Douglas Island news., 1900-01-31

tie, her furniture engines,
 tackle, apparel, cargo and
 Respondent.
 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, lSS
 DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
 WHEREAS a libel has been filed in the Dis triCt Court of the United States for the Dis trict of Alaska on the 18th day of January, lguO by the Pacific Coast Company, cor poratiou, and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, a corporation, and Augustus Charles Jansen, Master of the Steamship Cottage City, and the two corporations being respectively the owner and chGrterer of said steamship, HbellantS, against the Steamship City of Seattle" her engines, tackle, apparel, furniture and cargo, alleg- ing in substance; that the said steamship Cot tage City iS au American vessel, engaged In the business of carrying freight and paSSen- gers between the port or Seattlel state or Washington, and ShagWay, and Sltka, Alas lla and way ports, with Augustus Charles Jansen as her Master; and that the steam ship City of Seattle k an American vessel engaged lu the same business between the ports of Seattle, State of Washington, and SllagTay, Alaska, that on the llth day ot January, lgyo, and while the said steamship Cottage City was on one of her regular VOy- ages between Seattle, Washington, and SlIagway, Alaska, with the said Augustus Charles Jansen Us her Master, aud while S0ld steamship was in port at Douglas, Alaska, one of the way ports hereiubefOre mention ed, and early in the morning of said day, the said steamship Cottage City, and her Master, . by the request of the agent and officers oi the said steamship City of Seattle to immedl- ately proceed to the rescue or the sad steamship, ana 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 i time a severe storm was prevailing of both snow and wind in and upon the waters atOre- said, and between Douglas City and Skag- way, Alaska, the waters in which the sad City of Seattle was in distress; and the said 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 Clty Tn the face of gale of wind and thick blind iug snow storm, and proceeded m and upon the waters aforesaid Northerly, although mourning great danger to his steamship and crew by reason of the storm aforesaid, ana when in a distance of about fifty 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 Bridgett, in the waters aforesaid: and the said Steamship City Ot Seattle immediately gave the signal of dlS- treSS, whereupOn the said steamship Cottage City, and the Master thereof hauled up for the said steamship City oT Seattle and dis covered that she had lost two ot 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 very turbulent sea, gale of wind and hlnd- ing snow storm with her stern within twenty . thirty feet from dangerous lOcNS OH Sttlu Point Brldgett, Alaska; and that immediate ly life boat was attempted to be lowered from the said steamship Cottage City, and the said steamship City of Seattle, attempted to be boarded with line for the purpose, 1t | possible, to rescue her, her passengers, crew and cargo; that the storm was raging to such degree as aforesaid so that the said small boat so attempted to be lowered was crushed, disabled and destroyed, and 1t was found impossible in this manner to extend line to the said steamship City of Seattle; and after several efforts being made on ac- count of the 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 a line extended to said steam ship; and in making said efforts and extend ing said line the said steamship Cottage City and her crew incurred great danger, crushed said small boat, and broke in the starboard 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 lett to the mercy of gale of wind, binding snow storm, and turbulent seas swinging upon her bow anchor as aforesaid near dangerous rocks, and the weather being extremely cold and in short time said steamship would 1 have broken her cable, and been dashed to 1 pieces and totally destroyed upon said rocks and iu sad waters together with the lives ot her passengers, and the loss of her cargo. That the said steamship Cottage City was the only VeSSeliu or near said waters that could have been procured in time to have done and performed said work; that the sad i Augustus Charles Jansen thereupOn and inn mediately took the said steamship City of Seattle in tow and made for the port of Ju- neau, Alaska, that being the nearest and most accessible port, where he arrived with the said steamship, her passengers, crew and l cargo, on the same day; and had not the said Jansen acted promptly iu the premises together with his 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 tactS and matters aforesaid and other work done the said libellautS are entitled to a reason ! able share Sf the said steamship City of Seat tie, and her cargo, for salvage thereof" and said libel praying process against said steamship, her engines, and etc., and reason 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- penSeS.
 mouitiOn under the seal of said Court to me directed and delivered l do hereby give pub lie notice to all persons claiming the said steamship, her tackle, engines, apparel, and 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, 19OO at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day (provided the same shall be a day of Jurisdiction, other wise on the next day of Jurisdiction there after) then and there to interpose their claim, and to make their allegations in that behalf.
 Dated January 29rd, 19OO
 JAMES M. SHOUT,
 U.S. Marshal.
 By JOHN T. MCELHENY,
 Deputy,