The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-27
THE RECORD BROKEN.
sTraxEE rorTsK nAkss rHs Krx TO
TACOMA N - MINUTES.


Yesterday Morning the steamer I. J.
R0'fer made the run befween. seattle an:
Tacoma ia I hoar and = minutes. btesk.
ing al preTtossz records The best previous
tifae wAs frade b. the Alaskan. In / hour
and . minutes. and the next b<x; by the
oiympiaE IN hour and 81 minutes. The
actual distance Travelled Is ~ miles. 80
snas the Potter did letter than Is niles r.e-
hour just before leaving the dock At
seattle Chief Engineer Thomas smith
oraefea he fireman to carry le5 pounds Of
s,sAm- which y IS pounds less than sae /.
allowed BY lAw. she left the wharf ike a
saof, aud reached West seattle r.<s;af IN sir
minutes From there ON she made hand
some run, and reached Point Robinson in
q mintifes. aud the wharf 81 Tacoma as
ssatras ~ k0uf and % minutes
A PROUD ckFTxfS.
Captain }. W Troup was ca the main
deck frOsn the time she started 10 ffse
finish, and took great pride pointing oat
the beautiful manner IN which she glidesi
through the water without making break
In speaking OF the vessel he said: II feel
sure that the Potter has the finest model OF
any steamer on the Pacific coast While
engaged in planning the Potter collected
great number Of rnofeis. In fact i
studied every one I could get hold Of.
Among the collection was the model Of the
Oiympian, a4d liked that better than any
Of the others. 20 worked IL over, sncothed
down all the rough edges and changed IL in
= few minor particulars. and built
THE Potter from the result The
ehief engineer, Mr. smith. aud have coz
eluded not to remain longer Gu the sound
AZ present, and before We left, we conelud-
cd 70 make a record for speed for some of
the fast boats here 10 run against"
What Kind uf traveller n the Endineg@
a M Hat hi.
her 20 the Sound there viii be some fun
She II the only boat on the river that ever
worried the Telephone until the Potter
came out. and she beat them ALL The
hndiae y mighty smart little boat, and
We would not object TO see her and the
Telephone both quit the river"
II was the Intention Of Captain Clancy
TO run the Potter between Tacoma and Sc
attic and the Olymptan from Seattle 10
victoria, but when the Potter arrived
mere yesterday morning from Tacoma she
had ga immense cargo Of freight on board,
aud rather than transfer 1t, she was sent
through 10 Victoria.
An examination o. the walking. beam Of
tae Alaskan yesterday, showed that one OF
the braces in the beam had cracked, but il
- thought the break can be repaired so as
70 last untl a new walking beam can be
ordered from the East. As soon as she has
been repaired sufficiently, she will be sent
around 20 Portland
The Hayward has been recoppered and
thoroughly repaired and strengthened. Her
stern. which had dropped down, was raised,
aud her engines are now being lined up.
She wiz be on the route again In about
week.
THE VICTORIA E0sTE
The winter arrangements for the Vie.
toria route have not been fully consusn-
mated. and Captain Clancy has two or
three plans IN his head. one OF which win
most likely be adopted One Is 10 have
the North Pacific and T. J. Potter perform
the services, each one making the round
trip every two days, or in other words. the
Potter Is 10 run to Victoria on Monday and
back on Tuesday. and the North Pacific 10
go 20 Victoria on Tuesday and
back on Wednesday There Is one
objection to this plan. aud that
Is that owing 10 the extensive upper
works on the Potter, IL may not be thought
best 10 run her across the straits In the
winter season, and to avoid this Capt.
Clancy thinks some of running the North
Pacific from Ludlow to Victoria and back
every day and the Potter from Tacoma
aud Seattle to connect with her
The finishing touches are row being
placed on the North Pacific. and she Will
be ready 10 80 into service by the first of
the month.