The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-08
SHIPPING
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.

The Signal will be down from Portland
this morning.
The Harrison will not leave out for SiuS
saw before tomorrow.
The British bark Earl Of Zetland wae
towed down the river yesterday from
Portland fully laden.
Word was brought down by the Man.
zanfta last night that the Colu nbine
would arrive here from Puget Sound to-
morrow afternoon.
The State of California arrived in from
San Francisco yesterday morning ana
after d~ischarging 40 tons of cargo proceed
ed up the river to Portland.
The ManZanlta arrived in from the Nor
them supply and inspection cruise last
night after am absence of some weeks
among the various Puget Sound stations.
The Potter did not leave Portland till IL
o'clock yesterday morning, and as a re-
suit was several hours late in arriving
at this city. She was laden down deep
with a large cargo Of miscellaneous
freight.
The Herald says: 1.-The run of salmon
on the Coquille continues light and many
are the explanations for there being so
small a catch this The blasting
at the mouth of the river, the dumping
of dye water into the river from the
wooden mill and a lack of rain are at
tributed to have been the cause."
The Call says. THE steamer Truckee,
wtllcn, with the steamer Alice Blanchard.
has been waging a successful war with
the old lines running to Portland ard
the Puget sound ports, has beeen sold.
This. unless a vessel has been procured
to take her place, means an upward rush
of freight and passenger rates to these
places"
There is considerable surprise manifest
ed by revenue cutter officers regarding
the reported charges preferred against
Captain Healy, of the cutter Bear. The
gallant revenue service officer has many
friends on the Pacific coast who do not
ptllONS lNC 10 WI vi dA9 CbAAS
THAN that becoming an officer and a
gentleman.
The Japan Weekly Gazette of Sebtem-
Der 2Suh says: Mesrs. Eyton C Pratt
offered for sale by auction on Monday
afternoon $500 bags of flour sea-damaged,
salved from the o. & o. s. S. Belgic. The
-four was sold to a Japanese at 70 cents
a bag, which Is considered a very good
price. We understand that part Of the
-four landed is not damaged, and this
will be sold later. The issue Of the
paper of October 9Th states at a later
auction 1880 bags of flour salved from
the Belgic fetched 70 cents a Tag.
Advices received in San Francisco from
Japan by the steamer PIT report that
the American ship w. c. Macy is ashore
a few miles from where the Belgic strand
ed. The Macy was run down by the
British Ship Isis. She has sixteen feet
of water in her hold. but 1t is expected
that she will be cleared and foated. The
Be,gic did not fiot off any too soon. The
big steamer had hardly been towed Off
the beach and toward port when a gale
srr,ang UP. Several hours after the
steamer was in harbor 1t blew a hurri-
came. and had the vessel remained in
her exposed position she would surely
lave proved q total loss.
THE steam wGhaler TIhrraeher, in COM
mand of Captain Tiiden, arrived yester-
day, after a a of twentv-ona days,
from the Arctic with 100 barrels Of oil
and 200 pounds OF whalebone. She re
ported that coming dow what is known
as the Washington passage out OF the
Arctic ocean many whales were seen,
but the new ice was so thick that II
would have been too dangerous an under
taking to lower boats and attempt q
CAPTURE. Captain Tdlden ~coroborated
tine statement made by the officers oil
the wthaler Rosario. which arrived Sat
irday, that the winter had set In unusu'
ally early this year in the NORTH -
Chronicle.
The Commercial News eays: "Th'
Ross-sf6re, a handsome n powcrfu'
four-masted ship which is now OF tn
way to this port. was nit hard in a west
erly gale recently while making the sgd
ney harbor. She was under small sail'
at the time, lower topsails and storm
spanker, but was thrown clean over OF
her beam ends, and lay lee rail urde
water. 1t was a critical moment, witt
soas washing everything movable ahou
the decks, flooding rhe salocn and tind
ing 10 way DOWN ait. TIE cargo shift
ed and 1t w6e some time before the shil
was rieClted. BY smart handling by tn
master. his officers and crew, she cam
out OF her difficulties without ser!ou
damage"
Tire schooner Una, remarks the Journa
OF Commerce, which has been fitted gu
for the Central American trade. sale
last Saturday for the south, with Captai
Mclean, the dashine sealing skipper VIII
defed the whole United States patrC
feet in Bering sea a few years ago. 1
command. 1t is reported taat he goe
to Mazatian to bring back the schoon6
Star of Freedom. AS the schoone
schooner swung out rom Main stree
wharf a Debated passenger arrived o
the dock. He flung MS grip and bundle
aboard, and Captain Mclean in attempi
Inc 10 cath them fell overheard. Tn
bold seaman was fshed out OF the bal
but his remarks over the accident al
ecioing yet around the water front.
The o. n. and N. steamer Aslorn al
rived from Hongkong via Victoria, g.. c
yesterday morning. She had on boar
600 tons Of general Chinese merchandif
consisting principally of tea, and was 1
part ballast, drawing IS feet Of water. A
soon as she came 70 an anchor in IN
stream, Dr.. J. A.. Fulton, state healt
officer. boarded her and examined ht
passengers. f%orty-nine in number. A
were found free from disease Of any kin,
hut on aseeTtsining that no dssinfectir
had been done in Victoria. DR.. Fulton d
cided TO detain the vessel here for tw
hours and fumigate the baggage. Ever,
thing was placed IN the middle bunkel