The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-07
WATER FRONT NOTES.
Movements of steamers and Oths
Notes of Interest 20 Marine Men.

Movements of steamers and Other
Notes OF Interest to Marine Men.
The Walla Walla Is due on Monday from
San Francisco.
The Topeka viii arrive from alaska on
"Wednesday next.
The steamship Puebla sails for San
Francisco on Monday next.
The steamship A-ki will sail for Ju-
neau and way ports tomorrow morning al
O clock.
been chartered by Pope a. Talbot TO load
lumber a. Port Gamble for Honolulu.
The Proereso sailed from San Francisco
on "Wednesday TO load a return cargo or
Black Diamond coal for San Francisco.
Peter GIL. secretary OF the Local branch
OF the Coast Seamen's Union. reports that
there IS but little demand at present for
sailors. and that there are only few
here. A great many of the coastwIse sail
ors have gone 10 the Columbia and Fraser
rivers. 10 work at salmon fishing. and this
has taken away the surplus men who used
10 lounge about the union Headquarters.
There Is quite a demand for deep water
sailors. but only small call for eoastwise
men. AS the wheat ships are beginning
soon De an 7creasei demand for deep
water sailors. and as they are scarce now.
II will be hard TO find enough when they
are wanted in large numbers The wages
pail coaStwiss seamen are SO per month,
and for deep water sailors 50 per month.
The firehoat Snoaualmie on Wednesday
completed the test OF coal OF the Carbon
Coal Company. The mines OF this com
pany are located near Palmer. The final
tests we're made in the presence OF the
members of the board OF public works.
Capt. Sonnor. OF me nrsposa, wen s , resn
satisfactory yet used by the tlreboat We
have been using II for a month, no said,
'and the average eon 81, . during IaSt
with some OF the other Goals used the
consumption was S.leo mounds per day,
and with one kind i was two tons per per
al The tifIe and the coal OF the Carbon
company seems best suited 20 our needs.
On SATURDAY next we VII o .s tss =, %
public works and NJ. Coiman can be
present at that time
william Gardner the first mate Of the
ship Palermo had n sssos ssspe ron
tngton, yesterday afternoon al o'caock:
Had IL no been for the bravery and
promptness OF J. e Droiet. the painter
Ioss his life GARNER had swum out
long distance into the lake and was COM
ing toward shore with a strong and POW
srfui stroas When within 100 feet or the
landing place he was seized with cramps,
and realizing his great peru, shouted lgs-
tily for help. Drnlet was staining On ne
Shore. and hastily divesting himself OF
hIs clothing sprarg into the water and
snon had hold OF the drowning man, VINO
was almost exhausted having been under
twice. "a -
landed Gardner. who fell ~ a swoon as
~gsryr as terra fsrusa was reached IL took
nftee1 minutes TO reSuscifaie him.
The steamer T4akns was stth taking on
fregvhf at Schwabaeherss dock yeStsr1ay.
THE hold - packed soi4d Win general
rr,ere harlf7!xe ani fale decks are loaded with
iurufsr. coal and general rscrcna'sitse III
ne vessel il sunk in the water almost 80
49, s~~k Most Of the merchandise paced
on ssss aeek consists Of canned meats ard
ysvAsah HES. altogether about leo tons.
yhs entire cargo. except the co&s. - Tor
Ire North American IrayispoT iation q
Trassng Company. which does hsIs ness ~
S.5~riA S-ffy and other points on the Upper
yvs<ar The cargo wtl Be taken 20 -.
xs1efsefs II The mouth Of the Tykor.
: 49, r,,5lzs ssx1ant from Seattle. There il
80 - Transferred 20 Yukon river steam
80 as fak@n up the river. a distance %
= 80 lies 70 circle CITY. Fort CueaAy
"a a4nsr paints where the provisions.
60 x,n - sold 20 the miners Two boil
So a SAT. aad some other machinery
bsya 10. vet beer put on board the LAX
-re Tnexe are iufen1s1 for the j. j.
pssts. fhe rev steamer which the North
a,~.~s~an Trading & Transoortatlon Com
- = nsfstisE toxs tleT at 81. MIcnasis
80 esher r,orftous % the steamer were
80. =. o. fhs STEAMER Excelsior. The
- awm -cw receiving the Flushing
.,@t@~ a. the Washington Iron WORKS
rr@~a shry were constructed. II IL ex-
SCI 81 fhms he LAkrne VIII SAL within q
AzE or Two.