Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-15

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fRsasiar Cass. asrs. Iass psaav-l
rnax punzNaE nuz-
Eires tha lin Tar licensing piiets vas
/ hzst rresaasea 20 sna iaW m4kGzs -
Olrnna fsr csnriderz1san, oyusidsta.
BE- intaseal has tcen us1ll1ale1 ~ s 3.
J. Pert Tounssn1, nns cnly b rilolss but
81 al those Engaged n M1riiiMa A.
/ fazrs The unanlmoua 11uaime1s e.
pEsCssd b the eiiets s4e1s - oe feat =
iaw y cnaeied naaking . coHpaia1zY
Tor pilots g. pazs - exaHllaelon - q
their Qnalfa satsong. u Gho1l4 aisg Be
eanpuIsnrV for fofoi4n gee 4 % tAke
pilofg ab1afd. When tbs pilot Law Was
/ foFmexlg u existence TIA rske e. pllct-
aRs from thu care 90 t1e vessels 1esta-
nafiou uas s. pr fost f1r vessels dfax-
ing lass thao hfteen FEES and an nddl-
ti1nal s. per foct fer vessels drawing
mose than hftesn fess = Watsr. Ire
pilots think thls j. . uret,y good nsure.
and should TIE compulsory piietis j
esRse syslem and the nQ1iremant that
fofeian VESTS sake piiota aboard c3 ne
Gags be ndnpted. fair rs1aotion q -
per fo8i - both instances ehoalc Be
a ade.
a. he matter nov stands any psrson.
/ no matter whether he be qnalifad nav
/ iRator 81 Soaut waters e. en- individual
whu naTsr say saka wassF, Il b can
manage 50 escura 3 Boa and 20 doun
20 he cape. can o1sr lis servsces -
mazeaFs IS piict, wiiauut pro31cing
a15 evidence as % bis ability So nsTi-
gator ana piluf Z vessel 60 hsr d8sliua-
lion. and possihls collect frou1 $50 %
500 ~ plot lee. tbs shipm1atef, II
be - 8 ssra11eF. has no guarantea thai
BIS vessel Is under c1mPstant manage
ueaf.
gapteia Henry MoAizu0nd, IN ex-
pafieucsd pilot, Who has be9n raised on
ahs S0nnd aud WIN Is fAmiiar with
every phaea Of tbs pilolaRe system, wss
sean hy the Poax-IETHLExaBNuKR repre-
/ sentative this morninR ard bis opinion
Vas asked uoneeFning tbs bill. Re said:
$50 far a. am individually concerned
.ne license az pilots wuuid materially
hensas me II o1s respens. Is Hs1id de-
bar al thoss has com7etsnt msn
from Offering their seFvIoss 90 vessels.
II lhs iag wAs passed making Il COM
pals0fy for us 70 pkss a rigid exsmina-
ton and The option left vita she maaler
e. 80 whether our services w0uid be re-
qairsd, thea / most certainly tank The
law Wonid ca15a every man il tns gsr-
Eics % asek other employment. Tbs
would be bacaus3 every licensed man
you'd baye 70 take bis c1a1ceg gith toe
vasssls' masters Ia aeauTlnQ emplog-
ment, aud TIE demaod voald Be- fnsnf-
fsient fox q reasonable e3mpsnation
II tbs pilot.
"Whss, ia my opiai01. o1gh. 10 be
adopted, is l4w f3s TIE appointment
Of board OF pilot commissioners. With
a rate Of pilosaae. With tas requirement
that all fsfsign vessels taks licensed
pilot. OF Il tbs services Of pilot be de-
ciined, that tae vsssei pay 80 Per cent.
of the regular pilotaqe fee."
Captain McAl8m0nd's view was oo1-
Cured 10 by the other pilots, aud the
sentiment, summed 40, is thar e the
LEGISLATURE Is bouud 30 psss the license
y stem. i shonld be msde o3mpalssgg
for foreign veasels 10 employ them.
pIHrRksnTza ACCIDENT.
Last evening about ave o'clock while
the Um8tilla from Seattle for san Fran
cisco was making q landing az the
Union dock. q most distressing accident
occurred. Mr. William Bradford, cas-
toms officer. az Seattle, went from the
| foFgard DICK TO the oabie. walking over
the hatcAgay. He waa retaining 30 the
deck fro1l the brilliantly lighted cabin.
and, the hetcbes having tn the mean
tins been removed, without moments
vaFnina.he fell through the open hatch
vas 10 sac lower bold, q d stance OF
| fn.ig thirty-fivs feat. he got 40 i'm
mediateiy and vsnt up the ladder 90
the uppeF deck where be lost consosous-
ness. The injured man WAS taken 70
the Central hotel and medical attend
snce called. Tue examination showed
that there we're no bones broken, al
though Mr. Bradford vas suffering IN.
tsid agony from SONS internal ibiaries.
Al noon be was resting easier, bus SAT-
fering considerably. Uuly q few min
uses before, one Of the clerks on The
dock came very nHaT meeting With the
same acsident. Usually g iins encircles
ihe hatchway aud Bedford was fealiaa
for this rops when be fell.
THE UNION MEzTTNa,
The Fse1Iag week. msstino Of tie
coast asamsa's unioa tosh piaoa lass
evening. tbs agent. A. wali, presented
q telegram from the nnion headQna9ters
in San Francisco, which was 3 response
20 adsioss ce1otFaine ahe recent boycnlt
Of a promirent iiru ia this oisf. which
stated that the aosuog mass ase Their
own discretion. The So iert was thor
oughls oaEgasssd a d i waa decided 10
r51,tnue the order ard 6ao every r-lef
seaman avs d5llafs c4agas tEad.ay
tAe boycotied firm.
rHE GUARD1AR's DAMAGE.
fhs damage iecaiFsd 81 sac ship
Guardian al Hadiook yasterd4v mora /
lac is greater than e. 6rst reported. |
fhe sniEzsn tspRtliant mast, as well a.
the yards, was earned away, and the |
stern Of The vessel vas damages, ssa.e j
II The timbers being started, th4 afiet-
eoass aud quarter deck Rers also dam
aged About 5000 will BE- required n /
repairing tia ship.
PoRx iowAsESB, Jan. IA, 1888.
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