The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-12

The cargo % tea. silks and curios. which
arrived here yesterday afternoon by the
steamship Kinsnsu A1ru froE, Japan.
hardly compares with the cargo which will
be carried from herr by that same vessel,
While light, il Is yet an Improvement On
the cargces that we're brought In by the
Mkt Aarn ard the Yzmaxsschi Maru, and
shows that the fea contracts Of the COM
psny are beginning 10 take effect The
cargo amounted In round numbers 20 so
tons made up chiefly Of tea. OF this there
we're 1,14 cases. which are consigned 70
points in the East and British Columbia
The cargo OF the Kinshlu wilt be 9issrtb-
uted among Seattle. Milwaukee. Chicago.
Toronto. Montreal New York. Victoria.
Vancouver. 81. Louis Cleveland and Phila-
delphia- TIE only raw silk il 81 bases for
New York. This freight win al be dis
charged tonight and VII De well on its way
tomorrow.
Word was received here early that the
steamship was in the straits and was due
a. Port Townsend by noon. This would
bring her here by o'clock in the after
noon. Before noon Arlington dock began
20 I'll mp with 'iongshoremen. anxious TO
be or hand when the vessel came in. The
arrival meant work. work meant money.
and money meant innumerabse things
No wonder then that the '1ongxhcremen
looked as eagerly down Sound as though
the expected steamship were their own
property. There were over 100 longshore-
men At $50 a yeSsef rounded the point
or Magnolia bluff Several glasses were
Immediately brought to bear on her. and
she was eagerly scanned. II was not the
Kinshiu. said the owners Of the glasses.
She had only two mssts, and was so light
that her propeller was kicking out OF the
water II must be either the steam cc1sier
Willamette or the Washtenaw. they said.
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load coal. As the vessel came nearer the
glasses showed the flag OF the Nippon Yu-
sen kaisha. two red bars on a white back
ground. and q. the stern could be seen
the natlona. Japanese ensign. red sun
on white background. That settled the
Identity Of the approaching vessel. II was
the kinshiu. But she was very light, and
the 'iongshoremen shock their heads.
There would not be much work in unload
ing that cargo: not much work. not much
money. That's why they shook their
heads
The Ksnshfu Maru headed straight for
the corner of the dock and made as though
she intended to lsy alongside the face OF
the wharf. When about twenty feet away
the anchor was let go and as the chain ran
out. the longshoremen, who know a good
landing when they see one looked to the
bridge to see what the object OF such a
move could be. They expected to see
Capt. David Gilmore. the pilot, giving or
ders from the bridge. but he was not there
II developed later that Capt. Gilmore had
missed the steamship. and was probably at
that time cruising oat in the straits Won
ering how such a large vessel could have
slipped By unnotlced. The pFlot had gone
TO Port Townsend the day before with J. S.
GrifHths, local manager OF the line. and
had left there according TO orders to meet
the Kinshiu In the straits.
As soon as a landing had been effected
the customs officers took charge allowing
no one aboard save Stevedore W. " Davis
with his crew Of foreman. and representa-
tives Of the press. Manager GrIffiths. VIII,
had come down in the vessel from Port
Townsend, went Mt once TO the customs
house with Capt. Thompson
While the kinshiu ranks as a fourteen
knot steamship. her speed on the passage
fell short OF this. Between Yokohama
ana Honolulu the average was not more
than ten and a half knots an hour while
from Honolulu TO Seattle this was re-
duced TO SIX knots. The same cause Is
responsible which delayed the Yamagu-
chi Maru. The ships bottom Is foul and
she VIII be put on the dry dock before
leaving the Sound. This time. instead OF
going to Port Orchard. the dry dock at
Esquimait VIII be used. The expense OF
docking the Yamaguchf at Port Orchard
was 1850. The kinshiu can be locked at
Esquimait for 500 The freight of the
kinshtu for Honolulu was heavy There
were zis passengers for Honolulu and
when the vessel left there October 50 only
i've passengers were aboard for Seattle
These We're four japanese and a Euro
pean. all IN the steerage
The cargo for distribution from Seattie
Is as follows:
From Kobe to Seattle 10 cases OF sake;
10 Milwaukee. 10 cases of lily bulbs and
shoots and case OF paper goods: to CHI
cago, 80 cases OF tea and cases of UNI
hreiias. TO Toronto. ISL cases OF tea: TO
Montreal. LIS cases OF tea and two par
GELS OF tea samples; TO Boston. -
cases OF curios. 10 New York. cases of
cursos. fs- cases of tea and | parcel OF
wool samples; 10 London. 40 cases OF tea.
From Yokohama 10 Seattle - cases OF
curios. 10 eases OF beans. paper and provi-
sEons. 20 Victoria. Al bags OF sulphur. To
Vancouver. cases OF curios and case OF
clothing: 20 Montreal. case Of merchan-
disc. 10 Chicago. i.ss2 cases OF tea and
cases OF books. 10 ST. Louis is cases OF
curios. to Cleveland. 5 cases OF cursos: 10
Philadelphia. ] cases of curios and Io7
cases OF lily bulbs. 10 New York. "a bales
or raw silk. i.sss cases of tea. s cases OF
curics and % cases OF paper.
From Honolulu 20 Seattle. 6s punches
Of bananas. a grand total OF 7.els pack
ages. mere are 1h tons OF coal aaca I'd
This not enough for the return passage.
and about 90 tons will have 10 be taken
on here. Arrangements viii be made 70
have all the steamships take fuel here IN
the future.
The ktnshiu Maru is bull: much on the
same lines "a the Ysnaggchi Maru. being
IN fact almost identical save a greater
breadth OF beam The few feet added to
the beam makes a considerable difference
IN the tonnage. and & IL estimated that
this vessel will carry SEQ IONS whereas
rfls Yamagnchi could only carry hu, ht,le
over 3aaa tons. Her length IS 3D. feet
breadth OF beam q feet and depth OF hold
e feet inches. she Is considered one OF
the finest cargo boats OF the Nippon Yu-
sen kaisha- During the Japan-Chsna war
sire was in use as u ira asport boat. as
were the majority OF the other vessels
of this Ire. There are ha; three Euro
rean officers aboa-t. Captain w T>hoxnp-
son. First cffce- T. Poosey and Second
Osacer o. Anderson. Captain Thompson
= one Of Tire caiess masters in the servsc-,
CT the company. He has heeE with Il for
years. and a list 81 fae vessels he has
commanded would include almost every