The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-31
Ballard.


The little tug Lumserman, which was
anchored in the bay In front of the Sobey
mill, sank at her mooriugs early yestsr-
day morning. She was waiting TO so on
the ways at Hickman & Hanson's ship
yard when the accident happened. When
the tide went out the tugs stern rested
on a snag. She heeled over on one size,
and the rising tide filled her. Her captain
and crew were on board at the time, but
escaped safely. Workmen were busy yes
terday. pumping the water out of her and
that she win float with the rise. 1t is not
thought that she Is damaged TO. any ex-
tent, except by the water. She Is owned
by Frank Dugan, of Seattle.
The steamer La Conner went off Heck
man & Hanson's ways yesterday, and the
Clara Brown took her place. The Brown
will be recaulked and painted. and her
wheel Will be repaired. The next month
Ballard. as the small Sound steamers will
be undergoing repairs in preparation for
the winter season
The question OF supplying the laborer
with work is one which receives very lit
tie consideration in Ballard. This little
city,. with. its large number of mills, is
capable of supplying amost any willing
man with all the work he wants and at
fairly good wages. For a city of its size
not many places in the country have
fewer Idle men hanging around the streets:
Hobos and beggars always give Ballard
wide berth, as they are always offered
work. and unless they work they receive
little sympathy. The marshal OF Ballard
says that one day is as long as the more
worthless characters stay around the
place They are told to go TO work, and
few tramps make their headquarters
near INTERPLAY, but they never bother Bal
lard people any more than by little
petty theving. mostly of provisions. Few
serious thefts are reported. The night
watchmen saw three men looking around
some Of the business houses q few nights
nt,1 Coll IL. har x-a1
a shotgun and kept close behind them.
but they did not try to break into any
place, and finally struck OF in the direc-
ton OF Fremont.
John Dawson, q knot sawyer employed
in the Stimson mills, had two fingers on
his right hand badly lacerated by a saw
yesterday morning.
E. X. Bishop. Of the Seattle Cedar I.um-
Der Company. returned yesterday from a
state. He SAYS that the recent rains nave
caused the Stillaguamish river to rise
about six feet, and over 100000 feet OF
logs have been aoated down the river.
The building of the new Hatfield
Roberts mill Is progressing The brick
fireplace Is completed, and the smoke
stack was put UP yesterday. The ma
chinery Is also in place. IL Is expected
that the mill win be ready TO start work
within ten days.
Mrs. II. T. Bostian. wife of city En-
gineer Bostian, of ballard, left yesterday
for a visit with friends In Olympia.
Piles have been driven for the new rail-
road bridge at the south end of Ballard
almost half way across the tide fats. The
stringers are also laid. The remainder OF
the bridge will take longer to build, as 1t
has to be high enough TO allow the rail-
road trains to pass beneath H. From the
present ending the track will follow an
upward slope TO the Seattle end of the
bridge. Tho part already built IL on
about the same level as the Great North
ern tracks. which are about six feet be-