Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-06
snE llenrnsgsE s1EAnsn MANIA.
MIA.

The Unilsd States steamship MAnsa-
nitA steamed ints the hasbor os SUNDAY
might. and took on supply Of coal yes
tsrday. She started from Astoria on
Saturday Al ssts p. m.. and arrived here
q Q .. m. ON Sunday. making the
straight run Of 27s miles In little over
~ houss. or an average Of about ten
miles an hsur. Altar taking sapply
sf coal frsu here she viii 20 10 Point
Robinson. the foe signal as which place
4 10 b. repaired. - ALL be seem By q
notice IN another coiamn. After this
vosk the vessel viii probably proceed
With her regular Inspection trip anonR
uhs buoys aud lighthouses Of this dis
tfiet. The preeeof Inspector OF this
Thifteeufh Iaohthoasc District IL Lieut..
u. 6ehree, Who Was Lientenant and
Navigator on the United Statss steam
ship Thetis on her famous voyage In
ths dreely relief expedition Meritsd
prumo<ion IL eominR elow 10 Mr.. Se--
bree and othsrs Of those brave men In
he crews OF both the Thetis and Bear,
without mentioning the shabby treat
n<ut which our Government 10 bestow
Inc upon the Survivors Of tbs 0rcely
s1pedition.
1hs Mansaniss is seven years old.
having been built In Baltimore. mary
lAnds In 1879. She vas constructed
pessaIiy for the Lighthouse Depart
ment, and IL most excellent craft for
Ne business. She Ia much larger than
Me old Shubrick, aud all the men
aboard Of hef are delighted With the
change Of boats. Her 6ssf master vas
Captain q. Il. korfx. vhe bronshs her
around Cape Horn. Captain knrtx Vas
Il enc time master of the nhsbrick asd
htsr Of the Tacoma, vfecksd on Coos
Bay in lssA.
HE Mansanita's officess al present
sN as follows uummandergH ~.
(afeeofy First Ofiioer. Charlss Rich
Axdson. Seeond Ofiacer. wE. Gregory !;
Ehief Eneineer, II. A. Peek; S*cnnd
Engineer. Walter Nudge. These OH
esrs arr we'll known aud capable men.
M. Nudge will b. remembered as the
cAief engineer OF tue EvanGei under
Capiain Reechey, and later tbe aesi stAnt
engineer Of the ShnhFiok.
Tho MansAnitA has q mate In the new
tighteouse tender Hadronr. which 10 ~
psssens attending 30 District No. II
slone the California cosss. The d.
mezsions IL the MAnxsnita are ihs feet
iorz. - feet hesm, nnd II feet inches
dspsh Of held. she draws aeoat II feet
q water whea losdea. Her engines ara
of The very best make. and drive her ~
eutafostabie and seszlcscnt rate OF
sreed. She h made % white osk, and
b hnished Of Ia the finer Ansshsus
woods cf The East. TIE MAdruns is
ecn<tfcsted OF iron, and u - strange
that The Aanxsnits vas not also con
mrucsrd % that most endsrshie mate
nal
fhe lighthouse boats are always snp
pied with eop;ous libraries. ~ are ell
We lighthouses and signsl stations.
These libraries are changed sbsst and
sdsed 10 from tine 10 time. In this
vss the ussn esnpioy.d thus Nv tbs Gov
ssnaaens can keep themselves we'll N
fcrnsd. a. great paftisn cf Zach dAy
ncs occupied In work. TIE people OF
Washington Territory viii hear and
knsS much More about these agents
snd employees Of the Government When
fazes Seand's nAsorsi fstne~e foe as
sh s;aticn II recoeniz ID aud taken sd-
vantage ef by the General Government.
then The stations and vessels will be
uefe numerous, sad the general re-
sosfees wlil be hroughs more premi-
nsasiy forvsrd.