The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-13
ALONG THE WHARVES.
Fine Sidewheel Steamer 7. j.
Potter Has Arrived.
THE seATTLE-oLyMPIA RoUTE.
E@na Hayward Nearly Ready for Work
After . Menth's Kest-Sens
sssamsr Promotions.

fofuano AZ III o CLOCK yesterday captain
Troup. superintendent OF water lines for
the Union Pacific. went out on the North
Pacific to meet the steamer, expecting to
reach her at Port Townsend. but was only
. mile out Of the harbor when the Potter
was seen. and hailed her to be taken on
board. Captain Clancy. port captain for
the Union Pacific, was also here to receive
her.
The Potter il well known IN the harbor,
as she was on the Seastie-Olympia route a
little over year ago. leaving here in July,
1850. after eight months service. Since that
time she has piled between. Portland and
the mouth of the Columbia. She is fine
boat, go feet long. 30 feet beam and 11-foot
depth of bold. Her engines are double OF
the high pressure type. She is handsome
~ furnished, and one of the chief orna-
ments Of the cabin Is fine portrait of 7.
J. Potter. for whom she was named.
Captain Archie L. Pease is master of
the vessel. Il. J. Moody, FIRST mate, and
Thomas Smith, chief engineer Captain
Charles Lewis was her pilot on the trip up
the coast.
The Potter left Portland ct O'Clock
Wednesday and Astoria at So'cIock Thurs
day. The passage up was . quick and
pleasant one.
The vessel will be put on the Seattle
Olympia run and make her FIRST trip Mon
day, leaving IN the morning. Captain
! Clancy said to Posr-IxrELLIeEscER re-
porter that the schedule for the Potter and
Hayward was not yet perfected, but would
De ready probably today.
An article in . Tacoma paper conveys
xkA sAAu <k~e - IL - -
wood. accuses Captain Buiiene. of the Grey
hound, OF passing the former vessel on the
wrone side in one Of the races this week
between the boats. Many doubt that Cap
tain Hatch made any such statement, as
he knows we'll that Captain Bullene was
entitled to choose his own route in passing
the Fleetwood, and sailors say that Cap
tain Hatch certainly would not criticize
the younger captain at this time.
The Emma Hayward. which has been
laying up for repairs for month, is nearly
ready. Her new cylinder is in place, ard
win be completed today. The vessel will
start out again Monday, and take her old
run on the Seattle-Oiympia route Captain
A. F. Stetson said that rs the schedule was
not perfected yet. the details of her run
could not be given.
A switching train on the Seattle. LAX.
Shore IL Eastern tracks. on the water
front. struck some empty coal cars not
coupled together yesterday afternoon, and
two OF them rolled into the open coal
hoist and went down into twenty-five feet
of water. The fault for the accident lies
with the brakeman, who failed to set the
brakes.
w. l. Gritman, formerly freight clerk
on the steamer North Pacific, has been
promoted to the position OF purser on the
Greyhound.
Captain Rogers went to Tacoma on bust
ness with the captain of the Cairnsmore, an
English vessel loading beef for Liverpool
g. W. Waterhouse, late purser of the
Hayward. has been promoted to the same
position on the T. ]. Potter.
The Wasp toved the Laura Madsen to
Manning's wharf, where she will finish dis
charging her cargo.
The harbor was covered with . thick
haas or smoke and vessels could be seen
short distance only.
The coaler Ivanhoe completed her cargo
Of $500 tons of coal and sailed for San
Francisco.
The George w. Elder finished loading 400
tons of coal and sailed for Portland.
The Mascot brought in three scows of
brick.
The Hornet brought in two scows of
brick.
The Rainier went down the straits for
tow.