The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-30

Tacoma, Nov. 2s.-iuquiry at the North
eFn Pacific Steamship Companys Office re-
Feals that no tidings have yet been re-
cefved from the missing steamer Strath-
nevis. which cleared for Yokohama Octo-
Der u and left Victoria the next day She
Is now forty-eight days out from Tacoma
Second Officer Smith of the steamer Ta-
coma, which arrived last night. says. 4
have not given Up hope that the Strathne-
Wis viii yet turn up all right. She may
nave run short of coal and put IN at some
port In the Aleutian islands. They have
plenty Of condensed milk and -four on
board. II Capt. Pattie did put his vessel
IN there II can be picked up all right ey
British man-of-war sent out from either
Victoria or Yokohama, but If the Strath
nevis is disabled and drifts much south OF
the track followed by Oriental steamships
and sailing vessels the men are liable 10
die of starvation before being picked up.
IL the steamship finds a snug anchoring
place IN the Aleutian islands she is liable
TO lie there all winter. making Yokohama
In the spring"
The StrathRevis has made two trips on
the Northern Pacific line. on her first
voyage. in July. she brought 10 Tacoma
$40 tons Of tea. the largest cargo Of ORR
entail freight ever landed on the Pacific
coast. she carried cargo OF 2.pp tons OF
general freight. and had a passenger list
of l20 Chinese. most OF them being meT-
chants from Chicago, New York, Buffalo.
Boston and Philadelphia. who We're re-
turning home for their first visit after the
Chinese war. Five deported Chinese from
this state and Montana were also on
board
The. Strathnevis is commanded by Capt.
James Pattie, whose officers are as fol-
lows. Chief officer. ]. 5. Duncan: second
officer " Robertson. third officer. w.
5aE- Il. a. q slFacrf
ond engineer. A. Bell; third engineer. l..
Cutter: fourth officer. J. Love; purser, j.
Mcdonald.
The vessel belongs to the Strath line of
Glasgow, and Is one Of the thirty-three
steamships owned by that company. She
was built at NeWcastle-On-Tyne. Her
length is ac5 feet over all, beam 43 feet. and
depth OF hold q feet She has net ton
mage of 2.303. gross tonnage OF 3,54. and
a dead weight carrying capacity or 5,to
tons Her engines, which were built at
Newcastle-on-Tyne, are triple expansion,
surface condensers, and have power OF
/. 500 effective horse power. Her speed is
i0ig knots an hour, and in appearance she
realizes the ideal Of a modern fast freight
er with passengers and crew the number
Of persons on board was about 10.
Victoria. Nov 29-The fate of the
missing steamer Strathnevis is the chief
toplc on the water front If she was still
on her course when the hurricane or the
18th broke il Is extremely improbable
that she lived through the storm, for her
1000 tons Of outward cargo was not
enough 70 place her we'll in the water.
As 10 Capt Pattie's remark on leaving
port that he might take th.rty days on
the passage. the company's agent here
exDlains that reference was intended sim
ply 10 the placing Of the cargo The ma
chinery. they say. was working smooth
ly. though one Of the engine room staff
made the tatemeut just before leaving
Tacoma that It needed thorough over
hauling from top 10 bottom The general
opinion here Is that the Strathnevis
foundered in the storm which 50 severely
tested the seaworthness Of the Tacoma,
and went down with all hands.