The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-28

Tho steamer Mainlander. one Of
the finest vessels OF the mosquito
fleet. lies al the bottom OF the
sound Just north Of West Point
lighthouse. az result of COLT
sion with the tug Sea Lion. The
tug rammcd the steamer while both
vessels we're cropping their way
through a thick tog at o'clock last
evening. and 20 minutes later the
Mainlander had disappeared.
Fortunately the weather was
calm and no lives were lost The
sixteen passengers and crew OF the
Mainlanaer were taken eff by the
TUG and even their light baggage
was saved There was no panic
and within fhrce hours the TUG had
landed the people from tbs. Inflated
steamer In Seattle.
The Malnlander was a steamer OF
4St gross tons. owned by the Pacific
Coast steamship company and was
valued at about 100000 The Sea
Lion Is owned by the Puget Sound
Tug Boat company and Is a large
and powerful vessel
The Malniander was returning to
this city from Bcllingham. which
port she left at 9ts yesterday
morning The tug Sea Lion vas
engaged Ia towing the british ship
Celtic Monarch 20 sea. At the time
al the collision the fog was 50 thick
that Il was impossible 10 see for \
boats length ahead. Captain John
Eismore. Of the Mainlander. says he
hat brought his vessel 10 a dead
standstili. and had Just begun to
hack slowly when the tug crashed
into his vessel lie says both yes
sis were blowing the proper fog
signals and that Just prior 10 strik-
ing the Mainlander. the Sea Lion
slgnalied her Intention Of passing
&C. starboard.
The first intimation Captain Els
more had that his vessel was In any
danger. he says. was when the light
Of the Sea Lion bore down on hlEi
off the port bow. A few seconds
later the sharp bows Of the tug
plowed through the port gRngN a.
nj the Mainiander. tearing a gaping
hole in her side for a distance OF
four feet
After ascertaininK the extent Of
the damage done. Captain Elamore
ask ed Captain G. G Mantsr. Of the
Sea Lion TO stand by. to which he
replied that. a. soon a. his tow was
clear. he would do 80. During the
interval the Mainlander's boats
were lowered. Tor she had com
menced to fil rapidly. Shortly aft
EDWARDS the Sea Lion came along
side and the passengers climbed
down TO her decks and were taken
o. Seattle. where they arrived AZ ?
o'clock. But little confusion reigned
among the passengers. whose num-
her Included but one woman and
enc child. a little girl
purser Van SICKLE. OF the Main
lander. in giving an account OF the
affair. says:
was sitting at the table. eating.
when the collision occurred at
once rushed up On deck and re-
cciyed my orders from the captain.
who told me 10 20 below and see n
we we're taking any water On In
vestigation found that a great hole
had been stove IN on our port side
There was already two feet Of water
in the smoking room. which - sit
uated on the lower deck. The water
vas also pouring into the hold. and
I ran up on deck and reported the
condition Of affairs to the captain.
Order was well maintained on
the steamer. All Of the crew went
TO their posts. and were there when
the order came for lowering the
boats. The pasaeperiS were also
cool and seemed 70 trust the officers
implicitly. Everything. with the
exception Of what we had on our
hacks and the hand baggage Of the
passengers. was lost
-Four OF the erew-the freight
clerk. saloon Waterman. one Of the
quartsrmasters and a deckhand-
lowered one Of the boats and rowed
away while the officers and the rest
~ the crew were boarding the Sea
Lion. The men Towed to West
Point and made their way to the
city overland from that place
The Mainiander vas built In 1892
by Crawford 4 Reed. Of Tacoma
She was formerly on the Seattle