The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-19
AROUND THE HORN.
she HAD AvERY RoUoN PAssAoa


The Pueet Sound and Alaska eteamship
Company's neu steamer. ne City Of
Kinesson. arrived il ppgs q . O'Clock last
evenine from View York city. She left
yew York November . ard arrived at
rort Townsend q 30 O'Clock Monday
evening, making her sexual time from port
70 part. inclading stops. eixhty -six days and
tweire hours.
She experienced extremely rough weather
during the entire trip. bnt made the voysgs
Wildcat sustaining any injury. Her act1ai
running time was sixty-one days She ar
rived II Barbados DecemheR s. there she
remained two days Rio JaneirO wns made
in sixteen days from Barbados. At that
point she coAIed and vas detained four
days The passage Of the Straits Of Nagei-
Ian consumed twelve days. and seven day
stop was made 1t Valparaiso where her
machinery Was oveEhsused.
The Kingston was speedy boat bat no
effort vas made 20 rush her. Her greatest
run vas made shortly afser lesving valpa-
rziso. when she logged 81 miles in swenty-
four hours.
The City OF Kingston was purchased in
New York last October BY Captain D. B
Jackson for sbe&Puges Sound and Alaska
Steamship Company. When the sale vas
closed he wnt for Captain Melville
Nichols. OF the steamer w. X. Aerwin,
and placed him In command of her. with
orders 70 bring her around TO Puget sound.
It's needless to say how faithfully ths
order has been carried ont.
The Kingston Is called passenger pro-
peller She is ai6 feet in length, has .
width Of beam Of 38.5 feet. and depth Of
hold Of i2 feet. Her net tonnage Il Sl6.
She has two 3ox56iuch compound en-
gines. with 36-inch stroke. giving her .
combined horsepower OF 80. she Was built
at Wilmington, Del. in 1854, and up TO the
time Of her purchase ran ON the Hudson,
where she had reputation for speed sec
ond to no steamer on the river. She has
sleeping accommodations for 365 persons.
She has three decks and is elegantly lifted
up.
Her model Is . splendid one, and she
rides in the water like graceful swan.
She came around In chargs Of the follow
ing officers: Captain. Melville Nichols;
first mate. w. A. CONN; second mate,
William Andtsjer: qnartermastcrs. Nicho-
las Van Patfen and James Martin: steward,
w. c. Hogan; chief engineer. W. J.. Green;
FIRST assistant, G. III. Woiford: second A.
sistant, Harry r. Damn; oilers. Edward
MCGEE and William johnson. Her crew
consisted Of - men. including seamen,
coal passers, etc.
First Mate CONN Was suspended for In
subordination by Captain Nichols shortly
before the vessel arrived ~ Rio Janeiro.
He Was placed in irons for . few days and
afterward released, but Was confined to his
room during tho rest OF the voyage. He
was succeeded by John Herult ct Rio
Jsneiro. The exact cause Of the dif6culty
could not b. ascertained.
On arriving In the harbor last night the
Kingston steamed to the spar buoy on the
coal bankers and anchored Captain
Nichols immediately came ashore. and was
met on Yesler's wharf by . Posr-IHTELlI-
GKxcxR reporter. He expressed himself -
being happy that he was home In Seattle.
but when the subject Of the trip WAS
broachnd he declined to talk He has lost
much hesh since he left here and does not
look like the same man.
Harry Jackson, OF the Puget Sound and
Alaska Steamship Company. was seen last
evening about the company's plans con-
corning the City Of Kingston. Hetaid:
I'VE will have her refitted Immediately
and she will be ready for service In two
weeks. am not positive upon what route
she will be run but guess she viii 60 on
the Tacoma. Seattle and Victoria run. She
will be refitted here in Seattle"
Mr.. Charles f. Baldwin. member OF the
Students Art League of New York. came
out ~ passenger on the Kingston in the
interests OF Harper Bros. and viii remain
until September. He has written book
on the kingston's trip. which he will Illus
frate with 80 Photographic views obtained
on the way. He visits Alaska this sum-
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