The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-18
DEL NORTE FOR alaska.
The Fine Steamer Starts on Her Maid
en- Trip North.

en- Trip North.
The fine steamer. the Del Norte. Of San
Francisco. under a seven months charter
By the Seattle & Alaska Transportation
Company, OF Everett, started on her
maiden trip to the north from this city
yesterday, carrying ninety passen-
gers. fifty dogs and full cargo of freight
for Fort Wrangel, Juneau, Skagway and
Dyea, on which route the company eX-
poets to operate her Unit! june I, when she
VIII be put into tho SeattleSt. Michael
business. The Del Nortc is one of the
staunchcst and bes: equipped vessels Of the
new fleet that is daily increased between
this city and Alaskan ports. and yestsr-
day she passed a first-class inspection. The
delay In her leaving time was due to the
lack of inspection. but her passengers
were entirely good-natured about 1t and
spoke IN the highest terms OF their treat
ment by the officers of the company and
vessel alike. All Of the officers and crew
OF the Del Norte. with the exception Of pi-
LOT. c. F. Gilmore. OF Everett. are San
Francisco men. the vessel being in COM
mand Of Capt C. f. Allen. The Del Norte
was chartered something over two weeks
ago by the Seattle & Alaska Transporta-
ton Company of the owners. the Crescent
City Transportation Company. Of San
Francisco. through her agents. Hobbs.
Wall 6 Co She will be operated from Sc
attic. the company offices being here.
She arrived from San Francisco az 6
o'clock Monday morning. the voyage con-
Stunning eighty-four hours. The Del Nor.e
she lay at her dock at the foot of Yes
Ter way attracted a great deal OF atten-
ton and a large crowd thronged the wharf
and warehouse after the orders had been
given for "aii ashore" A sem-public in
spection Of the steamer has been held since
the completion OF her new cabin and stser-
~
comments were heard on all sides at the
comforts that have been provided. There
are accommodations for 80 second and
nifty flrst-class passengers and they are
equal 10 anything now provided on the
route where she Is working. The first
class rooms are on the main deck. where
the dining saloon and galley are also 10
Gated and on the hurricane deck. where
the officers cabins and the social hall are
conveniently arranged. There Is a covnno-
dious smoking room on the hurricane deck
ana ample room to move about in. all over
the ship that Is unncumhsrei by deck
loads Of freight The best rooms have two
and three berths and are comfort ably
furnished. The ship IS heated by steam
ana lighted throughout by electricity. The
charterers are particularly we'll pleased
with the accomrn odationss offered TO the
second-class travel A number Of stanch-
ions have bern set up along the sides the
herths being arranged toward the center
cf the ship from the cupboard. Instead OF
having platforms with mattresses an en-
tirsly new scheme has been provided in
which heavy gail cloth IS stretched between
tho Sanctions and the side rails. making
? bed that has the combined comfort Of 4
hammock ana a stretcher The advantages
claimed are the entire cleanliness OF tho
beds at all times and the attrsctiveress
of ease All over the ship the same idea
g providing comfort has beer carried out.
The company H now building at Everett
two Yukon river steamers 1s1 feet long
- feet beam and Is inches draft. Each viii
have accoT-nodati0ns Tor 20 passengers
ana so tons OF freight. The engines for
tho river boats are being built by the
Marine Iron Works Of Chicago. Tho
same idea OF seps rate canvas berths Will
- carried out IN the Yukon stea mers that
- now employed in the second-cl,ss &C
co-1rlolaticrs on he Del Norte TIE COM
pany viii establish offices n ST. NcAae!
and Dawson. Following IS the passenger
ts' FOR yesterdays sailing OF the Del
Ncrie.
{. A. Scott Frank II Booth. ]. T. Dram
ward. Frank C. Stevens Walter Budzvn-
ski A Itpeett T w Healev. 4 FrgtlS
Manning H. r Nerd Nike Corners
Mrs Sophia sloan Mrs Gvchllnskl r c.
Wilson. J. r. Wilson NJ Brabart. George
". Cnsplfts VI =. Charleston. George II
Jacobs c. r. shaha'd. \ Olson l.. Mile
John F. S9aalaing G J. Ryan = H
Levy. r. Wheeler Joseph Baldwin. George
Matierhorn. August Jsrritx D s Alien.
II II Houston. II. r Dodge 4. Ts.a q
Teei Charles 4 Se~ias II Y. johnson
). r Sinclair. J. < Mess ? ger. John Taur-
son. George 4. Staugh. ! r, Nelson. Taos
Broom ". ] Murphv 4 u Kelly. Mike
sullivan, a kat0u J. Donovan. n r.
Dudk!ns r. u Thomas II Lambert. Q
n ksrtE 7 r Smith. c. II stephens s
Gef 4 ?. George Peter Johnson. G. W.
EEgep. + kuudscr. T ! Lane ( J
e'oofrc. Max Meme. NJ X Johnson. O.
JohuSca. JoN0 Kocki. ". II. Ford John
Hickey GeocSe Nsdecke : n Sark@n-
Voter = Rsday John Soty Oscar Pleich-
- WN,Hrn lutte Frank Hzrins Mrs. Y
2. Higgins Mss Jsrn.e Ciordo-. John Ne
nan. = k@yc~ J. = Wfi~r- = & Vlnfnr
~ MerS1. Z ErHs: A : Rar-e.t =
FDe-uaa7 J : Wall. J1bn Rgcst.. Eugene
Nefje. A. Aceossa. \. Sscord. . pebsr ]
PERI john Je,lior. {. a S,au<rs. Henry
WesA
In addition - tAs usual officers 4 y
S--oEgv. general mana ger e. re Seattle