The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-25
DISCUSS KINGSTON DISASTER.
Chief Topic I'm shipping Circles-
Hoat TO Take Her Place

Talk In marine and shipping circles yes
terday conferred mainly around one topic
the disaster 10 the steamer City OF King
ston. a fun report Of which appeared in
yesterdays Post-fnteilgenceF. There was
a general expression OF regret a. the I'M
timely fate Of the steamer, which has
long been one of the greatest favnrites on
the Sound and feeling that II would be
difficult II not impossible FOR the North
ern Pacific people 10 secure another steam
er which would adequately fii her places
The ore feature around which most ~
the comment clustered was the Fniracu-
lous escape 81 the people on board Inc
Kingston at the time OF the accident
There were SO many contingencies any
one II which might have brought fatal re-
suits thai people while reading YESTERDAY
az the marvellous ssoar4e of nil hands or
board read IL ShufffeTingiv.e Some us
these contingencies were We'll pointed out
tY John T. Hartman. who was on the
steamer q: the time 81 the accident; and
who returned TO Seattle yesterday Mr.
Hartman said
THE account of the disaster which an.
psarssi in the t-fntelliecncer tnls MORN
irg vas remarkably fi3li ami accurate.
Hardly a acsali eould be added that woola
ee ~ amy interest and tho story did rot
caDSs0n a single material error. T. MAS in
deed a marvellous ESCAPE f0r all az us II
we had had only q fsw snfnulos less in
wh8rs "a gsf from the stricken steamer 10
f#ss deCz SO t31@ tsienogts the fate ~ some
~ AS ~ beast would AaVa been Ee8iE1
timed $50 sinking ~ tAe steamer hv NV
own vatch From tire moment ~ the coli
i3s{@n uns}l size y emf down the time VA <
exactly fourteen inmates. Take o:Y Eve
or ten minutes 81 that time and death
would have been added "a disaster
p" Another contingency was the ftoSgfA4e
striking - the kfuESsuu's hot!rrs aas,
their consequent explosion II this bad
occurred. tt Is reasonably certain thar one
er asefe 9fsa lbs woaiS have resulted sslx.
hOw many - course hstnx determined hy
tA@ exact position ia which the r7e0 might
haze been a. the tt5as OF tAe explosion.
- SgsSS-
IN such way siass not a boiler on the
kfsEs&cn vas touched.
There was another thing which nigh.
easily have bern different ard IL /. raa
eeen the result woujS also have h@aT, az
ferens When TIE GiguoEle c7lt lnta ,ts
hs~ gnp@t natural fTapsalse woui3 have h-.er
- gs&ck away AZ 00cs, II she had done s.
NE aaGH ha.@ npenet p vast gar IL re
side ~ ~ Kingston srfe which tins uea-
tiers would have rushed instantly Mia
ffSg tfa} %ea2ctty As 81 was isss ssH1n@'e
s'axez' where she was. ara thas her stem
ssHp tAe few 80 wafer"
AretAsev frEt1tE&a source q tafk In soa
uectfon wgtA sae collision was "a "a MAJ
steamer w@GA2 take the T2n * tha K&nS.
xson Fer t31ne during tie afterYan-. ~.
rygesee was Circulated fAas IL was "a -
giSeT 70 ;He <8tr a. Saastta hsst A. ~
heasss.i}sA rtsTs - tia Y asAEagtun A. Alaska
Steamship ffugs @AnT @AEcn ssgusratss f4.e
sEesrser Tits rssssT; wsas positively spfi..ss
1H& e MAS stated al slsrtteatst thss vnN
sH4ttte @=ssIlst CssrttN1s an Nay present rysrs
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