Douglas Island news., 1900-02-07

| PACIFIC COAST STEAM
 1 SHIP COMPANY, A COR
 ! PORATION, and AUGUSTUS
 ! CHARLES JANSEN, Master
 ! of the Steamship "COVTAGE
 ! CITY"
 The Steamship City of Seat PUBLICATION tie, her furniture, engines,
 tackle, apparel, cargo and
 etc.
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, lSS
 DISTRICT Or ALASKA.
 WHEREAS a libel has been fled in the Dis trict Court of the United States for the Dis trict of Alaska on the 18th day of January, l9UO by the Pacific Coast Company, a cor poratiou, and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, q corporation, and Augustus Charles Jansen, Master of the Steamship Cottage City, and the two corporations being respectively the owner and chartCrer of said steamship, hbeilaptS, against the Steamship City of Seattle, her engines, tackle, apparel, furulture and cargo, nlleg- ing in substance that the said steamship Cot tage City is am American vessel, engaged in the business of carrying freight and pasSen- gers between the port of Seattle, state Of Washington, and Skagway, and Sitl5a, 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 SlIagway, Alaska, that oO the l+rh day of January. l9UU, and while the said steamship Cottage City was on one of her regular voy- a~eS between Seattle Washington, and Skagway, Alaska, with the said Augustus Charles Jansen as her Master, aud while said steamship was m port at Douglas, AIaSha' one of the way ports herenbetOre mention ed and early in the nOrElug of said day, the said steamship Cottage City, and her Master, Augustus Charles Jansen, were summoned the said steamship City of Seattle tO immeol- ately proceed to the rescue of the Sald 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 a severe storm was prevailing oT both snow and wind lu aud upon the waters aiOre- said, and between Douglas City uUd Sll0g- way, Alaska, the waters ln which the Sula City of seattle was iu distress; and the sad Augustus Charles Jansen as soon as possible, after being notified as aforesaid, with the said steamship Cottage City, and her crew, steamed out of the port of Douglas ClJy in the face of a gale of wind aud thick Olnu- ing snow storm, and proceeded iu and upon the waters aforesaid Hurther!y, although mourning great danger to his steamship and crew by reason of the storm aforesaid, and when in distance of about uttJ 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 Eridgett, iu the waters aforesaid: and the said Steamship City, or Seattle immediately gave the signal Ot dis treSS, whereupOu the said steamship Cottage City, and the Master thereof hauled Up 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 a very turbulent sea, gale of wind and blind ing snow storm with her stern within twenty or thirty feet from dangerous rocks Oh said Point Bridgett, Alaska; and that immediate ly a life boat was attempted to be lowered kP the said steamship City of Seattle, attempted 10 be boarded with line for the purpose, if possible, to rescue her, her passengers, crew and cargo: that the storm was raging 70 such a degree as aforesaid so that the said small boat SO attempted tO be lowered was crushed, disabled and destroyed, and lt was found impossible in this manner to extend a line to the said steamship City of Seattle; and after several efforts being made on uc- count OI tine 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 lIue extended to said steam ship; and in making said efforts and extend . ing said line tue sad steamship cottage Slty and her crew incurred great danger, crushed said small boat, and broke in the StaFbOard side of said steamship Cottage City; and 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 gale of wind, binding SHOW storm, and turbulent seas, swinging upon her bow anchor Us aforesaid near dangerous rocks, and the weather being extremely cold and in a short time said steamship would have broken ner cable, and been dashed to pieces and totally destroyed upon said rocks and in said waters together with the lives of her passengers, and the loss of her cargo. That the said steamship Cottage City was the only yeSSeliu or near said waters that could have been procured in time to have done and performed said work; that the said : Augustus Charles Jansen thereupOu and inn i luediatelv took the sad steamship City of I mn ftA ff,T NFa neau, Alaska, that being the nearest and 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 niS 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 the said HbeilautS are entitled to reaSOn- able share Sf the said steamship City Ot Seat tie, and her cargo, for salvage thereof" and said libel praying process against said steamship, her engines, and etc, and re0SOn- 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- l penSeS.
 monitiou under the seal of said Court 10 me directed and delivered do hereby give pub ] lie notice to all persons claiming the said steamship, leE Jlchlt' eNSlitS' uppdIOA anu 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 Sitlla in the District of Alaska on the 27th day of February, 1900, at ten o'clock l 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 iuterpose their claim, and to make their allegations in that behalf.
 Dated January 2Srd, 1900,
 JAMES N. SHOUT,
 U. $. Marshal.
 By JOHN T. MCELHENY,
 Deputy,
 JOHN R. WYNN,
 Proctor for Libellants.
 ] First DublicatiOn January 24, l9OO.