, 1883-04-26
SlYEEplNE NEWS.
From Ms Dativ u TNesday.

night.
The steamer Virginia was luunchc,
today
Mr.. Henry Landes returned today iron
San Francisco.
Ship Topgallant arrived last night,
days from san Francisco
Steamship Geo. W. Elder sailed fol
San Francisco via Victoria, last night.
A bark, name unknown, was taken up
Sound by the Golah yesterday
Ship Canada, from San Francisco, was
towed to Tacoma by the tug Tacoma
yesterday.
The steamship Wilmington arrived OF
day from San Francisco, with freight and
passengers.
Lark Lizzie Williams passed up yes
ter4Ay passed up Sound yesterday from
San Francisco.
British Ship Ismer arrived last night
twenty-seven drys from Guaymas, Mex
Shs will load lumber at Tacoma for Val
paraiso.
On her last trip to this place the Mis-
sissippi rescued the crow OF the schooner
Phoebe Fay, which she found waterlog-
ged and disabled. 1t will be remember
ed the Fay came here some time since to
90 sealing, but springing leak was sent
back to Frisco, and was bound to that
place when abandoned.
Steamship Mississippi arrived from
San Francisco Wednesday evening with
large number of immigrants that could
not come on the regular steamer. She
brought considerable freight for this
place, but took it up Sound instead OF
discharging it were it belonged, and it
came back today on the Welcome. The
only reason for this action is that the
longshoremen wouldn't discharge her
less than 81 per hour; this the steamer
wouldn't pay; consequently the mer-
chants had to wait for their goods.
Ship Two Brothers has been ordered
to Departure Bay to load coal
The steamer Virginia has been thor
oughly overhauled and repaired, and
takes her place on the route between
Irondale, WILDLY Island and this place
in splendid cond ition.
Schrs. John @. North and Geo. G. Per-
kins, bktne. Wrestler and blk. Tidal
Wave, all lumber laden, were forced in
here for refuge from the heavy gale yes
terday. .. Ship Shirley, with her fore-top-
gallant mast gone, passed up Saturday;
also, bark Vidette from San Francisco.
Arrived Norwegian bark Vale, from
Victoria.
The Wilmington after dischaIging
freight up Sound returned here Satur-
day night, and left yesterday morning
for Departure Bay, B. c.. where she
will load with coal. 1t was blowing a
heavy westerly gale when the steamer
went out, and as she was light, the way
she rolled and pitched must have made
it immensely interesting to any inexper-
ncedindividuals ON board, and they pro-
badly commenced "looking for bottom"
before she got half a mile, Going around
Point Wilson, through the tide-rips, the
steamer would at times put her bows un.
der SO deep that her propeller would be
thrown completely out of water. This
steamer is building up lucrative
freighiing business on this route.
Steamship Walla Walla arrived here
Saturday night seventy -four hours from
San Francisco. She experienced very
heavy weather on the passage. On Sun
day morning she was docked at Union
wharf, and discharged about so tons OF
freight for the merchants here and for
the p. S. Co., at Irondale. Beside the
freight the steamer brought from Frisco
"a horses, twelve of which were landed
here for the Iron Co. The animals ar
rived in very fair condition, considering
the roughness of the trip, although sew
eral of them were lamed and strained.
AT one time, while the steamer was run
ming in heavy sea several of the man
gers were broken loose and it was fear
board, but by prompt attention this ac-
cident was averted. One Of the seamen
of the vessel was quite severely injured
by being thrown down hatchway. He
was placed in the hospital at this place
for treatment.
A fire broke out on the steamer We'll
come on her way to this place today and
in the words Of passenger on board. "it