The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-12
Freight Shippers Claim That She
Is Overloaded.
eEMI-oFFICIAL SURVEY MADE.
Owners Agree to Leave the Matter
to the Decision of Three Well
Known Mariners-Latter with
hold Their Verdict and Will Rem
der II Today-United States In
spectors without Jurisdiction.

Protests OF freight consignors, together
with the desire of her owners not to put
TO sea with an overloaded vessel. culmi-
mated yesterday afternoon in a semi-ofti-
ciaI marine survey OF the big barge Skoo-
KUN, which was scheduled to sail for Cape
Nome at noon. The inspection was made
by Capt. James Carroll Capt. c. w
Sprague and Capt. +. w. Ginger, three
well-known and experienced Puget sound
mariners.
At this time the Skookum was at anchor
of the Ocean dock. The survey was COM
menced at O'Clock and concluded two
hours later. The surveyors will not an
rounce their decision until today. In the
meantime the Skookum remains in the
harbor.
Capt Carroll, speaking for the board.
positively declined last night TO state what
conclusion had been reached. To all ques-
tions he refused to give answers in the
slightest intimating what the decision
would be.
Seafaring men display a lively interest
In the matter. Many of them were pro-
fiounced In their belief yesterday that the
surveying board will declare against the
barge being towed to sea In her present
Capt Bryant, of the local board Of
United States inspectors of huls and boil
ers, stated last night that his ONCE had no
jurisdiction over the Skookum.
I'VE have no control whatever over
barges" Capt. Bryant said. save to pre-
vent them from carrying passengers on
ocean voyages. We declined to, permit the
Skookum to carry passengers, and when
we had done this our connection with the
matter ended"
II was announced yesterday that the
Skookum would sail today, and the tug
Richard Holyoke, which Is to tow her to
Nome, Is in readiness to start as soon as
the word is given.
While the skookum is not permitted to
carry passengers, her owners and forty or
fifty hostlers and cattlemen will go north
on her: the owners to protect the cargo
and the others to care for the live stock
aboard.
court. had n merry chase yesterday after
william Belond and W. F. Robb. two
well-known sporting men. who are
cused by Roger s. Greene, president of
the Humane society cruelty to ami
mals
Beiond and Robb are going to Caoe
Nome on the Skookum. As a part
OF their outfit they are taking a
large number of horses 1t Is stated by
Judge Greene that the cruelty alleged In
horses into such small space that they
cannot lie down.
Constable Matthews made the rounds OF
the city, visiting the usual haunts Of the
defendants, but could get no trace of
them Then he went aboard the barge.
hAN II Belond and Robb we're there they
kept out of sight.
was not certain" said the constable.
that my Jurisdiction extended TO the
barge, even II ] had found them. The
barge had moved out into the stream,
and | am inclined to think an action UNI
der such circumstances Gomez under the
jurisdiction OF the federal courts"
Friends OF the accused Cape Nome ad-
yerturers assured the constable that he
was quite correct In his summing up of
the case.