The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-08
SHIPPING GDAYBYDAY
Marine Matters, Here, There ard
Everywhere.

The ieiotbeck fhd Glcngaber are on the
Nhy down from Portland.
Yho steamers fillmore. Harrison and An-
Elsia al crossed out yesterday
The schooner Glide In Btill NJ Sand Is
land anchorage She will sail today.
The schooner Falcon crossed out from
Sand Island anchorage yesterday after
non,
This moderation IN the weather yeatcr'
day allowed several bar bound steamers
and schooBers 10 cross out,
The British bark Bcdfordshirc Ia S,lli
lying AZ Sand Island anchorage. on her
trlp down she ran out OF the channel and
into sand bar. but was easily towed on.
She viii probably 80 out TO sea today
There was some little difficulty with
the scamen on board the BcdfordShire
yesterday and in consequence. II was re-
ported. the captain laid on the entire
crew lie expects 20 go TO sea today ana
will ship at least eight new men from
this city
Twcnty-slx years Ia good age for n
schooner The Julia Ann, OF Winter
Harbor, Me-, has been In active service
Tor that period. and Is said by her cap
tain 10 be even now as good aE she ever
was The insurance companies back up
the captains statement. too. In her
l.. H. ant
u good part OF the worlds salt water.
and Is well known in every harbor on
the Maine coast.
The coasting bark vidette, lumber laden
Tor Rcdondo, Is stlll In the stream.
whether or not she will 30 TO sea today
depends upon the tugs taking the Bed
fordshirr and Glide out According TO
her captain the Nldetie IL a right smart
little vessel when on the mouth OF the
river on the las, trip down. she sailed
ALI around" a large English ship. The
bark has $1,000 feet Of Portland lumber
aboard. and the charter price Is 81 per
thousand.
The steamer Ardandearg arrived yes
ierday from Japan In ballast under char
take on n cargo OF lumber at the 81. Paul
and Tacoma mill. and then move over TO
the nourlng mills wharf. where guam
tity OF flour and wheat win be loaded
A large consignment OF canned goods will
form part OF her cargo. She Is bound
for South Africa. She left Yokohama
January 10, being twcnty-six days out on
her arrival here, Her detention was due
to heavy winds encountered on the coast.
Tacoma Ledger
The two following items from Tacoma
arr OF interest.
The British ship buckingham. under
charter 10 Balfour, Guthrie & Co. was
towed to sea yesterday. bound for Fal-
mouth or Queenstown for orders Her
cargo consisted OF 6S,ii2 bags OF walla
walla wheat. OF 9.i6aSl5 pounds, valued
at ga.OO0 Two other vessels also cleared
at the customs house Tuesday evening.
wheat laden. British chip Glenburn, with
Ss,GIO bushels. valued at sia.60s, and Brit
ish ship Pass OF Balmaha, with 5000
bushels, valued at S5i,l9O Both OF these
latter vessels are also bound for the
United Kingdom. These ships together
carried over $4,000 bushels, valued at
Ss02, 10. being the largest amount OF
wheat ey,r cleared from this port In one
day. TLc two last-named vessels will
so to sea today,
The North Pac!gc Is having a new
track laid TO the ocean freight sheds to
facilitate the handling OF cars at that
point
Captain l., y Garrison was In rem.n-
isccnt mood yc ,crday. says the P.-l,
and told story OF a swim he once took
under very exciting circumstances. 1t
was about thirty years ago." he said,
and | was mate Of ship lying or one
OF the West India Islands. One after
noon Il was pretty warm. and two or
three OF us decided to swim In TO the
shore and cool on. The distance" con-
tinued the captain, gazing from the win
dow Of his office toward the coal bunk
crs was about as far as from one end
OF those bunkers TO the other, and as we
swan along | was but short distance
behind the other two, They reached the
shore ahead of me, and when they landed
they began to dance around the beach
and yell Ike Comanches Thinking they
were trying TO have some fun with me
| swan along steadily and paid no atten-
tlcn, CHANGING to look over my shoulder
when near the shore, there right behind
me was the fin OF a big man-eating
shark, Was | scared? Wen, rather,
but knew he wouldn't tackle me as long
as kept moving" He paused at this
point In a most exnsperatlng manner.
Ibid you get away from him, captain?"
was the question asked by listener.
The captain smiled and winked at his
audience, mo" was the reply, che
caught and devoured me. and that how
| happen to be here telling this story"
The Chronicle says; The American
ship Glory of the Seas came into mort
yesterday with bad list to starboard
fifty feet of her starboard buwark gone
and one of her crew misslng-the result
of stormy passage of fourteen days
from Departure bay. She was caught
in the southeaster which began It's rag
ing a week ago last Saturday and swept
the coast for three days. Stanch build
and seamanshlp saved her from WORST
disaster than fell TO her lot, The Glory
OF the Seas caught the gale on Saturday
IN the neishborhood OF latitude Is degrees
rnrth longitude i25 degrees 20 minute.
west, Captain Freeman had made readN
for the gale, but his ship was tossed
about In n most alarming manner Al
II o'clock that night four men. were Sent
out on the jibboom TO secure the jlb, and
while they were at work there Thoma,