The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-19

cisco saturday Tor Astoria.
The steamers Queen and South Coast
VIII sail today from san Ffahcisco for
this port
Matters were very quiet along the wa
ter front yesterday. there being but one
moymenL
Tho schooner Lotitia arrived down from
Portland yesterday morning. leaving out
for San Francisco In the afternoon. She
carries 1900 feet OF lumber.
Tho Rathdown arrived at Liverpool on
the iith. This ship left Astoria last
July with a cargo OF wheat for England.
After being out for some time II was
noticed that she was leaking badly. and
tho captain was obliged TO turn In az
Auckland for repairs. Some little time
was lost In completing these Improve
montH, when the ship resumed her voy-
age. That she has at last arrived out
IN safety Is a relief TO all concerned.
Thus has ended the longest voyage OF
any ship from the Pacific ccaBt for ac-
count OF the cereal year Of iS9i-S. II IL
better to get to destination late than
not to get there al all The ship Belle
oBricn. which sailed hence on June ~.
1898. for Queenstown. was wrecked with
In sixty miles OF her port OF call She
wlthstood a good many severe gales on
the paAAaEe. hut the last blow was too
much. and another American wooden
ship went down.-San Francisco Bulletin.
There was a scene OF comm srclal activ-
ity AT one Hpo; along the Ocean wharf
this morning that was free from the
usual hanging and rattlins attendant TO
the discharge Of steamer cargOes. and
ono that failed 10 attract the crowd OF
onlookers who generally gather about
boat TO watch the lonEshcrcmen work.
Tho steamer Angeles Captain Ramswrll.
was unloading n cargo OF dynamite and
black powder al the dock. The powder
was being lifted from the steamers deck
and placed on the wharf by the ordinary
holRting apparatus, The workmen
seemed ~ unconccrned when several
hundred pounds OF the dangtrou cSplo-
slvc packed In boxes was raised from
the boat and swung In midair as though
they were handling soap boxes, A dan
ger signal In the way OF a red flag float
cd from the masthead OF the steamer.
and II had good effect in keeping away
the bothrrsome lounger The Inward
cargo OF the Angeles consisted OF 800
cases OF dynamite and $40 cases OF black
powder. II is from NRnalmo r. C.,
and Is consigned through TO the Trail
Creek and other British Columbia mines
In bond, While the dynamite was be-
Ing transferred from the powder works
to the steamer at Nanaimo ,on trucks
one Of the teams drawing truck be-
came frightened and ran away There
was no one on the wagon at the time,
and considering the explosive nature Of
the freight on the truck everyone. TO use
tho words OF Captain Ramswell, took |
to the woods" content to let the horses
run their course The dynamite was
scattered along the road for a fan quar-
ter OF a mile but not single box eN-
ploded. The horses dashed into ware
house and both were killed, The wagon
was considerably smashed. but everyone
concerned was thankful the aifalr termi- !
mated no more dlsastrously than II did !
Part OF the last cargo Of dynamite which
the steamer Angeles brought here several
week ago, and which caused the crsw
Of the vessel great anxiety while the /
craft was tossed In a violent storm In
the Straits OF San Juan de Fuca, ex-
ploded at Nelson recently. while being
thawed out by fire. and six men killed.
Tacoma News,