The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-27
FLYERS FIRST TRIP.
The Newcomer Lowers the
Record by a. Minute.
SHE CAN DO MUCH BETTER.
eueeessful Trial Run to Tacoma ana
Bsek Yssterday-oficers and Equip
ment of the Boat.

The best record over the twenty-eipht-pnfie
coarse from Seattle to Tacoma, an hour and
tvsn,y.two and half minutes. which va.
raao By the steamer L. J. Potter several
months ago, wes broken by the new propelley
ssssmer Flyer, OF the Columbia River and Puget
souad Navigation CompaDy's line, YESTERDAY
morning The Flyers time was an hour and
tvsnty-ons and one-half minutes; time taken
from the buoy in Seattle hsrbor to buoy No. /.
In Tacoma harbor.
II was not the intention OF the managers ~
the FLYER 70 advertise the feet steamers in,
ftisI tip, Is only the stockholders OF the own.
fnr company and a limited number OF invited
suess we're expected to be on hand, conse.
cuent.y when the boat left the dock, near the
foot Of Madison street, few persons were on
hand to see her of, and there were correspond
ingy few TO welcome her to Tacoma. The trim
demonstrated, however, that the boat ia ALI IN Al
Der builder. Captain u. b. Scott, the veteran
Columbia river steamboat man, claimed for
her. namely, that she would lower all previous
records between Seattle and Tacoma, and carry
of the palm a. the speediest boat on Puget
sound
A more disagreeable day for test of speed or
sride for pleasure could not have been ehoxen.
but the manner In which the handsome craft
faced the hard northeast wind which prevailed
snd the ease with which she rode the rough sea
demonstrated clearly her seaworthiness in bad
weather.
Long before the vessel left her dock the skv I'm
the west had q leaden hue, and the wind sent
chilling blasts of drizzling rain across the
Sound and beat the waters into fierce spray
At III minutes after o'clock the FLYER
backed slowly from the dock, and the crowd of
city or more who had not bsea permitted to
board the steamer waved their hats In a good
will cheer to those more fortunate: a minute
later the steamer was ploushing through the
white caps at a furious rate, head on for Du-
vanish head. Though the engines are capable
oil I'D revolutions minute, they hardly aver
aged, during the twenty eight miles, lis revou
tons minute, but even at that rate the speed
attained BY the boat seemed phenomenal The
steamer rounded Duwamish head lust
Eyen minutes from Seattle, and every
thing went smoothly until Three.
Tree point was reached, when the engines wers
suddsnly stopped, one OF the piston rods having
become heated, and q stop of eight minutes was
made, during which time the boat rose and sank
With the swelling waters in the middle OF the
Sound. At the expiration of the eight minutes
the engines were again speeded and no further
stoppage was necessary before Tacoma was
reached. When nearing Robinson's point the
City OF Kingston, going to Victoria, was met and
the boats exchanged salutes.
The return trip was made without incident
until Aiki point was rounded, when the Grey
hound was passed on her way to Tacoma, and
the rival flyers OF the Sound exchanged long and
vigorous saIutes by blasts from their whistles.
The return trip was made in an hour and
twenty-five and half minutes.
Among those on board were: Hon. John Leary.
Major James r. Hayden, Mr.. s. L. Crawford and
Mr.. Crawford, Captain U. B. Scott, Captain 4.
4 Rathbone. port captain and Seattle agent OF
the Union Pacific Railway Company; T. w.
CREIGHTON, secretary and treasurer OF the Column
ha River and Puget Sound Navigation Com
pany; Bernard Pelly, Theodore M. Daulton,
horace Mcclure, z. openhsim, Knox Jones aud
several others. Several persons took the time
Of the steamer both going to Tacoma and re-
turning to Seattle. Captain Rathbones time,
which was accepted by the officers OF the boat,
was 40 follows: