The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-28
No Vessels Depart But Usual
Crowd Throngs Waterfront.
SAN BIAS WILL SAIL TODAY.
Although She Is Under Charter by
San Francisco Men She VIII Take
All of Her 500 Passengers From
This Port-Thfs Also Big Steam
ship Tacoma's Sailing Date-Cen-
tenniaFs Departure Postponed.

No vessels sailed from this port for Cape
Nome yesterday. For weeks hardly a day
has passed without one or more departures
for the gold fields. Nevertheless the usual
Sunday crowd found its way TO the water
front. The docks and wharves were
thronged from morning until night.
The steamship San Bias sails today. She
and the big steamship Tacoma will proba-
bly, be tho only vessels to sail for Nome
today, as the Centenniaps date Of departure
has been postponed until tomorrow. The
Centennial took coal yesterday. She goes
to Tacoma early this morning to load
small consignment OF freight. returning
late tonight. Passengers are TO he allowed
20 go aboard the vessel not later than Tues
day morning
The Tacoma goes tonight and the San
Bias will sal about o'clock this afternoon
Passengers are to be received aboard the
San Bias an hour or 30 before her sailing
She has an even 500 booked. Every ticket
on the long list was sold at Seattle
through the Charles II. Hamilton company.
her local agents The history of the San
Bias entry into the Nome trade gives
fair idea Of the proportions OF the great
gold rush.
few days more than two weeks ago
three San Francisco men conceived tho
plan of making some money IN the Nome
trade. They were Capt Harry Goodall, J.
IT. Rosenfed and ]. II. Bennett. They
determined to charter the San Bias for one
voyage to Nome. This was done and the
promoters at once wired Mr. Hamilton who
replied that he would guarantee to give
the vessel all the passengers and freight
she could carry despite the fact that up to
that time thirty vessels had already left
for Nome and many more were advertised
to sail before the close of the month. The
promise was kept to tn. letter by the sale
of 800 tickets and securing Of 1,soo tons OF
freight.
Steamships Victoria and Charles d. Lane
are both scheduled to sail for Nome May
81 though the former viii probably not get
away before June /. The Ruth small
steamer carrying few passengers and
cargo OF livestock and general merchan-
disc. will probably sail TUESDAY.
Passengers are booked for departure on
the San Bias as follows;
r.. g, washburn R. p. Smith c. F.. Conant.
g y. McHugh, L., A. Hdehand, Jas. Kirkland,
N. sheehau. r.. Smith. Henry Bags j. J: Bennus.
Mitchell s ,to, spsh , rst To1g H 1Gnn
sen. Il. Nelson. He Dahlgren. G Hagman VIM
Rise d. II. Cowmsn, W. Robertson. II. 8
Jacobs p J. Peterson. r. r. COLI. r. T.. Williams
N. Burke. j. W sprague ] P. Perrin. J. Rudolph
Anicy. D. Hickey. J. T stephenson. Alex zicko-
vic. Pet, zokovic, Frank sens -. Pisark g.
p,sk sexton p,. Wise WV R,t Gaf
r Daniels. Mr.. Beaman. r ]. Garvin. Jno. Nc
Intyre. 7. n, Muvaney II. ]. Langdon, Z: Neu-
SON. NJ Herman. Z Johnson rhos. Costain. John
Butler. NJ A. curran J. J cnr,sn. w. u Rich
spnlane NJ y Rshaley. F. W. Mason. p. W
Bunoushs, Jas Furrell =. G, Cooper v. II. Thorn
Louis s' ra MIy no ESso Frank Sa
s,ars. Jos. Filliri. VIM. HoNer +. NJ Benson. p
Martini. G. A. kraus Geo. T.. Hun, A. W. Green,
\ nj. H.
Gurdy. William Henson A. Youngbcrg. ;. T.
Puckosk Frank kollenski, Henry Butts Fred West.
G. NJ Bcrude William Burrow Brown, G. John
son. J. v uinn. 4 Chapman. Geo Wilson. J. ].
sullivan, w, II. Murray, jr., IL Noonas, w.
i Ellsnwosd, 4 !. wi,dn, o F Jenkins. ?. W.
J; NJ Turnbow, Oscar Nasman. John Rskcr, W. II
Fair NJ. oBrien. g.; NJ Armstrong. 7 Mconade,
Geo. A, Clark, NJ, Brennan. Ell, Corinsou Thos.
Lowell, VIM HAYS j. $. Booth, Johr Bolei. l..
Alstron. VIM. sasage, Chas Coulter Chas II. .coul.
Jos Heller NJ o. simpkins A H. seymour a.
o'Relb Thos Gale wa,kn Evans. Andrew Gal.
lsgher Ben Quinn NJ Nelson II G. Bunk II n
Kirk ". H. pnpor. II. schnttinger q Gesclnan
jos. 6inot. Jake Mohre John Woikle. William
Barry Clarnpcc Miller Jos +. Short. John Peter,
Rride John Warn Thos. Williams. JAS. Bruce. T.
Wilson, W Cunningham, jno willmar. Peter
l. Llewcllyn Thos Patterson A Johnson a.
Autier. y. Molino, W. A. Carter. G W. Fisher
". II, Porter, u. T Traynot. II Herman. =.
Rogers. Antoine Cateou. Nick Ccrsr, Il A. Hsynan
7, u Herbert, Andtcw Noble, VIM. rritchard n
\. Mslates'a. John c. Potter, 4. Cornell r. @
Chrstonson, \. rrest, y II rrest J u
reaidon;, ; wagdinetog. Walter Wels, FLOYD
T Bauct. n n Ander,ss chas Kskcldy. Her
man Hcltser. Holshsn J NJ J Paulcy. VIM
nsr II ! ohsiev. 4 pufreuc RoGta,se john
Mrdwid. Me,te krasccizenski, = u Harvey. \.
Peterson. } : Reace hasiey c peter-
Marble. ] II ptsan Geo paryinc. VIM Conway.
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