The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-26

The colony Of t.eaty odd rsPreseE ailses
of most OF the BIG newspapers u lhs
United States, who were tnfowa iaio
stase CT wild excitement TUESDAY nisut
by the premature report o. Ga@ AZ "a "a
The strsJts Of tAe steamer Portland. save
nearly all gone down toward tn@ seq eA
a mission OK nsws-gasherlng tsat = eAs,sts-
Cd 10 rewnst the gaaslcs a2pe ale 10
something marvellous from tas ias1o u
gold.
The Pest-rntrlllgencsr mas had enosT
charter for several weeks. In connection
win the Post-IntelllzenceT Alaska News
svndscate the tnaboag ssa Lion. tne last
est and one Of the most powerful o. ttAf
fast OF the Puget Sound TugDoal ASsocla-
lion. b special arrangement "stn sSiae
OF the Coast subscribers 20 the Hynaie@te
service. the representatives OF sash pa
psrs as desired we're allowed 20 MAKE TIE
trip down 10 Cape FIattery II the Sea Len
for the advantage that would De gained
by a separate handling OF the reports from
the north, that IL is expected VIII De
brought TO seattis by tie syndieates rep
rssertatlve, s. P. weston, who = now on
the steamer Portland.
When the report reached Seattle Tues
gay night that the Portland had passed
In. the newspaper men. Tnost Of whom had
arranged 10 take the City Or Seattle fs-
Pert Townsend. were thrown into ccnfb-
a.on aud CONSERVATION. and were unable
for = time 70 decide whether 20 consider
the report reliable or not. II was finally
decided by ali that the possibility OF the
Portlznas arrival was remote. and that
the original plan would be carried out.
The wires were kept hot between Seattle
and Coast points. and by the time Of the
arrival of the City OF Seattle all arrange
menls had been completed. ~ number
of representatives and correspondents Of
the San Francisco Examiner had already
gone to Port Townsend. but not knowing
what exfgencfes might occur. several local
men were engaged 10 80 10 swell the
army of newspa per men who were patrol
ling the beach AZ the port Of entry. +.
T.. Gruensr Of the Examiner had charge
OF the Seattle end OF his papers business.
and he engaged MAJ. HcinIien and William
J. Burdette. The Chronicle was handled
hy Martin Eagan and the Port Townsend
correspondent OF Mr.. De Young's paper.
The San Francisco Call section OF the
news expedition was In the hands of j.
j. Corey and prior 10 his arrival Tuesday
the Calls local representative. w. A Steel.
had engaged A. A. Booth. II. Franklin
and Ed Curtis. Of Seattle, and J. c.
Pringle. OF Port Townsend. reporters.
stenographers and photographers. The
Associated Press has also corps OF men
under the direction of Mr.. Il. l.. Powell
with special tug.
When the report Of the arrival OF the
Portland In the straits reached Port
Townsend. the Examiner men on the
ground chartered another special tug the
Wanderer, for III. Examiner and the New
York Journal and part OF the Examiner
farce. consisting OF City Editor Thomas
Garrett. Arthur Barendt, Tom Sullivan.
Ed Moran. c. s. Aiken and w r Britt.
went In the wanderer to investigate the
report, leaving the beach az Port Towns
end In the keeping Of Mr.. Corners. Jed
G. Blake. OF Seattle. also went out on the
Journal tug. The arrival or the crowd
on Tuesday nights boat repopulated the
streets at all hours OF the night. and add
ed Walter Todd TO the list of Examiner
men at Port Townsend on the steamer
were two representatives of the Post-In-
telligencer and the party On the Post
Inteiligencer tugboat was placed IN charge
OF Eeriah Brown. jr. upon the departure
from Port Townsend.
When the report of the arrival Of the
Portland was first wired 70 Seattle. the
post-Inteiligeneer ordered the Sea Lion
with J. W. LysonS the Port Townsend
representative of this paper on board TO
proceed az oncs down the straits and inter-
eept the steamer. There was no time TO
be lost, and the steamer City Of Seattle
for Pert Townsend. with the crowd az cor
respondents, would reach the port Of entry
not earlier than I o'clock in the morning
The Sea Lion was put Under way on re-
ceipt OF the following telegram from Port
Townsend;
Large steamer, supposed % be Portland
northwest of flattery at dark tonight
Have tug here now waiting for you
"P. 4. TtGROAT co..
Al s.gI Tuesday night the following dis
patch was received at the Post-fntsill-
xencer:
Tug, with Lysons on board, just left.
'P +, TUGBoAT CO"
IL was not certain that the Sea Lion
would return 20 Pert Townsend after as
pertaining that the vessel reported was or
was not the Portland and when Cant.
Morrison. In another Of the Puget Sound
Tughoat Company steamers. came in aud
reported the steamship Willamette. the
tired and sleepy newspaper men broke
away one by one ard went 20 bed at the
hotels.
AS the hours Of the morning wore on
Il was certain that the Sea Lion had pra-
ceeded 10 the cape. aud later Ia the day
q wire from Observer Hobbs, at Neah
bay. reported the Sea Lion AT the haoy
The question Of delivering the newspaper
men az Capt Flattery then became an ah-
sorbing topic Thu taxhoat Tyss Nas
about 10 tow the harkcntins Kate Fflcxln-
TER lying IN the hay, u sea Throuea
the courtesy az Capt J. +. Libby. the
manager cf the tGxhoat company. the
newspaper men We're allowed to De taken
down the straits on the Tyee while a dis
ratch was sent 90 TIRE Sea F.lon. Cart
epsaglv, TO proceed az the straits. inter.