The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-20
4 CAUSE FOR ALARM
Ia gumors of the Loss Of the
City Of Kingston.
: S NOT YET OVERDUE.
a..~.s Thlnk she Has Gsse Out
u der Course. Bat tslii
Soon Tarn Up.

..-r.er was started on the streets last
-.sv that the fine steamer City Of
80. recently purchased - Captain
fseksor for the F1set sound trade.
hsen iost ct sea. The report was
= - The following dispatch. received
- ne Associated Press IN the alter
- rasx. pee. f5.-Is IL Fnmozsd IN ship
q .s.slss sssat fse r1xef steamer CEfy of
s. has been luak The vessel formerly
- s<l~een fhls cssy and Rouncout, On the
~..r. bui was recently sold - he Northern
-. ksIlrDaA Company 70 run On Puget
- Tvs weeks ago she left here. dessixea
= I. go b. weg q CAGE Horn. ana sl8cs that
! - se.alng bes been beard 81 her.
gas4.isrgI1aaExcE reporter fmme-
k...sx aster shs dispatch was received called
- rxptsi1 jacobs at the Office Of the
- SQUAD aud Alaska Steamship Com
- 3 learn ii similar report had been
r,ss6 thers. Captain Jacobs said that
4 : xeel had been received by them and be
s.xsanesd the runor absurs'. and placed
: s,saenrs whatever upon II. lie said.
- he City OF Kingston, which,
III iii be remembered. was
/ s,kssed last September from the Cornell
ssssahest tonpany. Of New York, by tho
y.<.s sos.rsi and Alaska Steamship Com
- and run there on tif4 Hudson river
.rssen Ksndcut and New York city, left
1, lstser place ON November . At T. IN.
- ssa spoken OF Cape Hatteras twenty
- hours later. From Hatteras her course
a. changed In a eontheast9riy direction,
sci probably took h7r out Of the course
s.er.hhaoand craft. For this rsason there
sssiklag strange In the fact OF her not
sshg spoken.
hxas snonght when the City Of Kings.
- seie New York that she bad sufficient
~ o. hoard 60 take her 70 Valparaiso,
&C, on the west coast OF South America.
Il she company has received no cable
ksn the steamer at Rio JaneiFo. il Is quite
p.asIhls that she passed that port without
sanns III, and Is now somewhere oil tna
hash coast, aud. barring accidents or head
snas. about 500 miles on her journey to-
ssfis Eeettie.
Captain Jacobs SAYS the steamer is not
sssr6ne tbs. he has heard Of Al any point
lkas she may touch. and he feels no appre-
ksEsion. 81 far. regarding her safety.
TenEingsnt upon the City Of Kingdoms
~. Captain JScohs remarked that ke did
nss kaow Of another steamship suitable for
Der nss. that could be purchased. They
zanEd await the completion Of the new
CaY Of seattle, now building at Phila-
tslphia. and use that pending the construc-
lon Of any new boats they might build.
The loss Of the City OF Kingston would
h 4 very serious mishap to the Puget
sound and Alaska Steamship Company.
ne 4 a splenaidly. steamer, possess
he al the requirements Tor quick time.
aad hsf interior arrangements are rs eosn-
pese As they could be made. She was
built four years ago by the Harlan 4 Hel-
lnsswoFsh Company Of Wilmington. Della,
and measures 9a7 feet on the water line.
has Is Fest beam aud IS feet depth Of hold,
xlsh gross tonnage Of LII. She
hes accommodations for GO passengers.
she l. constructed Of iron and i a pro-
pelleF. there being no beat on the coast
Ike her-the sldewheel boat Olympian
coming nearest TO her IN appearance. She
VII ran between Seattle aud other Puget
sound points.
barring accidents or delays the steamer
viii arrive la Seattle about February 10,
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