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


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-five passengers. all Of
whom have been living on board since the
steamer arrived in port last week. Mrs.
Gould and her widows were having q very
comfortable time in their large. roomy
stateroonls and on the broad decks Of the
big steamer. which has been anchored in
the stream al the foot of James street.
They. too. were compelled to leave. They
are scattered all ever the city now and
some of them are wondering where their
next meal is coming from.
For.y-nine libel suits were filed yesterday
in the Federal court by James Kiefss. in
behalf of the officers and crew of the YES
sci. The amounts sued for aggregate near
" se.oe0 Ten of the officers and crew
have not yet filed their suits. but will prob
ably do 50 today. The total amount due on
the City OF Coiumbias pay roll for the trip
from New York is sIn3is.d. The crew has
very little money and could have been set
tied with yesterday at a big dis
count. They are almost wild for some
thing to spend. After four months aboard
ship they dislike very much TO wait until
the legal formaiities 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. E. C. Baker. who has claim of
81. I3s against the vessel. has not yet filed
his suit, but will proba bly, do so today.
Steward Thos. Howell has wage claim.
for 1858 which will probably be brought into
court today. Secretary III. 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 Tn fact. the president OF
the company, Samuel L. Kent. OF New
York. Is one of the libelants. II is said
that the members of the company will not
he 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 insolvent,
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 or 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 II is being unwound. 1t will canse
many of them TO give up the proposed trip
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 Klondike Ex-
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.
I.ibels were filed yesterday in the Federal
court as follows:
Chief Officer George Il. Evelyn sfas.35.
Second Officer A. J. Simmons. 50.
Third Officer J. Mccarthy. sl32. "a. Boat
swain III. J. Taylor. $i35. Carpenter w. q.
Davis. $2oi.so: Quartermaster II. s.
Throckmorton, Si0s.so; Purser john ii.
Msyer $iaI. ~: Assistant purser Otto G.
L.
Hunt. s2sS: Stewardess Nettie Horen.
s0.s7: Chief Cook John Mccall s1i4.52;
stewards crew. ]. r. Mallow, Stills;
George Emily. s2z.02 James Adams, sl,5.35:
Frank u. Hough. $3.50: Hurbert Murray.
s66.2s; John Wilson. ss9.0s: w. r.. Croker.
sos; Alfred Fortier. s2.as: Porter james
T.. Coleman. 1858: Chief Engineer q. Van
1derstcin. ss1s.33; First Assistant Engineer
A. Aren 500: Second Assistant Engineer
Charles Stenstrom. s2333.7 Third Assist
ant Engineer George McCrnk. sisi5s:
Oilers Charles r. Gulick. xlas.4o: Charles
T. Lane. St5s %: Water Tenders r. G. Bar
rett. slio.5S. Robert Ge.ixpie, sliT.20 Boiler
maker Thomas okeefe. sIs5.ss: Firemen
Louis Muiler. si27.2s: Charles Potz. slas.s3:
Conrad Hue. slsi.33; II. Kemper. yf4o5s;
Henry Brackschutz. Si3s %: Emile Brandt.
Si3s ~: william III. McDermott, sf3s 81; q.
Watt sf7i.9a. Coal Passers August Gren-
del, $I2z37: August Staal. 3l5i72; Edwin
J. Byers. $15ia2; Jacob FroI SHIFT IT.
Ahrens. sl22.s7: A. r. Trquardt. sf5s So:
Sesmen r. Freeman. sii3.33: Charles Lin
stron, sss.s3: Charles johnson. sssss.
Charles L. Wilson. SIS s3: Herman Olsen,
ss7.33: and Frank Smith. SiD017.