The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-03


captain Warrington d. Roath, OF the revenue
marine service, who has just been ordered to
command the revenue steamer Oliver Wolcott,
is q man OF large experience In the service to
which he belongs a. well as the naval service"
said Capt Biondi, the well-knOwn marine au-
thority, OF Port Townsend, to q POsT-INTELLI-
GENCER reporter yesterday. "ShOrtly after the
civil war broke out ROath and myself were or
dered by the secretary of the navy to Join the
United States steamer New London. Capt.
Abner Read, belonging to the West Gull block.
aiding squadron, doing duty of Galveston.
Roath was a daring and brave young officer and
the instigator of many successful night raids ON
the enemy. The rsbs know of no rest a. long
AZ the New London was in sight along the
coast One very dark night We anchored close
into the bar at the entrance to sabine pass.
where the enemy had q post in command OF .
colonel, and about 500 troops. There were also
in the command two stern Wheel steamers COW
cred with bales OF cotton to protect the soldiers.
who were prepared to come out OF the pass some
night to surprise and capture us. As they had
no idea that We were in that vicinity, Roath got
permission from our commander 70 call for
volunteers and man four ships boats and
made . raid. Each boat was placed in charge
of an officer, ard taking our pilot who resided
at Sabine, the boats succeeded In getting inside
the harbor without being seen. The pilot made
his family a midnig at visit, ana Roath with his
com E,and had plenty time to make notes OF the
position OF the enemy. The pilot learned from
his folks where the colonel and the officers
could be found. and without giving an alarm,
quietly captured the commanding ofiicer and
two others, whom Roath brought of the next
morning without giving or receiving scratch.
For this and other daring deeds he was pro-
NOTED from master to lieutenant, and shortly
after placed in command OF tho United States
brig Bohio. After the war Roath was honorably
discharged at his request The next time re-
member seeing Roath he hsi accepted .
lieutenancy in the revenue marine service
Capt Roath was appointed . third lieutenant
from the state of Connecticut March s. 1871;
promoted to second lieutenant July "a, 1871;
first lieutenant, March IA. 1878 His last promo
ton 10 of recent data His last command was
the revenue steamer Smith. stationed at New
OrleanA"
Mayor Sweeney has . solution OF the lateral
sewer problem. He believes II would be bad
policy 70 make the whole city pay, but would
create assessment distrtctA. In these places
where sewers have already been laid as pubic
cost he would create distfic;s, and sppraiss the
present value OF the sewers lsvying Al assess-
msnt on the property holders TO pay for them.
adopting. II necessary, the payment BY bond
system, extending the payments over ten years
and making every lot thus pay IL pro rata OF
the entire systsm- His only doubt Is whether .
legal right exists 70 apply this retroactive plan
W. Norman Boie, OF New Westminster, local
judge OF the supreme court OF the province of
Brisish Columbia and judge OF the county court
Of the New Westminster district, 10 at the Grand
hotel. Il have compared this sound country
now with six months ago. and zeal that there
10 decided improvement own property both
aides OF the border, ana know IL 70 be the casa
A matter of fact, ! ind Shsrs IL sale now for
property which couldn't have BEEN given away
scarcely time back. believe there 10 Q boom
coming and that IL viii b here next year: that
10 to say. 1894 Things are comfortable over our
va. Ne have No scarcely Of buainsss IN The