The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-08
SHE rs A GREYHOUND.
capt Troup's New Boat Speed
lest on the Sound.
vesv SUCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP.
- flyer Passed the Fleet fleetwood
and the Racer State Of Washing
ton withous Difnculty.

B ~ez$vrx;av afternoon 10 IdcOme ana return
!, ! TIN against time. Her designer in
s.rded the graceful craft TO be the fastest
.srru.xh.el steamer in the world. The re-
III Of Yesterdays trial plainly demon
crates her to be the fieetest boat on Puget
,.una. She easily defeated two of the
sound flvers. the Fleetwood and State of
washington. leaving no doubtin the minds
Il nj tina, she was appropriately named,
and thst like her name she will always be q
Unonim of grace and speed.
The afternoon could not have been more
favorable for pleasant trip. A few min
utes after o'clock the Fleetwood, acknowl-
edeed 70 be the swiftest boat on the Seat
,ieTscoma-0 Olympia run. pulled ont from
he. dock, Just below the stern of the Grey
hand. and everybody knew there was GO
iue TO be some fun. The guests had all ar
rived and the crowd of shouting passen-
seys on ihe Fleetwood yelling you're not
h II" and motioning to come on" made
tbeu grow impatient for brush. Captain
lanes w. Troup, the Union Pacific Wafer
Line superintendent, who was aboard and
Who entertained the guests in person, con-
ciuded not to wait any longer, and gave
drnaI to 'cast off lines" Taking the
Wheel himself be guided the graceful boat
until she swung clear of the dock and
headed her for the open. She passed un-
der The stern OF the North Pacific at the
coal bunkers and swung inside the buoy
d Just l .07 o'clock.
The Fleetwood was fully half q mile
shead, and the black smoke rolled from
her smokestack in volumes, showing that
Der engineer had opened her up." and
did not propose being defeated without
irving hard tight. Captsin Troup was
confident that he could pass the boat, but
be did not want TO do it too quick. He
wanted to give the boys" some fun, and
proIong the climax as long as possible
The steamer is allowed by law to carry IT'S
pounds of steam, but at no
time did the boiler register over
ITO pounds. The fierce coughing of the
indicated flyer ahead could be heard for
several miles. but the distance between the
two boats was rapidly diminishing, and at
Alki point, after q four and a half mile
run, the Greyhound was right abreast of
her. Captain Traup gave the famous crow
whistle. original with himself. aud Captain
Hatch. of the Fleetwood, good-naturedly
pulled the cord loud and long In response.
While genuine baseball howl of victory
sent up from the newspaper aggregation
O. NE Greyhound. The Fleetwood was
non left behind. and the little steamer,
Rsing no game in sight, took things easy.
arriving at Tacoms at 2:4o
On the trip the pleasaniest time imsgin-
able was had. The majority of the press
representatives formed q circle in q corner
Of the steamers comfortably arranged
cabin. and sort OF professional reunion
followed. Captain Troup and his genial
brother. Captain Claude Troup. owner and
chief engineer of the steamer, furnished
Seireshmants, and the guests drank
hearty" to the success OF the fast steamer
and her designer.
The Grey hound was announced TO leave
a5o'ciock, and at that hour the dock at
Tacoma was lined with men, women and
chIldren, anxious to see race with the
Sale OF Washington, the greyhound of
Paget sound" which leaves at that hour.
The State left her dock. with q very large
crowd of passengers. at Sis. and she had
no more than righted herself and headed
for the Sound when the Greyhound
charm whistle was sounded and the
steamer started up. She shot out from
among the piles like thing of life. and
was racing from the word 60.
The fun for the Tscomaites on the dock
was short, for The Greyhound passed the
State in short order. The hundred or SO
yards between the boats was lessened in
two minutes and the Greyhound steamed
gracefully and easily by. The passengers
on the fyer were very enthusiastic. but the
crowd on the Stale were mum. They were
thunderstruck at the little boats achieve
ment and they had nothing to say.
A good many guests from Tacoma came
aboard and returned to Seattle. and O
Splendid time wss had. At 6 O'Clock Cap.
tain Troup invited all to an elegant cold
luncheon. which had been prepared in
honor of the boats initiation in Sound
waters. Flowing bumpers were drank tc
the success of the Grey hound. the Fastest
Steamer on Puget Sound :" also to Captain
Iroup for Providing the Sound With Such
Excellent Service" In response to cries ol
Speech "Troup!" and "Hearr' the
modest captain arose from his place at the
head OF the table and said: Gentlemen.
thank you for the honor. but / feel incom
pe,ent to address you." He then proposed
a toast to the Seattle Press" which was
drank heartily.
Mr. Lee Fairchild, of the Portland Wes
sAore, responded to calls and in behalf o.
The press made very neat speech. APP
proios of "reminiscences of Captain Troup's
early days in Idaho, he said that Seattle
was indebted to him for providing such ex
oeiient transportation to one of her chic
suburbs, and q toast TO him was given with
8 tiger.
The several steamers met on the return
saiuted the queen of flyers on her maiden
Trip, loud and long. Duwamish point wa,
rounded JUS, at dark and the lights of the
city IN the hazy distance sparkled and
winkied like diamonds in ball room, pre-
seniing very pleasing and unusual PIC
lure. and when the steamer made last a
the city dock Il merrier and jollier crowd
never stepped ashore from an excursion.
captain Claude Iroup. the owner of the
beat, Is chief engineer. He has license
70 run the boat and is competent and
Nell-known pilot, but his io,e runs 10 ma
enlnery and he has shown his preference
10 selecting his position on his own boat
captain Howard Bullene. late pilot of the
Idaho, and Mate g. w. Dorey, assisted by
Two deck hands. will manage the nay1ga
hon.
Among those on board were: Miss Ores
rairchild, Mrs. A. Bullene, Mrs. L. NJ
Wood and daughter, L. NJ. Wood, of the
Telegraph; J K. Whitcher. Journal: A. y
b'osn, Press; VI. L. Huntley. BuGgef; H
y. Jones. Journal; A. L. Partridge
.hehaiis NUGGET: W. NJ. Sheffield, Posr
MrEILIGENcER. Martin E an. Telegraph
Lee Falrcti Il, Portland Wea Shore; krans
Muster. Times; p. Carstens, of Portland
.ne Union Paclnc's chief draughtsmsn; },
q tappan. Frank NJ. Cara, Joseph schmt
nri James Lee. A. ID. scroggy, &. b. Fox