The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-30
THE PASSING THRONG.

A. o6r.en yesterday, in speaking OF the huge
wanieback Charles W. Wetmors that foundered
:or him on . sand spi: just outside OF Coca Day
hasboT last September, aud of which, 1t the in.
stance oil her ovaers. the American Steam
Barge Company, Of we.t superior. Wis. he has
Just hnished survey. II had Little hopes OF
finding he. in o reclaimsblo condition, but DID
not expect TO see such . complete wreck. When
she stranded six feet OF her hull ana
eight fee: OF her tuYreis we're out OF water. al
though loaded With z, 100 tons OF coal and draw.
Ing eighteen feet OF water. / found her com.
p.e,ely submerged in the Qu:cksands Of the
treachesous spit 30 deep nothing could Dc seen
OF her at high water, ana only the tops OF her
mss,s At low tide. found her decks broken mp
aud her coal scattered for twenty miles up and
down the coast The wetmors was an unlucky
Graf, from the beginning. but ~ she wss the
thirteenth boat OF her kind built that may &C
count ;or it ali. She only made one voyage
around the Horn. Going down the ST. Law
renee river few days after she was launched,
she ran upon rocks and had to 60 into the dry
docks 1t Quebec. ana when she got to Liverpool
her captain was found dead In bis cabin. On
her trip around the Horn she got broke up so
badly that It cost her $4,000 to be helped into
the Sound. and she had several mishsps in her
seven coast trips before she went down. But
the whaiebacks are the boats and are designed
70 rcyoiutsoniz. freight traffic by water ali over
the world. as mas occurred on the great Ameri.
can inland lakes. where there are now plying
more than . scors OF the forty odd already built
by the American Steel Barge Company" the
whalsback passenger barge Christopher Colum.
bus, built especially to carry Worlds fair pas.
seugers on Lake Michigan, recently "had 800
people aboard OF her, and could have accommo-
dated LOO more. asserts General Manager Alex
Mcdonald in . letter to Capt o. Brien.
This "a tha liveliast town pwa stpurk alma
leaving Snohomish." exclaimed r. W. Mccarthy,
mine host o. the Exchange hotel, OF the latter
burg, ~ he liz fresh cigar and seated himself
by front window At the Dillcr last evening.
"lil tell you what, boys" continued Mr. Nc
Carthy, growing confidential. "snohomish il
forging TO the front in good shape. l honestly
beiisve there are more good substantial build
tnHs being erected In 6nohomish than In any
town OF its SIZE in tho state: besides she has an
even half dozen shingic mills and just half a.
many big saw mills aud she's selling moro shin
giles and lumber than she can supply. With .
river line OF steamers arriving aud leaving every
two hours OF daylight, the daily arrival and de-
par,ure OF the Henry Bailey, which connects at
Everett with the state Of Washington for Seat
tie. aud the tri-wockly service Of the Mabel be.
tween Seattle and her docks, snohomish 10
pretty well supplied with transportation. no,
speaking Of the Great Northern railroads.&c.
pride OF all loyal wsshingtOnians-which runs
along the east bank OF the snohomish river, and
the SEATTLE, Lake shore 4 Eastern. which gives
Us the best Of service"
Sophus JoePgeusen, the Posr-INr4LLIo4NcRR
agent al La Conner. was In the city yesterday.
Mr.. Joergenseu has not been In Seattle for
nearly Eve years and was astonished at the
growth OF the city. 'Why don't you have your
strscts iabeledf" said Mr.. Joergcnseu. "Now,
you see came to Seattle on business ana had
number o: places TO md. knew the names Of
the streets they were on and could have found
my way ii the street names had ouiy been on
the cosnerA have been In big cities aud never
lost my war, but today had to ask questions
every turn made" Mr.. Joergensen's complaint
is a common one. business men who come here
from netghboring towns with only limited
time to spend often expressing annoyance at the
unnecessary trouble they are put ~ in getting
around tor this negligence on the part Of the
city.
Fifty five California school teacher. most of
them women, passed through the city yesterday
on their way 10 the Worlds fair. They were so
anxious 10 get TO Chicago that they had no de-
site whatever 10 inspect the backwoods curiost-
ties visible heresbouts, and they only spent a
few minutes in the city betweeu the arrival OF
the Flyer ana the leaving OF the Seattle < Mon
tana train Al $3.50 a m.
Thomas nwyer. mayor OF Everett. and John F.
Mcaanus, OF the same city, were IN the city yes
tcsiay and went East over the Northern Pacific.