The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-24

Steamer Queen sailed yesterday for san
Francisco. She carried the following
freight from Portland 1881 sacks OF
oats. $40 sacks beans, 10 sacks shorts,
t6 sacks wheat. :; eases liquor sac sacks
potatoes. iO1i packages merchandise.
From Astoria; y packages merchandise.
30. bundles shocks, ~ sacks oysters,
Yesterday there we're many fish boats
on the river. and the pretty white sails
reminded one Of hy-gunc days whom
striker were unknown For the most
part the boats confined pleasure par
ties. and several races were run. The
fishermen this season are taking great
care 10 use every means to make their
boats swift. for al Will participate In
the regatta, which promises a grand sue
cess this year.
In a recent issue u the San Francisco
Commercial News Il was stated that the
British ship PrrusscR had just completed
A voyage from Valparaiso IN Il days
which was thought 10 break the record
Captain Davies. Of the British bark kai.
SOW. who saw the item. states that. In
that vessel. he made the passage from
Coquimbo TO the Old Head OF kiusnlc In
81 DAYS and to the Mersey In - days,
remaining In Garston = days and arriy-
Ing on the west coast Valparaiso In i've
months and ten days from the time be
left coqulmbo. Tie thinks his passages
are the record plnragcs and a record
voyage from coastto coast
A firm Of ship owners In a recent letter
TO Lloyd's Register. pointed out that
serious damage was often % TO ships
while entering a harbor by the ordinary
anchors hanging from their hawse holes.
After some correspondence between the
parties, the secretary OF Lloyd's Regis
ter stated that the committee are unable
TO alter the rule requiring all sailng-ves-
sells to be fitted with anchors with stocks
TO render them eligible for the figure
for equipment In the Register Book"
adding that 1T rests with owners TO fur.
nlsh an extra anchor OF the stocgleas
cattern II they like to do so"
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The United States steamer Patterson Is
stiIi m the Dry dock at Quartermastcr
Hhrbor and will be for some weeks to
come. On coming on she will be prac-
tically a new boat. The Puget Sound
Dry Dock Company has entire posses
sion OF the boat and her crew are quar-
tered on the United States steamer
Hassler, whichais anchored In tho harbor.
The government steamer Fuca Is being
used az a tender. As soon MS the Pat
terson comes on several tugs belonging
to the Puget Sound Tugboat Association
will 20 on the dock to be painted and
oycrhauled. The steamship Flyer II also
waiting to 90 on the dry dock for an
oyerhaullng Ledger.
The steamer 'rIliambok which arrived
In port yesterday from Hueneme,
brSaght news 10 the effect that the
schooner Mary Bidwell Is in IA distressed
condition AZ sea. The schooner Ia out
nifty. one days from San Bias, bound for
this port with a heavy and valuable
cargo ~ cedar logs. She has been hhv-
ing A hard time OF It on the voyage W
the coast on account Of obstinate Winds
and head seas. When the Tillamook
hove into view lust Of Point Conception
last Friday, the schooner put up a signal
Of distress, and when Captain Hanson
visited the vessel he found that Rhe was
all but out OF provisions and entirely
without water. The crew had been liv-
Ing on very short ratlOns for n week
and were nearly famishcd. Hanson sent
over all the provisions he rould spare
and also PROVIDED the schooner with "A
barrel OF water. Examiner.