The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-10
THE FLYER REBUILT.
a Much Finer Boat Than Before
She Was Burned.
HAS DINING AND STATE ROOMS.
May improvements Made and Space
xconomixed-Seventy two Vessels
Loading on the Sound.

Steamer Flyer today makes her first trip to
Tacoma since she was burned, and Monday she
begins running regularly on the route. she Is
q much finer looking boat now in every respect
than she was before. and has far better passeu-
ger accommodations.
She wss sponsoned ont nearly eight feet some
time before she was burned, but no change was
made, in her house. which was very narrow.
Aftcfshe was burned, however, and the new
house was being put on, IL was made three feet
wider. still leaving a-foot gsugway outside
on the main deck. q convenience she
was badly in need oil She formerly had
no dining room or sleeping accommodations,
but now the main deck she has an elegant
little dining room abaft and nine very coy lit
tie state rooms, all handsomely furnished. The
galley is on the starboard side and the crews
messroom on the port side just forward of the
dining room and abaft the engines, and space in
the hold which was formerly occupied by the
crews galley and dining room has now been
converted into state rooms for the crew.
Forward OF the boiler is a gent!emcn's smok-
ing room. and the main deck amidships is all
occupied by the boiler and engine room with
three state rooms each side, instead of hav-
Ing seats placed on each side of the engine room
rs formerly. The only connection between the
smoking room aud dining room is through the
gangways on the outside, and the stairway
which formerly led TO the upper deck on the in
two outside stairways, one at the forward end
OF each gangway. An elegant stairway leads
from the dining room to the upper deck.
The upper deck is all one elegant ladies'
saloon. Handsomely furnished with the finest
Brussels carpet. piano, plate-glass mirrors,
electric lights and upholstered seats. With
these fine furnishings the clear white paint
with gold-ieaf trimmings forms beautiful
contrast. Tho purser's oiiice which formerly
occupied space just forward OF ainidships, has
been moved clean forward just under the pilot
house and made narrow to not obscure
the forward view through the windows from
all parts of the saloon. The ceilings of both
decks are three inchcs lower than they were
before. The pilot house is three and one-half
feet lower and the ssatcrooms abaft OF it have
been cut off, and the smokestack has been cut
down about four feet. The boat looks very
much different from her former self, and the
changes have made decided improvement in
her outward appearance.
She can now carry 30) passengers inside COM
fortably, and furnish sleeping accommodations
for twelve. Around the stern Oh both decks 10
nice promenade with seats. The seats for her
upper deck saloon have not arrived yet, but
Capt Scott got lot OF good plain chairs TO serve
the purpose temporarily.
Tho boat will be under command OF Can't
Jorgenson, now on the Bailey Gatzert,
and the latter boat will be tied
w of pfoDaaty sent arOunu 10 the Co.
lumbia river. Capt Scott contemplated run
ming the Flyer on the Victoria route, but ne has
changed his mind and will run her between
here and Tacoma as formerly. during the winter
at least.
Today she makes an excursion trip 10 Tacoma,
II being Childrcn's day at the exposition. She
leaves here at $3.50 o'clock in the morning and
at and $3.50 In the afternoon. returning at ll:45
In the morning and 4:i5 and 1918 in the
evening