The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-07
OUR DAILY MARINE COLUMN.

UUn URlLl MAnlNE LULUMH
The steamer Polar Bear came in yes
terday from Nehalem with general
cargo. and after discharging Astoria
freight went up to Portland.
The schooner Salvador. loaded with
lumber and piles, came down from
Portland yesterday and cleared at the
custom house for Redondo Beach, Cal
ifornia-
Seattle marine men say that there
are not now in commission near the
number OF steamers and towing crafts
that there were two and three years
ago. Since the advent Of the railroads.
which have cut into the business. down
Sound steamboating has not paid as it
did at one time. There was time
when probably seventy-five or eighty
steamers and tow boats and sailing
vessels radiated from Seattle to yari-
Gus points.
The steamer Monticello. Captain
Hatch. had narrow escape on her
trip into Seattle from Port Angeles
Sunday night They were approaching
Point Wilson, beyond Port Townsend.
on Il very low tide Suddenly the
steamer went headlong on a sunken
rock, careened over and glanced off.
This changed her course SO that the
propeller came In contact with the
rock and knocked off one fiange. The
boat made into Port Townsend and
then came on to Seattle, two hours be-
hind time. The loss Of the fiange gave
the boat a most uncomfortable rock
ing, and 1t took five hours to come the
distance from Port Townsend to this
city. A dispatch was sent on to To-
coma to have the dry dock ready for
her. A new wheel was in reserve and
the steamer will not lose more than
one trip.
The bark Germania, which has been
waiting for coal. was locked at the
Seattle bunkers yesterday to take car
go. In coming across the bay she col
lided with the bark Lakemba, moored
to the buoy, but no damage was done.
The schooner Chehalis is waiting for
favorable winds to take her out of
Seattle harbor. She is bound north,
and is more interested in halibut than
In seals. butwill pick up all Of the
fur-bearing animals within easy reach.
She is to try for halibut on new banks
q long way to the north.
-Four sealing schooners were making
preparations to go to sea from Seattle
on Tuesday. All took on supplies and
were waiting to catch a favorable
breeze. whilom smuggling schooner.
South Bend was among the unmber,
anand is going off the cape for a short
cruise Of six weeks She will be
manned by Neah bay Indians, and
about the middle Of April will return
to Seattle and outfit for four months
cruise north, till she reaches forbidden
ground at Bering sea. She is in COM
mand of Captain Dillon. owner of the
Tacoma.
The San Francisco Commercial News
says: The British ship Andrada, Cap
tain Andrews, cleared yesterday for
Antwerp with cargo Of wheat and
rye, and will probably sail today. The
Andrada has the proud distinction of
having lain longer I'm this port await
ing a charter than any British vessel
that ever came here. She arrived on
September %. 1891. and has thus been
here seventeen months. The British
ship Ellisland has been here since De-
cember 10. 1891, and the British ships
Alcedo, Argo Boutwell,, Dunfermline,
Eskasoni Glenlui and Pengwern have
all been here for year.
One of the peculiarities of trade In
the West Is observed almost daily at
the shipping docks in Seattle, says the
Telegraph. A cargo Of nails will ar
rive from the factory at Everett. and
the next day perhaps a part of these
same nails will be reshipped back to
the retail dealers at Everett. The con-
clusions are that no jobbers are doing
business at that point and retailers
are under the necessity of purchasing
their own manufactured wares through
Seattle.
The result OF the Investigation into
the Washington-Mystlc collision is ex-
pected to be announced today. A new
boat will very probably be rebuilt to
take the place of the Mystic, though
not on the same line. It is understood
that the owners OF the Mystic, II they
rebuild, will construct much larger
vessel, capable Of handling the largest
vessels In all kinds OF weather.
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