The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-11
BY STEAM AND SAIL.
News and Notes Gathered About
the City Water Front
THE ELDER AND ~ ICEBERG.
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The steamer George W. Elder. Captain J..
b. Patterson, master, arrived rom Asasks
ct q m. yesterday. one day overdue Inc
Elder sailed from Seattle August II, ana
accordingly wss twenty days on the round
trip 70 siska and return Sne hsd peasant
weather al the time with the exception OF
two rainy days, and the trip was delight
fnl one for her seventy passengers.
On August 70, while In Icy strait, oeioS
Glacier bay. the vessel Was gfszed b. an
iceberg and sustained slight injuries which
were easiiy repaired ~ Baruetts Day,
where she iay two days.
C. [. Miller. Of Fulton county. Illinois. .
passenger on the steamer. described the
collision 70 . PosT-lsTELLdsEscEs reporter
"It occurred st O'Clock in the morning.
lust after breakfast" said be- "Msny OF
the passengers we're on deck. and / hap
pes,ed 10 be standing at the rail nearest the
point where the iceberg grazed the vessel.
The current il very strong In the strait.
and the iceberg was moving fast. while the
boat was going very slowly. Most OF the
iceberg was under water, and IL swung
around In the narrow channel and touched
the vessel very suddenly. The shock Was
perceptibie, hut not heavy enough To startle
auy who knew the cause. The contact
with the Ice was unavoidable ss the time.
and IT the rate Of speed the vessel was
moving no serious damage could have re-
suited. Many Of the passengers were
rjeased that the event gave Us an oppor-
sunity 70 visit the glaciers while the vessel
lag at Barfiett's bay having . new plate
put on"
The steamer brought down IL. 30 cases
Of salmon, 1863 hals-barreis and ninety
three barrels. The larger portion OF the
cargo was shipped from Chilcat. while
good-sized lots were taken on At Loring.
Labouchere Bay and Point Ellis Ten
thousand cases Of salmon go 10 San Fran
cisco and 1000 TO Astoria.
This was the last trip of the Eide. 20
Alaska for the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. She sails for Portland to-day.
where she will be turned over 20 the Union
Pacific Company. her owners. 1t IL prob
able that she viii be put on the Seattle
Portland route.
A shoaj has been discovered in the cen
ter Of the channel in the narrows. in . line
due north of Brocton point lighthouse, and
party from Vancouver. under direction OF
the government board Of pilot commission
era have sounded il and taken its measure
ment The shoal viii be marked OH the
admiralty chart. and in future no danger
can be apyrehended from its existence. The
discovery Was made by the steamer Par
thia on its outward passage from vancou-
yer. June q, and the shoal reported On the
arrival Of the vessel at Hong Kong. The
Parthia touched it without receiving dam.
age. but the fact of It's presence was sur.
prise TO the pilot.
The Philadelphia Pea of September
says: 1.-The new steamship City Of Seattle,
built by Neafe Il Levy for the Puget
Sound h Alaska Steamship Company,
msne successful trial trip down the Dela.
ware ~ far as New Castle. She has com
pound engines, with cylinders 32x6
inches in diameter and 36-inch stroke.
A large number of prominent business
rlen accompanied her down the river
and. like the owners, expressed themselves
as highly pleased with the boat's success.
she viii leave for Seattle in about ten
days"
A government drilling scow 10 at work
blasting out Beaver rock, one OF the worst
distractions in Victoria harbor. Some
time and large quantity Of giant powder
will be required for the work, but the re-
suit. il successful, will be q great I'D
vantage to shipping.
The steamer Mexico will take the plac,
of the Elder IN the Pacific Coast STEAMSHIP,
Company's line. The Mexico is larger
vessel than the Elder, and Is favorably
known here.
The schooner Laura Madsen lie not ye
In from San Francisco. As sailing vessel.
take from fourteen TO thirty -four days for
the trip. no anxiety Is felt on her account
The UmatiIla sailed for San Francisco
last evening at O'Clock with q large pas
Anger list and heavy cargo of freight.
The Mabel viii be brought down from
snohomish to-day. But little difficulty
was experienced in raising her.
The J. C. Britain was expected in from
Anacortes. whittier she went with load o.
railroad iron for Tacoma.
The Wasco went out last night with
good load of freight for Whatcom, her frs
trip for ten days.
The tug Rainier came in last night from
Port Angeles, where she has been towns
logs.
The San Juan was delayed by some Sigh
repairs, and did not go out till noon yester
day.
The Biz came back last night from tow
ing trip 10 Port Blakeley.
The Walla Walla was due from Sar
Francisco last night
The Wasp went to Bellingham bay for .
scow OF stone.
SEATTLE HARBOR.
The Ii ne Commission 10 Now Consider
ing 1t.
Yesterday the harbor line commission