The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-07
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN

The Hassalo arrived down at 7;SO last
night with the mails and large passen-
ger list. Captain Patterson reports that
the bay is full OF ice. which made It very
slow work coming down. She left Port
land at o'clock yesterday morning.
The n. II. Thompson leaves Portland
this morning.
The Cascades was lying at Goble point
with foui bargos and was surrounded
with ice all day yesterday.
The schooner Salvador. Captain Tib-
bets. arrived in from California yesterday
afternoon. She was beating about off the
bar for nine days. and had a very lively
time OF 1t. Fortunately, however, she re-
ceived no damage and rooe out the storm
well.
The steamship City Of Topeka has ar
rived In Seattle after n quick but rough
voyage. down from Alaska. She came
down light, having only a small cargo of
furs and skins. Among her passengers
were Deputy Marshal Max Endlemann
with four prisoners, bound for San Quen-
tin, Captain A. T. Whiteford, of the Sit
Sa trading company, his daughter. Mrs.
Emily Gage II. A. Bauer. George II.
Hamman. Surveyor General Garslght,
Mrs. Tanner, mother Of Lieutenant Tan
ner, of the navy. and Rev. Father Altoff
The weather has been very cold at some
of the Alaska ports, the thermometer
reaching Y and II degrees below zero.
Skating at SitlIa is the chief winter sport
now.
The steamship Walla Walla, owing to
a scarcity OF coal in Seattle was con-
PEELED to go to Comox, sixty or seventy
five miles north Of Nanaimo, to supply
her for her downward trip.
There are several ships at Blakely and
Tacoma and Seattle needing men, but
that the masters refuse to put. any
aboard till better weather. as at present
no loading can be carried OH.
Tho longenders among the Insurance
gamblers won yesterdas In the matter
Of either the John Ena or the Honres-
field being the dismasted burning vessel
seen of Panama by tie Goodrich two
months ago. says the San Francisco Ex-
amlner, for the John Ena sailed into port
with tales Of ice and gale to tell. but
never word about fire. The John lsni
was 100 days out -and the Homestead liz
days, and the respective reinsurance
rates We're 25 and rs per cent. When the
former sailed into view the Honresfeld's
figures jumped to 80 per cent with no
takers Captain Schnauer OF the Ena
thinks that his big ship behaved well on
her maiden voyage. but could not beat the
elements. Leaving Cardiff with 4,222 tons
of coal on the 18th OF August last. she
made the line In fair time with only one
mlshap, the loss of the first mate. John
West, who died OF heart disease on Ser
tember 18th. and was literally frozen 70
the deck before II was discovered that he
was lifelcss. re rs directing a tack OF
shore at the time. ana worked himself in
a state OF intense excitement over the
fact that the rigging was frozen and the
crew could not force tacks and sheets
through the blocks. On the nth OF the
same month the Ena lost her three lower
topsails and foretop-mast staysail-all the
canvas she had set--in a gale. and a week
later q second edition OF the blow again
left her under bare poles and IN the
trough Of the sea- where she rolled until
shifting cargo gave her dangerous list
to port. For a week Captain Schnauer
| fought a storm off the Horn. and then.
when the ship was 20 shrouded In ice
that half the crew were disabled trying
to handle sail, he turned her around and
ran away for the Cape OF Good Hope. A
| life hoof and all tho dooro n tha dacl
houses were stove before he escaped, and
the ship only missed fatal collision with
an iceberg by a miracle December 9TH
the Ena was In sight OF the coast OF
! New Zealand, and jan 5th she was In
sight Of Pitcairn Island Another hurri-
cane carried away ell her canvas, and
then her trials were ended. for she made
J port from the equator In seventeen days.
The Ena Is under the Hawaiian flag.
like the Hawaiian Isles, and like that
ship Is owned in hundreds Of shares,
mostly among the foreign population OF
Stuart street. She is a fine specimen Of
marine architecture, Sl2 feet long. BY q
beam. with register Of 300 pounds, and
all labor saving modern improvements.
The tramp Bawnmore made her third
attempt to get TO sea from San Franz
cisco Sunday, and was successful, nom
union crew and al. The barkentIne
] Quickstep made try with the same sort
Of sailors forward. but returned IN the
evening and anchored at sausaiIto, The
canfnin explained "a The following IA
comic message 10 the Exchange; ''Aiy creTs
are farmers; they know more about cowa