Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-17
Terrible Steamboat Accident.


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Yesterday morning the steamer Jooo-
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Some ten OF niteen persons VINO NJ
tended taking passage On her were lsft
nv rsaaon of hsr starting a go An
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Nothing vas heard OF her TIL ] O'clock
last evening. vhen Tia folIovirR d.
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Telegraph operator - ron susan, MY
miles north Of this city:
ctr. Jo..,h;r. Ill., mn Ao6.v ana N
. .,t.i w.sk 60. ~ - nrn.,
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The Josephine vas omeered - follows
on this fatal trip: Captain and pilos,
Robert Bailey; Purse!, Jonn turner;
Engineer, Dennis Lawlsr; Steward, Am
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The Josephine was built N IAke's
yard. North Seattle, IN l67t, BY Julius
w. Smith, nov proprietor OF The Airing.
ton Hotel. Before she was completed
j. ]. Moss secured Q half interest," In tbs
Josephine, and - BE- owned the old
steamer Wenat, the boiler and engines
were transferred from the old craft into
the new. InS D0lisr, nowOv ~ ~ ovS.-
ch;nsrv Nv oomnetenf maohaniea. A fter
rnnr;nc Il, To- : t;ma WiIIism M.
Mn honoht ont TT Moe.'a interes3 In
the stssmsr and dnr;no m 6kaoit oold
sYc;tsment Smith q Msrv;n en;oycd 4
vsrv Incrat;vs trsds hetvs~n ReaftIs md
ths nnnsr aks0;t yiver When CHnsain
smith dscidad IN onon the ArEnofon
Hot.I he fransSsr,sS his int.,es4 to q
Fa,,c, vho vsns AZ mast~y n ths
Ioaanh;rH mn 70 rseriv fvo va.r 400,
vhsn Cant. Gsrvin hsasme IA ovnes
and mrstsr of her, and continued in the
Skagit trade I'll! Two months ago, wnen
ne sold nsr 70 the
PnmBHr OwHxHs,
7 n Rail Nsvton Hartman and Fyitx
Dibben. ali residente of The 0keoit river
valley. Who neid 170O for her. The
Mr.. Hartman a. purssr; but on The pres
ent trlp, sneoe gentlemen were causd 20
rott Iownssna 70 msSe eome alsstaaions
"a nel papess ~ sno Ouss0m nouse. anc
.netsDy, p!oosD!y' wele s1aLoo VIII
oie Ieatn; - Do.n snoi n:, suos"eNs AZ
numbered among the AiDeo.
Hxz BoILxa !.
was built in Oregon many years AGO.
and vas of the old stvis mais. IL m
ussd in the Wenat At iesst ZEN vserr H..
fore placed Ia ~ josephine. n -.
however. made Of oood material. and
has stood the teet Vell. TIC Oovern-
ment Inspeotors taafad this boiler on
December 27th. last. and Il stood 4 Nv
drostatic preae1ro OF $50 pounde 20 the
square inch. without the least troublo.
and lioenae vas iaaued. aiIovino her
TO carry 100 pounds Of steam.
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for some months past has besn James
hircn, oot no Was requested 20 remain
on enore tnis "trip 20 look atteI some
business for the owners, and Dennis
Lawler, An old, experienced engineer,
was put In charge.
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