The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-12
THE TERRITORY.
- Tacoma Boiler Slips
Away Again.
.ux.r. rHunsToS COUNTY, TAX
..uvssd news From whatcem-
ceptinued Activity At Port Towns
~-A-The Tea-ships-A CheweIah
ssIvsr strike-AecIdent ~ waiIa
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r.ooxA. Aug. 1.-THE chains that heid
-.rp<oded the giant boiler intended. that
: Il say designed for the steamer North
pxeiEc, and which wIi get there finally II
rusowafd fate can be prevailed upon 10
=. oct Of the way long enough TO sccofa.
.lisa the job. slipped link This AFTERNOON
- plunged back into the water again. n
1. riaimed that it did not 20 10 the fs4tosn
lot bangs BY one Of the chains. At any
use there Il no sign OF it, rusty surface
sbsTe the water A crowd fingered about
ne great tFHbers tina. supported il all
Afternoon and gazed over the edge Of the
wharf al the placid waters. and all was
peace. The bTasiing voices Of the over.
gers asd worgmen were silenced. One Of
he former OF these had gone 10 seattle 10
look up the diver, whose services 20 doubt
viii have 10 be enlisted sgain Meanwhile
the North Paciae floats alriiy on the surface,
a thing Of uninterrupted leisure.
THE TKAsHgP UNLOADING.
The work OF unloading tbs tea-ship 81
Frances. was begun to-daF, and y pro
crossing finely. The pistform FsRglBg,
sRuug above the hafchwaf are made firm
AMI strong. and the tea is iesked from the
hold on these IN 4 constant stream. whenee
IL Is sent sliding dowu into the warehouse
an the wharf IN a rapid procession. Cap.
tain siess0D. Of Port Townsend. who
hes charge of the work. expects 10 have the
hold clear and the tea on It's way East b.
wednesday, and perhaps Tuesday The
min i being visited By residents aud
strxnzerx IN great numbers. This after
noon while The deck was quite crowded,
pufnlief Of ladies being among The visitors,
huge timber fell from the rigging to- the
deek near the batchwsY, but fortunately
II dld not strike any one. though several
narrowly escaped and great scattering
And considerable excitement followed.
The ship Republic sailed from Yokohama
for this por. Ia the 9Th instant This II the
third Of the heef-
TOO ENTHUSIASTIC BLAST.
A blast was touched of last evening nf
the site of the new Northern Pacific wheat
warehouses on the water front. near the
big mill, which rather overdid the thing
A larger quantity Of giant powder was
dropped inio the cavity prepared than was
fssrnfIai, and the result was that dozen /
tons Of earth aud rock were thrown for. /
ward upon the railroad tracks and pliiuR 1
that bad been driven for the warehouses, /
and considerable Of the track (which i /
also on piles and the new piles were de i
stroyed. The damage will cost several /
hundred dollars.
TOO MANY vAcAST CHAIRS
There was TO have been a meeting Of the i
fity council tins AFTERNOON, but there we're
teo many vacant chairs 10 permit 81 doing 4
business after the approved fashion for /
which the present city congress has Is.
fabilshed record Mr.. HoFsfail was not i
present. Mr. Liilis could u0is attend; Mr.. /
caaghran bad gone 10 Eiicnrbafg 90 see
about the provisions OF the hotel oifer over
there, aud altogether there was rot . qua,
rum present After waiting a reason sbie
length Of time aud making sure that The
alseutees were not goiag 10 show np,
hsy0r Drum adjourned the council.