The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-11
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN,

TOUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN,
The Helenslea, Noel Tryvan, Star OF
Bengal, Ainsdale, and Denmark are on
their way down the river
The steamer Potter came down the river
this morning and took off her ice cutter.
The captain says that the ice is all gone,
and that there is only a little drifting
llong the banks.
Among the arrivals in San Fran
osco yesterday was the British ship
Sierra Cadena, 1s4 days from Hull. with
general cargo. Her captains report
shows that the vessel had very heavy
weather while rounding Cape Horn and
ier decks were swept from stem to stern
During the height of the gale n big sea
struck the vessel, flooding her decks and
washing seaninn named John Oridsa. a
native of Valparaiso overheard. No boat
could live In such a, terrible sea and the
sailor was drowned before his shlpmates'
ayes. Another seaman named William
Karston was caught by the sea and
dashed against the deckhouse, breaking
ais right leg. On the night of February
ith, at II o'clock the City OF Peking was
sighted. The disabled steamer was burn
ing blue lights and other signals OF dis
tress. Soon after the Sierra Cadena sight
cd the tug vigilant and sent her to the
Peking's assistance
The steamer Haytan Republic came
In yesterday at $3.50, and after lying at
Main street wharf. where she was In
spected proceeded to Portland She had
eighty-five Cinnamon and several tons OF
miscellaneous freight.
The new lighthouse steamer Columbine
is lying at Main street pier, San Fran
cisco. where force Of boiler makers are
trying to remedy the defects In her fur
naces and drafts SO that the steamer
will not burn coal at ruinous rate. The
Columbine will go on the dry dock be-
fore she comes up, and have u new pro-
peller with greater pitch put on.
Seven blocks Of marble weighing from
fifteen to twenty tons were landed from
the Italian bark Cavaliers Luigi at San
Francisco Thursday afternoon. The big
blocks were lifted by means Of q derrick
and the work OF unloading them was Wit
nessed by a large crowd.
A private dispatch yesterday from Coos
bay states that the steamer Emily arrived
safely at Marshfield, Or, yesterday with
the forty-three ton locomotive for the
Coos Bay and Coquile City Railroad, and
that it was run on the tracks at the
dock. The steamer left San Francisco
last Wednesday with the locomotive and
tender, and It was the heaviest piece OF
machinery ever shipped ON any steamer
along this cotst. The Emily lost O boat
at Little River on the up trip. The boat
which had BEEN lowered for the purpose
Of taking o. line to a mooring buoy, was
crushed between the steamer and the
dock The second mate and two sailors.
who were In the boat, escaped by climb.
ing up the side OF the vessel before the
crash came.
The steamer ManzanIta went out TO the
bar and around the river yesterday. re
placing buoys that hqd drifted.
The British bark Birkdaie. 1889 tons,
arrived in yesterday forty-six days out
from Santa Kosalia, Mexico.
Two non-union crews were shipped at
San Francisco Thursday by the Shipown-
ers' ONCE. The steamer Noyo sailed
for Fort Bragg during the afternoon and
the schooner Sparrow for Eureka. A
crowd OF over one thousand men con-
sregated on the buikhead at East ana
Mission streets when the tugs towed the
Bchooners out into the stream, Tomor-
row the schooner ]. A. Garfield viii have
q full non-union crew put on board. Sail
ors continue scarce ana three crews Of
Japanese are booked for the week Two
large shiDoWnerS, one Of whom Is under
stood to be Sam Blair, have promised 70
give their decision whether or not they
join the shipowners combination to place
nofs-union crews on their vessels.
Captain Doey OF the British bark Bess-
leld, which arrived yesterday morning at
san Francisco from Liverpool. after an
excellent passage Of 1873 days, win gen
erai cargo, reports that when In the South
Atlantic and just previous to rounding
the Horn, fire was discovered In the
lazerette which damaged few bags of
choice sesds n the cargo aS ~ Tne db nrs bsed %ds
May and the damage done was lrihihg'
How the FIRE started is not known.
Captain Jensen, Of the ecnconer IT
yesterday morning IN ballast from lyer-
sons Ianding. reports that on the after
noon Of last Friday while running line
n small boat from the scnooner y 2
m0ofinR buoy a sduall capeized the boat,
which contained three men, and Fred
Peterson. one Of the sailors was drowned.
heavy swell was on At the time. Inc
deceased was native Or NofHays anu, no e
years OF nee. The schooner was COM
pelIed to return in ballast, being unable
70 take IN curgo owing % neaf3
Weather.