The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-25
ENTER IF ANCHORED.
Collector Saunders Enforcing
an Obsolete Ruling.
REPORT or THE STATE Banks.


po.r TowysEvp, Ang. 24-rspecfai-I-
The British snip British Woman. i46dsys
from London. arrived hers this morning
en- route 20 Seattle and Tacoma, laden
with cargo Of cement and
brick. The vessel came into port at
m early hour, and while awaiting for
State Health Officer Baldwin and United
States Quarantine Officer ConoYer to 70
aboard aud inspect the crew she dropped
anchor. About o'clock the inspection
was finished, and the vessel hove anchor
sad was leaving the hsrbor IN tow Of =
tug, when Collector Saunders sent Inspec-
tor Mayor Ticker Off 20 the vessel with
instructions to notify the master not TO
proceed no the sound without having first
entered ~ this port under penalty Of for
fixture. Capt. Waite. Of the British Yeo-
man, anchored his vessel aid came ashore
to consult the collector. He was informed
that under the Interpretation placed on
section 81 OF the regulations Of Is32, the
collector would DC compelled TO seize the
ship IL shs proceeded up Sound without
having first entered ct this port Later In
the day IL was decided that the vessel
should enter at the custom house tonor-
row and proceed TO Seattle IN the after
noon. Collector Saunders said:
whenever vessel arrives in this har-
Dor from q foreign port and drops an
anchor, then she must enter here before
proceeding 10 any Of the SUPPORTS IL q
vessel does not come up 10 anchor
and merely swings around in the
bay few times waiting for health
officers certificate. then she can proceed TO
any OF the supports and enter. When /
was notified that the British Woman Was
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ing anchored / sent word of 10 Capt.
Whits that II he persisted IN that course
his ship would be liable 10 forfeiture"
Heretofore vessels from foreign ports,
other than contiguous territory. whether
they came TO anchor or not. were permit
ted 10 call hero for health Offices in
spector and then proceed 10 any SUPPORT
On the Sound aud enter. This
has been the procedure In
scores OF instances. and IL greatly
facilitated shipping. Collector Bradshaw
tried to place the same construction on
the Law that Collector Saunders has done,
bat tbs treasury department held that a
liberal construction OF that section was all
that was necessary, and thereafter vessels
were allowed 10 anchor here while
waiting for health inspection and
sath pkVteSu W sns1f poft VI uesAihabtou.
Under the Interpretation assumed by Col
lector Saunders. the supports Of entry will
become dead letter. No person under its
Law is allowed TO go aboard or depart from
. vessel that arrives from q foreign
port until the health officer shall have
first made nm inspection. This being the
case. when q vessel arrives she must
necessarily como to an anchor and await
the arrival of the health officers. there be-
ing no other way to communicate with
the shore. and the only exceptions will be
where tbs vessels agents shall have had
previous notice OF the arrival and have the
health officers ont in the bay ready to board
and inspect the ship. Incidents OF this
character viii be very rare. The action Of
the collector In commended In local ship
ing circles, ~ Il will have tendency to