The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-22


Coal Bunkeps.
The warehouse, aOx60 feet, with COR
rugated iron roof, on Yesler's wharf
is completed. On its south side there
In q wharf space Of Ia feet. and one of
20 feet along the northern side Three
slips of this wharf are completed,
which means twp steamers at each
slip. one alongside OF the other load
ing or unloading. Hence. IL is now
ready to receive six steamers at any
one time.
Yesterday Superintendent George
III. Foster said: Tomorrow (Sntur-
slay) morning We shall be ready to re-
ceive, take care Of and transact the
business Of FIVE or six steamers. We
are now again ready for business.
Water was put In today 10 supply
steamers. On Mouday they will COM
mence 10 land here with passengers
and freight"
The work now completed on Yes
ler's dock covers 30 feet In length by
~ feet in width, with three slips fisS-
ished for loading and unloading. One
more slip Ii 70 be made. Only ITO
feet remains 10 Be built between the
end OF the completed portion and deep
water, and this viii ail Be done within
one week; but before IL is finished new
piles are TO be driven along It's 90 feet
front at the outer extremity
From the present temporary ware
house to the extreme end Of the dock.
the distance In 10 feet. A new, large
and permanent warehouse Is 10 be
huilt at the extreme end Of this dock
IL will occupy all the wharf frontage
except 30 feet on each side for drive
way. and 30 feet space along its imme-
diate front for handling freight. its
width or depth is 70 be 40 feet.
Manager Mcneil. OF the Oregon
Improvement Company. yester ~
said that vessels will begin 10 load coal
at the bunkers some time next week.
The Ocran dock will be connected
with Main street and be ready for the
reception Of freight by sunday even
ing.
il lying ct Stetson a Pests wharf un-
lnading the li5 900 feet Of lumber that
remained In her hold. Altar uniosd-
fpx she II 20 be cut down and made
over into . barge. The hulk viii be
towed back To Port Gamble.
The steamer Willamette IL nov at
the wharf of the Oregon Improve
ment Company, dlschargfng freight
Tonight abe viii sail for NansimO for
. cargo OF coal for San Francisco.
The Seattle Coal and Iron Company
has about loaded the bark Prussia
with so tons cf Gilman coal. and she
coca 60 San Francisco on Monday.
Another vessel has b~en chartered and
il ON the way from San Francisco.
The Gilman mine 10 being run 10 its
full capacity.
wssEsroup THE FLAMES.
Metal and brick are the only two
substances that sur tanned the fire
without entire destruction. Between
the Yesier dock and Front street are
Piled up hundreds Of tons OF iron In
the form uf machinery, piping joints,
stoves ard slnao-t every other thing
nassie of metal IL Il in striking corn
port wish the millions Of saved ts@Ssk
siso rorsied mp aiong that part Vi fes-
Ier xsen8s-
The buIk Of these fnasse~ or heape o!
metal vas from The Moran fossndry
and the Kelley boiler woYk.. and IL Il
aid that much of is with little reno
yafson can again be used in varfons
ways. IL IL NOE hesnx lsghs~r~d ossr
to the dry dock and ralesi np fos
utility In she RES soandry 10 h< sasil
there.
The estimate OF iniased east and
wr.ughf iron machinery ard otbe1
metal throughout the baFnt region IL
that Il il set worth one-fvursh of ia
original value. Special instances are
nuse3. Ike fnaf in the debris uf fss<
Washington iron works. where il yeI
retains three fousshs is vniue. fn
conversation With 3 mschsniss nov q
uuek fh<re. be xssd There h no,
mach tnsts only The Gns~Aine vrx
Oa machinery ue have the wurk a
snkin2 - pieces. seadjasttng and pze,
tfnG saGxthes aen1n-