The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-15

the wheel and sent me to assist. or
course, we all thought 1t was a piece of
foolishness, but we worked with a will
becase the captain told us to.
''Wcll, we had no sooner got those sails
in than it struck. Right out of the clear
sky came an awfu. gale. 1t tore our great
mainsah and other sails to ribbons quick
er than flash. II came butt end to- as
the sailors say.
"How did the captain know it was COM
ing? Why, he was in his cabin and hap
pened to see his glass so down suddenly.
That meant something and he hustled
on deck. A good captain watches his
barometer as a catch watches a mouse"
Portland Press.
The tfoLiowtng details regarding the
loss of the Itaiian bark Beppe, which re-
GENTLY met with destruction by fire while
bound for san francisco, are given by
Captain Read of the steamer that res
cued the crew: At a. M, August 1Oah,
lat. 70 s., Ion. 80 W., bark was sighted
on the port bow, with a large volume of
smoke rising from her. The course was
immediately ALTERED and the steamer pro-
ceeded in the direction of the bark. Upon
approaching, she hloislted the signal, Il
am on fire." and being asked II they re-
quired assistance the captain replied
"Yes," and was then requested to come
on board, which he Immediately did, and
stated that the vessel was the bark Beppe
of Genoa, Captain Bartoietto, 1868 tons
register, and owned by the Cavalier
SciAaffino francesca, and built of steel
by the Continental Shipbuilddng Co., at
PeGGurSolh, having on board 1900 tons
steam coal from Ardrossan and bound
for San Francisco, and that she had been
on fire for the aast four days AS the fire
did not appear to have gained much hold
of the vessel 1T wtals considered advisable
to take her in tow, as Captain Bartoletto
wished his vessel taken 10 an anchorage
off Espirito Santo. A steel halHser was
passed aboard the bark, and at II a.
m. towing commenced. About noon the
hawser parted and was got on board
again and a second steel hawser given
them off the port quarter. AT 3 p. IN.
the starboard hawser again parted and
was taken in altogether, the vessel be-
ing towed by the port hawser aCone AIN
went wen until about Z p. m. when
flames were observed rising around the
mainmast at 8 p. m. the main matches
blew off, (Esperito Santo light being in
sighlt) and the flames increased to an
alarming extent The smoke and fire
working aft compelled the captain re-
lIctantly to abandon her; the crew ac-
cordingly took to the boats. Then owing
to their being no heimsman, the bark
commenced to Sheer about; the engines
were eased in THE ohpe of the hawser
standing the strain, but 1t eventually
parted and was taken on board. The
steamer then proceeded in the direction of
the boats, and, getting them alongside,
received the captain and crew with their
effects on board, 1hoisting their boats up
to the davits, all being secured by Il p.
m. After consultation, Vt was decided to
stand by her until daylight hoping to
tow her to an anchorage, but at $3.50 p
m. the after end of the bark blew up and
she Immediately became "a mass Of flames
fore Land aft. Seeing that there was no
hope of saving anything more, the steam
er resumed her course for Monte Video,
arriving August nth.