The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-12
WATER FRONT NOTES.

Captain Leake took command OF the steamer
Katherine on Lake Washington yesterday.
Schooner Vega is due from San Francisco
with a cargo of merchandise for the Wells line.
She sailed June %.
Steamer Mexico sailed for Alaska at 9 O'Clock
yesterday morning with full list OF passengers
and 20 tons of freight.
The search lights of the United States cruiser
Charleston were turned on for quite while last
evening, but, owing to the rain, very few people
went out to see them operated.
News was received yesterday OF the death of
Captain Cheney, first officer on the steamer
Umatilia, in san Francisco, after short illness.
Death was caused by consumption.
Brig I. w. Lucas was towed into Port Blakeey
yesterday by tug Mystic. She will be placed on
the beach to have her bottom cleaned and viii
then come to Seattle to load a return cargo of
lumber.
Steamer J. r. Mcdonald came in yesterday
with 100 tons of railroad iron from Victoria for
the Rainier Power aud Electric Company. 1t
goes to Latona for the extension OF the COM
pany's line.
Steamer George E. Starr, one of the Union
Pacific Company's boats, started around for the
Columbia river Sunday evening. Captain K E.
Howe took her around, Captain Howard Bullene
going around as mate.
The tug Utsalady came in from La Conner
yesterday with SO tons of hay and oats on
seow; the Triumph brought in 5000 feet OF
lumber from Whatcom, and the Angeles had Is
tons of general freight out for Port Townsend
and Port Angeles.
Captain Thomas Conner arrived from San
Francisco Saturday, having been relieved o. the
command of the bark Richard Ill by Captain
James Mcintyre, who is part owner of the YES
sell She is now on her way from San Francisco
to load return cargo of coal at Nanaimo.
The following persons took cabin passage
from here for Alaska on the steamer Mexico yes
terday: Miss s. o. Hill, c. Lillabridge. c. J.
Andrews. A. c. Anderson and wife, W. Ii. sax
ton, C. A. Black and wife, c. Ii. Black and wife,
Miss Black, Mrs. Leggett, NJ. l. Smith, Miss Gill
more. J. E. Pitt and +. La Roche.
Steamship Umatilla arrived in port from San
Francisco last evening after q pleasant passage.
She had 5S3 tons OF freight and over 100 passen-
gers for Seattle. She had Isl passengers out of
San Francisco She touched at Victoria coming
in but none of her passengers went ashore nor
was any one allowed to board the vessel from
the shore.
Schooner Roy Summers arrived in port yes
terday from Fairhaven. where she discharged
the greater part of her cargo of sewer pipe and
fire clay for y. Clark & Sons from San Francisco.
portion of her cargo was for this city. After
she finishes discharging she will load lumber at
Salmon bay for san Francisco. Captain Olson
reported shipping business very dull
Whaleback Charles w. Wetmore did not sue
coed in getting out of the river at Everett sun
dav. but il was expected she would get ont to-
tiav and go to De Lions dry dock TO have
wheel put on. A ballast tank was placed In her
forward of smidships. which will contain about
4 o tons of water 1t is thought this will be SUI
feient TO hold her down By the head when
light
Steamer walla walla sailed for san Francisco
at o'clock last evening, carrying a cargo OF
coal from Departure bay and forty-eight tons
OF general freight from here. she had good
list of passengers The following persons took
cabin passage on her from here: o. I. Casper,
HIS King, K. C. Hin. W. A. Baldwin. Dr. }. K.
Gable Miss K McMsnu. Miss VI. Walsh, Mrs. ID.
Prescott Miss l. Tullock, Miss Barry. Mrs T.
Y DIRTY Miss A. PSllOck. Miss VI. >chlsgel, IL
N. Foote, o. W. Grayson, Mrs. J. Lilly, Mise Z.
Van wyck, Captain Johnson, Charles McDon-
AID, Lizzie Mcdonald, DR.. l. L Dunbar and
wife, r. Walden, IT., and wife, {. H. Llssey, W.
l. Fursman, Mrs. A. Gayet, J. Clifford, J. Tate,
J. w Rsiden, John Walker. NJ Wood, Mrs J.
r. BoatriEht, 4. VI. Mckay, ;. y. Nevins. There
were about thirty passengers in the steerase