The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-04

ksrcnI-ss che might wel have believed
mat ire Kiondfks rush had Rad second
birth and this. too. late IL the faAs- The
steamer lay we'll down TO the water. AMI
81 her decks aud upper works were over
80 head OF Eve stock. consisting Of cat
lie. horses md sfgeep. Apparently. every
foot Of space for freight Was occupied,
ard ~ the cabin and state rooms We're
forfy p1xs~rgsra with the deck load OF
cattle and feed the Faraiien took one Of
the largest cargoes 10 go North since the
IRISH set r..
A hurricane deck had beer constructed
ah0xs the upper deck OF the FaralIoa-
IL was piled high with hay and feed
around the edges. while within the ran
were fifty bead Of sheep. Below. on the
upper deck. stalls for sixty-three horses
had been built. Tbese seeIned extremely
rarrow. and some % the esuines became
regtIeeg before the ship got under way.
The stalls extended clear around 20 the
sfata rooms on either side
Below. ia he tween decks. were the
efe~srs big eyed and gloomy. which viii
be taken over the Dalton tran 10 Dawson
and there made into paiaIabie steaks and
raasts for the hungry mili.onaires OF he
great Klondlxe
The Taorp party Of twelve. headed by
Willis Thorp Edwin Thorp and George
Stewart, sailed on the FaraIlon. Mrs.
Thorp ana her daughter. VITA some
friends, were az the wharf and stayed on
the dock ungil the last light OF the ship
bearing he father and son had DISAPPEARED
Ia the darkness. Its was an affecting
scene when the Thorps bade good bye 10
the mother and daughter. number of
the other male passengers had female
friends and relatives az the wharf TO see
them of and there Was more than one
fearful good bye spoken.
Capt. G. L. Diamond. 1r.. well known in
Puget sound shipping circles. sailed on the
Faralion. He Il one Of her eharterers and
went along TO investigate the condition Of
affairs AZ White pass and TO see that the
passengers were well taken cafe Of Capt.
Diamond built the steamship Rosalie and
cperAt her fer some years He has been
absent from Seattle for some time but
learning Of the rush 10 the north. came
back TO participate In the return OF good
times.
While the Farailon was loaded down. no
fears are felt for the safety Of the passen-
gers and crew. The Faralion sailed out
a the Straits IN the spring o. 1894. through
the teeth OF the hurricane off the Cape that
swampsd the ivanhoe and the colliers Ks-
weenaw and MonfSerrat. OF the four YES
scis that passed out OF the Straits into the
rearing storm the deep when waves
were iasAed mountains high and the wind
was a hurricane for days. the Farallon
was the only one thai ever came back.
~ ia. wharf yesterday the scene would
have led one TO believe that the cattle
I'D horses and sheep had caught tho
l<loEdike fever. BIS, Tat steers were SO
numerous and so active that there was
hardly room 70 load the steamer or even
ia set aboard. Tied up around the gates
were ponies and horses so thick that
every one who ventured through had to
run a gauntlet Of heels. The steers
charged and bultcd around. goring each
other and giving their keepers no end OF
trouble. once the horses got so thick
that some Of them had TO be moved 20
@ano her place on the wharf. The people
Were driven away. and i've or six frac-
tl9us ponies were tled to some moyables
iH tae shape OF timbers and gas pipes
one of the horses pulled on his halter
violently and upset the pile Of timhers TO
leh h. WAS tied Some of the timhers
were about 10 fall on the other horses
AND they Jumped back in frantic haste
- escape. In jumping back they got
into the crowd Of men. ard there was q
lively scramble among twenty horses and
tNtee as many men. The men who
turned and ran b9ited into another lot
- ponies and the pan'c spread In all di-
fec3soas. The loose timhers which had
caused the trouble continued 20 frighten
sAo ucTses Which were dragging them
about, ard X was some minutes before
euiet was restored. Almost as II by a
miracle no ore had been seriously hurt
The crowd soon closed IN again and
watched the progress Of the loading
The forward deck Of the Farallon had
40 b. arranged for the accommodation Of
horses ard sheep. This TOOK A good share
- me dsy. Ihe horses we're put into
sltiis iust large enough % hold them. and
CA the roasa board repf over their hea Us
were stores many h8lcs o. hay. On top OF
sass Asht raof. 700. were fifty head OF
sheep wa4ca ATE g04ng 20 he served up as
mutton 81 Sksguay
The Tn0Fps father and sons. we're the
busiest men to De seen. although there
were many busting about WITH thelr stock
aAr. ThoGp. the elder sald 1hat he expect
ed 20 make pawaoa City ia about twenty
days from the titae they were Landed a;
Pyramid aaEbor. lie Wa afraid that the
chiik0ot river would be high which wouid
cause 8 slight delay. but he was sure thar
De would SET through in good shape 20 his
cest!nat4oa. since coming out BE hRr
heard that ybere Was a good traI from the
Nriy river down 10 Dawson ana hf
shcH8ht ihai !n All prohaAil,y be would
swim MS Satte across the y aaon and taks
she new trail Ihis would allow aim "a
arive MS stock right INTO Dawson. III ths
ukun should freeze up early De could 81
across on the see. but BE- does not anttch
pate any sHch event List yas, BE toob
tae cattle down On scows aud G. was thef
uiaatA later than he expects % De %
ttis gttr
Fhe Earallon SOLD transportation for &
horses, 81 head q cattle Rna - head O..
-hyep. Nearly ail az use cattle beioneel
20 the Th3rps ana 81 they sen the beef al
81 a pound they viii make as good
eiean-1 p" AS she average klon 1gker az
laN5 Waiter.
PsrseF ". ;. Corcoran was sworn Ia /.
carry tha United States fnaN ye&teraa,
ts DepQg. Postmaster ". J. Calketf Tn
faFail7n VIII ee a regular malI boat hera
after. che government having accepse,
beg Ecnevuas oteF So carry IRE mails frte
Aha't half fan Wts seat 4p !ast u.ghy
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