The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-31
SHIPPING DAYBYDA
Marine Matters, Here, There and
Everywhere.

EYeryuhefe.
There is a large barb in ballast off the
mouth of the river, name unknown.
The W. ]. Bryant is nearing compile
ton and will be ready for sea on the
18th of January.
There was the usual steamboat pro-
cession down to the mouth of the river
and back yesterday.
The Harvest Queen arrived down the
river from Portland yesterday with the
Vasco de CANA In tow.
The steamer State of California left out
for San Francisco yesterday morning
with al passengers n 600 tons of cargo.
The steamer Signal arrived in off the
mouth of the river from British Columbia
late last night. She will cross in this
morning.
Captain Stream took the schooner Louis
Olsen as far as the jetty yesterday but
| brought HeT DdCh dBdlu dIu diSiOlSO Nv
at Sand Island.
Both tugs came up from Fort Stevens
early yesterday afternoon reporting the
mouth of the river moderately rough,
with the weather freshening for a gale
from the north.
The big schooner Corona arrived in from
San Francisco on Sunday morning. She
will go TO Portland to Loaf lumber for
Redondo. She sighted the mouth of the
river last Tuesday.
The Washington pilot schooner Loyal
was spoken on Sunday morning off the
light ship by the schooner Corona. She
reported all well, and seemed to be riding
the storm in good condition.
The Largo Bay wheat laden for Queens
town, left out yesterday. Her skipper was
determined to get away though the pi-
lots didn't like the looks Of things out
side. She crossed out safely put had a
lively time, shipping a large number of
seas.
Messr.s Tatton and Carruthers, who
bought the yacht Jessie in San Francisco
for $1,000, for the Washington pilots, will
start up on her at daylight on Thursday
morning, Captain Woods left out ON the
State of California yesterday to take
charge of the vessel.
The sealing schooner Kate and Ann is
fitting out for another sealing cruise in
San Francisco. She was seized by the
United States authorities a week ago for
illegal sealing, but her owners rave bond
ed her out and will dispatch her for the
Japan sea next week.
The steamer Alice Blanchard arrived
in yesterday from San Francisco via Coos
Bay, where she was bar bound for SO
hours. The captain of the Blanchard
states that the bar at Coos bay is very
rough, AMI II wa with the greatest diff
Guilty that he got his steamer across.
The barkentine ]. w. Grifiths broke
away from her mornings yesterday morn
ing and drifted down on the British ship
Ross-shire. The latter lost her anchor
stock and the barkentine was damaged
about her running rigging and bulwarks
and was also badly chafed.-CAll.
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The British bark ~Drumlanrig, 1866 days
from Dunkirk, and the Ross-shlre, 80
days from Newcastle, N. S.. W., got in
last night. They report stormy weather,
and the Drumlanrig, like other late ar
rivals, had some narrow escapes from
icebergs when rounding the Horn.
The United States cruiser Philadelphia
is 10Y coaling, and as soon as her com
plement of men is completed she will
sail for San Diego. Admiral Beardsley
says the man-of-war will be gone over a
month, but that she will always be with
", raaoh ~ taIanronhtn M ttpfoa fion -
Call.
A Port Angeles special says: "a small
breach of twenty feet was the only in
jury done by the recent storm to the
sandspit protecting this harbor. The
opening is rapidly filling up again, and
within a few days will be entirely closed.
1t would be impossible for the sea to ef-
feet any permanent injury to this natural
breakwater."
The missionary schooner Robert Logan,
which left here last month for the South
Seas, has arrived safely at Honolulu, says
the Call. Among the passengers who
went away on her was Hugo Fisher, one
of the Call artists, and in a letter which
he sent by the China he says the little
missionary yacht behaved splendidly ano
made good time during the trip. The
Robert Logan will proceed to the Mar
quesas and Gilbert islands,.
1t is pretty certain that the Forfar.
shire has lost her charter unless shl
gets into this city by this morning, which
is very improbable Several days agt
when on her way here from Southern
California she was blown far up 10 thu
~northward and went into Puget Sound
H1-1 Qnok41a fssn nxroa hao rnado thru,
attempts to get out past Flattery will
her and has had to return every time
: Her charter is marked Portland and OK
pires at midnight this evening.
There was quite a rumpus in the ROOM
of the Ship Owners Association yester
. day, says the Commercial News. Sew
Z eral crews were being paid off, and al
the sailors had more or less water-sron
whisky aboard. They got quarrelinl
! among themselves and a free fight en-
sued. Officer McGlynn was called in, an
he arrested Charles Brown, Rober
Murphy and Charles Larsen. At tn
harbor police station they we're charges
with being drunk and disorderly.
The American ship Pactoius arrived !
from New York yesterday afternoon al
ter a pasSage or $50 days. She has o.
I board a general cargo Of tar. coal, cast
; ings, etc, etc. 800 ton In all, includin
{ 573 steel rails for the o. X. and n. O.
Captain Waits reports some very heay
: weather on the California coast with ron
siderable minor damage 10 spars an
: sails. He had very good luck at tn
mouth Of the river. being picked up b
/ q tug Immediately he reached there, ~