The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-27
ANOTHER JAP BOAT.
The Steamer konoHra Maru
Here From Hakodate.
FoR..coo coo FEET OF LUMBER.
Not OF the Nippon Yuscn Line, Bnt the
Precursor Of a Large Fleet or
japanese Steamers

TIE fire japanese steamship Koaou-a
Naru. in command OF Capt. Ito. twenty
days cut from Eako5a.e. arrived n So
attse az noo- yesterday 10 load 4 cargo Ct
1ae9, 90 feet O. lumber u keErys zliIl for
Osaka. japan TIE steamer entered the
straits THURSDAY afternoon, and not find
.ng = pilot. cautiously felt her way along
me shore. stopping az Port Angeles an
hour or two. ~ s o'clock Friday ev-
enlng she arrived az Port TogRseni,
sasra Mr.. Shosuka k34s. che % tie oT u
ers, vas IN waiting. Ar. kida and Mr-
" T. Jones Of Rothzchiid & Co, Port
Townsend. the yesse.'s agents and steve
sores. ard A Post-InreIligencer c0Erespo1-
dent were taken On board and came 20
Seattle.
The steamer sailed from HakoSa1e.
Japan. on September Is TWO Or three
DAYS previous. while n port The konouTA
Maru felt the effects OF the storm watch
nearly wrecked the city Of Kobe and 0c-
cassoned the loss CT $500 lives. On the
say 70 Hakoaate a slight storm was eN-
p4r{encs-d which wrecked a number 81
fishing boats The konoGra picked Up SIX
fishermen from an overturned craft AMI
/ landed them AT Hakpdste. On the seventh
day after leaving port the steamer Vas
oyertaker b. q heavy westerly gale, olI
she kept her hsadway and proved 20 be
4 s,aunch sea boat ~ first considerable
bat during the renal der OF the voyage
nothing OF Importance happened, until
she ran into a fog bank northwest Of Cape
Flattery The sound OF a fe-shorn denoted
the presence OF q sailing vessel \ blast
OF the whistle was sounded IN response.
The sea vas smooth and there was not
a ripple 20 disturb the tranquility OF the
gloomy scene. \ moment Iatsr poAt
hove in sight ana inquired:
.srJ <as1 any brandy or v-irA boar
I'VE nave" replied the Interpreter.
cant Brotsch!Ii. OF the British snip
Halrnora! bound 10 PORT Townsend. pre-
sents his compliments and asks II you VIII
spare a little brandy or wine TO prolong
the life OF a sick lady on board.
Certainly: come on board
II was learned that the lady was a mis-
s.onary who had spent her best years IN
preaching the gospel 20 tia heathens or
China, when her health was suddenly
broken and she had taken passage OF the
Ba moral for Port Townsend, on the way
ia her home in the East. For several days
she had been unable 10 partake OF food.
and to prclong life liquid nourishmenJ was
necessary The spirits We're quickly @ens
on board and the two vessels parted conf
pauy Thick weather came on and tse
steamship put out 10 sea. but fortunately
the Balmoral picked up a tug and was
taken 70 Port Townsend the next day.
The konoura went alongside OF the
wharf yesterday, and tomorrow the work
OF trimming snip and getting her ready
for cargo will commence. Mr. r II Nell
son. one OF RothschiId & Co.'S foremen.
viii have charge OF tho loading, and il is
thought she viii De ready for sea in !
week or ten days.
The former name OF the ko1oura Maru,
which il LOS tons register. was the Len
max, Of Glasgow. scotland. and about three
years ago, during the war With China, she
was bought by the present managing
owner. Gouzacmon Tkon. OF OSAKA. japan.
ami tenn porarily used as government
transport. Size is supplied with all OF the
latest modern Improvements, and IS one
of the sta1nchest steamers of her class
that ever visited Puget Sound. See was
bsRlt twelve years ago. and carries crew
OF tifty-eight people. incsuding the officers
all OF whom ara japanese except Capt. l.