The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-15
BIG BOATS TIED UP.
Captains and Pilots Stand by
Their Resolutions.
EDITH TAKES OUT THE MAIL,
Captain jackson at the HelIn-City OF
Seattie's Trip OF Necessity-En-
gineers Must Yield.

thence 10 Whatcof1. All the engineers on the BOAT
at once refused 10 go with him and walked
ashore. This precipitsted The threatened tie-up,
and as fast the large steamers reached seattle
the captains and pilots gave notice that they
would not run with members Of the Marine En-
giueers' Association and tied up their boats. The
City of Seattle finally taken out, however,
after much persuasion on the part Of the officers
Off Puget sound & Alaska steamship Com
pany, as she lad considerable perishabie freight
aboard for Anacortes, but when she reaches
Whatcom this morning she will be tied up until
the affair is settled. The only other boat that
went out was the Edith which carries
the Port Townsend mail, and Cap
tain ID. B. Jackson, manager or
the company, had 10 take her ont himself
An effort was made to secure engineers 10 go to
Tacoma and take the places OF those who quit
on the sehome. but up to late hour the effort
had been unsuccessful
The boats tied up as follows:
sEHoxE, Captain McAlpiDe; Whatcom route.
FLYER Captain strive Tacoma route.
VICTORIAN Captain Anderson; Victoria route.
IDAHO. Captain Burns; La Conner route.
GREYHOUND, Captain Parker: Port Gardner
Those that in ell probability will be tied up
today are:
HENRY BAILEY. Captain Ie Ballister; skagit
river route.
CRY OF SEATTLE, Captain Nichols; whatcom
route.
wAsoo Captain Hoyt; whatcom route.
The Edith, being mali boat. will probably be
kept running, and the Multnomah, having a
captain who is not member OF the brotherhood,
Will not be tied up. With reference 10 the
smaller boats nothing can be asceFtained as yet,
as they are mostly owned or partly owned by
the masters, who Will probably Dc SLOW 10 Tie up
their own boats.
The tie-up created considerable excitement
among outsiders last night, and at the City dock
and Yesier wharf crowds OF men curious 10
learn something OF the affair kept mp Il con-
slant train OF corners and goers- But the parties
interested we're all silent clans, and those
who visited the wharves expecting to see more
excitement than they themselves Gated, were
disappointed. All the engineers were uncom-
municatiye when asked anything about the al
fair, simply saying: "We are ready
To- take our boat out" K A. Turner,
chief of the local branch of the
association, when pressed for a reply as TO
whether there would probably be general
strike OF the engineers in case a non union crew
were found for the SehoIne, said 81 hardly
think so; but the engineers on ali
the Union Pacific boats would probably
strike deplore the whole affair and think the
Union Pacific Company would have saved money
by keeping Captain McAlpiue on shore and pay
ing him his salary for while. have not been
attending the meetings OF the union very regu-
larry and really know but little about the trou-
BILE. l think officers OF vessel ought to get
along peaceably. / know DO on the Sc
attic"
The captains have little more TO say, each one
prefeTring to remain silent But they all ex-
press a firm resolution 10 stand by the order of
the Brotherhood of Steamboat Pilots in in
strueting them not to sail with members OF the
Engineers Association until they consent to sail
with Captain MeAlpine.
The first boat to tie up the Flyer on her
arrival from Tacoma Captain Harry Struye,
he ard af apyinr nj
the engineers ON the Sehome, notified
Captain Scott, president OF the company,
who is In the city, that he would not take the
boat out in the morning with union
engineers. Then followed the Idaho,
which was TO leave for La Conner at
IL o'clock. Captain r. Burns refused to take
the boat out and called out all the men directly
under him, and the mail for La Conner had TO
be sent back to the postofice.. The Victorian
and City of Seattle were over an hour late and
it was thought they. too, bad been tied up at
Tacoma, but both came in about ~
O'Clock AS soon as the Victorian arrived,
Captain Anderson notified Port Captain
Rathbone that he would not take the steamer
cut, and Immediately those holding tickets to
take passage on her were refunded their money
on application. A large amount of dressed
beef for Whsteom aud Anacortes hung in the
warehouse to be shipped on the boat but
this morning it will probably be hauled
back TO the shops from which it
being shipped. Other perishable goods.
such IS fruit, of which there is large amount
In the warehouse, may spoil ii traffic be sus-
pended for any considerable length of time.
Two men with teams snd stock To be shipped to
Port Williams on the boat had to go up town
to a livery stable and have hay hauled down at
10 o'clock in the night TO feed the stock. Mr.
Rathboae considerably worked up over the
situation, but kept up his usual GOODNESS and
self-possession. He had nothing to say us to
the course he proposes to pursue today.
on the arrival of the City of Seattle Pilot
Boekmsn aud Captain Nichols notified Captain
Jackson that they would not take her out untu
the matter Mt issue was settled.
Captain Jackson began the work OF Undue
ing the men 70 take ont the steamer
lie showed that there immense cargo OF
perishable goods aboard, especially lot OF beef
consigned To Anacoftes.
Finally al 1880 TIC succeeded in inducing
Captain Nichols AMI Mate Ames to take
Der out and at that hour her
whistles blew and. with cry Of "All aboard"
she pulled out Captain Nichols was given per
mission by the committee in charge of the
trouble for the pilots 10 take the boat out hut il
was agreed that she should Toe taken to Ana
cortes. there II discharge her freight. and then
that she should be steamed up 10 whatcom,
there - tie up until the difficulty could be ad-
iusted. Captain Bockman stubbornly refused
60 60 on her.
Captain Jackson expressed great satisfaction
ST getting the best Ont and ,bere was general
eommendat.on on the water front NJ the con
sideraie action of Captain Nichols.
After tie city OF Seattle was safely out, a new
trouble presented Itself. The Edith, which
caEfies the United Ststcs mail t. Port Townsend
could not g. on sccount OF the fact that Captain
NcWijitsUas exprc-sed determination 10 stand
hy the order 81 his association.
It attempted to secure the services Of Can
taio De Wolfe L. so Ia command Of the Edith
tut he was serving an jury sua could not sb-
sent himself from the city. At exactly 1850
oclock Captain u n jackson. ulsnarer of the
company. gave the wori himself ana assumed
command of the boat. and out int the fog she
steamed
Members 81 the Marine Engineers Association
stoosi about IN sr'Hp~ for several hours, lis
cnsslns the s,tgstiau. and the syreral ol,.,ion
seemed G" be thar Stern aght would lie made
Nv their organization. Some az them said that
there were plcnty 80 competent captains around
who would AZ uat'ce man an the
bnsts o. Purct sound \ d;lirent search 70
vesied hut cse captain Who VS. willing = %
oHt. sud that was Captain Morley. ,yho SOME
time ago was ia command az the Chinook
cf knacortcS lie admits that he was alarA
bAilei ~ Puget sound Hsrbor No l6 hut
claims thai lie Is as able seaman az there j. on
the C0.iat
Al ofelsl o. the FuEes sound & Als-ka
Steamship csmT&ay was beard ~ say lsst r.. .-et
when ghe trouble was az jis hiehc>t point that he
action %! thc engineers was a crime scs.u-t she
public, and thst tae better men in tAs Marine
Engineers Association oaehs To try and e1pel
the riueiesdtFs IN she saslr
Reiative % tae iyiug up ~ the Henry B3iicv,
Captain lie Rsll stlr, vho has the boat CHAR
tered au1 runs Aey hiwset said .ast might that