The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-02
DIVER FINDS 4 HOLE
THE tMiTILLA DAMAGED ON THE
STaaBoARD
Work of Removing Her Fixtures
Proceeds hat Siowiy-Recemm mem
dauons of the Srryeyors-Detaits
OF the Wreck of the BARK Bor-
land in Alaskan Waters

G. ". GoodaIl. OF Gocdan. Perkins &
Co. arrived in the city Yesterday even
ing from San Francisco. and went cut on
the Resale al 1870 this morning 10 the
scene OF the Cmatilla's accident. When
asked last night for the latest news from
the vessel. he said: The fullest state
'nent OF the accident have seen was that
which ! read Ia the Postluteiigence
this morning I have been on the road
constantly since the day after the acCi-
dent ana so have had very little oppor-
iunily for private communication. l have
learned from Mr.. Trow bridge. since reach
Ing Seattle. that the diver reports having
discovered hole. but the description OF Il
= so indefinite that | can't tell very much
aHout t. From the Divers report. the
hole seems 10 be about six feet by three
teet, ana IS on the starboard side just fer
ward or the smohestack. I think | can
teal good deal more about II after talk
ing with the diver ami having him give
q minute oral account of his discovery.
Ny plans9 oh, well. they will be gov
earned largely. l may say wholly. by what
ana on reaching the scene Of action. II
We Hnd. for example. that the hole can
oe plugged from the outside. Ne shall
probably wash The sand out OF the hole
WITH a pipe line. and then plug il. The
operation OF pumping the vessel out viii
then DC simple enough. II. however, We
ma That the hole can't he plugged, why.
We'll have 10 try 10 raise the vessel by
means Of the other compartments.
Il hardly anticipate the trouble I had
with the last wreck l had TO handle. that
OF the 81. Paul. The rocks. YOU know.
went up through her bottom and she lay
OF fully exposed beach, where any
other Vessei attempting TO do anything
with her might easily have been capszed.
With the rocks still pro;ruding into her
huh. l had simply 10 get off what OF the
cargo j could, then strip her and leave
her 70 her fate. | learned rev days ago
that she has since settled five or SIX feet.
Yes. there are manv other things be
sides the actual condition of the torn
pate and the hole that l snail have 10
look into. such as the position Of the
Una tilla with reference to high and low
tides. | can't tell Just when I'll he back
in Seattle. My place now Is with the YES
gel. and l expect TO stay by her till my
work there : done.
Mr.. Gooisll is accompanied nv r. r.
Hooper OF San Francisco. who represents
insurance companies holding risks on the
Cnatilla and on the cargo.
1t is an liz wind that blows nobody
any good. and In the wrecking OF the
tmatil.a there are contracts for pumping.
carpenter work and lghtering which will
give employment to many laborers. A
deal was consummated yesterday that is
thought 10 have been suggested by the
letting of large lighterlng contract. The
three-guarter interest OF Capt. F. y.
Price in the Nig.lant was purchased for
So. 80 by Capt. L. H. Hastings and Mar
shall r. Walters. Of Port Townsend. Capt.
Hastings owns The tug Angeles. which has
been doing the wreck3ug work on the
CmatiLa- James Colman. engineer of the
Nigilant. owns the other quarter interest.
Superintendent ]. +. Trowbridge. Of the
Pacific Coast Steamship ttOmpauy.
turned 10 the city Yesterday morning on
the steiner City OF Kingston. He is very
sangu.ne OF success in raising the Una
tia.