The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-25
INSPECTION OF STEAM VESSELS.


INSPECTION OF STEAM VESSELS.
Report Of the seattle District for the
Year 1891.
Washington City. July 2D-Special.-
About the time of the Bryant investiga-
ton the observation-disclosures printed very
interesting compilation made by Capt. T.
Riondi, OF Port Townsend. from Gen. Du-
mont's report for 1885 the last one pub"
ishe6. Through the kindness of Gen.
Dumonf / am enabled now TO FUR
nish some figures re.ating to the Seattle
district from the later ana unpublished
report.
The gross tonnage inspected during the
year IN the Seattle district was Assi. 10,
ard the net tonnage II. $500. The NUMBER
OF steam vessels inspected was 2OS. the
number built during the year was 10 '.ld
the number which went out CT service
during the twelve months was ?.
A comparison with the Portland district
shows favorabIy to Puget sound. In The
Portland district the number OF vessels
Inspected was but al. although the gross
tonnage was q, 69e.i5. and the net ton
age 2liff23 The number Of vessels built
during the year In the Portlaad district
was II and the number which went out Of
service T. In the Portland district l49
boilers we're inspected and IN the Seattle
district 22f The number OF all tn -se
found defective was 81.
In the Seattle district the number of off,
GERS to whom licenses were granted was;
Masters Il: masters and pilots, 2lS;
mates. 49, frst-class pilots. 20, second
class pilots. I33; chief engineers. Sss: sec
ond and special engineers, 81.
There were FIVE Investigations. Of which
two were dismissed and three licenses sus-
pended
The following comparisons are also in
teresting: Salaries pa.d-Portland district.
81 400: Seattle district 3753. Travelling
expenses-Portland. 1924 10: Seattle. 1852 a5.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, $6s.&; Seattle. s535.
Total expenses-Portland district. 81 9S1-T5;
Seattle district. s., 1895.
Accompanying the report is a complete
statement Of all the disasters. both great
and small, that occurred during the year
1894 with a record of Investigations wner-
ever any was made. the date being given
In each case. Following is a brief sum-
mary OF those which occurred in the Seat
tie district, which VIII not only prove in
tcresting, but also will be found valuable
for reference, especially since the report
cannot be published for many months VT:
January Capt J. L. Lennon, charged
with desertion of steamer Utopia a. Port
Townsend: case Investigated: charge
dismissed.
January io.-Steamer v. T. Price burned
while lying at anchor near Port Gamble;
damage 5000: no loss of life: case in
vestigated: cause Of fire not discovered
January 12-Steamer Minnie NJ. stranded
near the mouth OF Nooksack river during
a gale: reported total loss; valued at
about LOO: no loss OF life.
January i4-Steamer Cascade in a
storm with a loaded scow in tow, sprang
a leak owing TO the scow being caught
under her guard and was beached to pre-
vent sinking; damage about $50.
January n-Stcam launch Myra during
a food In the Skokomish river broke from
her moorings and filed and sank; valued
at about $3.50.
was discovered on fire while wooding Up
from a float at Howard's point and was
beached and her passengers and crew
landed in safety: vessel total loss; loss
on vessel and cargo about 81 go.
February U.-Steamer Henry Bailey
grounded at the mouth OF the Skagit river
and was submerged by the tide: damage
TO vessel and cargo about $3.50.
February 2e.-Steame- Margery ground
cd on a rock In Salmon bay; damage
about se01o.
March 5.-Steamer City OF Snohomish
ent ashore on Beans point and was a
total loss: value about $500.
March io.-Steamer City OF Puebla broke
her low pressure crank pin at sea off De
structior island and was lowed TO Port
Townsend
March lf.-Steame- Cascade grounded On
rock near Mukliteo: damage about 500
April 1.-THE license cf Thorn as whelaa,
master and pilot. was suspended for
twenty days for reason OF intoxiea ton
and neglect OF duty on steamer Duck
Hunter.
Nav sf-Steamer Dispatch was burned
al Friday harbor. origin OF IRE unknown:
M snft fnG& eyi INA tAH Mt
Nav 7s.-Stesmer Messenger burned al
Tacoma: origin OF fire unknown: no loss
% life; loss estimated at si.eno.
May ss-Georye r Hill. tng,ne.-.
charged with having obtained license BY
misrepresentation; case Investigated and
charge dismissed,
May s.-Steamer Henry Bailey snagged
and sunk I'm Freshwater slough, Skaeit
river; no loss Of life: damage about
s3.epA
July t7.-IAcenSe of A. E. Biggs. chic.
engineer " the steamship Typhoon was
suspended twenty days for neglect OF
duty
on Gordon point. Corgorsnt island s. c.
during = dense fog. The steamer was
ffoate1 August ~ and steamed TO Alert
hay. where she was heached for EXAMINE
ton and repairs. August 81 she proce Afel
on her passage 70 Alaska. expense q.
floating the vessel Neo.
April f2-Steamer wfnnifred was burn
ed a. her dock on Lake Washington.
origin ~ the fire is unknown: 10 .oss O.
life. The steamer was valued st SsNa
September &-Steamer Clara Brown.
while ascending the Snohonish river.
struck n sheer boom. breaking a hole in
her hull. She was beached 20 prevent
sinking IN deep water. damage. 500
November t0.-S.eslers City II King
ston and Mary T. periey col.5ied near
West point Puget sound during dense
fog; damage slight; case 'nvestig 4ted a1d
pilots IN charge exoueratef December n
November ls-sAlexan3ev Kerr, eng nesf
Of the steamer Nigt,ant. charged with DIS
obedience ans neglect Of duty The case
WAS iuvestE ated ana IRE charge disr $ ed
November G-T4canss Of James No
CoDssogue. chief engineer OF the steam ?
Sea Lion. vas suspended fov thirty DAYS
for lrtoNicRtou. November -
November SA--Steamer susle found er>i
while laying az the Northern Pac.ac
wharf. Tacoma. TIE accident vas caused
ey - land Sltie There was no loss e:
Zee. Extent ~ damage not known.
December Is. 49, Steamer Juanlta .tas
burned while lying a. anchor a. Renton
Black river. TIE origin ~ the IRE is Bn-
SaoNn. Ne toSs II life. loss estimated Al
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