The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-15


/ which was as heavy a one a. she could
I carry, and & was estimated that coming
( back IN ballast she would make The voyage
( In fourteen days and get IN port BY Mon
day. Hence there was considerable inquiry
/ bv the merchants interested since that
date as 70 her Whereabouts. but nothing
was heard % her from the lime she started
unta she was sighted when passing Port
Townsend.
To a reporter Of the Post-Intellgencer
who rowed out 20 her AZ anchor during the
heavy storm, Capt. Edward Thoystensen
said:
Ran Right Into the storm.
We have had 10. OF rain and some
heavy winds in the Sound. but met with
no ulishaps, nor on the entire voyage We
aid not make better time because our YES
sci Is so foul We viii have 10 go In dry
dock and have her cleaned. We VIII have
10 do this every voyage, for IN those semi
tropical ports vessel gets clogged Up IN
no time"
And aid you see nothing OF the storm.
captain
wei. IL wasn't much in the Sound. hut
three DAYS ago We had 1t. IL was the night
before We made Cape Flattery, right on
the eoast-oregon. l suppose. My but II
vas wild. II We had been laden. something
would have given way, because she TOOK
several big rollers that made her shiver.
But we came through ii without splin-
ter We have had pleasant run from
san Francisco. ard although IL was rough
coming north from there, the only real
danger We encountered was Just before
reaching Cape Flattery."
Incidents OF the Voyage.
Victor Mutt. the puFser, was inclined TO
speak enthusiastically of his trip into
tropical waters. and also of the outlook
for the enterprise. He says there IS I'M
doubtedly a lot OF business down there,
and was pleased 10 learn that fun cargo
had been awaiting the Transit for sevcra!
days. On her next trip he says. the COM
pany hopes TO bring back cargo OF couee.
on this trip II was too soon for the sea-
sons crop. The following IS from hsi notes
OF the trip:
I'VE left here or September 3. and had
lovely time all the way down. We an
ehored at Tamperico on October 10 rms
port is on the open ocean, and great waves
swirled our ship from side 10 side like a
toy craft This is the principal seaport Tor
coffee of Guatemala. We made from there
for San Jose de Guatemala, but found too
many steamers were ahead OF Us there, So
thinking To save time, went on 10 -Aca-
iutla and unloaded what cargo We had
for that port This is the principal port OF
Salvador and ships about 10000 kios or
coffee annually Ii is a beautiful place so
far as scenery Is concerned. There is a
volcano. Mount Ilsalco, right in sight. and
YOU can see the lava running down us
sides.
Thought Ezeta Was Aboard.
when We put in there 1t occasioled
great excitement. We were nyihG W
stars and stripes, our house flag and the
Norwegian flag. Probably IL was the last
that puzzled the natives However, the
rumor went about that we were bringing
Carlo Antonio EZeta, the expelled oresl-
dent OF the republic of Salvador. The gov
eminent officials telegraphed for troops
and meantime they boarded US, scratin-
red our napers. cross-examIned our Of
fcers, and then carefully searched the
whole ship from stem 10 stern, not fof-
getting TO look even into the stohehoies
We were there bat short time. but all
the time as II seemed TO me, We were IN
der suspicion
biggest Central American Point.
I'VE then went 10 Libertad. south OF
that. where they expect 10 have a rallroad
shortly across the mountains 10 their cap
ital city From there we came north 10
San lose the principal seaport or Centfai
America There they have electric hshtS
and all modern conyeniences. But the
conveniences for shipping will soon DE
found inadequate. They are now. in 9
mort is in an open roadstead. and steer
wharf runs out 200 feet or more. on this
all goods have 10 be landed by lighters, as
the surf is so high on the shore. Passen-
gers are taken from the ships IN hshtefS
and hoisted to this steel wharf in an arm
chair. Every one who lands is taxed e.
Huntington'- New Railroad.
1.-THE commerce at this port will be ma
terially changed shortly. as railroad Is
being built from the Atlantic side 10
Guatemala City, the capital To build IL
every empIoye Of the government whose
salary is over $50 a month Is taxed 10 per
cent. on his salary. and 30 per cent. or the
coffee duty and per cent. OF the income
tax is devoted 20 the completion or TINS
road {. T. Huntington owns the raliroad
running from san Jose 10 Guatemala City'
and at this port he engaged TO build an
American hotel 10 cost something ike hair
a million dollars, but since work on the
railroad from the Pacific begun ne mas
abandoned the hotel idea. Much COM
merce from France and Germany Is Gone
with Guatemala. and when the new rail-
road is completed they viii be able 10 save
the journey around the cape.
The custom house al San Jose Is very
small and pokey, and not UP TO the in
crease of traffic Of recent years. II Is not
so long since they had but one steamer
putting in there, and when the mail was
hacked in a barrel and tossed overheard
20 float in with the tide. Now there are
from ten 10 a dozen steamers, and tne IA
,fc Mail steamers have the precedence,
so one may have 10 wait for long time 10
unload
Yes the weather was pretty warm
down there. The highest We experienced
was AT AcaJutla. where the thermometer
climbed 10 10 in the shade and rested
there Girls? on, YES. the girls are pref
". but they don't let them run around on
me streets Their favorite song there, by
he way. is After the Bali" with the
words translated into Spanish.
we had no rough weather until we got
into the gulf OF Tehauntepec. and after
that we had day OF fog before sighting
san Francisco. on Cape Flattery. as the
-aptatn has told you. the boat was IN
manageable for three hours. That vas
storm"
The Arlington dock IS crowded with car
70 for the next trip OF the Transit. and IL
= Of a more miscellaneous character than
vas her first cargo. II includes lumber.
furniture. hardware. dry goods. -four.
beer. lime. cement and machinery The
Transit will probably come UP 10 the Ar