The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-17
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Her Appearance
The steamship Croxn Of England, the
pioneer Of the Great Eastern line. connect
ing with the Grea. Northern railroad, ar
rived in Seattle harisos yesterday afternoon
sf 3 O'Clock aud tied up 81 Bakers whs-f
in the presence Of ~ least 500 people. Her
arrival ~ Port Townsend on the midnight
previous had been heralded IN tue news
papers and the vhsrf was crowded with
people wIac were curious 20 see the strange
vessel. No sooner had her bow appeared
in sight of West point than the news
spread al over the ctr. and when the yes
sel arrived nearly aa hour later several OF
the whsFves along the water front were
black With spectators.
The Crown Of England is under the COM
mand Of Capt A. w. Harris. who was trst
officer urevIons TO the departure of the
steamship from Yokoh anna. where Capt
Gihsons her former commander. became
sick and was Obliged 10 leave. She carries
crew Of thiyty-ope men. Her passage
over was q rough one. after a series of
minor mishaps aud occupied eighteen days
from Yokahoma until land was first
sighted of Vancouver island on Sunday,
October 8 Immediately after sighting
land thick fog shut down, and IL was Just
a week before she entered the Straits of
Fuca. On account of her light cargo she
was very high out Of water and difficult
TO handle. Consequently she vas driven
out of her course last Tuesday by the
severe southeast gaze which prevailed
along the coast.
The vessel is built of iron and is E col
lier. with only one deck and no passenger
accommodations. Sine is 800 feet long,
with tonnage of 2. 574 gross and 1858 net.
and carrying capacity Of about $500
tons. She is less than two years old. and
made her first yoyags from Cardiff to
Hakodate with coal for the English war
vessels stationed in Japanese waters.
After visiting several other Japanese ports
she made the trip to Seattle, and has never
been in China, although she was reported
to have started from Hongkong on her
present trip. After discharging her cargo
here she will 20 into the coal trade between
NanaImo and San Francisco. In some re-
spects she Is an odd looking craft. She
carries steering gear aft ike a sailing
ship, and another forward at the bridge,
but no pilot house The deck is of solid
iron. and the whole craft has decidedly
English aspect.
The Crown OF England ia no sense repre-
sents the class of vessels which will pig
between this port and Japan and China,
50 says +. C. Dayidge, of Victoria. agent of
Samuels It Co.. who viii put the steamers
on the route. She was chartered for the
single trip to bring over what freight
could be secured. She brought 2s0 tons Of
Oriental freight, as follows: 500 cases of
Kerosene, % rolls OF mating, III cases of
curios, 20 cases of tar. 80 packages of rice,
5 cases of sundries, $50 chests and 1,i36
half-chests of tea. The freight is con-
signed 10 Seattle, Tacoma. Portland, San
Francisco, Mexico and Eastern points.
When the Crown of England arrived
here Customs Inspectors Shower and
Br.nker. of Port Townsend. were on
board, but they simply accompanied the
vessel and she was entered at the local
custom house. The work of dscharging
the cargo will begin today.
Among the spectators on the dock and
who boarded the vessel as soon as she ar
rived were: President Graves. Griffith
Davies. X. G. Washburne, J. Loring Whit
ting,on and f. +. Whittier, OF the Chamber
of Commerce, but there was no ceremony
of welcome Rev. J. b. Alexander, of Ia
coma, British vice consul. also boarded the
vessel on per arrival at the dock, in per-
Torrance OF his duties.