The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-10
AN APPEAL TAKEN.
Capt. McGregor Not Allowed to
Command His Boat.
OFFERED TO CARRY TWO PILOTS.
Eayfg atfsn Required I'm Inland Waters
-CompIsfpt OF . Captsfn's
Desertfen.

epecsorx OF steam vessels has beea taken by
Capt q. W. NcGferos, one Of the owners Of the
steamer Ttopis, who Was Rot allowed 70 20 20
Southeastern Alaska over the inland route -
master Of The rtopis. Besides appealing irora
the ruling OF the iuspcctors Capt 1cGssgos has
filed . complaint against J. p. Lsanon Of Goa
dnct untecoming . shipfnsstsr. In DESERVING tie
Utopia ~ Port Townsend.
When Capt MeGregor determined 10 run THE
Ut0pia 20 Alssks he fled with the local tnspee-
tors q request that the license Of the steamer he
extended from Puget sound and its tributaries
20 Alaska via the inside route also that bis
lfcsnss - master Of the Utopia lie sxtsnded 50
- TO authorize him 10 navigate the steamer A.
hsr master in said wstess 70 Alaska. by carrying
irsi-cisss pilot, or two. II the board shall 30
require. This request wAs C led with the board
November n. On December tie hoard gsss
Capt. AeGregos notice In writing inst TIE
license OF the boat would Do extended as re-
Qussfsd, but the board refused 90 indorse the
captains license for the following reasons
..The aforesaid waters ernsody portion OF
Che Pselfic ocean and the high seas. and as
you nof q navigator. and have Bal no exc
perienee or said waters. We do not consider yon
qualified 70 command steamer on tEs said
waters. We refer ron IN section IL OF rule B of
Rules and Regulations.
The rule referred 70 by the board OF inspectors
states that no original license master shall b.
fasusd 20 any man who has not served at least
man, etc. To become n master IL In not neces-
ssry that he serve year In the waters ia which
he wishes 10 command boat, bat 10 receive
license pilot In any waters he must have
served year In those waters.
The notice Of appeal To John Bsrm ing ham.
supervising inspector Of steam vessels At San
francisco. Gays:
ssYour appellant takes issue with the holding
Of said local inspectors; that the route the
original application tsppiies Tor a license for
master s7nbodlss such q portion OF the Paeiae
oeesn and high seas as requires that a master
should BE- u navigator when carrying two com
pstent licensed pilots"
Evidence Of tho competency Of Capt Ne.
Gregof IL submitted by alfdsysts. which are
made part OF tne appeal. In his own AFFIDAVIT
Capt McGregor says he tn now 55 wears OF age
and has bsen engaged ~ . sailor ever since he
was ii years old: that he was master OF sailing
vessels on the chain OF Great Lakes more than
twenty three years ago. and has been master aud
hrst-ciass pilot engaged in the navigation OF pas-
sengcr steamboats, for about twenty three years,
twenty OF which hs was engaged on tho
Great Lakes, tho greater part of whiehs time he
was part owner OF the steam boats he com
manded Ho gives list OF the boats he mas
commanded on the iskes, tells OF his removal to
eesttle in Isso. building the }. X. Mcdonald, be-
coming her master and bsins licensed as frat
class pilot here. and that he offered To carry two
hrstciass pilots to Alaska II the board required.
Capt ,. l. Oliver and Capt ). A. Monroe
make affdavIt of long Acquaintance with Capt
Mc6regor, and say that be 10 every way capable
OF commanding steam vessel.
Richard Wtusor makes affidavit that he has
known Capt hetregor over forty years. and
gives a resume Of the latter's history on the
Great Lakes. when he WAS considered one of
the best sailors on the lakes. Among other
things he tells how Capt McGregor, when cap
tain OF the Oconto. saved the boat, her psssen-
gers, crew and freight. by clever seamanship in
q terrific snowssorm IN the night lie knows
Capt. Metifegor to be a com petent master, capa-
BILE OF com anding his own steam vessel upon
any coast waters while carrying capable pilots
for the route
In the complaint fled against Capt j. r. Len
non. the attorneys call for an investigation of
his leaving the ship Al Port Townsend withou,
cause and says:
"we have evidence and are firmly OF the opln-
lon that this desertion was in pursuance OF
conspiracy 10 injurs the Union Transit Com
pany aud prevent its steamer Utopia entering
the Alaska trade by having her master and pilot
abandon her after she had entered upon her
voyage and by Interference with her insur-
anee.s
The reference TO tho insurance refers to ALA
cations that Will DO made ia evidence at the
bearing. Richard winsor. attorney for Can't.
AeGrcgor. says that Capt W. J. Bryant local
inspector of hulls and chairman OF the board,
notified the insurance company, of which he
tcapt BryanD is the surveyor in Seattle, not To
insure tho utopias cargo, which operated
against the boat