The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-09


from New York, for this port, arrived
in yesterday afternoon. She has gem
eral cargo and will have 10 lighter.
The fishing schooner Surprise came
In from the banks yesterday with a
load of various kinds Of deep sea fish.
The schooner ]. b. Leeds finished
loading with lumber yesterday and left
for San Francisco. She carries 100000
feet
The American bark Olympic came
down from Portland yesterday iD bal
last and went to Port Townsend in
tow of the Wallowa.
1t is now the current opinion among
shipping men that the bark Cowlitz has
been given up for lost. She was owned
by the Port Gamble Mill Company, and
was loaded at their mills for San Fran
cisco. The vessel left the Sound during
the very worst part Of the gales which
did so much damage to shipping on the
Sound. 1t is now scarcely doubted by
down off Cape Flattery the latter part
of January was none other than the
Cowlitz. The last time the wreck was
reported was on February Sd, 40 miles
south-southwest of the cope, by the
bark Oakland. Those who went in
search Of the derelict a few days after
ward could find no trace Of 1t, and II
was inferred that the wreck drifted
northwest and soon got outside the
beaten track Of incoming or outgoing
shipping. Captain Hansen, Of the Cow
lltz, was a well-known mariner and
has been a long time on the coast.
Mate Collins has only been on the coast
for a couple of years. Five or six OF
the seamen were shipped from Seattle.
Before Judge Deadly in the United
States district court yesterday, says
the Oregonian, exceptions to the an
swer of Anna c. Larson, Malvina Short
and Sven Anderson, in the case against
the barge Columbia for damages, were
argued and submitted. The barge Co
lumbia, owned by the Union Pacifis
Company, was accidentally sunk at
the wharf in Astoria. Captain Short
and John Peterson were drowned, and
this suit is brought to recover dam
ages on this account. The question
raise is substantially that the accident
occurred without the knowledge or
privity of the owners of the barge, and
that therefore they may surrender the
offending vessel and thus clear them
selves of further liability This is
claimed under the provisions of the
law passed by congress in 1851, for the
encouragement Of commerce. to limit
the liability of shipowners and which
provides that the owners of q vessel
cannot be held responsible for any
damages caused by the vessel beyond
their interest in the vessel Another
interesting opinion arises in the case
which has never been decided. The
common law Is that the owner of yes.
sci impliedly warrants her to be sea-
worthy, or flt for business The ques
tlon TO be decided is, Does the owner
in this case impliedly warrant tn.
barge to be seaworthy? II so he is liza
BILE. Parties interested in shipping will
watch for the decision in this case will
much interest.
Seattle Harbor Master Jelich's repor
for February has been made out
There were fifteen deep-water steam
ers with a measurement of 1862 tons
and twelve sailing vessels with ton
mage of 70l4. Merchandise from out
side ports amounted to 1850 tons, anC
exports amounted to 1885 tons. Tn,
lumber shipped amounted to 1.4SO,00
feet. Owing to the snow blockade ant
rough weather outside. shipping wa
comparatively light for the month.
The new tender Columbine, which 4
assigned to this district. is getting
ready for her work here. and will maxi
the spring run to the stations In Alas
ka waters. Second officer Leighton, o
the Manzanita win be transferred I,
the Columbine. promoted to first offic
err II. C. Lord, formerly of the Manza
nita, will be chief engineer.
The bark Germania, with 14OO tons O
Blak Diamand coal, went to sea IRON
Seattle yesterday afternoon in tow o.
the tug Tyee,
At Z o'clock yesterday morning says
the Oregonian, the four-masted bark
olympic started down for Astoria In
tow Of the Ocklahama, and at s o'clock
last evening reached her destination
Aside from the fact that she made a
very good rum the incident would have
hardly excited comment but for the
fact that she made the trip without the
aid of pilot. This was such an un-
usual occurrence that II created NO
little talk In shipping circles. The
Olympic Is bound for Port Blakely
where she loads lumber for New York
As she came into port before the new
pilot law was enacted, Captain Gibbs,
her master. applied to the Union Pa
cifc company for n reduction OF the
present towage charges to make the
cost what II would have been under
the old law. The company would make
no reduction, but offered TO do the
next best thlng-take the ship down at
its own risk without pilot. Mr.. Cot
ton. the attorney OF the COMPANY. in