The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-20

WASHINGTON NEWS
The Tug Susie Blown Up at
Tacoma.
APAssESsEH SERIOUSLY Hurt.
Land Values Approaching In what
com and spokane-Hunts En-
gines In wallis waIia-
ArAssESsEn SERIOUSLY Hurt,

TACOMA, Dee. Tsg-Tss boiler Of the little
tug Susie exploded this afternoon a.
O'Clock, while the steamer lay A the seifie
Mills wharf. WIN. Bowen, psssen ger
and one Of The owners Of the boat, are
thought 10 be fatally injured. Patrick
Doyle, captain, the engineer and twodeek-
hands are also severely hurt
The steamer was almost blown 70 atoms
and the wreck left Of her haIl sank 10 min.
utes after the explosion. The injured rDea
are under the care Of Dr.. Besrfsley Of the
Fannie Paddock hospital.
The expIoslon mAde terrific report
which was heard mile from the scene of
the disaster. The hge persons on the boat
were hurried into The air 70 a distance Of 20
feet or more. Mr. Bowen was thrown over
the heads OF bysfspders on the wharf aud
after being wbifled ia the sir a number Of
times 81 the force IF the explosion, was
lasded IN the bay fniy 20 feet on the side
ouf,ossfe that ct which the steamer was
doekeG The extent Of his injuries have
not vet been aeceftaiHed, though u is
feared some lin 81 arr broken aud thai In
terual INJURIES haze beGa sustained. which
will render his recovery Impossible,
Capt Doyle, although bruised In no
way. il ia great pain from The force gf the
corseussion. The engineer. known By the
sobrquef of .-5aivail9n," b. reason Of his
association with The salvation Army, aud
the deck bands whose names could not b.
ascegtained, are not - severely hurt.
The sSHsie' was registered from Port
Townsend, 81 faHf tons burden, has r..
Gently been engaged In towing logs fog the
Utsalady Mills Co, and was purchased only
YESTERDAY BIZ the Fox Island Clay Co, 81
which the Injured Af. Brown u principal
owner, for 1900. sBe came mp from seat
tie yesterday. The steamer was not In
suFed.
4Rs0s ON TIE REsERYATfgs.
The house Of Thos Dean au indian on
The Pufailup reservation, was burned yes.
tefday by othef members Of the tribe, aud
the occupant. with his family, il is said,
had great difficulty IN securing shelter FOR
himself aud family during the night II
is alleged Is persons. that Capi. Eelis, the
agent. ineicd; o. a. least c0unfenanced the
outrage. but this IL denied, There il much
an feeling between tie lndiaug on the re-
scrvafion, they being divided into Abort
equal factions known as the Eells" ami
anti Ecils" paFIisans
sgw Isc1RroR4fi0ss
Coal aud Coke Go. we're
filed to-day. The lHeofpofaiors are:
Geo. W Bowen. WIN 4. Bowen aud Char
les J. smysef The Obisois for which the
CORPORATION is formed are % engage 10 the
business Of mining coal, the purchase and
sale OF coal and coal lands and the man
ufscfuFe. purchase aud sale Of coke. also
the purchase of ambOsfs, tugs, Lighters
soows. wharyes and warehouses ia edunee-
ton with said business The capital
stock Is s2J0,0D0 divided Into ECO shares
OF 800 each. The incorporates are d
seetors.
@. ". Thompson, J. w. Kennedy aud H.
y. Th0mpson are iscorporatafs Of the Park
Place Land Company. II Is formed, ac-
cording 10 articles Glad to-day, for the pur-
pose Of buying. selling, owning impr0Y
Ing and dealing ia real estate, and the
doing OF all business that pertains and Is
connected Herewith The capital stock Il
$4,000, the place of business Tacoma and
the incorporates are trustees and mana
gers OF the concern.
Geo. saud0ufn, a Canadian. files his ia.
tention OF becoming an American citizen
John Stewart. drunk aud disordefiy, was
Gned - and eosts by Justice Senter