The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-09
LEGAL NOTICES,


UNITED STATES MARsHAIis NOTCH
In the United States District Court -
the District of Washington, Morrill,
Division. Seattle steamship Co ~
Francis NJ. White vs. Nineteen HundnI
Dollars, Two Hundred Dollars and Twes.
United States of America, District a.
Washington. Northern Division, 81
Whereas, A libel has been filed in ~
district court OF the United States for IN
Northern division of the district 1t WasA
ington, on the 18th day of April, 1900 by IL
Seattle steamship Company. owner. NJ
Francis White. master of the STEAMSHIP
dollars sl 500 and two hundred 'S So'sn
WOO and twenty-five dollars 0zS) alles.
ing In substances:
That on the 18th day OF September. -.
the steamship Laurada sailed from the nv
OF Seattle, In the state Of washinsten
with a cargo OF general merchandise lum.
Der, live stock and money, bound for CAr>
Nome. in the district OF Alaska. we'll MAJ
ned, equipped, tight, staunch and stFuag
and in every particular completely seawss.
thy, commanded by a competent seoenan
and navigator and master.
That said money was owned as fclloWI
Nineteen hundred dollars 81. 800 thereofwas
consigned by Osborne a Steele, OF esattle,
to j. r. Curling of Cape Nome Alalkt:
two hundred dollars $500 thereof was COZ.
signed by Mrs. ]. Anderson. OF Seattle. 10
John s. Anderson, Of Cape Nome. AlaSks;
and twenty-five dollars 025) thereof Was
consigned by - Piskerkoff to Niles NslIN
Piskeroff. Cape Nome, Alaska, and wots
carried by said steamship at the reQueIl
of said conslgnors. to said consignees, Il.
spectively.
That said steamship proceeded on NJ
said voyage until the evening Of the ~
Dutch harbor. said ship sprung leak ~
was rapidly filling with water: that IN
pumps were put to work and kept CO.
stanty pumping the water out OF ~
l. ns,I tt,.. Nal
and kept bailing the water out Of said ~
sci until the 2Sth day of September, Win
the master of said vessel became ca.
WINGED, on account Of the rapidly M
which the water was rising In said VEL
that unless the said vessed should n
stranded the said vessel with its passoa.
gers. crew and cargo, would become f0uo1.
cred and wholly lost. Thereupon the ~
master. on the morning OF said 18th day 4
September, after putting out anchors ~.
erly. ran said vessel upon the badl It
Zapedine bay, on St Georges island. Xlns-
ka, stranding the same In an effort TO M
the passengers. crew and cargo thereck.
That after said vessel was STRANDED 10
passengers and crew, some live stock on1
the above sums of money were put ashus
upon said island.
That the said master and crew Of the ~
vessel were unable to save any other ~.
ton or the cargo, or the said vessel with
out further aid: and that they remainDa
upon the said island until the eth day 4
October following, when they were tahea
off by the United States revenue cutts
Corwin and conveyed to Dutch harbG
Alaska. where the passengers and cFo4
were landed. and where said master -
deavored to employ men and boats 70 ~
turn with him to said stranded vessel to-
the purpose OF saving. the cargo. but ~
unable to do so. He then noted protest
tho stranding of said vessel. provided ~
the passengers, poid OF the crew and ~
ceeded on the said cutter to Seattle. wboe
he arrived on October 10 and reported -
n r mr. s.f al 81 svV1t
That said owner determined TO ny y
save said vessel and tho cargo. and ~
that purpose and with the consont Of ~
underwriters thereof, tho Fireman's I'm
Insurance Company. of San Francisco, 80
master procured tho steamship TOWNS
and a crew OF mon. engineers. carpenteA
diver. machinery and tackle for the vutss
pose Of saving said crew and said straoeH
vessel. II possible; and sailed thsrswtsA
from San francisco, California. TO
Georges Island. Alaska. where he srrtve!
on November 4. 1899, and found that ~
stranded vessel had broken Up and bsccns
complete wreck. and all of the cargo ~
thereon lost and destroyed Said masa
returned to Dutch harbor. extended 2.
protest. sold the wreck for the bensnt q
all concerned, returned to Seattle. arv'
ing November 20, laid the steamship love
send up. paid on all hands and shipped ~
machinery, pumps. ETC., back TO san FnF
cisco.
That said master incurred an expense
and expended In cash in attemptine y
save his said vessel and cargo, az IN -
libel stated, the sum OF twelve thoussM
dollars Osl2 600: that said moneys were -
pended and paid by him for the beneni 2,
all concerned in the eaid vessel. freight ~
cargo. That said live stock were ianafs
on said Island and have not been faks A.s ~
thercfrom, and could not he taken ILL.,
from except In calm weather In the W. -
mer season. That there was no Wal ].
means OF taking care or said I'VE 49,
on said island, and II IL not known sns ssr
ar sal Aa.. fe.nLf at
Its value may be, but II II libtlant psf'
tnht II IS without any vAiip, -
That the value of said vessel was- ss ~
the sum OF nifty thousand dollars u0n =.
and the value Of the cargo was about ~
sum OF fifty thousand dollars tNesW,. 81
the value OF the freight earned Hnp n" "s..rd
WAS about the sum OF twelve tnousAha -
two hundred dollars tti2.Np, IA
And praying process against tns -.
several sums OF money. and that tns ". "a
sRnoFH. consignees. owners ana ~ II
all other persons interested We ri .al
singular the matters In Eaid libel. $40 1880 ~.
the said court adjust the seyeraL 800
and interests to and In said sums OF n ~ N.
upon general average. and decree tns A.'srs
said several. interests. moneys ana Yrsss
should contribute 20 the loss ana eAyss q
aforesaid with interest and costs. ny
decree TO the iibclants their JUST an
ful share thereof and for general rsles
Now. therefore. in pursuance o. ne 80 -
ition under the seal Of the said coe ss
me directed, do hereby give public nss'I
to all persons claiming tho said 80 ~
money. or any part thereof. or In sny ~
interested therein, that they be arg sy,vths
before the said district court hsic ,.s -
city of Seattle, IN and for the Not's u
division of the district Of WAshin4tonlss y
the 18th day OF May. 800. next. at ~ 9 ~ ~
in the forenoon Of that day tprovins.
same shall be day OF jurisdiction. 49,
wise on the next day Of Jurisdiction 49, 49,
efteT), then and there 10 interpo9 nss
claims and make their allegations VA 49,
behalf.
Dated this 2ist day OF April. 1900
United States Marshstv