The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-25
BIG STEAMERS FOR ALASKA.
AUSTRALIA AID VICTORIAN ADDED
TO FLEET FOR THE NORTH.
Capscfts of Nearly 5000 Per
Mosth-BIaEei~y emo swan SAT- for
Copper Eiy@r-N after Tront Notes.

By sie arrival Of the STEAMSHIPS Austria
liza and Victorian yesterday tn- passenger
capacity II stse Ala@kan feet Of shs Ps-
esae Coast FseagnEhip Company Was in
creased nearly ss4 per month. 30 fin~r
vea&~4a sfesn through g4s@ aters Of -
No~ft Bae4se tuap these ships It's
Ausfrslss 1fs0 ~ algssssitt tHe sos8
b,.nseTn. nar sors hUA eKtsDaiEs cat IN
;he hay sgfs.e tsie SiesoElag ~as Eao0Fsd
alongside ocean dock, ihe admired q all
Observer"
Tie addition 81 these splendid vessels 20
the already LErgs feet opsrstsEg between
Seattle and Alaskan parts Nas one o. the
incidents II neta or the water front ses-
ferday. Although so steamers with
brightly CARRIED Hsners from Dawson ar
lived during tae day. tneTe pas 40 ias1-
cation ~ s Iesseulug u activity long shore.
buf on tie contrary. 10 the visitor 30 the
front ths-rs were plenty evidences OF In
creasing business.
The staans.r Cottage csty. VI me pseifs
Coast s-tetlsls.3ip Company. sailed fqr the
north duglns the day from Ocean dock
Along about = o. clock Toe tug A} sic
tsysed the brieanslne BlAkeiey Aid the
schooner James a.. S.aa 20 sea from the
City dock On the wharf crowd OF BE-
people Witnessed the departure of the 10
gold-seekess who COVERED tha decks Ok t4e
Two sesa.ls. The men Oh the iiakeisy set
mp . cheer as tiIe haw-r 20 TAG k~s
s.irfened and when both swung inio Tie
slream the passengers on each cHeered
again FL the very exnberancc az good feel
Ing and confidence ia themselves and he
future before them
The Australia. which came from San
Francisco wss Ia command Of Capt. Hood
let's. shs brought &c passengers. 81 whom
nearly ill wili purchase their sutiTo oulhia
Ia Seattle. The Australia was chartered
h. the Pacific Coast Steamship Company
from the Oceanic steamship Company.
For ten gears past she has been employed
Ia the trade between San Francisco ana
Honolulu she II a iIst-class vessel IN
every respect. Her dimensions are; Length
over ali. 10 feet. beam. . feet. depth Or
hold = fee Ihe Australia can steam
Ia knots an hour. Sne has "a passenger
capacity 81 81 and gill carry s,o9l tons OF
4reisl.g she ls seAcdpLcd 10 sal toui"f
row, and wiu &c wcii filled sitil botn pas
sengers ana freight Folio wins 10 list OF
tire Austtalas officers: Master IT 1.
poedletts. first oiiiCer. Howard + LAM
lsss- second officer. Jafaes Anderson; chief
engineer Il Sslmann. purser, J. T. camp
bell, steward ]. Sesley.
The fastest steamers plying between Sc
attic ard Alaskan ports viii have 70 LOOK
20 thelr laufeis. n8~ that the NlctafiA!i -
engaged In the business II carrying gold
hunters aud ,hesr belongings 10 1he hefth-
on her trial trip AT Portland fe~ weeks
ago the Victorian showed a speed OF -
knots per hour.
The Victorian waS built at Portland IN
800. She vas designed FOR tho finest pas
ssnser trade an Puget SQUAD, and was ope-
rated foy i year la these Matters. Her en-
sines we're found 10 be Inore powerful than
her huli would justify and SIZE Was sent
back 10 Portland. where sne vas Lately r.
modelled She aAa pa senErF capacity OF
iG nfsi -aAia ara rs secoad-elass pas
seresra. So 5.l SAL r5g thc north feb-
ruaFy -