Douglas Island news., 1900-02-14
Libellants.
PUBLICATION
Resnondent.

tie, her furniture, engines,
 ! tackle, apparel, cargo and
 etc.,
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, lSS
 DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
 WHEREAS a libel has been filed in the Dis trict Court of the United States for the Dis trict of Alaska on the 18th day of January, 1900, by the Pacific Coast Company, cor poratiou, and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, cOrpSoration,. and Augustus Charles Jansen, Master of the Steamship "Cottage City" and the two corporations being respectively the owner and charterer of said steamship, ibelants, against the Steamship City of Seattle" her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, alleg- ing in substance :" that the said steamship Cot tage City is an American vessel, engaged in the business of carrying freight and passen:. gers between the port of Seattle, state of Washington, and Skagway, and Sitla, Alas ka, and way ports, with Augustus Charles Jansen as her Master; and that the steam ship City of Seattle is an American vessel engaged in the same business between the ports of Seattle, State of Washington, and Skagway, Alaska, that on the l4th day of January, 1900, and while the said steamship Cottage City was on one of her regular Voy- ages between Seattle, Washington, and Skagway, Alaska, with the said Augustus Charles Jansen as her Master, and while said steamship was III port nt Douglas, Alaska, one of the way ports hereinbefOre mention ed, and early in the morning of said day, the said steamship Cottage City, and her Master,
 
 by the request of the agent and officers of the said steamship City of Seattle to immedi- ately proceed to the rescue of the said steamship, and passengers and cargo on the same, all of which were in imminent danger and peril of being lost and destroyed in the waters of the North Pacific Ocean bordering upon the District of Alaska. That at said time severe storm was prevailing of both snow and W ind in and upon the waters afore- said, and between Douglas City and SiIag- way, Alaska, the waters in which the said City of Seattle was in distress; and the said Augustus Charles Jansen as soon as possible, after being notified us aforesaid, with the said steamship Cottage City, and her crew, steamed out of the port of Douglas City in the face of gale of wind and thick bhnd- ing snow storm, and proceeded in and upon the waters aforesaid NOrtherly, although incurring great danger to his steamship and crew by reason of the storm aforesaid, and when in distance of about fifty miles North erly from Douglas City, Alaska, and some time in the forenoon of said day, discovered the said steamship City of Seattle in great distress, off Point Bridgett, in the waters aforesaid; and the said Steamship City of Seattle immediately gave the signal of dis treSs, whereupon the said steamship Cottage City, and the Master thereof hauled mp for the said steamship City of Seattle and dis covered that she had lost two of her three anchors, which had been out, the same had broken loose from the cables, and she was swinging on her bow cable, and anchor in n very turbulent sea, gale of wind and blind ing snow storm with her stern within twenty or thirty feet from dangerous rocks of said Point BridGett, Alaska; and that immediate ly a life boat was attempted to be lowered from the said steamship Cottage City, and the said steamship City Of Seattle, attempted to be boarded with line for the purpose, if possible, to rescue her, her passengers, crew and cargo; that the storm was raging to such degree as aforesaid so that the said small boat so attempted to be lowered was crushed disabled and destroyed, and it was found impossible in this manner to extend A lin n | steamship Seattle. and after several efforts being made on aC- count of the storm aforesaid and the near ness to the rocks, the said steamship Cottage City was by her Master and crew aforesaid hauled up along side said steamship City of Seattle and a line extended to said steam ship: and in making said efforts and extend ing said line the said steamship Cottage City and her crew incurred great danger, crushed said small boat, and broke in the starboard side of said steamship Cottage City; aud that said steamship City of Seattle was found to have lost her wheel or propel- Ter, and anchors aS aforesaid, and was left to the mercy of a gale of wind, binding snow storm, and turbulent seas, swinging upon her bow anchor as aforesaid near dangerous rocks, and the weather being extremely cold and in a short time said steamship would have broken her cable, and been dashed to pieces and totally destroyed upon said rocks and in said waters together with the lives of l her passengers, and the loss of her cargo. That the said steamship Cottage City was the only veSSelin or near said waters that '
  done and performed said work; that the said Augustus Charles Jansen thereupou and inn mediately took the said steamship City of Seattle in tow, and made for the port of Ju- neau, Alaska, that being the nearest and l most accessible port, where he arrived with the said steamship, her passengers, crew and cargo on the same day; and had not the said Jansen acted promptly in the premises together with his crew and worked very hard in the manner aforesaid the said steam ! ship City of Seattle, her passengers, etc, | would have been lost, and destroyed by the reasons aforesaid; and by reason of the facts ] and matters aforesaid and other work done 1 the said hbellantS are entitled to a reason { able share Sf the said steamship City of Seat l tie, and her cargo, for salvage thereof" and said libel praying process against said steamship, her engines, and etc., and reason | able and proper salvage, and that said steam | ship, her tackle, apparel, engines, furniture and cargo may be condemned and sold to pay such salvage with costs, charges and eX- NOW THEREFORE, in pursuance of the mOnition under the seal of said Court to me ! directed and delivered do hereby give pub, lie notice to all persons claiming the said | steamship, her tackle, engines, apparel, and furniture and cargo, or in any manner interested therein, that they be and appear before the said District Court to be held at the city of Sitka i'll the District of Alaska on 1 the 27th day of February 1900, at ten o'clock | in the forenoon of that day (provided the | same shall be day of Jurisdiction, other | wise on the next day of Jurisdiction there | after) then and there to interpose their | claim, and to make their allegations in that behalf. Dated January 2Srd, 1900,
 JAMES M. SHOUT,
 U. s. Marshal.
 By JOHN T. MCELHENY,
 Deputy. JOHN k. WYNN,
 Proctor for Libellants. First publication January 4, 1900. Last publication February 2l, l9OU.