The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-14
ON WHARF AND WAVE
An Accident on the Hassalo
Changes Schedules.
THE 7. j. POTTER TAKES 4 TRIP.


The mail steamer Hassalo II laid up at
the OREGON improvement Company's dock
for repsirs. one Of her engine cylinder
heads having been blown ont. She will
not be ready for work for . week. During
the HassaIo's idlencss her place will be
filed alternately by the Sehome. r. J.
Potter and Hayward. Captain Jerdensen.
Of the Hassaio. went out as pilot OF the
sshome on her trip in place of his boat.
Captain Archie L. Pesse. of the steamer
+. J. Potter. which has just come to run
on the Sound from the Coiumbia river, is
the son Of George A. Pease, the pioneer
steamboat man Of the upper Willamette
river. and now pilot on the Columbia. Cap
tain Archie was born in Oregon City, and
Il only about 30 years OF age. He took
70 steamboating when be was boy and
had masters license on the Columbia
river and commanded . steamer when he
Was Is years Of age. Being regarded as
the most skiIlfui man on the river, he was
given the command OF the r. J. Potter
when she was built. and he ran her until
she was brought to the Sound. Then he
Vas given the command OF another steam
g and ran it until the return of the Potter.
Vhen be again took her and has remained
u : thorough steamboat man, and his
friends predict that though still young he.
will Ut once take . leading position among
the Sound captains. Captain Pease was
named for Captain Archibald Leone jane
son. one Of the first navigators Of the Fra
ser river, who lost his life in that stream
By drowning, early in the eos. His
mother ID . sister Of Mrs. X. G. Crawford,
q Union street. In this city. He has wife
and two children, and will make his home
n Seattle.
The Enoqualmie, the city fireboat, will be
one Of the staunchest crafts on the Sound
The work on every part of the boat is being
thoroughly done, and when completed she
viii b a. strong as any vessel of even 900
TONS Her keel is all one piece, and every
1otnt In the woodwork is perfect. Her
pilothouse il much larger than is common,
and II one of the hsndsomest and best built
- b found on any boat that enters the
hafbor. The bed pieces for her machinery
nzs being put in, and Il is expected that
her boilers will be ready to 60 in this week.
Her steering gear 10 Of brass entirely, and
+ ingenious and novel in design. 1t is al
ready in position. Her pumps were shipped
from Hudson. n. Y, twenty days ago, and
are expected daily. As all her machinery
4 heavy, II 10 hoped that it can be put in
I'll at the same time, while the big derrick
4 in position.
There are some fine boats on the Sound
now" said Harbor Master Rogers yester-
day. "Finer ones coming regularly. When
the North Pacific was built, seventeen years
ago. she was almost too good for the bust
mess. There were few passengers then, and
the opinion was expressed that the boat
Was twenty years ahead Of the time. Now
she b spoken of as . tub She was
beauty in her time"
The Posr-IsTELLIaKNcER correspondent
Ut Los Angeles telegraphs the following:
owing to light travel between San Pedro
and Catalena island, the Wilmington
transportation Company hiss decided to
send the little steamer U1rmes to Puget
sound. She will go north in few DAYS.
and on arrival will ply between ports on
the Sound"
The Mabel has been hauled on the WAYS
1t ]. J. Hollands shipyard. Ballard, where
she viii have repaired the big hole in her
hull. made by . snag in the Snohomish
river week ago. Two weeks will be re-
quired to put her in good condition again.
The Fairhaven went to the dry docks last
night TO have her bottom scraped and other
repairs made that will occupy a week. The
6kagit Chief viii take the Fairhaven's place
and the Henry E. Bailey will go in the
Chiefs place.
Captain La Baillester. formerly pilot of
the State Of Washington, will take Captain
Hills place as master of the Henry Z.
Bailey when the latter takes his position as
captain of the Bailey Gatzert
The T. J. Potter went out last night for
Whatcom and Blaine, taking the place OF
the Hassalo for one trip. She will take
the run from Seattle to Olympia and
Kamilchie next week.
The revenue cutter Wolcott came over
from Port Townsend yesterday afternoon,
bringing General Miles and Lieutenant
Naus. The vessel will return TODAY.
Captain A. p. Spaulding returned from
Port Townsend. In his leisure moments
he figures on the new tug which he con.
templates building.
The reported sale OF a one-third interes,
In the Rainier has not been consummated
although Captain Scotland is ready TO pur-
chase.
NV seSothcL w aha w AHA Will arrive
from Vancouver tonight and sail for San
Francisco tomorrow morning at o'clock.
The Ferndale brought in twenty-five pas
sengers from Clallam bay and went to San
Juan island for load OF lumber.
The J. r. Mcdonald went to Bellinghau
bay with fifty tons of freight and will bring
back 100 barrels of lime Monday.
1t Is reported that considerable trouble is
being experienced in raising the Fleetwood
at johnson point.
The Fanny Lake brought in $50 bushel.
OF oats and twenty-eight tons of hay from
Skagit river.
The tugs Violet. Toto and Mascotte ar,
on the beach at the foot of Jackson stree,
for repairs.
The Mogul. which has been repairing 70,
three weeks, will be ready for work mex
week.
The City of Puebla arrives from San
Francisco tomorrow morning.
The Biz brought in the Ajax loaded with
600 tons OF Chuckanut stone.
The Wasp went out with tow of piles.
THE CITY's nARBoR LINE.
Council Considering the Matter-A SEES
Wall.
Yesterday morning the members of the
city council and a number of citizens of Sc
attic met the harbor line commissioners al
the Chamber of Commerce. Since tbs
sft ho -.