The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-25
THE 7. ]. POTTER HERE.
AEEsvAI OF TEE o. k2xco.x NEWEST
AND FLkxrEsr BOAR.


Tie T. !. Pottes i the seetess steamer in
Northern waters- sue arrived a the CITY
dock ~ O'Clock yesterday afternoon and
remained TIL ?. dn-sng which time she was
visited b. hundreds % people she was
lighted UP throughout with iDcansesecnt
electric lights, nnd shoxes OF 70 the bssss
possible adTantage she left Astoria Al 6
oicsoek sunday morning. ia command Of
Captain J. ". Troup. and eaeonnfered an
extremely rough bar. bat she crossed With
cut accident and proved herself to De
arsf-ciass sen boat Pilots Graham aud
Moody were disinciined 70 make the yen-
ture with the bar breaking and
feather white eserywlere exeeps in
the channel. bar Capt Troup was
anxious 10 fest her qualities
as sea boat, AMI did 50 to the salts
faction Of al On board. All the way round
TO the cape the steamer encountered head
winds and rough weather, but she never
shipped sea Nine hours before reaching
Port Townsend her fresh water surpgv be-
came exhausted. and she was compelled
70 Use salt water. which consed her 10
foam Al Port Townsend she took fresh
water and made the run - seattle easily
In three horrs
The Potter is q side-~ hecler, a little
smaller than either the Usyrnpian or Alas
kan. but considerably faster than either OF
them. she has sleeping accommodation
for 100 PASSENGER BAT otherwise She has
accommodations f9r several hundred. She
was modelled by Captain J. W. Troup, and
built under his personal supervision. aud
he takes Just pride in her. not only be-
cause she Is fast. but because she has
proven herself a sIsceess IN every way.
She l. good sea boat - fast and e0fHne-
ntf.ass al
OF view, j. economical. and il Is
claimed she can b. run At one
fifth the expense. 20 far IS fHei Is con
cerued. 81 either the Diyn1plan or Alaskan.
and make better time. In fact, she is .
more economical boat IN every way. Her
dimeuslSns are: Keel 80 feet. length over
ali 80 feet. beam IS feet, depth of ncid ielz
feet. she has discoun eeted engines, &2-inch
cylinders and eight feet stroke She has :
boiler that furnishes all the steam required.
and she is licensed 10 carry 10 pounds OF
steam Captain TrguD claims that whea
10 good trim She can make - miles per
hour. She il fitted with the Gates patent
steering gear. and handles easily and
readily. She Is a wood burHeT, and
II Is seid viii not be changed
into eeai burner. Her dlniag ball is en-
the main deck. with the kitchen and pan
try in the rear. she i new steamer.
having been completed only about three
months. during which time she has bean
carrying excursions from Portland to the
e. asst. under command OF Captain Archie
Pease Gu her trip around from the colum-
bia she was 0filesrsd as follows. Captain
J. W. Tr0ur. master Captains Graham
and moody, bar and river pilots;
Frank Smith. chief engineer; Sanity
R0Heh, FIRST officer; l. +. Lyon. port stew
ard. and Charles Petrse. steward. The
Potter viii be taken to British Columbia
and have her bottom coppere,i, previous
10 going on tie sound route. The inten-
ton new is 20 send the Alaskan around 10
the Columbia - run as q uight bOat be
tween Portland and Astoria, tie The Olyu-
plan up for the winter. aud run the North
Pacific and r. J. Potter on the Victoria
route.
The steamer as many know was namcd
81 honor Of Thomas J. Potter, the late vice
president aud manager oi the Union Pacific
and o K. & \. companies. An excel
Leaf erayon portrait 81 this famous
railFoader Gdorus the cabin Of the new
boat