The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-01


the Union Pacific dock yesterday at
noon a big ship sailed In to the end of
the lefty in full sight Of the people in
town, but had to put to sea again for
want of tug.
Non-union crews were shipped yes
terday on the ship Harry Morse, bound
for Vancouver, b. c.. to load lumber
for Shanghai, China, from Seattle, and
on the schooner Gotama, bound for the
Columbia river. Two of the sailors
signed for the latter vessel, Nils Lind
noff and p. l.. Johansen, said yester-
day that they had been induced to
leave the British ship Barcraig, by a
little boarding house runner, who took
them to the Sailors Home under prom
ise to ship them without advance
money. Later they say an attempt was
made to ship them on the Nova Sco-
tia ship Eskasoni for Australia with an
advance, but they refused to go and
fell into the hands of the non-union
runners, who sent them coastwise,
The Pacific mail steamer San Bias,
CAPTAIN Mclean, arrived in Seattle
Monday from Panama and way ports
with twenty-eight cabin passengers ana
twenty-slx steerage passengers. Good
weather was experienced the entire
trip.
The British ship Holyrood, Captain
Oracle arrived in from San Fran
cisco. yesterday 12S days from
Liverpool. She is 9192 tons net
with a cargo of 296O tons. She is con-
signed to Meyer, Wilson & Company
Portland.
The Captain reports an uneVenttui
passage with alternate storms ana
calms He spoke the British snip
Peterborough, IS days out from this
mort in latitude 20 north. And he also
spoke, in the middle of December, OH
the Horn the British ship, Flintshire'
bound from Rio Janiero to San Fran
cisco in ballast.
The Holyrood has on board about 20
OOO cases of tin and 500 bags of salt
Most of the tin is for this port and
nearly all of at will go into the Bonded
warehouse.
T. p. II. Whitelaw is about to have
another wrecking steamer built to re
place the Whitelaw, which was lost ol
the rocks above Russian landing abou
two weeks ago, while recovering wreck
age from the Inflated ship Joseph
spinney. The new wrecker will b
about $50 tons net, while the old on
was only eighty-six. The new steame
will have all the latest wrecking ap
pliances.
The bark Cowlitz, which Is believe
to have capsized off Cape Flatter
about the first of the month accordin
to the late advices from Puget Sount
left Seattle on December 2Sth for POI
Gamble to load lumber for that POI
In command of Captain Nelson, an
made quick trip up, sailing on the II
turn trip on January 29th. The bar
was built at Seattle in 1881, ana res
istered TAO tons net. A doubt Is still e'
pressed among shipping men there tha
the big derelict reported north was III
Cowlitz, although such a thing Is POI
sible.
The brig John d. Spreckels wa
cleared at Seattle yesterday for hah'
mi Hawaiian islands, and the man
fest will be filed at the custom nous
today. The cargo is q general one. on
manifest was filed to enable the bri
to clear.
Word was received yesterday after
noon that bark in ballast was outsiu
ten miles to the west OF the par hylh
signals which were made out to be y
"" damaged rudder and cann'
steer. The Union Pacific company wa
notified and ordered out the tug E
cort to tow the vessel in.
The steamer Trukee left yesterdo
morning for San Francisco in ballast.
A new dlscharging apparatus Is beir
used at Howard pier /, Seattle, to rai
the coal out of the ship Kate DaveI
port, and drop 1t into hopper on u
wharf. BY a series Of self-acting gel
the engineer Is able to handle the e.
pine and control the tipping OF the co
bucket thus saving the service OF tv
men.
The tug Fearless will leave San Fra
cisco tomorrow on thirty days scare
for the derelict reported to have bee
seen on fire in the neighborhood
the Gulf OF Panama. The vessel
thought to be the Honresfeld. and Ca
tain Dan Haskell win make a thoroue
search for her. She would amply r
nav the outlay of towing to port
found, as her hull is reported to be
good condition. The Fearless VIII carr
every pound of coal that can be pack'
on board and will carry crew
twenty all told.
The Pacific mail steamer san Bla
arrived at San Francisco from Panam
and way ports yesterday. She brinl
no news of Importance.
The American ship s. p. Hitchcoc
sailed for New York yesterday frol
California, and the British tram
steamer Bendo sailed for St Vincer
with cargo of grain.
The steam schooner w. II. Harriso
arrived in yesterday from Yakima an