The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-29

town came down to the ocene OF the
wreck. A raft was sent off to the vessel
and all the men were with much diff
Guilty rescued. The schooners cook was
exhausted and would have been lost If
Prof Frank A. Butts of the Point Arena
schools had not swum through the surf
TO the vessel with line and assisted
him to reach the beach. The James
Townsend was soon crushed by the
breakers, and Is a total loss" Bulletin.
"A survivor of the recent wreck of the
American ship Arabia, Mrs. C. II. Ma
loon, wife of the captain of the vessel,
arrived in the city day before yesterday.
The Arabia was lost on the coast near
Cape Horn during her voyage from New
York to this port, becoming unmanage-
able in a furious gallo Of wind and drift
ing onto the beach, Mrs. Maloon refused
to leave the fast-breaking ship until her
husband was ready to accompany her and
was hoisted with her child into the last
boat to leave the vessel. After tossing
about in the cold and stormy seas for
six days they were picked up and taken
to Montevideo. Mrs. Maloon and her
little boy are still under the care of a
physician. her terrible suferlngs having
undermined her health.-Call.
The schooner Chehalis which has been
the bone of contention between Ed Rip
ley and M. L. Miles on one side and w.
L. L. Rutherford on the other in Judge
Langley's court was yesterday ordered
sold to j. H. Allen, the we'll known at
torney, for $500. The sale was made
on the recommendation of Receiver G. f.
Zimmerman, Mr.. Allen to pay $3.50 a
month and keep the boat insured. Mr..
Allen Is understood to represent the
Hood Canal Navigation Company, which
consists of Elmer H. Libby, William
Hale and William r. Lake. These gentle
men are at present operating the steam
er Edith on the Hood canal route, under
a charter from the Puget Sound & Alaska
Steamship company. After September II,
however, when the lease of Captain
Samuel Jackson and Mr.. Collier, who
are at present operating the Chehalis,
win expire, it is the intention to return
the Edith to her owners and to place
the Chehalis on the route. The steamer
viii go on the dry dock first and have
both upper and lower houses rebuilt on
new plans.-Tacoma Ledger
The following comes from private
San Francisco circular under date OF
August ed: "Since the Alameda left we
have had the following arrivals from
Newcastle N. S. W.: Toxteth, 1916 tons;
Pythomene, 2S55 tons; Topgallant 1865
tons; City of Delhi, 1894 tons; Miltonburn,
4O2S tons; Dominion, 1906 tons; Heathfield,
2S7 tons; Castor, S112 tons; total, 2356l
tons. Although these arrivals have been
apparently large, still market values
have not been disturbed, as there was a
brisk demand for each cargo as it ar
rived, as it went direct to consumers on
contracts made months ago. Besides our
yards within the past thirty days have
been entirely bare of colonial COAL hence
none of these cargoes were on the market |
for resale. Later on we will be tempor-
arily handicapped taking care of some |
cargoes of Australian and Swansea,
which may arrive here simultaneously,
as our wharf and yard room is rather
prescribed. AS there has been a marked |
decline in outward grain freight rates
for late cancelling dates, there should
be a relative advance in inward coal
freights. This has already displayed
itself, ais free offerings of coal freights
are not being made, and recent engage
ments show an advance. No material ad-
vance can be looked for, as our coast
collieries are prepared to supply our
wants at ruling rates-whch they can
do, leaving them a fair margin of profit"