The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-26
FOUR OCEAN STEAMERS.
Tacoma Etated by Their Presence nt
Her Docks.

Special Dispatch to the Post-inteliigencer
TACOMA June es-The Victoria ar
rived this morning. after a record break
ing trip from Yokohama xtth $3.50 tons
OF new crop tea. She was Just thirteen
DAYS and three hours in making the trip,
which was more than forty-eight hours
faster than IN. Mogul and Tacoma She
had aboard the following iirst-class pas
seneers: DIR. II. Skott. Or w Doberck.
Mrs. Doherck. Mrs. Ross Thomson. Miss
Grace Fisher. Miss Hanna Anderson Miss
A. X. Davis. Miss ESieila Finch Rev Il
chappeli. r. II. Johnson. James Mackey.
NJ. &. HUI
These three steamers the Victoria Mo
sui and Tacoma. with the crewless Rrae-
mar. make four vessels nnher charter to
the same company In port at the same
time. which liz probably the FIRST time that
such thing has happened In one port in
this country at the same time The ocra-
sion Is such rare one that nothing eis.,
has been talked nj about the city TODAY
but the presence of these four ocean stea M
ships at one time. Pioneers who have
great faith In the future of Tacoma as one
Of the great shipping centers OF the world
pat each other on The back and II, xleefnl
tones say. II told you SO. It's bound 10
come. Photographers are almost as thick
about the docks 50 ionssheremen, all anx-
ieus TO get good focus on all three
steamers at onrc. Members of the Cham
her or Commerce and citizens Generally
have called on Secretary Coilyer. some for
tia purpose of Suggesting that peturna
should he taken for tho chamber and
others with propositions "a arrange A han
ouef or clam bake I'm honor of the Officers
OF these trans Pacific steamers many =.
whom are well and favorably known I'm
Tacoma. In all probability something of
this kind Will Re arranged. so az Ia show
the appreciation of IN. city toward a con.
Germ that II dcing more To build IN the
town and advertise her facilities es a
shipping center than anything else.
Some idea of the gigantic proportions
the trade with the Orient is assuming may
De had from the fact that these four ships
have arrived within enc week and he,-.,
brought fully tstsa tons of freight ,ha "a, .
1ority being tea. This shipment yyotllt -,
credit In rort ten times as lsrx.. as -ra
coma. and no matter whether the ~arr.,,s
sre being rushed a. ia avoid the t,,,
pending duty on tsa ami mating the -. ?
remains that the buSsaexs with the .v.
emf II growing. So great Is the conii,ienf,
Of the shipping agents podweu t~arIH}
4 Co. that the business between th,, ,s,f.
ent and this country In going Ia sn-raa.,
that they viii place the iarsn steamer As -
soma ch the run between the C,rient ana
Tacoma. In addition - then four regular
FFssf
mage of T. Ia and Is one cf the best kDop-n
and fastest passenger and freight ~teern
ers The Atlantic Fer 4 long tf,,4a .ha
held the record between New iovb ~,.4
Liverpool II Is expected thar @ha Win
make the trip frcG, Yokohama ta .or,,n
On twelve days. She - a. present rc.aty
ing extensive repairs 50 Glasgow. urrptra-
terry Ca the run
The Victoria aAi Tacoma Wtl& REMAIN, l,.
port for some days a. they both lrft t}..
other side IN advance of their s-n. .s,.t.
sailing time. They viii remain ss tf,ts nrrs
until they catch up- The Rrseffear - -.
ths Puget Sound segTtns mills f,l,ts.- az.
q Cargo Of Hour fer The yetura trsp .~hr
NoEul IS sttli Vnic&diue Nhra frts-..t
she will take On fuel ANA thtn te loag..s
with q ful cargo OF tour Iunnhrr 49,.
tn fact. ar four steamer Ntu tsy~ fgt
carssoes of miscellaneous freight suf.
Deputy Collector + 1touze az Fe-s
Townsend. arrived to~isy 10 asset a., l.s.--,
customs officers In ~urk f8a g. fsr,e.ssf,
because II the arrival ~ thr>r shsvs Vf,s