The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-04
eluumsnt Would Transport
feops to Manila in Her.
s1rAaaea SENATOR NEEDED.
unssxssa cfsy 0nsciais IN CONNIE
,.aonsfou with the Paetfas Coast
ne~npshtp ce1pany asd Its stean-
- Axents Relative 10 secnfiss
- Two Boats-W oasa Cost Ssess
Gea AImost . MtIfion Dossars-

|
ne United States government = Consul
srsux fhs purchase o. number Of sssala-
A.. on this eoass 10 be used - srAaspefs -
- 49, Il should Re considered advisable
q .eua troops 10 Manila. Two Of tnc nfst
sser.sss that wfll chang. ownership IN
81 svent srs The Pacific Coast Company
:. IA oueen and sen4toFY 11s fcFmes u
49, hing operated from seattle. while the
s.sSaor IN due here la . few days and
.sheau:ed TO run from this bort Both
a.,sb@en offered to he government by the
esnssny. The senator u tas newest vess~i
4 lhe Pacific Coast company's big Heel
sd he Queen In one Of the finest vessels
@ IN coast.
- tender Of the two steamers TO the
xg5ret1nsns was MAIDS several .Aays ago.
"a 1esssis are wesi known to represent
80 of tbs navy department a, Mare
a and faelr acceptance at the COM
esjf4s price depends greatly on the recon-
aaoistson made by them The govern
n.suf xsked for prices on the two steamers
- rs not yet made an offer. II u said
aa4f sebs purchase OF other vessels Of the
eoucary.s feet are being considered.
5<serai Manager C. j. smith. Of the Pa
| - Coast Company. said yesterday
VIA seen by Post-Inteilsgencer
| s<togs1r. that the government was
| sosnf1ering ire PURCHASE. He would
ID xay at what prices the
| ..ssners were offered He said that the
sanpsay had other steamers which could
Az tna place Of the TWO vessels should
sss fasernraeag purchase chem. The sale
lido Queen aud tIie senator would mean
/ sambsr az changes. The Queen Is The
sat popular vessel that ever sailed from
this port OF. the Alaskan run. The excur-
AGO season Is coming On and In spite OF
Ehe tset that kioRdlke business has tenn
pefarAy massed the queen would do big
hussncss she has a hummer OF large con-
srastx that mean big money TO the COM
paHy and tAey say that they arc not at
al anxious TO dispose OF her.
II Is said that the Pacific Coast Com
pany would not at the present time dis
pose OF the Queen for less than s6oo.eoa
Sins was built BY William Cramps d Sons
AT Philadelphia in Isse According to we'll
posted shipping men she cost the company
ia 10 aei3bberhood OF .sso.uoo at that time
and, lh<ys would only sell her now for an
sasrsasa cysr her purchase price. As
transport vessel tie queen would bs an ex-
sellsas purehase Tor tae government. ON
sae Alaskan run from this port she has
made great record. sac has seldom had
sny altneulsy The Corona, caarina, Cot
age Cily and ether If tae company $ YES
ss.s aave hot been 80 fortunate.
IAe .seesa Is s5t teat inches N length.
y fsss 5 Inches beam and 81 feet : inches
sAeth 81 hold. Her registered gross tom
aAxs Ii 2.s22S and net tonnage I.ssa, Her
fegsssxGe,l capacity lie go cabin and I11
sesgsse passengers. Ia D pinch is the
Alaskan travel she has carried go passen-
ssFs md could take more thar that II the
saEefamsas desired To fit her up for a
tFasp ship Her engines have :. 400 horse
ssAsr ara her maximum speed Is 10 knots
xlsha n average OF Is knots. The Queens
haagers have capacity es I'D tons Of coal
aae asf daily consumption is about 10
saas. in ease the government used her
fsF run 20 Manila her coal carrying ca
saety eeu,a be- materially increased.
sna 4ssca is now In port and about
saaesd faf a trip 10 Alaska. She is ex~
bssied 70 ieays today IL Will take her
Assss twesSs Gays 10 maks she ,glp, aud
" fha. fiE,s the government Will have
80 'lsensss aaylees from Admiral Dewey.
he senator Is now on her way froin san
ssaSscssse fag Seattle. and is due here
@''us Friday. she viii load return cargo
u Niaeas for San Francisco. ana may be
sagaed over 10 the government on reach
lss that port.
I've ssaasar was launched a few months
As9 III san Francisco aua cost the COM
'@ay N round numbers about sSae. zoo. She
- quarters fer 100 cabin ard DO steerege
sNssss'keFs A. a igoop ship she could
s~s's much larger number. She Is ~
'stS u lesgeA and very deep Ia hold, with
FsA's q freight rson. Ths Senator IL
AaSs'sS' 70 sieveioP an average os thirteen
Mas an aoer, wl;a ar dictated horse
sSssF Of Isss. Tae vessel has = Registered,
sssnsse Of asa
aae high wheat Rates between seattie
80 san fTauossco have made carving
= 'SaS fsU'e very profitable. 1t has
$3.50 'ks company ia pat ,he serA tor on
- F''A faF a tiuae. an3 he City OF To-
-" rake several trips The pre-
ak rates are $50 per ten. Coat rates
Sc FsF 'Ss, bst me cargo IS macA
' ass'' alaFe expensive ia banda.
- sassas a.aae oa sae .siaskan r,,n
&c = iasea sg several vessels ax,,..,
= 'as ensapsay saa now operating ,n
- .Ss Ssssssssas, Tbs caraeoa VIII pr,.,-
f 49, s1F vessel ga, "a should sae oueen