The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-13
WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamer Clara Brown took out sixtv-four tons
of freight yesterday for Olympia and other
points on the route.
Steamship Umatilla will be due from San
Francisco Monday, and the City Of Topeka from
Alaska the day after.
Captain Bryant went to Port Townsend yes
terday. On his return today he will inspect
the.stcamer L. j. Perry.
Steamboatmen say that rats are so plentiful at
Anacortes that hundreds OF them run aboard
every boat that lands there.
Barkentine Modoc, Captain Bush, arrived at
Smiths cove from San Francisco night before
last. She will load return cargo Of lumber
from the Western mill.
Weather forecast for twenty-four hours from
o'cloSk last evening: For Oregon and Wash
MISUNDERSTANDING rains; cooler, except sta
tionary temperature in Western Washington
Steamer A.-Ki loft for Alaska via Tacoma yes
terday about noon, carrying 100 tons of Seattle
freight. but no passengers She had quite an
amount Of powder on DO lrd for Alaska mines.
The whaleback Wetmore has gone in the dry
dock at Esquimalt for repairs. She il expected
to be out again Tuesday and will come here to
load another cargo OF coal for San Francisco for
the Oregon Improvement Company.
steam schooner Francis Cutting, which has
been lying in Salmon bay ever since coming
down from Alaska last summer, was sold the
known in what trade she is to be used.
Steamer j. R. Mcdonald did not succeed in
| getting off the ways yesterday as expected, her
| repairs not having been completed. She will
probably get off today. Captain McGregor, the
master of the boat, is just getting around again
after spell of sickness.
| The British bark Lucknow, Captain Kerr, ar
rived at the Seattle elevator from Tacoma yes
terday partly loaded with wheat. She will
Loo, II to bar md TO-
| Europe. The elevator is crowded with wheat,
but no vessels are coming to take csrgoes as far
as reported at present
| The jacket around the steamer ". F. Nun
roe's smoke stack caught fire yesterday at Tu-
| lnlip when she was coming in. In minute
| the flames spread 10 the Office and made it look
| rs though the boat would probably be seriously
managed if not wholly destroyed before the
IRE could be put out. Prompt action with
| few pals of water, however, smothered the
flames and the damage was no more serious
| than the scorching OF the Office and galley and
| the Jacket around the stack. The boat will go
| but on her regular run again Monday.
Steamship Walla Walla sailed for San Fran
| tisco at O'Clock last evening, carrying a cargo
| Of Nanaifno coal and 40 tons of general freight
| rom seattle She had good list Of passengers,
the following names appearing on her cabin
LIST from Seattle: Mrs. r. o. Baker and child,
w. A. Popple, NJ. F. O'Connell, G. NJ. Ward, T.
| n, Melady, J. E. Chilberg, W. II. Newell, Mrs.
| ! A. Robbins Mrs j. C. Perceval. Miss Celia
bower, Miss Louise Hall, Miss L. Reah, Mrs.
Koran, Mrs. Stanley, B. C. Henderson, W. L.
| tene, J. Kuna, W. Il. Cole, Mason G. Reed, C.
I. Thorndyke, W. j. Bernard, E. 7. Callan,
hrs. ]. e. Graham, W. l. Hammond, n. B.
| (rimsfelder, a. H. Voght, Henry &. Holmes and
wife, f. L. Day, James Drummond, B. NJ.
| Smith, Mrs J. J. Gresham and son, Mrs W. L.
CBrien and J. Kelly. There were thirty-fvs
passengers in the steerage.