Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-05-10

The Alta has written up the San
Francisco stevedores in the article fol-
lowing, many Of the persons named
being familiar to the commercial GLASSES
of the whole Pacific Coast:
Theodore H. Allen, in 1850, was in the
front rank. M he is today. He first
started in Tightening, and in 1880 dis
charged the brig Argyle, consigned to
Dewitt & Harrison; also, the ships
Southern Cross and the Black Squall,
the latter being the first ship at Gun
nineham's wharf. Thomas Young, his
partner, was also along the wharves at
the same time, and was Aliens foreman
for many years, until ultimately he be-
came partner in the firm. +. w. Bug
giles (dead) and Charles Bicycles, now
living here, were partners with Allen in
carly times. Frank Middleton, at pre-
sent Of the firm of Pitman d. Middleton,
was worker also in those times. We
remember him a. early as 1862, when he
used to coal the Panama steamers at
Benicia and afterwards the Nicaragua
steamers here. He ultimately entered
the stevedOring business. He Is the
same Frank of thirty years ago, devoted
to his business, and 10 universally e.
toemed and respected. u. u. Batchel-
dor arrived here on May Ash, 1850, in the
brig Reindeer, Sam Merritt and John
Gray owners. The brig was chartered
first to run to Humboldt. G. Il. Hop
kins, now in the California Insurance
Company, and others. got DIR. Merritt TO
send the brig to Umpqua and Columbia
river. She went to Portland, and was
there when the first steamer ever built
in Oregon Was launched at Milwaukee,
tho Lot WhitcOmb. The brig was in
and out of nearly every harbor ON the
coast. Capt. Ratchelder started in
Tightening here soon after his arrival.
and had tho steamship Trescott for
some time, and did considerable work at
storage. Tightening, stevedoring and rig
ging. He is still amongus. Captain NJ.
steamship for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, and lightersd and coaled
their steamers. He died last year,
Amss had store ship, and was lighter
ing and discharRing ships in 1850. Sub
sequently Tracey, who was the first
stevedoro Flint, Peabody & Co. had. be-
came partner, and II. G. Pitman joined
the firm, now Putnam b Middleton, in
the COS. Tracey Il Ames arc long since
dead. Capt. Reid had the store ship
Elizabeth, and was also in the business
in 1850. Tho ship lay on Pacific street
above Battery. Capt. g. Chase long
since died. and his on-in-law, d. Nc
Kay, (now IN the insurance business
here) had 3he store ships Aayhower and
Gold Hunter, and were Tightening and
stevedoring in 1850. II. Il. Roberts,
now here IN the business Of lightering,
had tho store ship Almaudarina; at the
same time Jas. Fairfowl and Capt. T. w.
Jones had . store ship and were also
lightering and steved0rinG. @. II. JOS
selyn, at present our foremost ship
chandler, was partner Of FAirfoWl in
the early days, and Mr.. Joeselyn made
lots Of "slu9s" liQhtering or carrying
goods in whale boat botwoen hare and
Sacramento and Stockton. Mr.. Fair
fowl il at present stevedoring in Port
land. Jones, NO believe, 10 dead, and
G. n. Josaelyn, although age has sil-
vered his locks and bent his form, il
still An active business man along our
wharves. Ezra Wood was also prom
insnt a. . stsvedors, - also Getting and
Smith, the latter doing many OF the
Boston ships. Stewart Aenxies, Richard
Lowry and James Childs were hard ct it
early in the '5O's, dischaxRing British
ships, and NO arm along the beach were
better known than this firm. Ienxiss
At that time Wa1 . poroovoxSng man.
and has not changed . particle since.
All hands here and abroad knew Dick
Lowrie. Both he and Childs have long
since passed away. Phil. Caduc vas .
wrestler in early times; also. at The busi-
ness Of lighterinQ, etc., with 4ohler.