Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-06

,.,..,ss Bark Amethyst and the
ne s,~.ner Riehard kash.
o. 1nuNsKNp. Jan. 5, lss6.

poxr 1ovssKED, Jan 3, 1876.
un;t,J Stat 9 revenue cutter
- =. csp,sin Hooper, sailed from sas
s.:sno las, Saturday on her way to
n I,c.ic in search Of the missing
J. -, Amethyst, which is nov overdue
- msu,hs. The bark left San Fran
~. for BshrinR Sea and the Arctic
-. Las, April. When last heard
.hs had on board five Of the crew
ifom - cracked vhaler Rainbow, in
o. ". W. the second mate, W. g. Lee.
eoo,n e.. n the Amsthyst Is as follows:
lhu Coetey, captain; Moses Walker,
hsts. Ferdinand Lse, second mate;
y Harris. third mate; jose Fontado,
q :" nate. and the following seamen
ieeiIp psnnious, Lenyer Foster, Manuel
c',ison. s George Antonio, Frank j.
mIsslIsr. James X. Polk, hollis John
s Iobn Long. Z. ii. Hyers. Robert
gso..tvitz. ~ Rudolph ARuerre. Peter Will
w. Michael Williams, Joan b.
go Jsse ROderieue, Jos. BOreiloe,
gu M.,o Resy, Wm. Andrew, William
80 Vim. BaeQs. Chas- McHuehes, r.
paI pp..,o, las. A. Brown. Wm. Lynch. T..
assohv. Il. Z. Hagen, 3. T. Christy, r.
9.ssi Rnoene Tracy, Frank Manuel,
I'm Tburiov. Benedict ksrnmeyer, 4
slhest. Mar in A. Levensen: .
ahe 4 svned by Joseph Hovisnd OF
=. rraneisco, and ia well known on
:. scsnd. having carried lumber from
-. n, many years. She Is the oldest
s.;l;no vessel on this coast, being "a
ara old. She vas built in Boston,
"a n a6S tons. There are two revenue
..stsrs stationed at San Fraucisoe-the
Tscsnss Cerwin, commanded by Capt.
Nichssl A. Healy, and the Richard
Rusb. Captain Calvin l.. Hooper. Both
symmsnders are young men, who have
had some experience in revenue cutters.
uskinp their summer cruises in the
Ircsio and Alaskan waters. At the re-
o,,est Of the California representatives
= Warrington to the Secretary of the
Treasury the two captains received tel
soyams asking them which vessel, IN
s6eir opinisn, was best fitted TO make
tbs search for the missing whaler, and
% telegraph their decision. Captain
Hoouer AZ once inferred that be bad
bsen selected by the Department 10
make the cruise, and after discussing
tbe matter at length with Capt. Heaiv
recardipe the merits of their respective
yesaels, the Rush being the newer YES
ri and somewhat larger than the Cor
vip. Captain Hooper sent dispatch to
The Secretary OF the Treasury, stating
thai be had conferred with Capt. Healy,
and that their decision was 10 favor of
the Rash undertaking the cruise, ard
that be would have his vessel ready in q
few days.
The Rush is new, built by the Hall
Brothers Of Port Blakely. she is about
800 tons measurement. Her Dimensions
are: l73 feet over all, 26 feet beam, H1{
feet depth Of hold. Her rig Is that of q
tspsal schooner. Her spread of osn-
vas Ia sufficient TO give her speed Of
ten knots under sail withozt using her
steam power. She made the passage
from Port Blakely 10 San Francisco,
before her boiler and machinery were
put on board. In seven days. She car
ries battery Of four steel breeoh load
ina rifles, and crew Of twenty eight
men. The following are her officers:
Captain. Calvin l.. Hooper; First Lieu
tenant, David N. Hall; Second Lieuten-
mt, Charles ID. Kennedy; Third Lieu
enant, John G. Cantwell; Chief EnRi-
lser, James 7. wsyson; First Assistant
Alfred A. Broadbend; Second
ASSISTANT Engineer. Samuel h. MoLen
jar. II is believed ia revenue circles
Isrs that the Rush will stop hers and
ake on an officer from TIE revenue
ustef Oliver Woloott, second Lieuten-
ns Rhodes, and then proceed on her
ny through tho inland waters of Alaska
Q far as Sitka, from there cross TO
)unaiasks. q distance of l5C0 miles.
aks coal on board and examine the
Ilsutian Islands. II not successful in
nding the crew Of the Amethyst by
priue, she will no doubt be relieved by
be revenue cutter Bear. now on her way
at from New York.