The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-12
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN,

HUR DAlLI MAXINE CULUMNI
The British ship Celtic Race report
ed at the custom house yesterday with
1924 sacks Of wheat velued at $77.160,
bound for Queenstown, Falmouth, or
Plymouth for orders.
The schooner Fisher Maid cleared at
the custom house yesterday for Port
Townsend, in ballast
The schooner John G.. North arrived
in San Francisco Monday evening 21
days from Mahukoni, Hawaii, with a
thrilling report Of an encounter with
last weeks Northwestern. Captain Carl
son says it was blowing fully eighty
miles an hour on the Gath, when the
North was in latitude S6:27 north, long
itude 1872 west, and that the seas which
broke on deck were the worst he ever
experienced. All the sail set was blown
away, and the weight Of water was
such that fifty-flve barrels Of a deck
load of molasses were stove and lost,
together with the water casks. Nearly
all the provisions were spoiled and the
cabin and forecastle were so full OF
water that dry clothes were unknown
for the rest of the voyage. The mate
. had his shoulder dislocated in the
storm.
The oregon goes out today. She
takes on several tons Of general mer-
chandise at this port.
A dispatch from Port Townsend an
nounces that the tug Sea Lion, draw
ing twelve feet of water. struck on an
uncharted rock yesterday. She was
not seriously damaged, but her captain
thinks that vessels drawing more
water would suffer wreck in the event
of contact. The bearings of the hid
den danger, which is off the entrance
to Port Townsend, are as follows: |
Piont Wilson, east by north hilf |
mort; Violet Point, Protection Island |
southwest quarter west; buoy south
east quarter east and distant about
one-half mile.
The Stockton steamer, Captain Web
er, while docking at the foot of Clay
street San Francisco, yesterday.
fouled the steamer Humboldt lying at
the end of Washington street pier, and
carried away piece of the Humboidt's
guard rail.
The Columbia come in from San
Francisco yesterday, and after dis
Astoria freight went up to
Portland.
The Haytian Republic finished dis
yesterday at the coal bunk
ers. She discharged 24SO packages of
Chinese merchandise, 1916 tons of coal,
Ind passengers. She has been here
since Wednesday and left up for Port
land about noon.
The two wrecked schooners Courser
and Volant are lying at Howard pier,
San Francisco. The latter vessel is
to be repaired and refitted.
Captain John F. Ryan, the deepect
diver in the world. says he is going to
wreck the old ship Belvidere, which
went down in Puget Sound, about five
years ago loaded with pig iron and
lead. The stem of the old wreck Is
now called "Pysht lighthouse" as a
lantern is hung on it to guide the
steamer Garland which carries the mail
to that point.
The Celtic Race is still lying over at
Brookfield, waiting for a towboat to
bring her over
The Holyrood went up the river yes
terday.
The British ship Eskasoni, Captain
Townsend, and the British ship Blair
gowrie, Captain Dark, which has been
lying idle in San Francisco harbor for
many month awaiting a charter foi
lumber have both been chartered from
Puget Sound for the west coast Of
South America The former sailed
Goth. and the latter February
27th, to load at Port Blakeley.
Chief Engineer Kent of the fire boat
lost a $3.50 gold watch
overheard Tuesday. Diver Benjamin,
Of Seattle, went down and in a few
minutes brought 1t up. The water is
2S feet deep at the place where it fell
The American ship T. f. Oaks ar
rived at San Francisco after long and
voyage from New York.
On October 18th Charles Cook, an ordi-
nary seaman, fell from the main royal
% the deck and was killed Instantly,
He was buried that night at o'clock.
Cook was 23 years of age, q native Of
Illinois. and lived formerly with his
amliy in New York. On January 18th,
Tohn Mckay, the first officer was or
Iered to his room by Captain Reed for
busing and then assaulting the cook, ,
nd refusing to obey orders Greatly
o the joy of the crew, he was Kept off !
uty from that time until the vessel \
cached port.
An exchange reports "the efforts OF I
he Tennessee and Georgia Tobacco
irowing Association at Chattanooga,