The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04
ONW ARD TO ALASKA.
The Willapa Sails Loaded to
Her Utmost Capacity.
BIG CROWDS THRoNG The DOCK
Many Persons Go TO Seek Their Fort
unes in the Land of the Ameri-
can Midnight sun.

Yesterday marked an eyentful day In
the shipping interests OF this city for
the steamer Ntllapa. the first sent out
by the Alaska Steamship company. sailed
from Schwahacher's wharf for Alaska,
loaded to her utmost capacity with
freight and passengers The deck was
literally packed full of goods OF all de-
scriptions and on top of the house could
he seen the sleds that a mining party Is
taking to the land of golden promise.
The resounding whack of hammers could
be heard, telling that workmen were put
ting in stalls for twenty-five head of
horses that will be imported into Alaska.
Taking il all in all there was not an
other place in the city yesterday that
excited the same amount of interest as
did Schwabacher's wharf. From morii-
ing till night the crowd gathered around
the trim Willapa aud discoursed inteilt-
gently or otherwise on the chances
man had of making fortune In Alaska
J. G. Carroll, the local agent of the
company. was as busy as busy could be.
but found time to answer hundred ques-
tons and finally had to announce that the
steamer could not carry any more freight.
That fact alone is sufficient TO emphasize
the present condition of affairs.
From now on the steamer will make
two trips to Alaska each month from this
city. Tacoma, Port Townsend and Vic
toria.
Charles E. Peabody, the general man.
ager of the company, was at the wharf
all day. and in conversation with a Post
Intelligencer reporter about the new line
said:
This Is purely local proposition. We
are not tied to any railroad or corpora
ton The boat will be run for the In
terests of the Sound merchants. There
are no corporations. bankers or merchants
interested In the WAlapa-
Among the passengers who went from
this city were NJ. f. Atkinson. {. *.
lilly. F. l.. Hawley, *. Al. jackson. +.
Compton, Charles wager, Jerome An
drews, II. d. Hall. ]. Reising. Mrs. j.
Dalton, J. Dalton, Mrs. Richie. 1. Martin,
S. Hopkins r. A. Ambold, A wagner.
Seth Exstrom, p. A. Anderson. $ II. Fat
coner, Lewis Anderson and Andrew Lar
son. The lists from the other points
could not be obtained. but the reports
show a total number of 70 passengers.
The willapa is trim boat, 140 feet
long with a u foot beam. She Is hand
somely furnished and has been newly nit
ted throughout with electric lights ana
steam heat.
All old steamboat men on the coast
know Capt George Roberts. who is now
i'm charge of the Willapa. He has been
on the coast steamhoating for over %
years. Recently he was master of the
Kingston
Chief Engineer George H. Lent has
been on the coast about five years. He
was with the Cornell Steamship company.
the largest company of its kind in the
world, for many years as supervising en-
gineer.
General Manager Charles E. Peabody
is too we'll known TO need any introduce
ton to the commercial world.
]. c. Carroll the local agent OF the
company, has full power TO act In all
matters. His headquarters will be at the
foot of Union street