The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-26
OUR ILWACO LETTER.
RailrOad-LighthOuse-Life Crew-Newsy
Items From Across the Bay.
ILwACo, Aug. 25

ILwACo, Aug. %.
Public school commences Septem.
ber 3rd, Mrs. M. Lambson principal
The school census taken June last
gives 108 children free school this
term and other terms this year.
About three-fourths of our working
citizens have gone to Gray's Harbor
and Shoalwater bay to engage in fall
fishing.
Aside from the usual travel and ex,
citement caused by seaside visitors,
the town is very dull socially, though
business continues good.
Undoubtedly there has been q
larger crowd at Sea View and Tin
ker's this summer than at any pre-
yious season. The hotels have been
filled all the time, and large amount
of building lots and whole blocks
have been sold. This is especially
true of Tinker's, or East Portland
camp. Your correspondent is &C.
quainted with large number of cot
tagers on the beach and has, during
the season, interviewed the majority
of them in regard to the railroad and
how they liked the new method of
travel and transportation of freight
The usual answer from the male par
ent was--the railroad; and from the
ladies', that they much preferred the
old way of coming through the WOODS
and along the beach in big wagon.
Probably, though. by next season.
when the railroad company have per-
fected arrangements and their en-
ployes become more competent, there
will be general satisfaction among the
travelling public.
Mr.. K. Osborn, the conductor, and
not zone of the men employed about
the yards" as your contemporary ex
presses it, has recovered sufficiently
| to be out again. His left forearm
was broken in three places by the
freight crashing against it. From
him we learn that the accident was
not caused by the car being loaded
too much on one side, nor by its
striking a plank; but by too high
rate of speed on a curve.
A party of us went over to How
ards deserted village at the Cape yes
terday, and it looks lonesome enough
There was n little excitement, how
ever, caused by fire on the beach
among the logs near the officers
quarters, which was eXtInguished by
the commanding officer and the life
crew. The latter are drilling regu
larly and can beat the record.
They run ont the apparatus Wagon
filled with ropes, tackles, brass gun
ETC., everything compact and lashed.
At the word of command every
man has his place and duties
to perform. The gun is loaded
shot line attached, gun discharged
and the line deftly thrown over the
cross trees erected like ships mast
There is man up aloft there who
makes fast the line. Soon the big
hawser is there too and stretched
taught by tackles attached to the
sand anchor. Then the breeches
buoy are run up to the man at the
mast head and he is transferred to dry
land. Time 3 minutes, 40 seconds
They also have their boat drills. sig
mails drills, telegraphing with flags
from the lighthouse hill to Mckenzie
head. There is not much danger oi
any of them getting the scurvy. But
they appear to be short of fresh wa
ter. Although there is an immense
reservoir full of water there DOM
seem to be enough to supply the com
manding officers household and the
life crew, though formerly there was
an abundance of water for the whole
garrison and the life crew.
The lighthouse is receiving its an,
nual or semi-annual coat of paint.
The gentleman in charge Of the
signal service building is reported tc
be yearning for a mother-in-law.
G. B. Allen and Don have gone tC
Gray's Harbor.
A body washed ashore yesterday
directly in front of l.. A. Doomis' resi-
dence. Coroner Hanselman and as
sistants Immediately repaired to the
place and after the usual examina
tion buried him. He was a man from
80 to 40 years of age. and apparentl,
but few days dead. Hight 5 feet {
inches, weight $50 pounds; complex
fair, sandy hair; nothing in pant
pockets but two small, cheap woodel
handled knives; new gum boots, Nc
IL, short oil coat, brown color, blu
overalls, shoddy pants ribbed, whit
flannel underclothing, double breast
, ed blue shirt, blue fishing shirt. N
marks on body. He was buried nea
where found.
| This reminds some OF us of ma
of that description who was here las
week who wanted to have his boa
hauled overland to the bay, but b
had very little money. He was in
toxicated somewhat when he set sa
for Shoalwater bay and went alone
This was on Friday before the las
storm set in. It's probably the sam
= man though his boat has not bee
) found yet.
81 We learn there are five divorc
suits ready for the next term Of coul
J., at Oysterville.
RI The infant son OF Mrs. j. r. Goultf
l is dangerously i'll, pneumonia.
3 Water melons and cholera morbu
. are in town.
ri Three men fished 2 hours and
g minutes for tom cod; result 404, an
I one man caught only 13.
- NIL