The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-10
OUT OF THE QUESTION.


DOeked IT ouAKteRfnaster horD0p.
Steamship Yamaguchi MART was safely
docked at Port Orchard yesterday MORN
ing al 10 O'Clock The trouble OF opening
the gates proved to have been because OF
the unfAmiliarity of the present engineer
with the working or the pumps
The Tacoma Chamber OF Commerce did
not content Itself with a passive protest
against allowing the use OF tho govern
ment dry dock 20 The yamaguchi Marl
but went 50 far as 10 protest TO the secre-
tary OF the navy. The telegram received
follows.
washington City. Oct 7.--Replying 20
your telegram OF the 9Th. Department has
TO inform you that the use Of the Puget
sound tiryyiock by merchant vessels Will
be permitted In cases of emergency. pro-
vided there are 10 other docks In the VI
cfrity avasiahle. and charges for docking
mage al. same rates charged by nearest
private docks. Yaraaauch Maru " being
docked under these conditions. You may
give publicity 80 this statement
"HERRERT. Secretary"
The Puget Sound Drydock Company
then sent telegram 10 the secretary say
ting he must surely have been misesf as TO
the ample facilities OF the Quarserusaster
dry'dock for docking vessels even larger
than the Yamaguchi. and received a reply
stating that the matter wosild he left with
the commansant OF tho Port Orchard ma
vel station
Manager James Grstsaths. OF the Nippon
fusen kaisha. returned from Port Or
chard last evening. To Post fntasilgencer
reporter he said:
The dry dock at Quartermaster harbor
does not enter into the matter ~ all. The
only alternative was between the Port
Orchard dry dock and the British govern
ment dry dock 1T Exquimait, B. c., or else
forego docking. They have never locked
vessel the length OF the Yamaguchi at
ouartermaster hsrbor. The only vessel
steamer City Of Everett. From her peeu-
liar shape she could use dock much
shorter than her length. With an ordi-
nary steamer his would be entirely TIM
practicable The Sfrathnevis, OF which II
Was intended to make an examina ton q
short time ago. was only partially lifted.
The owners and agents wished 70 examine
her bottom. but they were only able 10
lfft her far enough TO put on . propeller.
which only meant lifting the vessel four
or i've feet. The Strathnevis is twelve
feet shorter than the Yamaguehi Maru.
II they made such . failure with her.
what would thsySdo with the yamaguchf?
The Hankow, which they endeavored TO
dock theirs, had TO give Up and go TO Vie
toFfA HUI NsSAHAIk anu FSpasfSr Anu IHFA
return to Tacoma to load her cargo. THE
Norwegian steamer ALADDIN went to Ia
coma for the purpose Of docking. on the
representation OF the Puget Sound Dry
Dock Company that they could take her
from the water. but when they tried 20 do
Il they failed
1T IL entirely out Of the question 10
think Of putting a steamship - feet in
length ON . Hs-soof dry dock. On last
Tuesday the manager OF the Puget Sound
Dry Dock Company offered &c dock ship
al any time the owners OF tha yAnlaguchf
Aaru chose to offer. hut IL being cut OF
the question. there was nothing LEFT but
the Pert Orchard dry dock.
AS 20 the claims Of shs Tacoma Cham
Der Of Commerce that the use OF the gov
eminent dock has been given free, that -
nonsense. The Nippon Yusen Kasstax has
already undertaken TO Indemnify the
naval authorities for any expense they
may incur. and has made = deposit 20 tafs
OF 81. 81 80 The fun schedule rate OF the
Puget Sound Dry Deck Company fer 4
veseei OF her size. II they could take her.
amounts ta only $50 ~
The Tarnaguehi Maru will probably
come OF the dry dock at noon today.