The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-29
MATTERS MARINE.
Notes Picked Up Along the Water
Front Yesterday.

experience, but. really. I cant wen how
you young gentleman make mo out n
heroine. don't you know. | took teh
voyaKc with my husband and my place
was with him. especially after he WAS
hurt by tho explosion, though, dear
knows. II was lnue ! could do for him.
or anybody else. for that mAticr-him
staying riEht on his feet. and Swing 20
everything. as was only his duty. Of
course" Mrs, Barncld betrayed some
confusion az she talked OF her late ex-
p%ericnccs 'twixt nro and water. and her
refusal 10 leave her husband and the
bark Alexandria, Of which he Is captain.
Notwithstanding that the cargo was a
mass OF glowing Goals. She had read
the newspaper accounts OF ths danger
abe, hA well a. everybody else on the
Alexandria, were In. m OF her bravery
In standing by. she could not ~ angry
about the complimentary things said
about her. and sho didn't pretend 10 be.
but she was not conscious OF having DE-
served public praise She sat with her
husband In tho cabin OF tho tug Fear
less yesterday and talked Of the matter.
while tho water. which had been
pumped into tho Alexandria 10 put out
the nrs In her cargo OF coal. was being
pumped out again.
Here Is one OF the young gentlemen
who make you out such a heroine" was
tho way Captain Barneid introduced the
Chronicle reporter TO his wife.
We'll. I'm sur I'm glad 70 mcot him."
was her response and greeting, but h.
did very wrong In saying 10 much about
me when. rrally. don't you know. there
was nothing TO say. Some OF the things
thr papers have aid have hurt the
mems feelings very much. You can't
blame them. They did everything that
men could do and there wasn't n shirk-
Ing on their part.
This Il my second voyage with my
husband, Our home h at Gravesend,
near London, l went with him because
l was tired OF being separated from him
30 much. and that's the truth. OF course
l didn't expect any such experience as
this. and | don't want TO 20 through Il
again. but nothing shall keep me from
going with my husband In the future.
How did I feel when the danger was
learncl1 Why. I hardly know. I sup
pose | felt like the rest OF those aboard.
that We must try to save thu vessel. II
possible. and II not We must look TO save
ourselves"
Mrs. Barfeld Is a falr-haircd English
woman who looks. acts and talks like
n who would meet any emergency
thrust upon her with calmness and UNI
conscious bravery.
The statement that Mrs. Barheld ap-
pchled 20 the crew TO stay with the
Alexandria III they brought her into
port made tho crow feel much aggricved.
she never spoke TO the men at ALL"
said the mate, volcing the feeling aboard
the Alexandria. she never spoke evcn
10 me except on the poop deck. and
she's as clever n little woman as ever
came aboard a ~sea-going craft. No
body know Just what the danger was.
There was nre down there but we
couldn't tell It's extent, We were all
Interested In getting the bark into port.
but II that couldn't be done. why. life
before everything, OF course
Steamer W. II. Harrison Is at the old
Badollet cannery. where several large
Soilcrs and other oannery supplies are
being taken on, The freight Is for An
acortes,
The steamer Alice Blanchard sailed for
San Francisco yesterday morning. She
carried $500 feet OF lumber. 1870 sacks
OF -four. l632 sacks OF potatoes, and so
sacks OF oats,
The British ship Ballochmyle left up
the river yesterday afternoon In tow OF
the steamer O~cklahama, She will dis
charge the remainder OF her cargo OF
coal. leo tons, in Portland.
The fine large ~four-masted bark Marion
Llghthody. 2ig1 tons. Captain Cordiner,
arrived down the river yesterday. She
has a cargo OF wheat
At \ o'clock yesterday morning the
haG a velocity OF % miles at the
Cape; at noon, 30 miles; and at had
tailed TO u.
Tha tun-p,nstp1 schoonRr Annie Gee.