The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-18
Visitors Contribute to the Red
Cross Fund.
GENEROUS SUM is REALIZED.
Steamship Placed At the Soeiety's
of Capt. ". W. Robinson and
Capt. Minor - Each Person
Crossing the Gangplank Pays
10 Cents-Philanthr0p Work.

The big Oriental liner Arizona, recently
chartered by the government for a Manila
transport, was the center Of attraction On
the water front yesterday and WAS the
source OF an unexpected revenue 10 the
Seattle Red Cross Society. Through the
courtesy OF Capt. w. w Robinson, who. as
United States quarternaster. was in
charge OF the vessel, and Capt. ". s Mil
Tor, who has been placed in command Of
the Arizona, the big steamship was thrown
open 10 inspection by the public. an adj
mission Zee Of 10 cents being charged and
the proceeds going to the Red Cross. The
receipts at the gang plank amounted to
sii5.35. and the ladies who managed the at
fair are overjoyed at the success of the
impromptu entertainment. The use OF
the Pacific Coast Company's dock was
given 10 tire Red Cross free of charge.
and but for the fatal accident TO A. II.
Beals. one OF the visitors. the day would
nave been = rea-letter one for the Red
Cross.
The ladies OF the society were not notified
That the Arizona would be placed at their
disposal until noon yesterday, but, not
outstanding the fact that there was no
opportunity to advertise the reception tie
steamer was crowded all day with visitors
OF all classes, VINO cheerfuily paid a dime
each for the privilege of going aboard
The day was cloudy and light showers fell
at intervals, but without the effect OF
dampenng the enthusiasm OF the visitors
There was 10 place on the big transport
sacred from intrusion by them, and they
elpowed their way over the ship from the
bridge to the lower hold with the cheerful
assurance that an American crowd ever
displays.
They even came into my cabin and
turned my chronometer upside down"
Capt Minor plantively remarked after
the visitors had departed.
The captain. all the officers and large
part OF the crew had shipped on the vessel
only the day before. and when the sudden
rush OF visitors commenced they were IN
a turmoil. That the day passed without
other accidents than the one in which
BealS was killed and Fred Mallory In iured
Il wonderful. when the circumstances are
considered
by reason Of the fact that the officers
were all unfamiliar with the ship, the
visitors were left To wander about the yes
Sc! at their own sweet WILL but no one
need think for moment that they did not
see all there was TO be seen II there was
what 1t was
Mrs. J. c. Haines and Mrs John B. Allen
acted as a reception committee upon behalf
OF the Red Cross Society. ana to them is
due great deal Of the success OF the occa-
sion.
The ladies OF the Red Cross ana their
friends Were given n dinner on board the
Arizona by Capt. Minor and Capt Rob
hnson after the public reception was over
The Arizona. aside from the fact that
she has been added TO the fleet Of govern
ment transports would have been an OBJ
ject OF interest az one Of the largest steam
ships ever In Elliott bay. In the early SIS
she was the swifteSt of the Guion liners
and Tor a long time carried the broom for
speed. Later she was outstripped by a
sister ship the Alaska. and relegated 10
the second class Then she entered the
freight service. Two years ago she was
entirely overhauled at the Fairfield ship
yards in Glasgow and given new boilers
and engines.
After coming out Of the yards she was
taken by the Northern Pacific Railway
Company and put into service between
Tacoma and the Orient. She had made
but one trip when the government took her
as transport. For this use she is a first
class vessel. She has excellent accommo-
datIons for from 80 to 1850 troops. he
sides a cargo u 300 tons Of freight Her
speed IS not more than fifteen knots. how
ever. and she has coal carrying capacity
81 but l,@'o tons. not more than enough 70
takes her half way To the Philippines
The Arizona will ship the rest OF her crew
today and may sail AZ once FOR San Fran
cisco. when she viii take her place as ons
~ the transport fleet. She viii probably
be given an armament % Two rapid-fire
guns before she sails for the far East
The Arizona j. "a f.; over all, IL feet
beam and - Zee, depth of hold Her net
tonnage is 3.555 tons. and her carrying
capacity about - per cent greater.
* is fumored that the Arizona's sister
snip. the Alaska. will be brought around
tie Horn 10 replace the Arizona on the
Oriental line.
While at Tacoma the Red Cross Society
o. that city had charge Of the Arizona. hi;
the total receipts from a reception similar
- the one given IN Seattle yesterday were
bur 80 after the society rad advertised
the event for TWO days.