The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-06-01

The disabled steamer Augusta was
toved in yesterday by the tug Wallo-
wa. She was found about twenty miles
southwest Of Tllamook Rock by the
steamship Oregon and towed to the
bar. where she cast anchor until the
arrival Of the wallowa, which brought
her UP TO the Astoria Iron Works.
There she was beached for repairs. in
cluding the furnishing Of new shaft.
The Astorian cheerfully gives space
to the following
Astoria, May 81, 1893.
Editor Of The Astorian:--
On the presumption lhat you would
be willing to extend justice to the un-
fortunate would ike to make a state
ment; In an erticle in The Astorian Of
May 80, It was evident that capital was
intended 10 be made by the friends OF
one boat out Of the misfortunes Of the
other On Friday morning May 20, at
a. m, the Augusta left Garibaldi,
having the night before broken one OF
her propeller blades OF in coming down
from Tlllamook. Her cargo consisted
of about 10000 feet of cedar lumber,
and several tons Of butter, eggs, and
potatoes for Portland and fourteen
passengers. Everything went smoothly
until A p m, when directly abreast OF
Point Adams lighthouse, her shaft
broke. A signal was instantly holsted
and her sails Immediately set, in hopes
that she could be kept there unil rs
sistance could arrive. AT the time
| there was a high northwest breaz
and q strong ebb tide. From that lime
until Tuesday at l p. M, we kept beat
ing off shore and drifting to the south
ard, when we were taken in tow by the
steamer "Oregon" and by the aid Of a
tug from the bar up we were safely
landed at the dock in Astoria at II p.
M, Tuesday night, a very weary, but
thankful lot of people. I am confident
that all of the passengers heartily join
with me in awarding to Captain
Schrader q full measure of thanks and
praise for his able seamanship and
solicitude for the comfort and welfare
Of his passengers while cast helpless
adrift upon the mighty ocean. We do
not care to make comparisons at the
present time between the steamers Il.
p. Gilmore and Augusta but will say
that Tillamook viii always welcome
the Elmore, and If the Augusta is
not on hand, and 1t is not too rough
We will gladly accept the opportunity
to get to Astoria on the Elmore
"a TILLAMOOKER,"
Passenger on the Augusta.
There is nothing in the above con-
dieting with what appeared in these
columns ON Tuesday morning. Owing
10 the dlscourtesy of one of the Au-
gusta's passengers to a reporter who
had been detailed to secure the por-
tlculars 1t was impossible to learn the
eause Of the Augustas lack of speed
when the Elmore passed her, and no
attempt at "coloring" was INDUCED in
III It Is so, as Mate Boyer stated yes
terday, that the shaft broke at p. m
when the steamer was three miles
south Of the whistling buoy at the en-
trance Of the Columbia it seems
stranee that after the Elmore's arrival
here, the observer at Fort Candy tele-
graphed that he could see the Augusta
apparently fifteen miles down the
coast at i.2O
The American bark Western Belle
Is stn lying at Kinney's dock loading
lumber as fast-as men horses and
machinery can transport it from The
min TO her hold.
This IS The first trip of the Scotia to
this port She Is a. little larger than
the Truckce or Homer and carries a
considerable spread Of canvas. She
is high in the roreeasle head and very
low in the middle, making her very
well able TO Withstand the roughosy
seas.
The schooner w S. Jewett, Captain
sprague. cleared yesterday Tor re
dondo with 65OoOo feet OF lumber
MCGOWAN & Sons arc getting q gtaam
launch built and expect her to arrive
about next Aionday The vessel win
be thirty-Hye feet long on the keel ana
will be supplied with a ten-horse power
engine. Mr. Henry MCGOWAN yester
day received dispatch from portland
stating that the vessel win be com.
pleted by Sunday next. Steficn. ol
Portland, is the builder.
The steamer X. p. Gilmore passed out
yesterday morning, bound for rIlia-
nook
The steamer Ilwaco was on the beach
yesterday having a broken propeller
replaced, and her bottom cleaned.
The Western Belle was still taking
on lumber yesterday.
Nick Davlch Is having tension gas
oline launch built for the purpose OF
boating fish.
From European advices Information I
is obtained of the loss of the Norwegian |
bark Nightingale. which was ahan-
doned at sea In lat4s N, long. Y w
Thus another Of the once famous fleet |
Of American clippers passes off the
scene after an enviable record and the |
existence hasheen mo-