Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-07-18

The ship Jeremiah Thompson, now
discharping ballast, Is staunch looking
craft, and in order to learn something
of her past history, reporter OF this
Journal called upon Chas- A. Nutsen,
her principal owner, who spoke as fol-
lows:
Il am glad to see you, and welcome
Won on my ship. Myself and others
bought her in 1882, while loading lum-
Der at Tacoma. The Jeremiah Thcmp-
son was built at Gresn Point, New
York, in 1857, bs q builder named Webb.
She vas constructed Of live oak. With
special reference to speed. - she was
intended for the freight and passenger
trade between New York and Liverpool.
She is 296 feet long, A feet beam and e
feet depth of hold; is three decker
and has register Of 1881 tons, and will
carry 1000 tons of coal. Capt. Fox. late
of the ship Templar. has been master OF
her for some time, but he left her here
and 1 have engaged Capt. Matson 70
take her TO San Francisco after she nm
ishes loading Seattle coal. She carries
a crew of q men all told, and has sailed
TO all the principal ports In the world.
She is very staunch and strong, and the
fastest sailing ship afoat. She has
made many unprecedented voyages, and
has a record Of sailing from from New
York TO Liverpool in fourteen days and
two hours, which time has never been
eaualled. Eight years ago she sailed
race from New York TO San francisco
with the famous ships David Crockett
and Young America, for q wager OF
$4,000. The vessels all sailed at the
same time, and the jeremiah Thompson
arrived at her destination nine days
ahead OF the Young America and clever
DAYS ahead of the David Crockett, win
ming the money. As / said before,
consider her the fastest vessel adoat
Though not a new vessel, she Ii sup
piled with all the conveniences. Hel
anchors are hoisted and lowered by
steam, az are also her sails. Sever
years ago her owners spent x70,OOO IL
repairs, thus making her almost new
vessel. This work was done IN Bel
GUM. She had elk main stringers placed
| in either side of her, each Ox20 inches
| in size, and 10 feet In length. Thest
sticks are whiteoak, kneed with heavy
IRON aud oak knees. She Is braeet
throughout like railroad bridge, and il
one of the strongest wooden ships tina
ever sailed to Puget Sound. Her iror
water tanks hold sufficient water to las
the crew for twelve months, without re
filling them. When in the passenge
trade she was allowed to carry HOO pas
seugers. Her ports are large enough Il
admit stick 1895 inches and LEO fee
long,"
"You are something of a Commodore
are you not ?" asked the reporter.
"Now, hardly that" said the captain
though at ono time owned eight sail
lag vessels, and one steamer which ruI
ON the Sacramento river. About i
months ago I lost the barks j. b. Bel
and Outlook in the same gale on tn
same night, and within thirty day
afterward lost the bark Harvest HON
of the mouth of the Columbia river
SO, YOU see, my fleet was sOmewha
diminished, and the worst of 1t was
had very little insurance on any o
them. The jeremiah Thompson is tn
best ship / ever owned. understan'
Captain Fox has circulated certain falls
reports concerning this vessel sine
leaving her. She Is a craft that vii
stand inspection, and anything the car
tain may say against her is not only Il
bad taste, bat can 10 proven to be falls
in every particular. wish you voul
print that, and put my name to 1t.
Thanking tho Commodore for his in
formation. the reporter bid him Goo
day" and FASTENED to the Office to pu
his notes in shape for the printers.