The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-05

aus GaSSSIiSc2s anu crew "a the skSdlAiNk
City of Columbia were driven ashore yes
terday by the deputy United States mar
shall who is in charge OF the vessel. There
were some thirty-fve passengers. all OF
steamer arrived IN port last week. Mrs.
Gould and her widows were having a very
comfortable time in their large. roomy
staterooms and on the broad decks Of the
big steamer. which has been anchored In
the stream at the foot OF James street.
They. too. were compelled to leave. They
are scattered all over the city now and
some of them are wondering where their
next meal is coming from.
Forty-nlne libel suits were filed yesterday
in the Federal court by James ksefss. ia
behalf of the officers and crew of the ves-
sci. The amounts sued for aggregate near
Is sseoo. Ten OF the Officers and crew
have not yet fied their suits. but will PROB
ably do 80 today. The total amount due on
the City of Coinmbia's pay roll for the trip
from New York is slo.sie.Si. The crew has
very little money and could have been set
tied with yesterday at big dis
4.
thing to spend After four months aboard
ship they dislike very much To wait until
the legal formalities of selling the ship
have been gone through. The members OF
the crew who have not enough to live on
will be carried along by those who have.
1t is possible some one will be found to dis
count the claims.
Capt. Il. G. Baker. who has claim OF
81 153 against the vessel. has not yet filed
IL. ~ tAsf.
Steward Thos. Howell has a wage claim
for 1868 which will probably be brought into
court today. Secretary II. Emerson, of the
company that attempted to operate the
City Of Columbia, IS in the city and worked
hard yesterday trying to get matters In
shape. He Is not. 1t is said, meeting with
the support of the other officers of the
company in the East. and the attorneys
who have brought the various libel suits
do not believe that the financial difficulties
can be fixed up In fact. the president of
the company. Samuel l.. Kent. OF New
York. is one of the iibeiants. 1t Is said
that the members of the company viii not
be heavy losers through the mismanaged
transportation scheme. The amounts they
have received from prospective passengers
paid. 1t is alleged. for the steamer, The
company will probably become insoivent.
and those who have advanced money for
passage will be the losers.
The passengers turned adrift In this city
yesterday are very much Disguised. Many
OF them are almost without means. They
turned over their entire savings in several
instances when the ship got into debt at
Valparaiso. OF course. they are amply
protected by their interests in the bottomry
bond. but that interest will not pay hotel
bills while the official red tape that sur
rounds IL is being unwound. II will cause
nF tn nj Crp fri n
to Dawson. Some of Mrs Hannah Gould's
widows have already given up their plans
OF helping out the lonely Inhabitants of
Dawson. They themselves need help. and
will return to New York as soon as they
get the means
The members of the Lewis Klendike FIX
petition Company are making arrange
ments to operate their river steamer IN
connection with another ocean steamer.
They had no connection with the City of
Columbia Company beyond traffic ar
rangement.
L!bels were filed yesterday In the Federal
court as follows:
Chief Officer George f.. Evelyn, ss5s.ss;
Second officer A. J. Simmons. $50:
Third officer j. Mccarthy. sl52. %. Boat
swain NJ. ]. Taylor. sia5: Carpenter w. CT
Davis. s2oi.90: Quartermaster II. 8.
Throckmorton. sl0s.so; Purser John ii.
Mayer, si9i.5s; Assistant Purser Otto G.
Stoelker, $3.50: Captains Clerk Thomas +.
Hunt. s26s: Stewardess Nettie Iioren.
s9o67: Chief Cook John Mccall sil452:
stewards crew. ]. f. MaIlow. sI744s;
George Emily. saa2.0e: James Adams. 90:
Frank ID. Housb. sss.33: Hurbert Murray.
s6s.2s. John Wilson. $sa.07; w. n. Croker,
s70e7: Alfred Fortier. s2.s3: Porter james
e. Coleman. $50. %: Chief Engineer c. Van
Iderstein. s6is.33: First Assistant Engineer
A. Alien, 500: Second Assistant Engineer
Charles Stenstrom. s2.3.71: Third Assist
ant Engineer Gecrg. McCrInk, sisis3:
Oilers Charles e. G1s.ck. sis3.Ap: Charles
r. Lane. Si54. ~; Hs.ter Tenders r. q. Bar
rett, si4o55: Ron 'Ee.ispie. sii7 20: Boiler
maker Thomas f-seefe sis5.Gs: Flremen
Louis Muller. s127.sa. Charles Botz, si3s.ss:
Conrad Hue. sisI.35: II. Kemper. sls05s:
Henry Brackschul;z. si2s.13; Emile Brandt.
si9sas: William II. McDermott, si3s43; G..
Watt. sl7i.s5: Coal Passers August Gren-
del. sI22.s7: August staal, si54.72; Edwin
J. Byers, sl5Ls2; Jacob FroIl. SHIT; III.
Ahrens. sl22-s7: A. II. Urquardt sl5sa5:
Seamen +. Freeman. slf3.3s: Charles Lin
strom. $3.50. Charles Johnson, SIS IS.
Charles l.. Wilson, $3.50; Herman Olsen,
1913: and Frank Smith. Si6ol7.