The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-28
OFF TO TIE TROPICS.
The Transit Sails for Central
America With Godspeeds.
SHE SNUeS A LITTLE STEAMER
spoiis the Captains Dinner and sr1ashes
the EyangeI'S Crockery and
Ut ser Things.

IL vas twenty minutes past when the
Transit left her dock on her second trip TO
central American ports. which was tweuty
minutes after the tine Capt Thortenste.n
mad sworn 10 sal in defiance Of anybody
ana everything. Ale was a trifie vexed TO
doubt. but as soon a. the vessel moved, his
0Ionzed lace wreathed in smiles and he
lifted his cap many times n acknowledg-
ment Of the cheers from the crowd con-
gTegated at the Arlington dock 10 wish
the vessel God speed and the enterprise
success. On the bridge with MIN. waving
MS handkerchief as desperately as though
ne vas saying goOd-by for ever vas Percy
". Rochester. who viii probably return
with streak or two Of gray Ia his curly
black beard and bank account that VIII
make him a sworn enemy OF the socialists.
By Mr.. Rochester's side was Senior Capt.
tan john Dixon, agente asistente" 10 j. Z.
Chiloerg, and meanwhile acting as purser,
which office vas thrust upon him so hUr-
Tedly that he had not time 10 have Il
translated into Spanish. The other passen-
gers were u. {. Scaalon and Louis An
dersOn.
The last words OF Capt Thortensteln
were that he would asionish Seattle peo-
pie by the quickness OF the trip this time
as compared with the last. The changed
conditions of this trip and its advantages
were pointed out In Yesterdays Post-intel-
that this time he had only three ports 10
cali at instead Of four. and he believed
there would be no delays In any of them.
There IL one port in Guatemala ar which
she VIII call and two in San Salvador. on
her next trip, the captain says, she will ex-
tend the enterprise southwark.
With a footing Of whistles and hearty
cheers and waving of han5kerchiefs the
Transit slowly left her dock. and the large
0~owd was about turning homeward.
n there was loud crash, and all
ned back 10 the stringers. little
steamer had attempted to cross the bows
OF the Transit. and had been snubOed. The
steamer Was the Eyangel. on her usual run
10 Port Townsend and Port Angeles. The
Transit went on her way as If nothing had
happened: the Evangel had TO postpone
her trip. and she put back 10 the Yesler
dock
When the collision occurred Cook T. ].
Stanley was in the galley dshng up the
second supper TO two passengers and three
OF 4e crew. His pantry is on the star
board, and as the crash came he Ieaped,
or tried to leap over the engine room
hatch 10 the other side. But he fell in the
hatch, and caught his leg in the ladder.
and Dick Mann had TO pun him cut.
Shanley's hand was cut and bruised, and
Manns elbow was badly confused.
Both owners Of the steamer ..appene1
10 be on board. Capt. James Morgan was
seated at supper. and Capt. William Mann
was at the wheel Capt Morgan was
tussling with a beefsteak when il sudden
" shot away from him, plate and all, and
he himself vas thrown half way across
the table after 1t. He sad: Il immediate
~ rushed 10 starbOard, the side we were
struck on, to see II We were going to sink.
/ didn't see that there was any hole in the
hull, so ] felt relieved. We had four or
FIVE passengers, two Of them ladies, and
neither one OF these ladies' screamed" The
captain brought out his LAST point with
peculiar emphasis born OF his steamboat
experience.
Capt. William Mann says of the COLI
sion: we had just started out. and were
about 800 yards away from the wharf.
had just stepped into my room, next 10
the pilot house. 10 mark down the steam
er's time OF leaving and coming back to
the pilot house saw a vessel close in 10
the Arlington dock. laying head out. and
supposed she was at anchor. | said to the
man at the wheel, BID Williams. There's
a vessel at anchor; we VIII 20 around her
bow" When we got closer to her / found
the vessel was moving slowly. and I or
dered the wheel hard a-starboard. and en-
deavored 10 clear. We thought we were
clearing her, but she struck us abaft Of
midshius."
Capt. Morgan observed that he should
never buck against an iron vessel. because
there was slim chance OF getting through
her ard az this sally Capt. Mann did not
even smile.
The FlvaRgel got pretty good lick. Tho
blow was received a little aft of midshps.
right on the engine room. II carried away
ten feet OF the fender -four feet OF the Slll-
warks and about eight feet of tie upper
deck clear through to the cabins. II also
carried away the steering gear on her
etarboar9 side broke the boat davit i'm two,
and snapped the chain-plate stays Of the
after mast The hull was untouched. That
was all the damage done. except that the
shock OF the collision smashed every p.eee
IT rrocknrv on board and spilled the soup.
Roth the owners say the damages can oe
repaired In time FOR the boat 90 take her
Monday run, and That the cost VIII De
slight