The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-04
By WIND AND WAVE.
Three Steamers High and Dry
on the Shore.
HEAVY roo TIE PRIME CAUSE.


Um.ss,ia = san.
The Union Pacific steamer North Pacific
went ashore ct Alki Point about noon yes
terday, striking head on and ploughing
deeply into the sand Of the beach. There
was heavy fog on 1t the time, and the
low land could NOT IS seen ships length
away. The steamer had large load Of
passengers and freight, and was rounding
the point on her way from Tacoma to
Seattle, enroute 70 Victoria. Captain
Dickson signalled the steamer Greyhound,
which came BY an hour later. and had his
passengers taken Of, the Victoria passen-
gers being transferred to the Olympian.
The North Pacific win be doated OF at
high tide today. It is believed that she
has sustained no damage further than the
scraping OF Of much Of the copper sheath
ing Of her hull While she is laid up for
repairs the Sehome win be put upon the
Tacoma-Victoria ronte.
The steamship Haytian Republic left Port
Townsend Sunday ct l p. m. for San Fran
cisco. After thorough examination It was
found that the vessel had suffered no se-
rious damage from Dune rock, although
three small pieces of her shoe had been
knocked Oh. The hull had not been
strained. the paint not having been started
in her seams. Captain Bryant, local United
States inspector, fully exonerated Captain
Brown from any blame for the accident.
Usually the steamship goes to sea on 2
course that leads between Tatoosh island
and Duncan rock, but on account OF the
thick fog Captain Brown did not attempt
this passage. but eteered northwest,
intending to pass outside Of Dune rock,
which il . little north Of Duncan rock.
There was strong ebb tide. and this, draw
ing against his beam, took him far
enough out Of his course to strike the rock.
Fortunately the vessel was under full head
way, and was carried over the rock, though
her keel struck it three times in passing.
Had she stopped upon the rock the sea
would have broken her In two very soon.
She Was pronounced al right for her voy-
age, and proceeded with her passengers In
good spirits. She will 60 on the dry dock
at San Francisco and have her keel recov-
cred. and this probably will delay her sail
ing for the return voyage to Seattle for .
day or two.
The government steamer Bertha, which
sailed from Port Townsend for Seattle Sum
day afternoon, ran ashore at Appletree
cove, near Kingston, at high tide and ID
stuck fast high and dry on the beach, The
tug Cosmopolis went to her rescue yester-
day and broke several hawsers attempting
to pull her off into water. The United
States revenue cutter Corwin also visited
the stranded steamer. 1t is thought that
several strong tugs will be required to haul
the Bertha into the water, and the work
may take several days. No estimate Of the
damage to the steamer has been reported.
The successful way Of shipping Puget
sound salmon East hiss been found to be
in ice, just as the fish are taken from the
water. A refrigerator car will hold from
10000 to 26.000 pounds of salmon exclusive
of the packing, costing about 81, 200 here.
Freight on the car to Chicago is about $3.50
and to New York t60Q The car il ten days
out to Chicago, and thirteen days to New
York. and the fish arrive in fine condition.
when If shipped dressed they would not
keep fresh more than half that length of
time. Mr. e. M. Williams, of the Williams
Fish Packing Company, has Just returned
from trip to the Atlantic coast in the in
terest of the firm, and found the demand
for salmon large and increasing. Chicago
and New York use the fish fresh, but in
Boston the trade is heavier In smoked.
The trade viii grow with each season. The
catch is nearly over here. Myers will close
his cannery within ten days. the supply
growing lighter every day.
The steamer w. F. Monroe took out
heavy cargo of freight, including eight
teams of horses for railroad work at STAN
wood. She brought in 200 boxes of apples
from the Skagit river.
The repairs on the boilers of the steam
ship City of Topeka are not completed,
and she will not sail for Alaska until
Wednesday.
All the Sound steamers are carving good
lists of passengers just now, travel being
nearly as heavy as at any time during the
season.
The government steamer Bertha was re-
ported ashore high and dry yesterday at
the point just below Appletree cove.
1t was reported that q brig-rigged
steamer, name unknown, was ashore at
Point No Point yesterday.
The steamer Henry Bailey brought in
ffty-five bales OF hops. and the Ferndale
forty bales.
The Buckeye was on the beach at West
Seattle yesterday, having her bottom
scraped.
The Wasp went to Priest point with two
floats for the San Francisco Bridge Com
pany.
The tug Mogul lowed the ship Commo-
dore to sea with her cargo of 5000 tons of
coal
The Germania was towed from West
Seattle over to the coal bunkers yesterday.
The steamer Evangel brought in fifty
bales Of wool from the San Juan islands.
The steamship City of Puebla sails at
O'Clock this evening for San Francisco.
The George w. Elder will sail for Port.
land with cargo of coal today.
The steamer Mabel brought In twenty
tons of hay from Snohomish.
The steamship Umatilla arrives todav
from San Francisco
No loyal parry man will scratch hiss tsckes to.
day.