The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-09
COAL MARKET GLUTTED.
said to Be Too Much Foreign Coal In

The barber of San Francisco is reported to be
filled with ships loaded with coal waiting for
cnance to discharge. Nearly all the vessels
come from Australia and for ballast have coal,
wniie other vessels are from Newcastle, Eng
land. and are likewise loaded with coal. There
being no market at present for the quantities OF
coal In sight and no place to dispose OF the fuel,
is left in the vessels until the glutted seasons
passes over. All the ships are expecting to load
wheat Tor the United Kingdom, and in several
instances the clay days" OF the vessels are about
up. The situation, while causing temporary
embarrassment, is said not to he dangerous to
permanent trade 1t 10 thought that in q week
or TWO the crisis will have bean reached and the
coal market will open at previous prices
The steamship Haytian Republic, regularly
engaged In the passenger ana freight trade be-
tween Tacoma and San Francisco via Seattle,
left the port of Tacoma yesterday afternoon for
portland. There she will load 1920 tons OF
wheat for San Francisco commission merchants.
Heretofore the steamship has never stopped at
Portland, but instead has taken on cargo OF
coal from Seattle and left direct for California.
Her diversion from her regular run Is repre-
sented by Agent ]. A. Hatfield to be due to the
fact that the coal market of San Francisco is
glutted.
The managers of the Haytian Republic cannot
say what they will do upon the next arrival of
their steamer from California They hope that
event this step is not deemed advisable the Re-
public will make another trip TO Portland and
take on a cargo of wheat
b. Atwood, builder aud part owner of the
steamer Marion A, plying on Lake Washington,
between tie terminus OF the Rainier line
and Renton, called at the PosT-INTELLIGENcER
ONCE last evening and denied the report that
the boiler of the Marion A. burst Saturday
morning. He said: "There was no explosion
ana no one was injured. The spring OF the ex-
cape valve or blow-of, was out of order, and the
seat OF the valve broke and allowed the steam
to escape from the boiler, through a pipe above
the canopy top, where it could do no injnry
whatever. The Marion A. Is q staunch boat and
has new and perfect boiler and was tested at
$50 pounds by the United States local inspectors
and by them allowed to carry 200 pounds of
steam. The escape valve was set at 100, and ut
the time the seat OF the valve broke, the steam
gauge stood at $50 instead of go, as reported.
The Marion ran to her dock without assistance,
and a new valve was put in and she resumed
her rum"
The steamship Mexico, Eve days overdue from
Alaska, arrived in the hsrbor last evening and
mace 1ast at ocean doek. she brought to Sc
attic seventy passengers, composed mainly OF
returning fishermen who have been working at
Chiicat and juneau during the season, now
closed, and full cargo. The cargo consists of
100000 worth of silver bullion, lao sacks of
silver ore, 25o.0oo cases of salmon, and 1900 par
rels OF salmon. Aside from the seventy white
passengers the Mexico brought down 200 Chi.
nese fishermen, nearly all OF whom were left on
the Canadian side. The cause OF the steamship
being overdue was bad weather and q severe
storm which was encountered in Queen Char
lotte sound.
When The steamer Victorian arrived from Vic.
toria yesterday afternoon it was noticed that
several stanchions aud small portion of the
bulwarks OF her starboard quarter were smashed
IN. The injury was done by the steamer City OF
Seattle Friday night, about $3.50 O'Clock. The
vessels were steaming along side by side, and
the Victorian was gaining At West point the
Victorian steamed ahead and when her star
board quarter was opposite the Seattie's bow the
latter boat, in some unknown manner, swerved
around hard a-starboard and her bows struck
the Victorian giancing blow. Both steamers
continued on their course. The damage is slight
and will not occasion any lay-up.
The steamship Wilmington, which was nearly
lost at sea last week, and which came to Seattle
for coal and to effect REPAIRS left for Port Town
send Saturday night 1t is understood that
those of the crew who deserted the ship in Sc
attic will be replaced at Port Townsend and the
vessel will Immediately put to sea- She is
bound for San Francisco. The Wilmington left
very quietly, and though it ia not known for
Certainty, it is thought that she has aboard
nearly all OF the passengers who left Portland
for San Francisco and survived the storm fury
until the port OF Seattle was finally made.
The following weather forecast was sent out
by Lieutenant Jergain, of the San Francisco
weather bureau, last evening: "Hoist caution
airy southwest signal. Disturbance evidently
spproac hing British Columbia"
The bark Blue Jacket, loaded with 1000 tons
OF coal, sailed for San Francisco last evening
she was towed out Of the harbor by the tug
Tyee