The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-22

great credit for the efficiency and
smartness they displayed. With a
strong tide running out over the bar
the Manzanita was not long in round
ing the mouth of the river, and In ex-
actly two hours from the time she cast
off from the wharf she spoke the Drum
mond. The Relief, which had start of
half an hour on the government vessel,
was riding alongside when she reached
her. Captain Gregory and tho Astorian
representative boarded the ship and Cap
tain Curtis gave the following account
of the trouble:
"At a little after 6 o'clock last night
(ruesday) the wind died away entirely.
We were about four miles off Tillamook
Rock and were unable to see half a
dozen cable lengths ahead on account Of
the fog and smoke which hung thick all
over the water. A strong southerly cur
rent was setting In and found the ship
drifting rapidly inshore, sweeping us
round In a semi1clrcle towards Clatsop
Beach, inside Tillamook Head. The sails
were put up on the foremast and main
mast but as they were absolutely use
less, ordered them furled and dropped
both anchors in sixteen fathoms Of wa
ter. After dragging in still closer to
shore for some minutes the current
seemed to lose its force and we held by
cur chains in this spot, where we have
been riding for nearly "a hours. Two OF
TIN ee times / was very much afraid we
would go to destruction without the pos
sibility OF any help coming to us. The
sea was smooth, but fog hung around us
thick till about four o'clock, when 1t
lifted, enabling the operator at the Cape
to make out our signals and send us
assistance"
There is no doubt that the position of
the vessel was very dangerous one,
Had the ocean not been cleared of smoke
by light winds yesterday afternoon she
would have been compelled to Withstand
another strong southerly current last
night, with the great probability of her
chains parting. 1t void have taken
about ten minutes under these circum-
stances to have thrown her into the
breakers on the rocks northwest of Tilla-
NOOK Head. She was anchored with Til
lamook Head s. S. u s., and Tillamook
Rock S. s. p. After proffering any as
sistance in his power to the tugboat,
Captain Gregory stood by the vessel un-
til the Relief took hold of her and towed
her out to sea, where she dropped her
at a. m. this morning. The Manzanita
steamed down to Tillamook Rock, to
communicate with the workmen on shore,
get some orders for building material,
and then made north for the lightship,
speaking 1t at 10Soclock. She arrived at
her dock shortly before midnight.
After the fog lifted, and when the
smoke Of the Relief and Manzanita COM
ing to the rescue was discernable to the
north'ard, the crew of the Drummond
filled in the time fishing for salmon from
the deck. They caught flfty-one fine
fish in an hour, and were beginning to
salt them down when the steamers reach
ed the ship. Captain Curtis was very
greatly relieved by his fortunate es-
cape, and thanked Captain Gregory and
Captain McCav for their timely assist
ance.
The sudden and unexpected call on the
Manzanita broke up a day of the very
greatest enjoyment aboard her. From
early morning she was thronged with la
dies and gentlemen who witnessed the
races, and who were thoroughly capti-
waited by the successful efforts of Can
tain Gregory and his officers to make
them feel at home.