The morning call., 1891-01-10
SEA AND SHORE.
Disaster to The Steamer Maggie
Ross at Coos Bay.
She Strikes on the Bar There and Fills-The
struan Drifts Ashore at Nestuggah
Bay-News of the Ship Orient.

A dispatch was received on Change yes
terday from Cape Arago as follows: The
steamer Maggie Ross struck on the bar at
Coos Bay going out. She is leaking and dis
abed. The steamer Emily or Alcatraz is
towing her south.
-Four vessels arrived yesterday from Coos
Bay, where the Maggie Ross struck on
passing out. They were the steamer Arago,
Captain Donaldson, which made the pas
sage in 40 hours; the Wilmington, Marshall,
4S hours; Arcata, Langhorne, 80 hours, and
the Alcatraz, Johnson, As hours. The three
first mentioned have coal cargoes for the
Oregon Coal and Navigation Company,
while the Alcatraz has lumber fol the Cali
fornia Lumber Company.
All the vessels that have left Coos Bay
for this port were bar bound there for sew
eral days. After the vessels from Goes Bay
had docked yesterday, Captain Langhorne
OF the Arcata, the youngest and hand
soonest captain in the Oregon Coal and
Navigation COmpany's employ, was seen by
CALL reporter aud in answer to queries
said:
COMING OVER THE BAR.
"When we left Coos Bay the bar was
breaking heavily. There was a nasty west
erly swell. The steamer Arago passed out
on Wednesday morning about o'clock,
followed by the Emily, Alcatraz, Arcata,
Wilmington and the Maggie Ross. When
we passed over the bar we touched twice.
My vessel, the Arcata, was drawing u feet
inches of water, and the Maggie Ross, l
believe, was drawing Is feet inches. We
touched bottom twice on passing out, but
sustained no damage.
After we passed over the bar we looked
] 4 1
mails of distress flying. We and the rest of
the steamers put back aud found that she
! had struck on the bar while crossing, had
bumped a hole in her and was full OF water.
In ten minutes after she struck the fires
were out.
The captain of the Maggie Ross sent his
second MAZE On board the Wilmington for
assistance TO throw off his deck-load to
Tighten the vessel Assistance was given,
ana ten or fifteen cords OF matchwOOd were
thrown over and the deck-load of lumber
was being cast over when we left. When
we came alongside, the captain said that he
wanted TO be tOwed down 10 Port Oxford,
where he would have Il chance TO make re-
pairs. The steamer Emily, Captain Rob-
ertS, went alongside aud took HIM IN tow,
ana l suppose they are now on their way
10 Port Oxford"
Captain c. Nelson of the Oregon Coal
and Navigation Company stated last even
| ing that all his vessels touched on coming
the low water and the heavy swell gener-
ally prevailing on the bar.
THE GERMAN SHIP ORIENT.
The German ship Orient, Captain huehl,
left Swansea, Wales, 2l0 days ago with
| cargo of coal for the kenton Coal Company.
| On september 10th Geographic adyiceS re-
| ceVed stated that the ship had put into Port
| Ancud on the west coast of South America
with her cargo on fire, and later on the fire
| had been eXtlnguiShed.
Captain Charles Ii. Cattermole, the ship
suppIler. has received letter from Captain
| Emile kuehl of the Orient, dated Nalpa-
raise, November 10TH in which he says: we
! arrived at AnCud with the cargo on fire, put
! the vessel aground and pumped fifteen 1eet
! OF water into her, putting out the fire. We
| then pumped the water out and got her
| atlOat and started with full cargo for Nal-
! paraiso. On the last four days OF the pass
! age we had continual calmS steam and
| smoke came up through the matches and we
thought the fire had broken out again.
| When We arrived at Valparaiso we COM
menced TO discharge, but 1t was slow work,
only 50 or So tons day being taken from the
| two matches"
Up to the time the letter was written 900
| tOas had been discharged and 1900 had been
| sold at public auction. The rest OF the cargo
would be brought to this port to fulhi the
charter. The fire, the captain stated, was
! in the cargo between the main and mizzen
masts, but lie did not know 10 what extent
/
have left Valparaiso for this port about the
! 10th OF December, OF by Christmas at the
! latest
ARRIVED AT QUEENSTOWN.
| A few days ago it was reported that the
| German bark II. Hackfeid, bound to Homo
! lulu from Liverpool, had been passed at sea
| by steamer. She was partially dismasted,
| but refused assistance, and was making her
! way back 10 Queenstown. A dispatch re
| ceived yesterday from London states that
iaa howl aI llraas =.
dismasted, but was making little water
| The weather was thick ard hay in the
| forenoon and clear in the afternoon at Point
| Lobos yesterday. In the afternoon the wind
was light from the northwest, and the ba-
| rometer read: o'clock in the morning,
1920; noon, 1921; o'clock in the evening,
| 3O.I7.
From dispatch received at the Merchants
| Exchange yesterday from Tilamook it is
| learned that the Norwegian ship Struan,
before reported abandoned, went ashore in
Nestuggah Bay, and IS fast going to pieces.
| The Pacific Mail steamer San Bias sailed
from Acapulco for this port on Thursday.
The British ship ManX King sailed from
Shields, England, for this port on Wednes-
day.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The W. f. Jewett came from Oakland
Greek yesterday and docked ut Channel
| street
The ship Alex McCalum hauled into the
stream from Steuart street.
The ship Palestine locked over at Oak
land.
The Clackmananshire shifted from the
| sea-wal to Spear street.
The Toxteth locked at sea-wall, Section l.
| The Planter came over from Oakland and
| locked at Mission No. l.
The new schooner Sadie came over from
Oakland and locked at Union street.
| The ship Champion will come down from
Changers Wharf to-day and anchor in the
| stream.
The bark Seminole will come from Ala
media to-day and dock at Fremont street.
The ship Yosemite will 90 over to Ala
| media to-day.
The steamer StrathclYde will come off the
Hunters Point Dry-dock to-day and anchor
in the stream
SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT.