The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-09-29
LOSS OF TEE cAIRNsMORE.
Ashore, South CT the Columbia
River.

The dense fog that has hung over
land and sea for the last two months
has been a source Of continual danger
to navigatOrs, as hes been evinced by
several mariGe causahties both here
and elsewhere; notably the loss Of the
Recere OF Cape FIattery. the stranding
Of vessels in the Sound, and the Queen
on Clatsop spit; the Ong at Yaquins
and other causalties.
Yesterday and the day before the
smoke which had been blown from
Clarke Co., ". T., mingled with the
usual gray fog from the ocean and
made haze almost impenetrable TO
the eye. The ocean steamers TictoriG
and Qteea in charge OF experienced
pilots crossed in, the latter vessel
bringing the captain and crew
of the English bark Cairnsmore.
A dispatch had been received at noon,
concerning the vessel, and the Pioneer
was promptly dispatched to render
such aid as might be necessary, the
Gen. Custer also going down. At two
o'clock the following was received at
this Office:
ESPECIAL TO THE AsTORIAS.I
FT. STEVENS, Sept. %, > P. N.
The English iron bark, Caiy7tsmore,
$40 tons, GIbb master, l55 days from
London, came ashore about half
past four o'clock yesterday after
noon about two miles south of
the light house at Point Adams, off
Coon Head All hands deserted her
about half an hour after the vessel
struck. She is well on the shore; the
crew is supposed to have been picked
up by tug at six o'clock. There are
a good many people down here watch
ing her,
j. II. YOUNG,
Signal Corps.
Immediately upon the arrival of Capt.
Glib and his men, Vice Consul Cherry
took them in charge, the captain fur
nishing US with the following report:
REPORT or TIE BRITISH BARoUE
cAIENSMoRE.
Left London on May 2Sth for Port
land, Oregon, with a cargo of cement
for Balfour, Guthrie & Co., had usual
weather to the Horn, where we ex-
perienced heavy weather and very
light winds Oh North Pacific. Came
off the Columbia river about two hun.
dred miles on the Goth, from which
time experienced foggy and smoky
weather, not being able at any time
to get sights. On Wednesday night
the 2eth inst. about IL P. Nj. the yes
sci took the ground, a heavy swell
sending her further in all the time,
nothing visible toward shore, ship
striking heavily, did not hear either
bell bncy or whistle; burnt blue lights
and showed large fareups. Next
morning at daylight could just see the
land, with two objects moving; took
them to be people; swell increasing
from ten A. H., ship striking more
heavily, later In the afternoon shi
took list to port. On consultation
with officers concluded to abandon
vessel, which with great difficulty,
owing 10 the heavy sea, we were en-
abled to do by the boats. Az five p.
Il. sent boat containing lst officer to
find our whereabouts, but fortunately
at A. N. were sighted by steamer
Queen Of the Pacific and taken on
| board.
hero wish 20 thank Capt Alexan-
der and his officers for their kind
treatment of myself, officers and crew;
landed in Astoria at P. M.
ASTORIA, Or, Sept. %, 1883.
The first mate Of the CdirnsnsOre
was on the Inflated Fsrnylen; one Of
the crew, a lad of twelve has rather q
unique experience, this being his
third adventure of the kind.
There is but little hope entertained
of saving the vessel.