The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-13

Captain Woodside credit for exercising
all possible precaution previous to the
disaster, and of making every possible
enort to save life and property after the
Bawnmore struck on the reef. Mrs.
Woodside was the heroine of the wreck.
She was the bravest of the brave during
the trying hours when the waves vera
breaking over the doomed steamer.
washing everything movable from the
decks. Standing by the side of her hus-
band. amid the confusion around her,
she inspired all by her courage. and to
her demeanor is partly due the GOODNESS
that actuated all ON board. The boat
In which she came ashore filled and was
overturned by the breakers, and she
made her way to the beach fighting with
the waves like the rest. She landed with
not dry shred of clothing upon her,
and when she spread her only dress out
on broken chair 1t was stolen by the
inhuman wreckers who gathered to carry
Off everything they could lay their hands
on. Captain Woodside will lose heavily
by the disaster. as he had on board a
lot of merchandise Of his own uninsured.
He WILL return to San Francisco about
the last OF the week"
"a very nice piece OF mechanism is the
l25-horse-power, four-cylinder gasoline
engine which came in yesterday on the
Puebla for Charles l.. Fairs yacht Lu-
cero. 1t is a. compact little affair. but
is wonderfully powerful There is a small
starting engine attached, which, besides
being used in combination work, is to
operate the whistle, bilge pump ana
dynamo for the electric light plant, and
the apparatus for the culinary depart
ment. The whole engine weights eight
tons. 1t was unloaded yesterday to
scow, and towed around to the wharf
near Moran's Iron Works, where the Lu-
cero is on the stocks Robert I. Engel-
brecht the builder of the yacht, stated
yesterday that she would be ready for
launching in two weeks. All the tanks
are in and the carpenters are putting up
the Brazil wood finish sh.-Post-Intelligen
Ger.
The ship Nineveh, which has arrived
at Sydney from Puget Sound, reports
that on May 10Th she cast off the tug
at Cape Flattery in a southeast gale,
the ship pitching bows under, shipping
water fore and aft, On May 26th fell
in with strong southeast gales and terri
fic squalls, the ship laborlng and strain
ing heavily. Next day washed away part
of the buiwarks, and crossed the equa-
tor in 1927 west; had fresh northeast
trades and light southeast and fine
weather. From July 22d and until arrival
nothing but terrific southwest gales blow
ing hard squalls, and with rain. On
July 2Sth, in a fierce westerly gale, split
mainsail and carried away bulwarks.
Finally had to go under bare poles, una
BILE to show any sail at all.
Having left Halifax, N. S., seven
months ago, the schooner Carrie G. W.
which has been reported as on her way
here to join the Victoria sealing fleet
sailed into Royal Roads yesterday morn
ing and today win probably make her
appearance in port. Her long trip is
accounted for by delays through acct
dents, the most serious of which was
the losing of a seaman named Morgan
Messervey. He was washed overheard
shortly before the schooner reached Bar
BADGES, where she called to repair dam
age received early in the voyage. Capt.
Fulton, master of the schooner, brought
the vessel out on his own account. He
had intended going to Bering Sea this
year, but owing to his late arrival, that
Is impossible. His appearance in port
was quite unexpected by local sealers,
who were under the impression that he
had gone direct to the Asiatic coast.
90 tons register; was built at Malone bay,
and Is six years old. She Is the second Of
a trio of sealers which started this spring
from Eastern Canada to enter the sealing
business on this coast.'-Colonist.