The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-06
THE FLYER LIBELED.
Steamer Mary f. Perley Sues -
Recover Damages
soArs colLlpgp m A ron
Beard Of inspectors Declares The rsslsy
- Fault and Her Owner ~ once
FStes = Eieei.


~. steamer FLYER was ssssed last evening -
$50 o'csoex, ss she lay 50 Commercial deck. on
lhes 1ssA - the United states conrf BY he
ewuer % ahs steamer Mary r. Feriey TO rscovss
s&.osa for damages sustsiaed In collision wiaa
tAa.Flysr on shs rnoraluw Of October & The
Elywr wss due 30 leave for Tacozns At O'Clock.
ent vas held Dnssl Z. - which time Capt ycrsis-
son sxd secured q bond for s. DO. and the eoee
wss allowed 70 proved ca her trip to TACOMA
The collision between tne steamers occurred
rssr Ait polHi in dense toe. The wheel ana
fsntssis a the PsFsey were completely de-
rnolished and she narrowly escaped bang sunk.
Yesterday the hcasd 81 logl inspectors. which
has seeu investigating the accident rendered
ascision holding ghs Perley responsible for the
collision and suspsadsng the license OF Capt
Thomas kaddlns, her MASTER snd owner, for the
space Of sixty days As soon as tais Was made
known. Cart READING at once fled libel
against the Flyer
Following Is synopsis Of the boards review
Of the cssa from a summing ap OF tho testimonys
The Farley lefE Taeoms On the noTaing OF
October s. hoazd for seattle shs toachsd a.
Bes's point and than laid her course for Aikf
poini. seven ard tarss-ce srser miles Distant
There wss heavy fog and she Blowing fox
signals at regular Intervals, and heard the Fly
ef's fog signals aboGt tan minutes before the
collision occurred. tho isiter vessel was
rounding AtNt Point The Flyer was on the in-
side snd to starbaard Of fha Perley. bat the
latter closed IN oa her and gave q port signal
thai Is to cross her bow and pass on the pert
side The Flyer was not heard 70 respond, 50
Capt Readl ng slowed tie Fsgley's eGgines TN
III tho Flyer hove Ia klghE He then rang Tor
full speed aud pat his helm hard 10 port, at
tempting 20 cross her bow and pass 10 port, hut
the Flyers bow struck the eerlsys fantails iu4t
sesii the Anli, cutting them completely of and
damoiishtng her wheel Capt Jorssison, nf fhe
FLYER, hesrd the Pcrleys fog signals on the star.
board aide before THE vessels came within Wow
% each other aud Re sigpaied 70 pass tn
starhosrd Bat she perley, from the location
OF her fog signals. appeared 70 be ciesing in
On him, BE slowed his engines. and 6nsily re-
verssd before the Perlsy hove in sight, and
when she attempted % cross bis how hts en-
gincs we're working back fall speed. At tho
same slme the Perlsy was going ahead full
speed, and swinging on port hela. The po-
sition of tho steamers previous 20 this comes
under the last part OF rule |, which requires
them to pass to starboard, The Perley was OF
the Flyers staFhoard bow, ana this was tho rule
that applied beyond doubt
Ii is therefore the opinioA OF the board that
when tina master on the Periey rang full speed
bells and attempted 20 cross the Flyers bow hs
assumed ali risk OF collision. aad falling TO
get out Of the way no sione IL responsible tor
the result Fer unskiiijulness and negligence
upon this occasion. whereby property has been
destroyed aud Lie endangered, the license Of
Thomas Redaing, matter OF the staamer Mary
+. periey, has been suspended Tor sixty days
from this Ain Gay Of November, 1902