The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-02
THE CASCADE SINKS.
A Steamer Fills With Water
and Goes Down i'm the Gale.
THE FIREBoAT TO THE RESCUE.
She Tries to Save the Sinking Boat But
Arrives too Late-Other Boats Mar
rowIy Escape wreckIng.

The steamer Cascade, which has been
tied up at Stetson & Posts wharf in charge
OF United States Marshal Brown for the
past three weeks, foundered and careened
on her beam ends in twelve feet of water
about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
The wreck was the result of the fierce
gale which began blowing from the north
about midnight on Saturday J. III. Slater,
who was employed as keeper of the vessel
by the United States marshal and three
members of the crew had been staying
aboard the steamer at night ever since
she had been in the marshal's
custody. About midnight they noticed
that she was filling with water, and all
hands began pumping
The steamer was tied alongside the
barge Ajax with her stern to the sea, and
as the waves rolled in, the water beat in
through her cylinder holes very rapidly
1t was soon apparent that the pumps
could not keep the water out, and two of
the men assisted the pumps by dipping
out the water with buckets The steamer
May Queen was tied alongside the Cas-
cade with her cook and one or two other
men aboard As the boats began humping
together in the sea the crew of the Nav
Queen undertook to cut her loose and pull
her further up into the slip. In moving
she crashed against gravel barge, knock
ing a large hole in her freight house, and
twisting her piston rod on the starboard
side. Her damages will reach $780,
by energetic pumping and dipping Sla-
ter and the crew managed to keep the Cas-
cade aiioat until 8 o'clock in the morning
Mr.. Slater then called on the fire depart
ment for the assistance of the fireboat Sno-
qualmie. The officers and men manifested
Willingness to render all assistance DOS
w mt ro1 10,
respond to q call for service of this kind.
Her couplings have not arrived yet, and it
was 10 O'Clock before she could get ready
to render any assistance, When she ar
rived alongside the Cascade, the latter's
freight deck was under water,
Suction hose was placed aboard the dis
tressed steamer and the pumps were about
to be started, when suddenly the Cascade
began to careen. To avoid being caught
by the overturning steamer, the Snoqual-
nile immediately backed away. The Cas-
cade fell on her beam ends, breaking the
flag staff and scratching off the name
board of the retreating fireboat as she fell
captain kelleher and one or two other
hremen and the crew of the Cascade were
aboard when she turned over, and they
hastily scrambled to the upper side. The
vessel lay on her port side. her cabin and
pilot-house completely filed with water.
The vessel was entirely submerged, with
the exception of the upper edge of the
starboard side of her house
As Mr.. Slater was unable to hear from
United States Marshal Brown, he took the
responsibility of engaging Stetson & Post
to raise the vessel. During the afternoon
they succeeded in Fighting the steamer
with the hosting apparatus of the barge
Ajax. She now rests squarely on her keel
on the bottom, with but little more than
the roof of her house above water. Today
the work of raising her will be resumed
and she will be placed on the gridirons.
Her damage will probably not exceed
81 ZOO. One side of her house was broken
in and her roof was loosened by the action
Of the waves.
The Snoqualmie, besides being scratched
and having her flagstaff broken, lost 90
feet section of 5 Inch hose. Had she not
backed away as she did her house would
undoubtedly have been broken i'll.