The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-29
SHOOTING THE RAPIDS.
reriioas Trip Of the steamer Has
sale, hound for Puget sound.

The Oregon Railway 4 Navigation com
psny's steamer iIassalo. bound for Puget
sound to run In connection with the com
pany's other steamers here owing u the
Increase in trasiie. ran the Columbia river
rapids very successfully Saturday. under
the command Of Captain James W. Truup.
sundays orsgenias says 81 the event;
There WEIR about 400 spectators. when
all was In readiness a hush of bfcafhless
expectancy hung vscr the great crowds
that lined both sides OF the river. and
blsckeard every available point OF lookout.
Not word was spoken. and nothing was
heard but the loud roaring OF the angry,
.eethiug. tumbiing mass OF waters. tearing
over the rock ribbed channel six loud.
sharp whistles were given from the loco
motive as signal 10 the Hsssaio that all
was ready, These vigorous. shrin taats
were heard above the thunder of the crash
Ing waters. Capt. James VI. Troup was
nut slow Ia responding To the signal. lie
gave six whistles aud tapped the engi-
neer's gong. 4 snosneat later the iiassaio's
wheel was scea
BEATING rue WATER INTO FOAM.
She moved gracefully from the wharf.
swane aroani deliberately, just q, II she
was goins "a make a sfasnth, quiet. little
! trip. Interest uaw heeaiaC intense aud
I thousands 81 eyes were hent with . strained
/ tension on the steamer. Now she backed
I behind the little island midway Of the
channel. SWING clear aud s,eahied herself
[ for the fearful ptangei For moment the
{ beat seemed 10 bais, Hss an eagle poising
T for q long aud lofty dignt, then. with her
/ sharp aud glss,euiug Prov aimed at the
rearing breach, she shot toward the green,
rolling masses. From shore 20 shore the
4 first line 81 the rapids stretched Ike a cor
don OF breakers. and laundering like the
/ tnmulsusus susf With full head Of
steam the Hassalo entered the upper break
! Ia the waters. aud herr receiving the first
impulse u the mighty current. made .
I plunge that thrilled the crowd a. IL touch
Cd by an electric shock. There she gors''
exclaimed a thousand voices In low, sub
ducd tones. Crossing the broak the steamer
poiuting her bow upward al "a short angle.
ani then hlindiy plunged downward ~ N
| going 90 the hottnsa bat she came up with
the bnos aney OF a cork. and now having
/ committed herself 10 the mercy Of the
rapids. Dew with the speed OF an arrow
through and over the saeglns. boiling
! waters
les than thirty seconds ella, sol frem the
time the liaSsale entered The crest ~ the
tspisis uatil she bad ra~ed from Wow
asbuad the abrupt bend in the river. going
/ With tremendous rate az speed - quick
/ were the rapids shot that the feat was a..
eoupiished almusf befor,, the crowds could
steamer few down the shining csstssc ni
locomotive srccd, aud never paused
fSanx WILD CAREER
I Until the Lower Cascades Was reached.
This distance was made in less than seven
minutes. Cap, 1renp deserves great rredii
foE the css,i- steady courageous manner In
1 Which he made ;he renious run We saw
peFfous. fur the passage Was made ~ the
lowest Stage ever re g. h. sny other b,raf.
except tac Okauazza. fs,a1y years scN Nc
srcident happened. which. under all the
Circumstances. sisss a ncW aud eEiliiaai
feather b. Capt, trosp's saI.
To sisi "a tAc ifesesi Of the run. The IIsr.
US; tsnsea hegau Ia whistle - ~ostn ~ the
na~kh' icfs hci ssdc ard sssT'ei toward
the ssfs,ss 1tssse whistles were sspsa,sSi
every NV seconds. aud were kept up a,
laag a. the tfaSss.a cvaia be seca Thes'
farewell signals. which sccm IA have 81
mach EiSnir aaet. sceo snsusresi ever
Sea scysaai< b. the dAkssia whils she "a ~
ivaVin ne Aad p,angiag hcSdi.sfig through
the railing waters tocorrstlyes nn hssth
sides Of she river ker, up loua. Wild. DE-
sssvtzRi ssFieks al tbs while the steamer
Vas mskius the ,isngesous passage. Alto
gegaeF. & vas
a FuH1ILl~a sIgar
Aud Que which spectators will never iasSst
nss dos CaisAin friyEsA. probably a do-eu
. OF sfteea leFssEs n-ssie the trip on ths
steamer. fees waved hand on hicfs Nna
eS.s and t,sVrFv3. sna shcse arfacn.,fa
ti,sns wsre lastly rs-ssasie3 10 ~ ths
navy hanaTesis EnlaE the ssnks Tbs
stsssAie. Rfser sesktes tAs fiInEiHs
psssses. Fcas-i 81 sssss.sh y s;er sna ton Ae,
al the Lower a. sstses. uere the saFtaif
tpetsinSi fus tisis few HiHnscs. sns
, STRAINED GA - Portland Sfeai : oCiuck
. The kassaso - eafested hsgc 81 9 ssu
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