Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-09

{ 4 AbsI suit n ran has been cora
1enc j n the District Co1re q this dis
cric. by s4n1zel Blair and francis J
Bras. Owners Of t1e ship Oriental
sgsiE.ss t1e bsrk L .zs.e=dals. The con-
plant las bes1 fled By the attorneys
for sEs Ii5eI5azss, Eessr=. stru7s /
Hziaes and NcSaagnt 4 Co. sad sets
forth tie following causes OF action:
E-.t-fa4s az the tine OF the colt
son hereinafter mentioned TIE libel
.z2ss, BAR and BUNS we're owcsrs Of
the ship Oriental
Second kat on The 5sa dsT OF De-
Gambler, l-.2. t1e said ship arrived n the
port % Tacoma for toe purpose Of load
Ing -zDosr - tls mil OF Hanson / Co.,
Tor A1sSEslls, tie said ship being taeu
and 81 The tine she vas run into, tight.
s1aznc- and strong, and well manned.
having I1e usual and necessary com pie
uleut of officers and men
IlIra-.l4x n front Of said nil
there IS q E1lr.. 30 which ali vessels
loading Lumber at said mil are obliged
- G-azze 1.sf, either At ere cow o. stern,
along tbs fssce of iall wharf. etc.
FOURTH HAT apon ga= ARRIVAL Of the
Oriental as said port TIE Hannah W.
Dudley .4s lying 4S t4e wharf near tie
u.lIl. the GeaG OF sad bark being made
fzst 10 sad wharf 0g b8s fsEssss, and her
stern being made fat 20 two Xiii
ulC-JrI-.Gs, ID fest OF, By = haTser.
Fifth iA.-s the proper place tor the
t'rle1s.I 10 lie. Ii ogdzr 5o Lake II her
ergo, VS. alongside the SAID BARK
kF4+~ ..vssT rsa= Syea ~
% Decem Der TIE ca plain OF the Oriental
caused MS snip 10 DC nauleG into that
position, stern 20 the wharf, 80 thai she
could De I0aaed through the stern ports,
being 1bOGs eighteen fAEhoG5 ~ the
Westward Of the BARK Hannah w. Dud-
leg, and caused the starooart. bow al
choE Of SAG s-lp Oriental 90 De dropped
ahead. II aaouE tweat--four faGnouls
OF 9419r with a.o3gc fursy i've E4shotns Of
ssas.Ia, WHICH Wa taaa aaQted ut: anu
Ae ai-3 caused said ,1ip u DE- made G4sJ
10 EyFJ 81 the sid mil moorlags, being
the same ~ which the Hannah ". Dad
ley vas made fase-oEIe Oh Ea4e Staro boar q
os,@, AID one on tie port low or sad
salp-oy sHo i3-Iaca bawsers. one over
each bow. aud ALSO caused the said stIp
To De made fast ID the said wharf by
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the strangers ana UloorIag piles OF SAID
'Fls-rr- sac then proceeded 10 take IL
aer cargo OF ldmoer.
sslxbL-- nat the water Ia the barbor at
Tacoma Is very deep, ana a short dis
Ealee from tae STORE the banks under
y -ter saelve down garQ at II angle of
- degrees. and that said hAFbor, e-p3-
cIi.lay II winter, Is subject to nort4-r1y
gales. dlriQg whIcl sad uIoorlng8 .re
wholly Insufficient 10 hold or s-cu-e a
Vessel. and on Or about the I0th day of
December 1s62. daring a fresh gaze
from the uorthRari. 5he LlIll uloorIn2s.
to which SAID ship Oriental and SAID
BACK Il znl.aa w. Dudley we're MADE
I 81. p1h=d home QltlI tbs anaaor
c,,lus u said s4iy auG sad DARK were
taGt.
aeyenth-That on the 18th day Of De-
caE1her other means We're taken 10 make
the vessel secure.
Eggata-laag On January 9th the
bark LtCderdale. at Liverpool. CAME
mao tie port OF Tacoma and went to
aGcl0r. and shat several times the ca D
-..1n Of the Oriental notified the captain
Of the Lauderd lie that the water IL ae
aaFbor vas very deep. and the banks
snetyed abruptly, and that saIc harbur
was subisc5 to uGrtherlY gales, AID thai
IL was not safe 70 rely wholly on the
Mill moorIngs during said ga.es-
Finally tie Laudardals was moored
ns'ar the Oriental, WHICH latter vessel had
IN I,L3J,y0o feet OF lumber Us. 100 l.4sis,
-9.Uto pIekecs, well slowed AWAY ana
secured; that haIf-pasE 10 o'clock Jan1-
airy l6dh. the bark Laa4erdale came
down on said ship Oriental and serious
lY d+Daged her, so that it was necessary
for her 10 unload Der cargo and be
towed to Port Blakely for repairs; that
the damage was caused oy negligence on
tue part or the captain Of the Lander
Gale, AMI WAS reasonably worth 81, 0G9;
aud the hbeltauts pray that the said
bark Lauderdale may be- condemned
and soI3 to pay the same. and that the
/ i6eIalss may have such other anu fur
ther relief as IN iAw and JUSTICE thew
may be entitled tt r..ea.iv-