The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-07
Blamed for the Collision Between
Steamers Homer and AK.
Cant. Gage, al the aI-Hi. and other
Dniesrs Exanegates~-'fas brtsish
usrsh&p Pheasant Ia aensared-
Master Of the Homer, says the
Clear water oatside the ~srship.

According 70 ~ 3scsloa E.yea or yes
cr9ay ~ Jalsed States InxEse seTs BIZ ant
lad CssFFfy capt Js@sea. ~ tee Homer,
ss-o the British Sagshss E'sas&s2F acre -
llsnae Tor ste gGsssescr between tEse Al ~
saa lac Homer. I&as4ry p. C@qr Jf7s'a
las his license sHsD#gdsd sgT tHAffF -&'}f
and CAPT. G&gs. os s1s AK. ar& s'e @tfeF
ofFtessa. sse e0rn pis5eiy exesrsxeei. TIE
damage done 20 th4 Homer 49, @s'in'&te+
al z1s8s 2z.sas ard - tAs AK s<*
IL The DECISION aa E8ferestfas mag =
brCsxef cat &. ts4t steamers e<'4nd @a@
of tAs haEDgF are better a95e Il see tiss
iiSfsa CT aRgs9sef'aEs vessels THAN ats
those entering, eNaas 10 taG Ss@f. q A4e
lights O. stle eifT.
TIE facts leaslaz Up 70 the coii4sl0n. 50
ted In tie dscssson. .ars or.egF IS f5is9%a
The evening ~ January u was bright asSa
eissg with no ~fua, and sc tide Was -
isgn a=saT ssaes. I0e AK passed -Four
Mils res IS a. FBs3nisGf aad shape her
sourHa a usual Is coming int the bay.
far 4 Sa.Fss nortn % St8wabAI issr g wharf.
Waen opposite s6e @saTf TIE HfAAEneT
allowed aowm az vas her custarn- ard yags
I'D the water from. andes siew speed Moth
lng WAS se@a an the faiTway untn tee
Pheasant PAS sighted a. anchor oa tire
wharf Uasn tae &I<St reached a paint
hear the ~arsfssp. steamer port y assfie
Was heSrd ard answered. The AK cor
fnaod on her esafse 0Btt the Peasant
~as cleared, wl4-H sns helrn .as thfeRn
hard apoF; AID tie Homer MAS sighted far
tie lrst t.ane. Bells Sere given ca the
AK % sl9A. slap ard back fuil speed
aatern-
THE steamer Hogner. q NJ Jessen sr4s-
tar backed Of; Of Scawzbaensr's wharf
a6y1t II 10 O'Clock. Ta@Fe appeared - lie
noting Ia the f4lrg@y eafsias os ian var
snip and theirs vas 4 good vide channel
Insult A. the ilaEner hacked, re AK
was sighted ccEssas !Rto The cay. Capt.
Je-1f SEEMED 20 tv lr doubt - which
eide Ct The wars4ip ne would pass on. and
sftcr consulting Pt.at Wilson, who inforEn-
ed him There WaA uoteslF u ar way 81
pzsE.DE iusiae gaze tae al ~ tbs port SIG
BAI. There sspua - he no reasonable tx
cure Tor shSs COZ 'Ssais-
Gag .t~esen. saen fh~ evidence gAs
taken. prl.3acea Il 8Asram which showed
thai fase wsas Snip wss lgi feet on s2chwa-
kaelirF's WHAT TIE Homer 80 feet sgom
ths wharf wheH the Aikl waa sighted
rssafne AZ - bay cgpf J%sssu hed ssss-
efai 1zsil"s 81 cSear open Mater outside sa5
sp~ss she waEship @hfch hs certainly
eaoEsd hss, tak@m says lhe rep9rg bat i
appears, unasf tha - s1se u fi.es WILSON
te decided 50 paHs t0as6e Even It was.
tad rs ~ossea h.s snstHss faE spsea ahead
he would und0ssbfsstY HaYs Eosi. clear. a.
BE ecule Rave gone esoSa Te re dock with
safety. THE AK Sss swinging fssf ua-
Dr. hwF par, hem Hna struck TIE Homer
n niantiug h9aw tuet staf' tne fare rig
ssng. it.sa ne Homer gene 1fty fset ahead
the AK @eusa sssly have cleared her
Why Capt f~ssen saeuid place us sAlp
.n ~tsrk = dangerous PES tiau ant keeg her
thswe. We Dc 20 understand 4fsle#s Re ex-
r.cset r9ss AK - Dass outside Of she
Nsrsain j. e web knaNn <aet that
atsassseFS hSsHd 0Esf ~ pert are better 2b3z
y &ee - Gst''s - aarroz hsnE vessels
,shan fho~~ suScftns SO barber ossirs
70 tie K2agn - ~ lights ~ TIRE stfy. ia
sfhls fexse Sc Ak Nax seer hsf0re she
tf1ssfs@1 fse mNgkajR. Nhsie the
Han. Hnt aaen nnfg the
vsfshss @as Passed. thessrh a good look
ca ;fls 70 have teen kept on The AXE
re sarrrR shat Csut tesasn VS. r1fsled
60 - RE distance ~ thr Al-KI wasH he
gave hey a rEtestrg En4I arr IN consider
stipH % 10 difficulties present 81 f,v The
pfssrnes ~ - saTsafB wr mitigate 4he
t~cafty ti@af wasiG atSe7 xiSe have beer sFsl-
JcSeS 20 TIE @DxpsaSsun - his license s0r
- period n ;siTtv Aavz from dat. for
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