The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-31

Mate johnson and Two Men OF tho Col
don Shore prewned az Sea,

Ma(A Johnson and TWO Men OF tho Col
don Shore prewned az Sea
ot tho many disasters reported during
tho rccon, galcs. that OF the iour-mastcd
schooner Golden Shorc II the worst, The
vessel wcathcrcd tho soUthNastega, and
when everything seemed to be all right
and nothing but plain sailing ahead the
chltf ogliccr was washed oVcrho0r1 and
| in an attcutpl 10 iUscNe him two of the
( crew were drowned
I Tho second m0tc was not naVtsator
hut nevertheless ne was thorough sea-
I man, and that was more than could be
/ said 90 the four men who formed the
/ rest of the crew, They wcrN green
I hands nut aboard at Port Townsend, and
I tho only other men aboard werc two
I Japanese. Had Il not been Tor these
mcn-one the steward and the other the
/ coOS-,he chances are the Golden Shorc
would never have been heard from agOin,
I White tho "scamcn" could dN nothing 10
help. tho cook and steward took their
trick at the waeol and also did their work
IN the galley,
The Golden SNoro lett Port makcley
I twealy-nlne davs ago Bound Tor Aus
'ralia. A storm was raSlng az the tlme
and she pun into Cla'am hav for shelter,
AAANA - NAAN W NNNA u NNNN NAA'NNAh
Henderson squared his sails and made
another start Tor Melbourne on Capc
Flattery some heavy weather was cn.
c0untertd but an went wen until tho nth
inst, when hoavy head sea was "holng
huckod into" The weather looked threat
eOipg and the order 70 shcrtcn sall was
given As the majority of the crew
knew nothing at all about working
ship the mate went forward TO show
them what to do and az the same time
help out
II was MaFnus Johnson. one OF the best
Known shipmasters In California. For
years he ran ON ths sugar boats 10 Ha-
wall and for a long time was captain OF
the Aloha. I.atterly them has been very
little doing Ia the island trade and
sooner than remain idle ashore he took
a position as first mate on the Golden
Shore, He was born on one otIho Shet-
land islands. was about 81 ycara OF agc
and a thOr0Uyh navigator he used to
live at SIS Tenth street. and his only rcla-
tives are n sister-n-law and two n!cccs,
The fatality seems simple matter
when told IN cold print. hut 70 the cap
tain and men left aboard the big schooner
z meant a question OF life and death. \
reef was being taken in the spanker ard
Johnson was laying down the law TO the
green hands" that a reef point was not
made TO haul on. but 20 tic UP the sail
AT the time he had one OF the reef points
In his hand and Just at the moment the
Golden Shore gave n heavy roll ana
johnson fell He held on to tho rope.
hut a heavy sea that broke aboard car
elcd him away.
The second mate saw the accident ana
ne yelled Man overboard." Captain
EIan.lsrssat. s-.r u 81 ~
ting the vessel M In the wind. ordered
a boat lowered. Robert Pierson. aged -
wears, a native ot the Jersey Islands. and
James Conway. aged y YEAR.. a native |
Of Boston. were the only two Inen In the |
crow that knew anything about handling /
4 boat, and they were ordered 10 man |
her. Before they could get away a sea /
came along. tore the boat out OF the 1
davits and neither boat nor men were 1
ever seen again. Since that time the I
captain. second mate and japanese stew
ard and cook have worked the vessel into 1
port. The other four members OF the
crew were practically useless as they /
were afraid 10 20 aloft
1t was the most disastrous voyage
have ever attempted" said CAPTAIN Hen
derson Yesterday, when the Golden Shore
had come TO an anchor on Melrgs wharf
tA0N sNnllNon came 70 hf Nt@lifN AWAY !
Is mystery 70 me. Re was thorough
seaman and one OF the best all-round
fellows / ever met some Of our crew
were green hands and he was careful 10
explain to them that the reef points were
rot to be hauled on. but TO tie up the
sail. / guess he was Illustrating the
story. because he had n reef point In his
hand when he was washed away.
Il saw aim plainly In the water. and.
strange TO say. he did not appear to be
swimming. but lay face downward in the
water. | ordered a boat lowered. and
aft took the painter OF the gig
md made II fast TO the rail With the
lsinter fast the boat would have been
.old fast fore and aft. but either Pierson
r Conway let it go. and when It was
ear the water wave caught It broad
ide on and not only swept Il away. but
ulled the davits out OF the schooner and i
airied away part OF the rail. I
The boat turned over and over several c
ines, and finally davits. boat and men I
vent out Of sight when We had time 4
o look round again Mate johnson was
lso gone" Z
From that time until the Golden Shore J
cached san Francisco. Captain Henior- v
on had been on watch Whenever san y
ad 20 be made the wheel was left IN
barge Of one OF the green hands" and Z
he captain and second mate went aIoft I
o furl or make sail or 10 any other '
lecessary work when the vessel reached h
'ort yesterday the master looked as I
houeh he had not been asleep for n
month. His face was inhamed by the
Wind aud sea, and his eyes looked Ike
wo holes burned In a blanket. He is Y
lot daunted, however, and after a new ,
rev has been put aboard the Golden n
ihore viii sail again for Melbourne, Aus g
ralia