The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21
THE Day DOCK DISPUTE.
Manager Warner. of the Puget
sound Co., ON His Docks Cnns~fsv


The dispute over the docking Of the
Femagachi Maru at the Port Orchard dry
DOCK and the claim OF the Puget Sound
Dry Dock Company that IL had ampls
facilities for handling the WORK. has
brought out a lester 20 the Post-Tntel1l-
gencer from Manager z. E Warner. OF
the Latter company. in which ne says:
The steamer Strashnevls. 80 fee; N
!onssa. and whose tonnage exceeds that OF
the fansguca. Aaru 5eo tons. was locked
on our dock in one hour and Sorty-lye
minutes, and remained on the dock two
and one-aas days. All blocking under the
ship was removed In detail, the ship was
Cleaned and painted, and a new propeller
seventeen and ore-hate feet in diameter.
and 4 tail shaft placed in position. The
docking OK this steamer was Witnessed BY
large NUM- Der Of repreSentati mari
time men OF this district Az this time,
Ehen The dock was under contract 10 the
Stratausyis Tor d positive date, the steamer
Hankow. OF the Northern Pacific lire. aft
er receiving large portion Of her outward
cargo, which was placed II her after hold,
thereby causing her draft 10 De twenty
feet ait. Was found 70 be leaking from
some detective rlvcts. and was ordered 10
be docked by Lloyd surveyor for repairs.
Application was made TO our company 20
RAISE tae steamers bow out sufficient 10
reach the damage. which MAS said TO be
located seventeen feet from her STEM
The dock being under contract 70 the
SRA thneyLs, We were unable TO accosnno-
date them without the consent or the cap
tain OF the Strathnevfs. VINO. AFTER con-
sideratloa, kindly gave way. allowing them
one day. We lifted the bow OF the Han
kow. exposing the supposed location of the
damage when 1t was found 70 be nearer
the keel and much farther AFT. They then
proposed 10 unload her, placing her on
an even keel, and desired 10 have US take
her out entire, her length being over 400
feet The captain OF the StrathnevIs re<us-
ed 20 grant the necessary time, and
notified ne officially OF his decision. say
f~-ev Ia sn-f2 = .a1 r.sn sSF
contract with HIM. The Hankow was
then unloaded, and taken 20 the EsQui-
malt dock: We did all we contracted 10 do.
and received our pay therefor.
''As 10 the Ailadln. this steamship came
70 our dock having aboard 100. on feet OF
FIR tim Der. her propeller was broken. and
they desired 70 dock 70 put a new one In
place. The Esquimalt dock had refused
70 take her with cargo. We placed this
steamer in dock and raised her sufficiently
10 expose her shaft one foot. and held
her in that position FOR eight hours. The
foregoing are facts, which can be suhsIan-
tiated by photographs and witnesses.
ut Is not generally known that ours Is
a floating dock open at both ends. which
lions NJ a vessel not resting on the keel
blocks. We give vessels all the support
customary elsewhere.
THE day before the arrival o. the farna-
gIchl met NJ. Grir'ths. and assured him
Of our ability 20 handle the steamer. AMI
offered 20 submit the proposition 10 the
United SI1tes inspector OF nultS+ sllu 10
I.oyis surveyor Che ship being ciassei IN
Lloyti's), but having made his application
for the Port Orchard dock he seemed de-
termlned 10 have no other dock handle
her eld no. tell him that the officials
OF his company at Tokyo. Japan. had made
an application 20 Us through the japanese
consul. Mkt saito, for proposal to dock
their steamers. The proposal had been
submitted, and was en- route TO Japan
when this steamer arrived. In my pro-
posal made liberal concessions to induce
them TO dock their steamers On this side"