The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-21
Noyo's Captain Charged With
Dsep-Dyed Villainy.
Lewis.Kfendfke Expedition Cess-
pany, Of Baltimore, Alleges in =
Libel FILED fin the Federal Conrf
Against the soyo That Capt Id
Wreck fhe River steamer Evans

A sensational n5ei for heavy damages
w1s yssssrasy fled IN the Enstea StAges
els;r.es court by the Lewis Ei1neiAs Ky
ps3Itioa Compsuy. OF Baltimore. Mo.
against the steamer Soyo. one Of The seat
fie-AisxsA feet, said 20 be ewGed by Kim
ball Co.. CT San Frarelsco. The ioeEant
company lie a corporation organized la
West Virginia, and built the river steamer
". Il Eva.s 81 seattss last spring The
Evans started for the mouth e. tbs Yukon
the Aoyo's master. Capt. W. II. Edsett.
by reason OF saans disagreement With Capt.
Lswis. Ct the EvaSs, cut this latter craft
Iosss and abandoned Tie tow az Howcsn
isiand- In tns salt nled yesterday the
swaers OF the Eyans give their side Of
the aspatc WITH tEs master Of the Sogo
The charges they make against tim are
of the grayest character. In SO many
words thsy eisarga Capt. Edgest with hay
ang deliberately attempted 70 wreck the
Gfans Ia order 20 nofainsIly perform the
Noy0's t0wage contract without Ii fac, do
ing 80. The exact wording Of a portion OF
tie paragraph In which this allegation 10
Gnads u a. follows:
story OF the CompIaint.
Ths then master of the Noyo, w. H.
Edgstt fyiee sad Hansen, then recently
EsAEIsd). agreed and promised 81 a per
1orMaHee OIL the sarnss Of said contract 10
tow TIE w. II. Evsns by said inside route.
And forthwith Departed with her on june
-. ~. ard properly and successfully tow
"a her by fhs lnxds route ~ far as the ID
and Of Howcaa. where she arrived about
July l. instead OF continuing tIencss by
I'D snsids or coast route. rs she Vas
bound 20 do ia good faith and according
txA6t. said ssssmship Noyo, In violation OF
oald contract. and through coliasion Of her
oflcerr with tire ortcers and Owners OF
xaid Alfred j. Beach, as the iieglant is In
Termed and verify believes and charges. at
tempted to take hsr said tow out through
DIXON entrances TO the open sssa and d.
fcefly across tho SoTt. Pacific ocean 10
Unimak pass In the rnalaska peninsula,
chass. Said steamship Noyo started aouth-
westerly from Dixon entrance at night
AEAinFt heavy southwest wind anil with
n heavy sea running.
Said maatsr Of the w. II. Evans there
upon protested and urged the said master
OF fha N0yo not to tow head on 10 the
wind, bit saEd master kept on his courae
Within lew hours: ard at less than 100
ing heavily and suffering damage by said
management of the SoYa few signals OF
distress. which were dlsragar1ed BY the
Neso sud when tha " IT. Evans Sig
mated Uat she WAS IN great danger. said
snaStes of the Noyo demanded that the said
master of the ". r. Evans should sign a
felease Of the Soyo from all liability on
her SAID contract and should paw ccmpen-
sAilon for towing her 20 Il safe anchorage:
and upon being notified by the Tnaafe r OF
NE ". II. Evans tina, he would hold the
sN9yo 20 fall responsibility. sald raefer Of
the Neyo threatened that he would tow
-
pad he 80 continued towing her with her
bead 70 a heavy gan for nearly four hnUr9
after her signals 10 be lowed into harhor
were get
Evans ard said Alfred ) i1sach RI tow on
july returned Ia anchorage q. Uuwcan
island ard after further denaads fer the
Release uf tho Noso frnnl TIER contract.
which were refused by ihe master ng the
w II. fVans- said sfea a.~iip Noyo cllt the
W. III Evans ioose OF July ( 1855 a. Hog.
can lsin Il. and refused 10 tow her further
ata pr1 ssdt9 - @sa without her snt WITH
Tbs Alfred ]. Beach IN tow MI In puvssis-
enee - eaI;nsien with the officers OF said
Aifted ]. beach ara wfth the intent OF the
master ard officers of ths Ecvo sc i.s}ten
hsr loaa hr leaving the ". H. Evans he-
~ the part az s. Hieliasl without The Al
sresl J Beach. whisfl had been lest and
ssEik - sea"
Loss OF the Alfred J. Reach
TIE loss ~ the Alfred J reaeh ls an
other story n strict legal sense.
II Is said. they 80 n, can=a~rl she
case II the " ". Evans. b.. tse'r
rfs~fnce serves as gyirs reminder
Of The fate which the Evans fn all prat.a-
hiii'y escaped TAs s1o~y II the i,ea er
t:sc r'voy ~ nser Alfred J. Beach on J,ilv
: ~ ne 'flf*i 81 q bowling gale &ga miles
from the nearest land viii 1ss well revmorN- .
bored ~ a'yn"ef seerv rev sg,srer reader
ks ;ife pagnsaatfh qEota} from fbA ill.l
stats. no Beach ves nseo 2 toEg - fae
Naso On 5asst sAenffall vayape narth SNe
WIZ c@ret Hy large par;v ~ CAlcawo
HtaFAanfcs who eetfN he~ ga ess.t,v.-rs -,
tha voyage. facing the narta WIN hsarta
full ~ hope ant expectation When .ha
NHech disappeared f~reath the waves n
tho North Pacific. sAe carried n fhe No.
o. tba t9hteag0 uen. T9say 2sar~lE sss,a es,s
with .h~t- ivsz ani a majority sc them
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