The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-30
THE GATZKET RUss AMUcK.
She. Bumps About Promiscgonsly-
Rough in Straits and sound.

Rough In straits and sound
The Bailey GStzsrt made an attempt 10
get away from her wharf al : O'Clock res
terdAy morning 70 ieave Tor Tacoma. bu:
the wind struck her broa4si6es. holding
her against the Commercial wharf The
fleetwood made al effort 20 swing her
stern around, but caught the line in
her wbeel and was herself crippled Toy
some tame. Then the tug Mystic
ventured ont and pulled her stern around
SO u was thought she could handle hsr-
self but 10 sooner did the tug le. 20 o;
her than she was driven back Ecross the
1rsbos;'s sip, knocking ont some OF the
fender piles. she glanced past the Colnan
coal bankers aud drifted along in front Of
the cisy's wharf, 81 TIE foot Of Madison
street, striking against the outer end Of
the Merchants wharf. knocking
out two or three bents OF the
long piles recently driven under
the end OF the warehouse and
showing over the whole end OF the wharf
for several feet. 50 that il looked for a
minute as though il were going 70 fail.
The wharf Strengthened up again. but the
end Of the warehouse IS considerably
warped. Tie boat had about fifty feet CT
guard knocked Of. Her house was more
or less damaged and her machinery shifted
st-ias.
She continued 70 drift ont toward Baker
4 Co.'S. wharf, Just missing Dy only few
inches, the stern Of the Maitnomah which
vas lying AZ the wharf Then the tug
Mystic got a line on her stern
sgain and flowed her cut part
way across the bay. She headed
for Tacoma. hut i vas found her rudder
seross the bsy. she s.gnaled the Mystic
for assistance once more. bot before The
tue could reach her she mad almost
reached the whsrves again. She was then
towed across 70 the west side and law
there al day. She had but few passengers
Or board 81 the tine OF TIE accident. but
those she bad were badly frightened ana
were glad when they we're landed again.
The damage 20 the Merchants wharf
amounted To between two aud three
hundred dollars and that % The boat vas
81 10 500 II Was expected that the
boat woald De ready - Tesame her run
today.
Steamer Premier. which Vas due from
Whatc0m 81 O'Clock Monday night. did
not arrive. nor had she beea heard from
Up 20 y o'clock last night. The SehoIne
i
midnight Monday. and vas due back az
6 O'Clock last night, tli had not arrived
~ 20 Midnight.
The Victorian went out On her regular
trip % Victoria 81 go o'clock Monday
evening. bat y vas reported that she did
not venture past Pot Townsend until yes
terday Afternoon. She did not arrive back
up 10 midnight LAST night and Port Cap
3 "a lh. 50 < - ..
her
The City Of Seattle made her regular tip
TO NhAtCo,n su1 arrived b.ck on time yes
terday. The members % her crew hal lit
tle - say regarding the trio beyond The
statement that i vas bad storm. bat il
vas currently reported inst she lad ter
rjbiy hard trip
The tug WAuierer came IN for coal YES
terGay. aul Captain Daley sz;3 he hsd
jus; landed tie bark Hope IN Por: Blake
ley. and was cut n the straits after her
during the worst 81 the storm Monday
night. SAID he:
Twas terrific storm. From Z - Il O'clock
Monday n.Cht Il VS. the weTsi I hEvs ever
auovu in sac straits I have never feea tie
esa>- - low as - vas 30 an; ka9Hw-at =
coming over the Sound We brought our vessel
II a. right, bat ! spoke tse SAP Keaaeo.a.
NEtNA = as ka4E4k - sE& -fa- re EaE.A.L
hsl better aog 20, bgI 60 not Know whether lie
las1 70 o. not
The Hassalo made her trip % Ia Conner
ami Captain Green sad she had no ds.i-
cGIty. though she encountered - 7
breeze au she Way. He said the wind evil
IDENTITY cid not strike SIS hard along the Ia
Conner route as it did out further in the
Sound.
The Hermosa arrived in from NeSh bay
and PORT Angeles yesterday after hard
trir, and the Edith usGe her run 10 Port
Townsend ami back through very heavy
sea. The passengers on both boats, especi-
ally those on the former. reported having
had very rough trip and were glad when
they landed IN Seatt.e,
Captain Randall, Of the tug Coils. which
came in TO tow the sajp Iyanhoe 70 sea,
reported having experienced very rough
weather in the straits Monday and
terrible heavy sea while coming in vester-
day. Owing 20 the ul>ss-ed condition Of