Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-25

were killed. There were other casu-
alties later on, but IN early days near.
~ al our river craft Wera high-pres-
sure boats, and ~ q natural conse-
quence, explosions became less fire.
quent a. lOw-pressure boats were in
troduced and took their places. The
oldstyle craft used to make . fine
showing, however. We well remem-
Der when the Queen City and Eclipse
were first turned loose. They were
then considered floatinespalaces. Built
on the style of the Mississippi steam
ers, they
LOOKED VERY IMPOSING
and they secured a good patronage.
We believe both ultimately were con-
verted iuto grain barges. Many steam
craft were brought around the Horn.
We may mention the Fl. T. Clay.
She wcs framed in New Orleans,
brought here in . ship and put up
here. She was tested November 18th.
1850. and vent to work with Capt.
Murray in charge. The California
Steam Navigation Company was for
med in the latter part of 1853. and its
first President was Richard Cheney;
and II. P. Squires, Vice President;
VIM. Morris, Secretary. Major Sam
uel ]. Hensley, long since dead. was
its next President. Subsequently
Dick Jessup. also dead, became agent,
with VIM. Morris, now Of the Spring
Valley Water Company, Secretary.
Samuel O. Putnam, now cashier with
Goodall. Perkins s. Co., was also one
of its early Secretaries. James Wit
ney, Jr.. was also one of its Presi-
dents. The Company flourished for
many years. until finally it was ab-
s0rbed by the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company. The G0liah. form
srly \ tug boat in New York, but
heightened and brought hero, run on
the river as the Defender for some
time as an opposition boat. Harvey
Brown had her, and . fine band of
music was used to capture passen-
gers to Sacramento. Charley Thorne,
who is still alive and well. was run.
ming to San Jose, first in the Sophie
and later in the Sophie McLane. He
after ward was employed on the river
and ultimately on ocean steamers.
Another well-known and fast steamer
was the Paul Pry. She, If ~ mis-
take not, was also running 70 San
Jose, and subsequently, to Napa. |
The steamer C0rnelia
CAME ROUND THE HORN,
schooner rugged, and was used for Q |
| IN % ~
boat. On March the Sd. 1861. the
steamers Santa Clara aud Hartford
were burnt to the waters edge at
Lobg Wharf. Mr.. Palache. 1t pre-
sent with II. NJ. Newhall & Sons, was
clerk of the Santa Clara at the time. |
In 1851 the California Steam Naviga-
ton Company had the Queen City,
Capt. G. Il. Barclay. and the Ante
lopc, Capt. E. A. Poole. running to |
Sacramento, and the Cleopatra, Capt. |
w. 8. Summers, running to Marys- |
vile. They had also the Governor
Dana, Capt NJ. Littlet0n. running to
Colusa, and the Swan, Capt. S:inson,
and Sam Soule, Capt. w. Pierce.
also on the river. At this time 3D.
gen & Haynes were running the Maj
or Tompkins to Sacramento and |
Marysville, Capt. d. B. Mostly In
command. At the same time Capt
D. 8. Kelsey had the West Point run
ming to Sacramento and Msrysville.
The T0mpkins exploded her boiler
January 23d, 1851, and several lives
were lost. A famous old craft in |
those days was the kangaroo, running
to Corta Madeira. The fircmen aud |
deck hands only employment in eros
sing the Bay was pumping TO keep |
her afloat and passing down fire wood
GET HER ACROSS BEFORE SHE FILLED. |
Jas. II. Page, now light keeper on the |
Brothers is one Of the Oldest of our |
river men. He was on the .'ohn A |
Suffer when she was lost, He first |
came here In the Sarah Sands, and
was afterward In the schooner Sophia. |
Our worthy friend Capt. Jack Nc.
Kenzle, now the efficient commander |
of the San Rafael, ives on the river |
in 1849, and has never left it. He |
has been most successful steamboat |
man. Among other old river men |
We may mention Joe Hammond. now |
in Stockton. and Capt. Tom Badger. |
These two last were schooner men in |
early times. Among other of the |
class known as river pilots and steam
boat men, there were w. Burger,
Jack Campbell, G. Clark, who died !
In China, w. II. Fauntleroy, Sam
Carnage, now living East. and p.
Rowland. VIM. COFlett was also in |
early days steamboat pilot. He b
still steambOating it.
Among the old.time pursers were
A. r. Baldwin, J. 8. Benton, Horace |
Morrison, ]. II. Poole and Joe Miller. |
Bob Polk Was wellknuwn bar.keep-
on tho Senator, and Ormsby Hite her |
second mate. The latter was after
ward drowned on the Pacific. j. L.
Sheppard, at present in the same bust. |
ness, was . pioneer engineer on the |
river, also Frank Houston, who was
drowned on the Pacific, and Elijah |
Mott Was also In the same business
in pioneering days and for long years
after.
The RECORD CONTINUED.
E. G. Lamb, at present with Hull
me & Hart In this. city came here in |
l840 In the Francis De Poe, and wac
captain Of the Captain Suffer. Ell Do
RADIO and Sea Bird and the Georglana,
- previonsly stated. He was also |
agent for the BragdQn. Urilda and
Camanche. After alIthe long years,
he e still! an energetic business man.
Capt Weeks, now in The Custom
House, was also . pioneer steamboat |
man. He was given up by the doc |
tors thirty years ego, but he got the
best Of them and still survives. Cap
tain Ferris, now on the steamer No
doc. b also . pioneer stsameoatman.