The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-17
THE TIE-UP rs OVER.
Rllots and Engineers Arrange
Their Differences.
AL BOATS cHuRNlnc WATER.
Confsrsncs Results In Compromise
Result Of Appeal 10 Be Awaited
and Everybody Kejoices.

-. = SAosA yestefaay afternoon the confer
ne committees appointed by the Marine Enei-
1een and Pilots Associations arrived A. M m.
Ne{psending Of the difficulty pending between
me TWO organizations, the pilots returned 70
tnstf posts, the whistles sounded. and one of
sc largest Steamboat tie-ups on record was
Regarding the exact nature of The ,vreenent
reached the utmost secrecy nrevails- INIT II IL
generally understood to be that the sehone is 10
eontinue running with Captain McAiplne in
gvhiHhho eno q nou-union crew OF engineers;
- Piloss 70 return TO their posts on the other
poess euo tne engineers to make no objection TO
Aon-unf0n men being employed ON the sehome
end 20 b governed by the decision of the su-
gerviung inspector in the ease of
Henry Smith, whose license was : re-
yokeos with reference to the boycott on
captain AcAipine; eli similar troubles in
80 future 70 BE- adjusted by like conferences of
me Swo organizations. 1t was rumored that the
beycott on McAlpine was Temporarily raised
ma the whole question submitted TO the super
fsng inspector, but this is generally denied
xnoueh much depends upon his decision in the
1anifh case.
ne conference committees consisted OF Cap
seaans W. AcAllep, w. Williamson, O. A. Ander-
oOn and +. J. Baughman for the Brotherhood of
besamboat Pilots, and Chief Engineer Deylin
the flyer: Chief Engineer weleh,
s. the Victorian Chief Engineer
v1ckers, OF the Idaho; Chief Engineer
snyder, of the West Seattle ferry boat, and
George Gibson for the Marine Engineers Asso
station Captain McAllep presided over the de-
uberations of the conference. ana everything
S - discussed IN the most courteous aud friend
~ manner. When the settlement was finally
1e4ched IL was generally understood between
TIC members of the committee on both sides
3hat neither side had won a victory over the
other, both having yielded considerably from
Z The positions they had ct first TAKEN and those
- TIE committee who were seen By PosTIS-
xkLLiGKEcEE reporter afterward said they felt
p1tiefied that rs result OF the conference the
1eeling between the pilots ana engineers would
he much better in the future than il has fire.
quentiy been In the past stenographic
10Th Of tho conference taken be pre-
ooufed NJ the Mex meeting of each organization.
The public generally felt greatly relieved at
ehe fermination OF the tle-up, as 1t has been OF
0onAiderabie annoyance to shippers and those
who wanted to travel by boat, as well as to the
boat-owners and wharfowners From the
aspect OF the situation yesterday morning, but
lew even hoped for speedy a settlement and
when the result OF the conference was au-
uounced, 1t Was an agreeable surprise to all.
Naturally, as In all cases where differences are
ooftlcd BY both sides yielding more or less, the
11Qical element in each organization claims
1noko or less OF victory the other, but the
1eueervative men on both sides deplore the
1toubie and express satisfaction that IL has been
- Ngrseably terminated, regardless of the degree
q justice on either side or which side won.
With reference TO the reinstatement of these
Dg1ote who tied up their boats and whose places
Neto filed by other men, Cptain spauldng
H9td lest evening he had cyes4 eason to believe
1hey would all be restored perch places Cap
a, r..1s. e.. 9; s. r Ca, Captain ANNE. Nc
6man. pilot On the City of Seattle, and
siafter 81 the City of Quincy, make up
10 IIsE AZ NJ OF these except Captain Parker
0ore employed on the Puget Sound d Alaska
0>oomship Companys boats, and Captain ID. b.
J11tson, the manager, was not in the city yes
1ul6ay afternoon, having gone TO Whatcom to
h<1ng In the City OF Seattle in case the tieup
cntiuued. his decision in the matter could not
~ secured. But 1t was stated by some OF the
o(ksr pilots that he would not be likely to dis
eH1rxo those men, as they are considered some
a. the best pilots on the Sound.
considerable comment was made among the
oalnt4 on the action OF Captain Coffin in going
ont - pilot on the Edith. but some of them
Wefo rather Inclined TO take his part, because
me Brotherhood refused TO accept him as
1nember on account OF some trouble he had
oboard the City OF Kingston while coming
6found ~ her pilot from the East This fact,
3nken In connection with his being out of work,
kfley III sught made his action eScusable.
R11t Captain Nick Sinclair, who took out the
city Of Quincy after Captain Cater tied her up,
5dban rousfdlv condemned for his action, M he is
4 = zrembeF OF the brotherhood. When the boat
E5f11nc IN from snohomish Tuesday night she had
= cargo Of dry shingles aboard, and Captain
3ackeon requested Cater to take her to Tacoma
enefrre tying up the boat anu discharge tn 9
Shineies, 70 they would not get wet. This the
hrotherhood gave him permission to do, but he
refused. sinclair, the pilot on the boat, then
sr1epned into Caters place, took the boat TO Ia
eone and on her return took her out on her
regular trip to Snohomish.
CAPTAIN Bailey, of the w. K. Merwin, who is s
,aembef Of the brotherhood and took his boat
out the morning before, was net blamed for his
eeffon because he had not been notified To tie
aum lie promised to tie up on his return yes,er-
Slev. but Just ~ he arrived in he notified
*1hnf the tie-up was broken.
The Angeles went out Tuesday night Captain
Tolt having received permission from the com
uaistee.
Port Captain Rathhone, OF the Union Pacific
smiled for the first time in forty eight hours
chen he was told yesterday that an agreement
had been reached