The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-17
CAUGHT IN THE BAY.
How the Baby Seal Came Into
Lake Washington.
TWAS BORN FOUR MONTHS AGO.
Captured by salmon Troiiers and Quietly
Pat in the Tank-The Keepers
story Of Its Birth.

When the keeper of the Sea lions at
Leschi park wen; 10 feed them on Friday
morning be was surprised and delighted
10 md an addition TO the herd in the
shape OF baby. aud immediately pro-
claimed the fact 10 all corners with the
statement that one OF the sea lions had
given birth 10 baby. IL did not happen
exactly in that way. for all the three older
Inhabitants OF the tank are bulls. Never
theless his story came 10 the ears OF
Telegraph reporter and the following para
graph appeared in that paper YESTERDAY:
I'm the midst of aiI the excitement con-
sequent upon the defalcation of City Treas
urer krug q baby sea lion was born yester-
day al Leschi park. The infant will be
duly christened by the park officials. Ii ia
. healthy specimen and is already receiv-
ing great deal of attention. ALI Iseschi
PARK and vicinity was agog by reason of
the event, and in the midst OF the admir-
ing tnrong that gathered 90 see the little
wonder the proud mother. with character
istic instructive affection, fondied and
caressed her latest born"
This is how the baby really got into the
tank: About 5 O'Clock last Thursday
evening B. f. Goldva:er, Tom Urauhart
and Pete Burns were trolling for salmon
on the harbor and were near the steamer
Mexico, which 10 tied up TO one of the
ouoys. when they saw two seals making
for another buoy, apparently intending to
rest from the exertion Of swimming. The
rowers went after them and Goldwater hit
one OF them on the nose with an oar, driv-
Ing him under water. He no sooner came
10 the surface again than Burns and
Urquhart threw q rope around his neck
and pulled him on board. He was hair
seal. about months old and four feet long
and his hair was light gray with dark
spots.
They rowed TO the wharf and took the
young seal 10 the Mirror saloon in a sack.
put him in a tub of water and tried to
feed him with fish. but he weuld not eat
them, his cramped quarters seeming to
spoil his appetite. They talked of putting
him back in the sound, but about ii
O'Clock the happy thought struck them of
putting him in the tank at Leschi park
with his cousins, the sea lions. They
took him there and dropped him in the
water and after listening for a few min
utes TO learn whether the sea lions would
receive him amicably or otherwise and
hearing no noise they went home.
On Friday morning they went out again
to see whether their Pct was still alive. but
ola not see him. as he was under the plat
form on which the sea lions sun them
selves. Thinking the larger animals had
eaten him they said nothing about him.
Yesterday morning, however, when they
saw the fable in the telegraph about their
pet. which they have named Krug in
honor of the late lamented city treasurer,
they went to see him once more and found
him living peaceably with his new-found
friends. The keeper pointed out the
mother to them and entered into much
detail about her care in giving the baby
milk under the platform and about her
deep affection for her offspring. They ap-
peared deeply interested. but with diff
Guilty refrained from laughing and thus
undeceiving the deluded keeper.
That baby seal was not born at Lesehi
park. but probably somewhere about Cape
Fiastery or of the coast Of Vancouver
island. and has strayed away from his
mother