The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

Jvsws Taa<o-a yesterday entered . ce-
e-&z ia tha r,ssa OF re Puget Sound Tug
fsost COMPANY vs. tae steamship City O,
ps,snfs whf~h settles as far as TIE Fed
e-al court OF the Ntns1 district = con-
ce-nea. ore % tire most important ad-
-rrlralrv cases ever tried n the Northwest.
The Interest skat attaches 10 TIE case men
ttorsa WAS approached IN small measure
az "a. 81 ~ HheIs filed against the
Ssratnnayts but the strathnevig case IN
vogves interests that were SO foreign 20 the
city. except IN tae matter OF me array OF
attorneys employed. tnst It's settlement one
way or another attracted little attention
cEtsi3e OF court circles
TIE Htigs fi01. however, IN the case upon
which Judge Hanford passed yesterday
s,ros1gAt INTO rosirt two great corporations.
ths tuxeoat company AMI the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. 8 part % the Oregon
Trnp-overnert Co-npany's business. 90 that
ire result OF the trial ard Judge HAnfords
order are Of general interest 70 TIE paol,c.
IRE order fs q comprehensive document
and fully covers ire points eonISs.s3.
awarding salvage 20 sl OF the crew o. ne
tug yvanaerer. from Capt Bailey down 10
the cabin boy. az well as awarding 90 rs
fretant corporation a sr.ug SUM Tor us
trouble TIE fun ts,t OF Judge Hanfords
opinion Il as follows,
''Iu the month Of March, 1884. the stears-
shsp city Of Pusbla. waile on voyage
with passengers and cargo of general
Fnsrch andiss. from the ports OF Puses
sound and Victoria 70 san Francisco. al
a place on the Pacific ocean ABOUT A1IV
miles southwest OF Destruction island.
suffered a rnishap BY the breaking 81 a
crank pin. depr1vlng her OF the use o. nsr
propelling machinery. The weather vas
stormy ard threatening and the vessel.
thrs Disabled. was unable TO proceod on
her VOYAGE. or to keep steerage way on
any course. but dTlfted With the WIND
and current northward towards Fiattery
rocks Win the utmost skill OF her able
comma rSer and officers. with suoh sails
ss they were able 10 Use. nothing could
hs done fer the safety OF the vessel. ex-
cept ey putting out drss 70 Essen we
have drifted into extreme danger. When
In this situation, the nrSt onfcer. WIN q
boat's crew volunteered 10 go In q small
boat 70 the telegraph station on Tssoosn
island with a message for assistance.
On account Of the heavy sea and the
surf beating upon the island. the boat was
unable 10 effect landing. The men had
become nearly exhausted from hard work
and exposure. when. on the next day,
the boat was picked up by the steam tug
Wanderer. while towing a vessel outward.
After running into Neah bay for the pur-
pose OF telegraphing for assistance. the
WsndsTer proceeded 20 the relief OF the
disabled snip. and on the way she was
met by the teamssip Costa Rica. which
Puebla al the time. At this time the
weather was sQusliy and thick, snow was
falling. and the sea was running high.
To reach the ship by the most direct
the sea, and pillow the waves, which con-
tinually broke over her. flooding her
decks. thereby exposing her crew 20
i1srdships and peril II was about I
O'Clock In the afternoon when she reached
the CTty OF Puebla, ard then a new IL
inch MANILA hawser. with a fi4-inch steel
and made fast. When the tug commenced
20 draw on her hawser. the high. rolling
pillows intervening between her and the
City OF Puebla caused such tremendous
strain upon the hawser that II parted
near the rail or the tug boat. and. owing
TO a mIsunde-stad on the part of the
officers OF the Puebia~ II was cast loose
from the steamship and lost. In a short
er hawser aboard thu ship. and also IN
taking a hawser from the ship, shackled
- one Of her anchor chains. and by
means of the double lines thus made fast
from one vessel TO the other. the tug was
able 20 pull the ship around and tow her
into The Straits. The tug Tacoma, which
response to the telegram from, Neah Bay.
met the vessels in the Straits, sent
hawser on board The Pueaia and assisted
The wanderer in towing her 10 Port
Townsend.
''Tt is maintained on the part of the
claimant that the CITY OF Puebla was not
IN a situation Of imminent peril. and that
the tug boats in towing her 70 Port
ices IN which they are ordinarily employ
ed. and for which they are constantly
open 20 contract. But I must regard the
sftua ton n large passenger steamer, SO
disabled as TO have no use OF her propei-
hing machinery. ard without motive pow-
er sufficient 20 maintain steerage way,
so near % rocky coast, with wind and
current setting on. and In the most stormy
SEASON Of the year. "a being IN situation
Of extrcna. peril and IN view OF all the
un6irputed facts. n IL my opinion that n
% Pueola IN time % render assistance
before dark that 6ay, Il IS probable II
not Inevitable. that In spite q all efforts
20 save her on the part OF her own off,
GERS and crew, and the attempts of other
vessels. sire would have 6rffted upon the
rocks and become a total wreck before
daylight ne next morning. II 10 true that
the Wanderer and the Tacoma are built
ana equipped for towing large vessels in
and cut OF the Straits OF Juan d Ftlca
ard their business IL 20 perform such
services under contraet nevertheless. the
rescue % tire City OF Pushfa was a SAL
wage service. rendered with prnrrprrsss
and skill, and IN the oass Of the Wander
er more than ordinary dangers were
n nv Judgment. entitie them TO share in
the cognpen ss-ion 20 be awarded
THE time from tire con7-nencenArt OF
ne service gnrn re tfsablsd ship was
thlr-y hours; the value Of -he Wa rs4er~r
a. rhat tine WAS So coo ana she lost
new hawser worth $3.50; the value OF the
City q Puehla was AZ that tine sS-5 gn0
and thu value os her CARO- and freight
Waz abort sss roo Taking into acroT1rr
all the cfrcu instances showing r1zrtt on
the part OF she salvors. and benefit 70 re
claimant. / consider the following sums
70 - Just and reasonable compensation:
To the E5elanT for al services re--
tersd BY It's tug boats, and losses sas-
tafne6. So go
'To Charles T. Bailey. master OF tire
War5ere-. s. ooo.
10 Charles + Msrter. nate. ard z
". Delckho-. chief engineer, eae.N 500
TO r II. Ellis. ASSISTANT engineer. s4oo
TO the cabin boy. So.
Ana 20 each % the other eight EN-
p3oyes on board the Warders- 500
sts; there be q decree. directing raw
merit of TIE above SUITS. with f-te-ez,
thereon ~ The rate q Per cent. Per an
nuEn rom the date OF Sling the libel. and
costs"