The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-09
A STEAMBOAT COLLISION.

An interesting admiralty case is being
tried before Judge Hanford in the United
States court, in which the Washington
Steamboat 81 Transportation Company is
libel!ant and the steamboat Geo. Z. Starr
is respondent. The libellant wants $1,000
damages for injuries sust 4ined by the
steamer Eliza Anderson in collision with
the Geo. T.. Starr near Dimock point on the
morning OF March Is. 1eS9. Both steamers
had large number of passengers aboard,
but no one was Injured. The collision oc-
Cured al O'Clock III the morning during a
heavy fog. A number OF witnesses were
examined in the case and the testimony is
as conflicting as the allegations in the COM
plant and answer. Each steamer attempts
to throw ali Of the responsibility OF the
accident on the other, and each charges the
other officers with careEeasaoss, negligence
and Incompetence. Both claim 10 have
whjstled aad sisaalied and yet they
eolFidel and the Eliza Anderson was pretty
badly tcrn up and it TOOK twenty-Six days
10 repair he damages.
The respondents answer charges the
captain OF tie Eliza Anderson with being
in bed asleep al the time OF rle accident
and therefore grossly dere.ict OF duty and
says that the ccntrihutory negligence OF the
Andessca's officers ana crew caused the
collision.
The Eliza Anderson Is owned by the
Washington Steamboat IL Transportation
Company and the Geo. e. Starr by the
Oregon Improvement Company. Both
vessels are still plying between points on
the Sound.
SEATTLE MONTANA RIGHT OF WAY.
The Seattle & Montana Railway Com
pany brought two suits yesterday against
the Stetson & Post Mill Company. The
first was for an application for an njunc-
ton to restrain the mill company from
erecting stable on its right-of-way. The
plaintiff alleges that in condemnation
suit instituted March % and tried June Q.
a Jury assessed damages for the amount to
be paid TO the Stetson & Post Mill Com
pany by the railway company for an
eghty-foot strip OF land Tor right-oi-way
running in 4 northwesterly and southeast
er.y direction across the tract OF ground
bounded by Railroad avenue, Weber, Com
mercial and Lane streets; that the amount
assessed was paid and the property taken
possession OF, TO be used for railway con-
struction. but that the employees OF the Stet-
son & Post Mill Company have begun the
erection OF q stable and shed across the
righi-o:- way, which will act es an obs;ruc-
ton and cause the railway company 20
suffer great and irreparable injury. Ihe
application has not yet been considered by
the court. and no injunction has been
issued
The sec end case IN which the Seattle &
Montana railway is plaintiff and the Steg-
son & Post Mil Company Is defendant, is
for condemnation OF property now occa-
ried by the mil company for right-otwsv.
The railway company asks that lEry be
empanneIed fer Inc purpose of con~emn-
ing tie properly ami assessing damages
therefor ga 70 ascertain what com pensa-
ton r. money should be paid for he iaad
to be taken. The properly desired extends
from the soataEest corner of Weller aad
Commercial sueegs a,eag tie Inc cf Weller
street. The case wiz haye aeaziag 5el5rs
judge sfFaHon en- Deeenber-e
TWO BURGLARS FouSD Guilty.
James Rsley and Frank Hsmiiton, the
two younS burglars who entered and Tob-
hed the house OF Mrs.. William Hawkins On
November - in broad daylight, we're both
shrugged eaiity n court yesterday. I:iey.
by the verdict OF jury and Hamilton 5y