The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-22
THE WATER FRONT.
The Steamer Mabel Sunk in
Ebey's Slough.
DAMAGE TO THE CASCADE.


A repoft to the effect that the steamer
Mabel had sunk in Ebey's slough. near
Lowell. Thursday morning, was received
here yesterday morning. The story was
confirmed later in the day by the arrival of
Captain G. Fl. Sharpe. master of the
steamer from Lowell on the steamer w. r.
Aurroe. From him the particulars Of the
story we're learned. The Mabel was on her
way TO Seattle from Snohomisb and was
going through Ebey's slough Two miles
below Lowell she ran ON to . snag which
punched . hole in her bottom. Just aft Of
her tanks. she filed rapidly and sunk in
about twelve feet of water. She went
down at go o'clock. Her crew imme-
diateiy set 70 work to raise her. This was
accomplished late in the afternoon. and
she was Immediately beached for tenn
porary repairs. Captain Sharpe stated
that the Mabel was to have left there for
Seattle yesterday afternoon, but up to 8
late hour last night she had not arrived.
The Mabel had aboard cargo of shingles,
and IL sustained no damage from the
water. The Mabel is owned by Captain
Sharpe and L. A. Swift and carries the
mali on the Snohomish route. No estimate
has been made Of her damages by TIE acct
dent
THE CASCADES DAMAGES.
The damages to the steamer Cascade
have proven greater than was at first inn
agined. Every stanchion and plank in her
is sprung, her engines and machinery were
badly Jared and have shifted. her wheel is
q wreck and her shafts are broken and bent
The cabin is smashed in fore and aft, and
IN fact nothing aboard OF her is uninjurcd.
q. b. Carse and c. ID. Clarke, her owners,
stated yesterday that it would be cheaper
to buy q new boat than to attempt to re-
pair her. They have done little or nothing
as yet, and await the action of the Pacific
Navigation Company and the local inspec-
tors of hulls and boilers. The Cascade was
pulled out from between the piles and bro
ken timbers of the wharf at a late hour
Thursday night, by the State OF Washing
ton. under the direction of Captain J. A.
Hatfield. She IL now moored at Yesler
wharf close to where she lay when struck.
Who is 10 blame for the collision can
only be determined by the inquiry which
the local inspectors will hold. The re-
sponsibility narrows down to the captain
and engineer OF the State of Washington
The master claims he rang to stop the
boat, snd the engineer says he rang to 60
=
veracity, which the investigation will de-
eide.
PRESENT FOR CAPTAIN ROBERTS.
As the steamer Olympian was on her
way from Victoria yesterday morning the
crew waited on Captain George Roberts in
body and presented him with splendid
pair OF marine glasses. The captain leaves
the Oiympian today to take the captaincy
OF the City of Kingston, and the gift was q
symbol Of the regard in which he is held
by the men under him. Captain Roberts
made feeling speech, in which he ex-
pressed his hearty thanks for the present.
THE TUG DISPATCH SOLD.
The tug Dispatch was sold yesterday by
+. E. Caine Il Co. to G. Meyer and L.
Hanspeter. The consideration, although
not known to q certainty, is supposed to
be 81 800. Meyer & Hanspeter formerly
owned the Phantom, and sold her on
Washington's birthday to the Stimson
Mil Company. The Dispatch viii be run
as under the old management Captain
Hanspeter will command her, while Cap
tain John russell, her present master, will
60 70 the Phantom.
THE Port ANGELES ROUTE.
The steamer Geo. +. Starr has gone onto
the Port Townsend-Port Angeles route.
She leaves Port Angeles at 6 q. m, and
reaches Port Townsend in tune to connect
with the Victoria and Seattle steamers.
She leaves Port Townsend at 2: 80 p m, or
on the arrival. II later, of the steamer from
Seattle. and reacaes Port Angeles at $50
o'clock She makes the run daily, except
Sunday.
WATER FRONT NOTES.
The steamer City of Kingston is to be In
specfed today
The tug Dispatch was tied up at Bakers
wharf yesterday.
The steamer Michigan is due here Mon
day from Portland.
The tug Rainier was tied up at Carkcek
& Nicholas wharf yesterday.
The tug Virginia went to Salmon bay
yesterday after boom Of piles.
The Fanny Lake is due here from STAN
wood with cargo of hay today.
The steamer Delta came off the sridirons
yesterday and left on her usual run.
The collier Willamette will finish taking
coal today. and viii get away tonight
The steamer Washington goes into serv-
ice on the whatcom route Tuesday next
The steamer Premier brought in So tons
OF general freight from Vancouver yester-
day morning.
The steamer Clara Brown loaded 10 tons
OF oats for Olympia at Baxter's wharf yes
terdsy morning.
The steamer Josephine took ten tons OF
hay for Hoods canal at Harrington a
Smiths wharf last evening.
The steamer Signal left for Portland yes
terdsy. She did not take any coal, as the
bnnkers az Portland are full.
The George w. Elder is expected here
from Portland either today or tomorrow.
She sails for Alaska Monday.
Captain c. W. McGregor stated yester-
day that the j. X. Mcdonald would De
ready Tor service within ten days.
The three-masted schooner Volunteer.
sailing in the Wells line. will leave san
Francisco for the Sound March n
The schooner Angeles loaded twelve
tons of iced and oats for Dungeness Al
Baxter's wharf yesterday morning.
The Hayden Republic sailed for San
Francisco at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
She had cargo Of coal from Departure
bay and about forty passengers.
The City OF Puebla returned from Ia.
coma yesterday ana discharged rs tons of
freight al schw abscher's wharf She then
took fuel and left for Vancouver last night
The bark Seminole. Captain De!ano. ar
rived here from san Francisco yesterday
IN ballast she Is DOW discharging her bal
last AZ West Seattle and vii. 20 TO the coal