The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-09
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: schooner Fischer BrcS arrived - poao
early yesterday morning Srous outnn Enzs
hor. Size left there May =. six dayu af1a0s
Puget sound. and made . ouich trip ouwDs
IN spite Of being tossed by heavy ssorma-
and having her howSpxie knockeA e W061os
wrestling with gale 60 mi,ss uogeA 80
Cape Fsattery. She was In the hurx4nAAos'
al Dutch Harhar ON May . and her deck
house was blown away.
The Fischer Bros. iers Seattle on ARA :
Is with the c9aiczsp-Yukon Commercially
Coupany's expedition. They went 10 Dxfc6S
Harhor 10 build steamers fur the Yukoo>
service They carried aleng fhs nAkaenat
for building several river sseamerA tO-~
gether with the machinery ana engins1s
1aw each beat.
After leaving tho Sound thu F1schaWs
Bros made q quick trip 10 Dusch Harhors \
The 2,no0 mites WAS covered In twenty DAYS. /.
eogTntered. she arrived IT Dutch HarAor !
May in good condition and with all well
on hoard.
After arriving at Dutch Harhor the mem.
hers Of the company set about examining
the island for a suitable place to- establish
their headquarters A spot about tWo
miles from Dutch Harhor was selected aad .
the tents pitched. The work OF unloading :
the vessel was slow. and consumed much
time sft
The sch amer was practically unlcaded
when the hurricane OF Sunday, May -.
came up. which did so much damage to the
shipping at Dutch Hnxbor. The Fischer
Bros. came very near being victim Of its
fnry. TIE little schooner was TOSSED about
like a chip. and Was almost submerged BY
tAe angry seas many times. While The
storm was at its worst. the deck house
was suddenly wrenchsd from its place and
horne away by thu wind a. IL n had heen
built OF cardboard. The masts wsru 10 !;
badly wrenched and twisted that they he
came loose IN their sockets. and had TO 10
rsfixed before the schooner proceeded on
her southwark trip. The rigging was also
badly damaged. The damage was repaired
the following day and the Fischer Bros.
hoissed sail on her return trip 20 Puget
sound.
The greater part or the voyage south
was pleasant and rnsvenffn.. with fair
wind prevailing.
On the morning of Thursday, June Z
when the schooner was about So miles
north 81 Cape Ffattery. the wind freshened
In the northeast quarter. and rapidly In
creased 10 a gale. Huge seas were soon
running which, tossed she schooner about
considerably. About the middle OF the aft
ernoon. when the storm was at its height,
the wrenching and twisting OF the rigging
Ioossned the bowsprit In It's socket. sud
denly the wire ropes which held Il in place
parted E-ssa tae strain. The next wave TO
strike the bow os the vessel knocked the
bowsprit esis OF place After the gale had
subsidized .ittle. the crew succeeded in re-
pacing II securely enough 20 hold until
port wns reached. on Tuesday morning
Cape Fiattcry was passed. and she dropped
anchor Ia the harher shortly after mii.
night
Capt Rose says that there are busy times
at Dutch Harlor and Unalaska. Many
steamboat companies are engaged in build-
ing boats 10 operate on the rivers Ths
whole beach has the appearance OF ono
vast shipyard. Many houses are being
bailt. and the town Is rapidly increasing in
population.