The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-07

TO sea. aad asserted that they would pos
ltlvely not work n they were forced 10
20 aboard. They were returned 10 the
bark, and, true to their boast, ref1sod 70
turn TO-" The men will no doubt change
their minds after few weeks on a small
allowance OF hard tack and water. The
Tedfordahire carries 2D.5lD ascks Of wheat.
equivalent TO Cg.20 bushels. The value OF
which Ii $1,000. She II hound for Queens
town or Falmouth for orders. Her stay
In this port has been one continual round
OF trouble. To begin with. Ehe lost her
charter: then oollided with :he O.encairn
and lost her foretopcast. then dragged
and fouled her anchors. and Wednesday
four OF the crew deserted. The captain
feels much relieved 10 get 10 sea.
The P..I says: "The disabled Grey.
hound was towed 10 the city wharf by
the tug Magic yesterday and will receive
her new shaft Thursday. She will be
ready for business next Monday.
ship Columbia. Captain Nelson. Is NJ
teen days out from this port. bound for
San Francisco with a cargo OF coal.
Barkentine Quickstep. Captain Hansen.
bound for the same port with lumber. Is
twenty days out.
The Hood canal rate war Is sim on.
though rides from Port Gamble arr no
longer TO be had for nothing. The rivals
have no steady rate. but each meets the
other or any rate made. The managers
Of the Rainier claim 10 have gotten ail
the passengers yesterday, and give the
number they brought In as thirty-four." I"
The Call says: The british ship Fanny
Kerr arrived from Newcastle. y. s. W..
yesterday after an une.entful run OF es
DAYS. ''Light winds ana calms all the
way" said Captain Gibbons. when he was
nled whaI was the reason for his long
voyage my the way continued he.
Il see that Captain May. OF the Eden
bniiyn,ore, got In ahead OF me. sailed
from Nawcas,ie Eve days before him. as
he had 10 walt for his crew. but he must
have got slant of wind that missed" :"
Both Captain Gibbons and Captain May
have their wives with them. and thereby
hangs tale when the vessels were at
Cardiff loading for Rio de Janclro news
came that yellow fever and smallpox
we're raging there. Captain Gibbons de-
cidod 10 send his wife by steamer TO
Australia. TO rejoin the Fanny Kerr at
Newcastle, while Captain Mays wife re-
! fused 10 leave him. ana said she would
take the risks OF catching the fever and
smallpox. when we reached Rio" said
2 Captain Gibbons. "the epidemic was nj It's
worst. Men were dying every hour, and
Z have seen dozen men taken from the
ships surrounding us every day. Sew
| eral OF the crew OF the Edenballymore
died. but. strange TO say. there was never
a case OF sickness on the Fanny Kerr.
From Rio both ships went to Newcastle.
and as some OF the men on the Eden
hallymore during the voyage the entire
ships crew was sent 10 sydney to be
quarantined. / was laughing at Captain
| Mays misfortune and congratulating my
| self on having sent my wife over by
! steamer. when the Orient steamer Cusco
arrived flying the yellow aag. Mrs. Glib
hons was on board her and she was sent
to quarantine TO keep Mrs May com
pany. The latter was released just n
time TO catch the Edenballytnore, but l
came near TO leaving my wife behind
The Fanny Kerr was under way when /
| saw steamer making port. l decided
TO wait for her. and sure enough Mrs
/ Gibbons was on board. We had a pleas
! ans passage 10 San Francisco. but 4
would have liked little mere wind