC coo. Experience
did not familisrize Capt Davis with the
msnners Of the cotton smes, whosxsAs
thenss3ses. and make or Ioss futtuoes
by . mesc.eAt 81 = sixty.foufyA. q y
cent ia the couloodity i9Mhi4 tbl9
desA The tine soou csSk n 70 -
wss uttesly ssisS1. aua shs sealllss51h
of. bis dream was hopelessly gone for.
ever.
In the lat,er part Of the winter Of
rs 8. the unfinished hulk xas sold at
auction and bought in, to save them.
selves - fsr ~ possible, By tAe boldsrs
Of the Morteaec. 1esasn EtpisgsE y
RUSSELL. Who psid e6oo0 cash tof e
above their claim. Even that remnant
was swallowed up BY Capt Davis's
creditors. and he was etfectually strand.
ed But for the bequcst of . hand
some farm. left TO him . little after
thin time hy ths wilL ef T0yiug reh.
tive (Af Dsvid CorsS). tie sCAp1aiA
would have been lslt 10 absolute pov-
srty. aud that vithin little more than
ok moatls 90 80 tioH oeen = d&nsd
himself . msn Of independent fortune:
HE sxpeud1tufe utopl 1he nsenjaA6d
hulk. 1t the ti@s Of its sale. amounted
TO sboot $SO. .OOO. and te1e vas N sbe
yard, provided for il. t16.00O Horth OF
coS'ce isa'er. rr;sa = .oms'eo |. 49,, :. (, .i
Arssers Eppalges . Nnsss.l found
that they hsd q slephaet 2n their
hsnds. They oiu nos Tel JHss sooang
uo into tn: cno.noss p ssps.as - asc,ss.sy 70
complets ~ sOsssa - eees Hiae-
ned By Capt Davis. and buyers OF the
.keleton csaft we're nes easy TO md.
Whes work vae seepea q 1he Rlk
'hs irs.e IKE that q Agste
selAikt end ptodig1l Anp!neasee n
costly material. was complete: about
four feet In depth OF the toar>inch
white oak plsnkiu9 OF her outsr skin
vas PIT on. ard the rltelee 6 eylole
pine and eak. wss up sbost ~ fess
from the ksslsoi'. II that condition
:., :; :. ..: ':::; ';::: =: 49, $; ;;:: i;
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