The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-21

afght-says She Was Badly Load
Ell 49, Mems Quarters DrenchesI
by Waves and They Rebel.
The deseetion Of the Cd steamer North
Pacific By her crew and part OF aer pas
sengers at Port Townsend Friday night
may result in legal t>mplieations between
twenty three Of the pass myers. who re-
fused 20 60 20 sea on her. and the char
terers of the vessel. The passengers say
TIE steamer was not 1t to proceed on her
voyage. and demand that their passage
money De retained. Much talk as 10 the
alleged unseaworthiness Of the vessel was
INDUCED In on the street yesterday.
one Of the men who had shipped as a
waiter fer the Alaskan ports. for which
the North Pacific was destined last night,
made some statements thar ex8uerate
Capt. Garter OF the Responsibility fer ,tfs
departure at time when a gale was
blowing. Capt. Garter, according 10 the
report given the Post-InteIligencer last
night. had given orders that the vessel
was not % leave untn the weather had
moderated. but the company's manager
gave instructions for her t. proceed At
once on her journey nortaward When OF
Point Wilson the fan force Of the gale
was encountered, but the North Pacific
continued until il was seen TIA. further
progress would result in the less OF her
steering gear. About fourteen miles had
been made from the wharf at Port Towns
end. during which the seas had swept the
main deck and put out the galley Ares. 4
big section OF the vessels pert side, for
ward. had been torn of, including 4 varr
Of her rail. Many OF the passenge rs were
deathiy SICK and those VINO Were. able mad
fastened lie prcserNeTs around them Ia
pies and furniture were sent in every d.
ftctlon about the cabins ana dining rooms
ana In the latter lamp exploded. adding
the horrors OF fire 10 the possibilities
Luckily everything was - wet that Tie
scattered oil failed 10 ignite The cxpIa-
sion occurred just as the North Pacific
rounded TO and struggled 10 get back 10
FORT Ic"nssn al in the teeth If 4 raging
gale with tide and wind against her
pI The party which has come back ~ So
attic. a committee was elected of six of
It's members. who Will meet This rocrnirf-
% ueo'de upon the demands that they VIII
make upon tGe company The Posf-rrt4I
hSehcefs informant states that II VAS j
matter OF extreme good luck that the
Nottn racine Vas able to return. Before
leaving Port Townsend there was . strfl-s
among The walters. ana four Of them arI
TWO pantrymen left the ship. 4 niehf
Waterman who was known as '.BiElv'' ms
disappeared. He did not show up an port
townsend. and his absence was remarked
upon by several with whom be- had aere..l
10 come 10 Seattle on the KINGSTON II
f.F
blown off In the storm as il was d,I~fner
The worst OF Il that he was seen last
\ number Of the passengers of the North
Faclfe who returned from Port Towns, nd
on The Kingston Saturday afternoon. were
seen yesterday, and statements Of the *
act grounds for their action requested.
They were guarded tn their conversation.
however and beyond stating tnat the yas-
SCI was unSeaworthy. and that they would
never venture 10 sea on board hag. they
would say nothing. They informed the
reporter that they Would today demand
OF the company operating the North Pa
ellie the return of their passage money. or
transportation 10 Alaska on safe and
seawcrthy craft, and intimated ;hat in
case the demand should not be complied
with they would have some revelations %
make. They frankly stated that II was
fear lest they should prejudice their case
that impeled chem - remain silent ves-
teriay ON the subject.
fireman OH the North pac56c named
Mcdonald Who was one Of the crew de-
sorting the vessel III Port Townsend,
stated 10 a Post-inttliga reporter last
night. as the spokesman OF eumbar Of
the crew. that tire GcsertIou of The crew
was not caused by the Worthiaess
ot the old steamer bat by the bad qusltty
Of the food served TO The men and the
place in which they were compelled TO cat
It, He says that before the steamer left