The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-22
THE WATER FRONT.

The crew deserted the schooner Vine Wednes-
day night, the members giving as a reason that
they were afraid Of the union men Capt,in
Burns succeeded IN Petting another non-uuion
crew next day. which promised to ..efy the IN
Ion. Agent Dahlqaist, oi the union VS. seen
oy PosT-lSTELLIeEScER reporter q regard to
the matter, but refused 70 make any statement
further than that Inc union men were not wor-
ryng over the matter, they felt sure Captain
Burns would ind il TO his advantage TO crnplov
union II n in the end. He denied that the
crew had been intimidatei. Captain Burns said
yesterday he contemplated giving MP the north
ern eoastwlse trade in consequence o. the
hight the union % making on him. said he:
81 NAV not make more than another trip north
do not know where | will run but 1 am not
going 10 be party % this warfare any longer
Neither will yield one inch. My vessel is nv
home, and will be the head of ii. That's the
English of it, l may run on the southern
coast"
Steamship City OF Pueba sailed for San Fran
cisco last evening at O'clock, with 2 cargo OF
1,oOO tons OF coal and 10 tons Of other freight
Among her cabin PASSENGERS were the fo.lowin |,
from Seattle: VI. P Mcdonald, wife and four
children; Mrs. E. stafford. Mrs G. W. Case,
Susie McWilliams, H. Decker, J. ". Reed. H.
Richardson, NJ. +. Hoffman. J. " Hoffman,
J. NJ. Sheridan. c. G. Lohse, wife and two chill.
dren; Mrs. J. r. Kennedy. Mrs. z. W Mallory,
two children, Mrs. J. ". McCarty, Miss McCarty,
A H. Heath, Miss Ella Clement, Miss Elva
Godbe. Miss Edith Brown, c. W Tabor and wife.
Mrs. P. Frederick, Mrs. J. f. Waldron, Theodore
Berth, ST.. and wife, Miss Sophia Berth, Miss
Emile Berth. Miss VI. Berth, Miss Julia Berth.
Miss Lydia Berth, Theodore Berth, jr. J. Bern
hard and wife, Gus Marks William Cox and
r. H. Foster There were thirty passengers in
the Storage
Steamer w. F. Munroe took ont fifteen tons of
freigh. for skagit rIver points: the J. r. Nc.
Donald had 1l0 tons for Belliugham bsy and
way ports: the Buckeye had twelve tons for Ed
monds and Richmond beach: the Ance es had
ten tons for Por; Angeles and way ports and
the Henry Bailey came in from skagit river
with 10000 shingles.
Tug Politkolsky was pulled out on the WAYS
at the dry dock Thursday for a general over.
hauling. AS soon as her repairs have been
finished, the tug Escort, No. ?, OF Portland will
be pulled out. She will come around In a few
days for the purpose OF going on the wars here
as she can not be handled in Portland owing 70
her great weight.
The work of getting the slaked lime out of
the hold OF the burned steamer Rapid Transit is
progressing slowly. The hull is leaking and
two men are kept constantly al work pumping
the water out OF her. and il keeps running in
faster as the lime is removed. The men work
ing in the hold are up 20 their knees in water.
At Port Blakeley the schooner Excelsior ar
rived and the schoouers Meteor and Fanny
Dutard sailed Thursday, and yesterday the
schooner George Walton arrived aud the
schooner Compeer sailed with cargo OF lurn-
Der.
Steamer Edith lost her wheel yesterday and
had 10 lay up al Port Townsend. The City of
Seattle covered the mail route for her and last
night the Eliza Anderson went out in her plae &C.
steamer Francis Cutting arrived in from
Alaska Thursday, having been employed up
there in the salmon canning business during The
season. she went TO Salmon bay 10 be cleaned
up and painted.
Steamship City of Topeka arrived in last even
ing at O'Clock from Alaska The passengers
reported having had very pleasant trip The
steamer brought a cargo of packed salmon for
San Francisco.
Tug Pioneer came in for coal yesterday, after
towing the ship PsSoguay in 70 Royal Roads.
She went - Tacoma 10 tow the bark Yosemite
to sea today. with a cargo of coal for Ssa
Francisco.
Steamship City OF Topeka did not arrive from
ALASKA yesterday as expected. She will not be
III until O'Clock this evening. She has SO tons
Of packed salmon aboard for san Francisco.
Steamer Michigan came in from Portland
yesterday with fity tons OF freight for Seattle.
The small boats are au carrying quite sn
amount Of merchandise out every day now.
Steamer ". z Munyoe will hereafter dock at
Mercha-+S-