The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-05
WASHINGTON NE Tvs
Marine Mishaps Reported at
Port Townsend.
sHrr HAEron scHEnE DEAD
Gosa and Coal GA the wess slope OF
the observation-disclosures Liza
In Jail.

Ia -Taii-
PoGr TewssEsp. March 4.-The
American ship Gen. Mcclellan. Capt
Morine, which sailed from here Feb
ruary rs with 100. 900 fee. OF lumber.
from Port BiakeIg for Bueno yres,
put back and came 20 anchdsS ester
day In Port Townsend bat. She
sprang q bad LEAK and has eonsisaera-
bic lisI 10 starboard There has been
trouble, too, with the crew. about
which the men and officers show con-
siderable resicence when questioned.
The return OF the ship Gen. MeClel-
Ian in distress seems 10 be involved in
some mystery. for the reason that
Capt. Mcrine offers no explanation
: When questioned on the subject he
shuts up ike clam alike to friends,
10 shipping men and TO reporters. In
his report TO the castomhouse it Is
merely stated that when about 900
miles out the ship sprung u leak. If
that were all, there Is nothing to be
reiicent about. OF course none of the
crew are allowed 10 land, and further
information cnanos be had The aeci-
dent aud the captains silence are food
for considerable speculation among
men OF the sea here. The ship has
been in streak of hard luck. First,
she had TO wait here foEr weeks for a
crew. Then a crew secured IN San
Francisco deserted at Astoria, entail
ing loss of about $1,000. and now she
has 20 put back. 1t is runored that
there was a mutiny, and that this was
the principal reason for putting back.
THE SCHOONER GEN. HARVEY LOST.
A report reached here this evening
that Tuesday the schooner Gen.
Harvey, Capt Clarke, was wrecked
during the gale which prevailed that
day. She became unmanageable and
bore down on the shore of san Juan
island, drifting on the rocks and split
ting her hull in twain. The crew we're
saved. She had a cargo consisting OF
30 tons of hay, - tons of which was
saved. The Gen. Harvey was an old
vessel which had been IN service on
Puget Sound for years past. Her ton
mage was about 200. She is a total loss.
PREPARED TO BREAK JAIL.
Ten prisoners in the county jail had
prepared surprise for the new sheriff,
Richard Delanty, who took charge of
the Office this morning. The surprise
consisted OF jail break, which fortu-
ma ely was detected. When Delanty
came 10 take charge he m1de an ex-
animation OF the Jail, and found that
the prisoners had cut C hole is
by 20 inches in the floor and had cut
through the heavy wooden founda-
ton. There were found two saws, 4
chisel and bottle filled with coal oil
and supplied with a wick which
served for lamp. The hole in the
floor was filled out with tongced and
grooyed lumber. Everything was in
readiness for all to have made their
escape tonight. There were six white
prisoners and four Chinese.
SATURDAY NIGHTS FIRE.
The insurance in the fire of Saturday
night is as follows: L. ]. Corrigan,
merchant tailor, $30o0-Sl000 each in
the Council Bluffs. Pacific of Portland
and Northwest Fire and Marine of
Portland. Mr.. Corrigan'5 loss is
$500. &. J. Andrews has $500 in
surance in the Home Mutual of San
Francisco. which will more than cover
his damage by removal.
o. X. Simenson suffered about $40
damage t. removal OF his stock of
jewelry; fully insured.
EPISCOPAL AFFAIRS.
Rev. ]. c. Taylor OF Congregational
church has returned from the Western
Deanery OF Washington jurisdiction
which met at Chehalis last week
Dean Geo. Herbert Watson, of Seattle,
presided. There were present Bishop
Paddock; Mr.. Buck of Olympia; Mr..
Gray of East Sound; Mr.. Taylor, Port
Townsend; Mr.. Carlyon, Tacoma !;
Mr.. Wilson, Vancouver; Mr.. johnson,
| Chehalis, and General Missionary
Nevius, Yakima. The proceedings
were interesting and harmonious and
it would seem a ii Episcopal clergy
inspired no doubt by recent events at
national capital, are getting ready for
change FROM territorial to state"
government in church eifairs. The
principal subj CT discussed was do
cesar organization. Washington Ter
ritory Is now a missionary jurisdiction
and u bishop is sent 10 them, just as
the officers OF territorial government
are sent from Washington. ii a dIo-
cese y estabiis he'd, the several churches
sili elect their own bishop The gen
church will be quite as glad To allow a
| diocese to be formed as President Har-
rison will be TO issue a proclamation
declaring Washington Territory a
| state. The only problem Is financial
one and that is easy OF ready solution
| A rich New York gentleman has given
/, 100000 10 be apportioned among the
missionary organizations IN SUMS OF
1 1tsss 1rf
| dtetion raising q lise amount. 1t is
therefore necessary for this jurisdic-
| ton 10 raise Sl0,000 to secure state
hood Probably Western Washing
| ton will form one diocese, As it Is an
/ impossibiiity for one bishop 10 super
intend the work OF the entire territory,
! even III the present stage of develop
ment. Within three or four years Ii
Is likely three bishops will be needed
| There is scarcely "a doubt that the
F! Sio,ts0 viii be raised in short time
| the next general convention meets in
New York In October, aud the estab-
| lishineut OF a diocese OF the Episcopal
church aud admission of Washington
| "a state wiii probably he contempt
raneous events.
Among other things discussed at
| the deauery was the relation OF boards
OF trustees OF church property TO the
!, jurisdiction. Said boards OF trustees
BEING close corporations, they have
power To hold and dispose of church
! property with 10 seeming accounta-
1 utility a. the diocesan convention.
| The question of the cathedral system
was informally discussed and favor
| ably considered. The prevailing i'm
preston seemed TO be that il would he
aeii to lay the roots OF cathedral
system no9.
Bishop Paddock expressed the opin-
ION that the English cathedral system
could not be conveyed here and
adapted 10 oar gaats. but the church
could have a modified cathedral sys-
teus. suited to American con itioas
which would greatly strengthen the
| church.
note
The little Chapman child who swal-
/ iosest acid Saturday died early this
morning.
The Norwegian bark Diane, 7s,l tom,
| arrived yesterday from san Francisco
under pFisr charter to Valparaiso, and
Is anchored on the ballast grounds.
The schooner Puritan goes 10 Lad-
low 10 loa,t lumber Tor saa pe.aro
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