The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-14

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More sailing vessels are nos In psrf Tran
have be<u h<se at ous time since Hsrnof-
master Amos Brown took charge OF the
seattle Office with wharfage room al
premium. the scfseoners. banks ana ships
ore having hard time 10 fiHd comfort
abse anchorage T1ae three suoofsHg buoys
which the city Of seattle possesses are In
snlfIeieut. and a. result the ships have
been compelled 10 anchor near the mats Il
the head Of the harDor or on West Beat
lie. Yesterday was Capt Browns last
dAy a. harbofnfastsr, the new aSpoinfse.
Capt ~. l.. Rogers taking charge OF the
office today. II was strange coinesdence
that mare sailing yesasis sheuid he Ia poft
on the day that Capt. Brown stepped out
~ Office than 1T any other tinns during
his 4erm.
Tlere were ten large sailing vessels In
The harOc. yesterday. besides score Of
small nchosners In the Alaskan or fishing
trade. OF the large boats four were sfaipr.
four were banks and two three -masssd
achn6ners. the :sB haze somb.ned tom
Haxe Of nearly l$.99o tons, and combined
kngfh Of 1,9H feet.
The ship Tacoma, Capt Davis. Is the
largest Of the sailing aeet now In port
8be has q tonnage OF 1.7xs.A. ind Ii -
scet In isnxsh. She is lying al the Pa
eiiic Coast Gonrany's bunkers. atmsst
loaded With coal she has been here since
her arrival from New York, about montn
ago. She gill BE- dispatched to San Fran-
CISCO during the week
hip william J. Rofch. Capt. Lancaster.
IL fortunate enough 10 have berth at
ono Of the few city m0ering buoys. aud is
10 load STARS for New York. She Ii 21s
5ees II Length and has a tonnage of i.6a
4he Other vetsels al The city bsioys are
the banks Hayden Brown and Enoch Tai
bot. The Hayden Brown. Of Baltimore.
Aid, Capt. riaxton. will remain AZ the
buoy unit, q load Of freight for Kotzebue
refund II secured. She IL NJ tons and IL.
feet In length. the Taihos. Capt. Knacke.
has been engaged In Alaskan traffic and
Miii prohab.y he lowed into Yesser dock
In i few days Tor another freight load for
ekaRusy.
The ship Spartan. bark Alex McSei' end
the schooue- Marion are compelled TO an
elur hack Of the mooring buoys. as there
= nothing for them 10 tie up to, The
Spartan. Capt. Polite. = up from San Fran
cisco for 500 tons of coal TIE three
massea schooner Marion. Capt. Genereanx,
arrived a few days ago from San Fran
cisco and VIII probably be purchassd here
f.r the Alaskan traffic. Her tonnage Is
- and ssse IL TT seet In length. The Alex
Fan Francisco for cargo Of Back Dial
mofid coal.
The bark Highland Light. Capt Her
bert. II the latest arrival. and was CON-
rrlled 10 anchor AZ Wsat Seattle on ae-
1seunt Of the crowded condition Of the har-
ssor She Will probably make another trip
10 Alaska The ship Guardian. Of Port
Townssna Capt Narars.. IL AT the White
Star dock and viii load FOR Alaska The
srhoonsr Bella. Capt Smith. IL at Schwa-
tsacher dock and will saii shortly for Alas
ka.
TIE captain Of one OF the vessels now in
harhor sad Yesterday In the harbormas-
ter's Office:
II never could understand why Seattle.
With he best harbor on the Coast. had
hat thrre haoHs as which ships could tie
mp while tiisthArKing ballast or waiting
n gel into dock shipping from this pofs
iss. increased fenfoisI IN the last year ard
VII continue 20 do 50. Several additional
tuass would add a great ind,sesment for
SHIPS IN come to Seattle
Capt. ~. T.. Rogers. who today takes
charge OF the Office O: harbormaster. has
served the city that capacity before. For
two years Immediately following the big
fire he Vas harl,Sssssaster. Capt. Amos
Rrown was elected Ia MI out the unsx-
p'red term Of csps. Jensen. who left for
the Klandike with the first rush last year.