The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-09
SENIOR MltHES nnI.


Steamer Senator. Capt. J. b. patten1oAb
TIE newest and finest vessel OF the Pnc4no
Coasr Steamship Company's deet. arrives
from San Francisco shortly after nooa ysss
tersiay. She had-hardly fair trial e. he1
first trip up the coast. The only tAine &has
tia trip established was her thosougA 49,
going qualities In very heavy weather.
Tho Senator Is one Of the steamers that
the government l. considering for trans-
ports To Manila Her maiden trip up the
coast shows several things that Win b
greatly In her favor. Hho went through
thu very heavy seas. that had been Kicked
up along the California coast by q hopaine
nor'wesfer. with the least possible mo-
ton. She burned but 1ec tons Of coal. ~.
though kept out by bad weather for almos<
four days to an hour. Every part OF her
complicated machinery warked per1sctly.
although she had been run around the
bay bat once before starting out. a spced
,sess WINS sEnnsnihiss OWING. to-tha Meather
and the vessels light freight cargo.
For forty hours after leaving San Fran.
cisco the Senator pushed her way north>
ward In tho teeth Of = severs gals. Ensi-.
neer Robinson could not urgs her. ~ the
vessel was very light. The gale moderated
somewhat after time. but the weather was
bad all the way up. Coming down tho
Sound this morning the Senator had 1T
tie brush with the walla Walls. Of tho
same lire. She had no troahe keepino
ahead. and reached Ocean dock about ten
minutes before the WAilA Walla. Enxtneer
Robinson h more thu eatisncd with tns
way her engines worked. ana says he vim
get some speed out Of her on the down Zip
II he has any kind OF weather. Capt. at
tersen Is well satisfied with the way M
new command behaved.
The senator has Just been finished 1T the
yard Of the Union Iron Works. and thu -
her maiden trip. She n lifted up - me
as any boat on the Coast and promisog to
become q very popular merchant veal =
the government does not take her. She d
IS feet In length and p Atted with accom-
modations for Az passengers. Her present.
cabin accommodations are for 80 pA1oon>
GERS bat can be increased II any time -
80 Her second-class cabins are Furnished
in en- elaborate fashion. Every detail q
Me Stewards department n Of the mose
modern equipment. Tho dining cabin oeate
eighty-four persons Not rack was used
on The table on the up trip. In spite Of the
storm.
4 Ths Senator IL fitted with triple expan-
sion engines OF l,sQo horse power, and %
her tri&i trip developed speed a Us0
'khotw Her engines have q tlIree-fcct stroke.
Her electric light plant has capacity Of
$500 candle power. She has ice and con-
densing machinery and the most improved
steering gear.
Capt. ]. u. Patterson. formerly q Tho
Al-Ki and Victorian. II In command Of the
new steamer. The engines are In charge OF
Chief Engineer r. G.. Robinson. who ccrnoo
to the vessel from the steamer Pomcna.
Frs Officer G. Swanson II from the santa
Roas steward w. T.. Curtis u from The
Victorian. Purser J. J. Campbell and
freight Clerk Booker were formerly On the
4 me Senator ma. c6 passengers and
small freight cargo. Her passengers wefe
all for Seattle. with seven exceptions me
list follows:
c. r. Din. Mrs. Craddock DR., r. DqnagA
Il. III. Jewell, Rev. II. n. EiaphAm. VIII
Taylor. Mrs J. r. Parker aud child, q 4.
Sehl. e. NJ. Taylor, r. 8. Taylor, 3. &.
Spencer. e. n. Wilkinson, MiM J. Ledoo.
Capt. Burns. and forty-one second-cleaA