The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-24
VISITED THE WRECKS.
Large Party OF Blcyclists and Others
Make a Trip TO Long Beach.


The steamers Ilwaco and Dwyer car
ried about 100 persons 10 Long Beach
Sunday morning. where the British sfsp
| GlsnmOras IL piled Up on the sand On
the steamer Gatzert from Portland there
arrived a small party Of ladies and gen.
tlemen. who also went TO the beach. The
following composed the bicycle crowd:
Frank arker, Tom Bryce. WIN Elgner,
Frank Rucker. Horace Thing. VIII Sher-
man. Frank curran. George Kellogg,
Casey" Marion. Paul Badollet. Dan
Campbell, Charlie Higgins. Frank Shields
Walter Robb. John Gratke. Nike Bever-
idge Charlie Ring, WIN Gratke. WIN
Warren. Ferd Fisher. Austin Small. Roy
Stringham. and Dick Carruthers.
About a dozen Of the boys rode on
their wheels from the landing at Ilwaco
TO Ocean Park. four miles south OF the
wreck. and arrived nearly half an hour
before the train. They started out at a
sO-miIe lick. which was kept up for six
miles, after which a 16-mile pace was
ridden. The length Of the ride Is seven
teen miles. and the boys-those who ar
rived-made excellent time.
Dick Carruthers played In hard luck.
He rented broken-down ice wagon from
somebody in town. and vowed he would
keep UP with the cracks or bust He
rode about a mile when the breeze escap-
ed from his front tire. and. after much
pumping. proceeded on the way. The
rest Of the boys. in the mean time. had
ridden on and when Dick looked up, he
saw a few dim specks on the beach. He
muttered something about being all
alone. and cheerfuiiy mounted his wag-
on and 1T out. The wind. however. would
not to say with him. and he was COM
PEELED 20 get OF five or six times and do
the pump act. He pumped on an aver
age twice In a mile. and wore out his
pumping machine Finally that tired
feeling. which often overtakes one under
like circumstances. took possession OF
him and he swore a mighty oath. This
didn't pump any wind into the tire,
however. Then he came to the conclusion
he didn't need any wind In the tires and
rode his bike a few miles without any
front tire Riding under such circum-
stances Il quite tiresome: II gives one
a pain in the neck: and Dicks neck isn't
too strong. anyhow. After considerable
difficulty he reached Mr.. LOOMS resi-
dence, where he swore again. Gathering
the remnants OF his ice wagon. he threw
II into a small shed. and. going out to
the railroad, walked to Ocean Park, a
distance OF about eight miles. He was
the first one TO go TO dinner at the hotel,
and as a consequence the Astorian re-
porter didn't get anything to eat His
appetite was appeased. however. for he
chewed the rag with Dick. who could find
nobody to carry him down TO the wreck.
and loafed around the hotel.
The rest OF the bicyciists stopped at
Sealand. where an elegant luncheon was
served by Mr.. J. II. Turner. who was ad-
l..
to receive his guests. Oysters in Ave
styles were served. and when the boys
told the hungry Ocean Park crowd about
it, the latter threatened to stop the
train at Sealand. The hotel people at
Ocean Park. not having been advised Of
the proportions Of the crowd, were not
prepared to feed seventy-f1ve or a hun
dred persons. However. everything possi-
BILE was done for the hungry creatures
and nearly all partook OF the hotels hos
pitality and clans.
On the way to Ilwaco the conductor
announced, Fifteen minutes to see the
wreck Of the Point Loma," and the
crowd made a rush for the scene car
rying away many pieces of wreckage as
souvenirs Of the disaster. One lady had
a spike. and several large pieces OF wood,
and, when someone told her the boiler
and few planks remained on the beach.
she threatened to slap his face. The
party reached home at o'clock. every
body tired-but Dick Carruthers-yet glad
he went
There is practically no change in the
Glenmorag's position. She is lying up
and down the beach and Is buried about
seven feet in the sand. She rests as easy
as though she was in a cradle and is as
sound as ever. 1t is indeed to be regrett-
| ed the ship cannot easily be fioated. In
all probability she will not be fioated.
Her position is such as to make this al
most impossible.
The disaster in itself Is most mystify-
| ing Why she should have gone ashore
| there appears to be no reason. Even
though the fog was heavy, Captain Cur
rie knew he was somewhere near the west
shores OF the Pacific, and that land laid
In but one direction. as far as any dan
ger to his ship was concerned-east. Why
he should have sailed in this direction, or
even northeast, he alone knows. I'm
fortunately. the ship grounded at high
water, which lessons the chance Of get
ting her of.
Another strange thing is why the cap
tain should have ordered the weather
boats lowered, when the surf was very
low. He had time to build a boat and
make shore, or wait till low water and
walk ashore; but nothing would do but
ths boats must be lowered. Even though
the break was low, wave was sufficient
to crush the small boats against the
vessels iron sides. As a consequence,
two poor fellows We're killed. Their bod
les were buried Sunday at Ilwaco, the
Presbyterian minister conducting the SER
vices. About 200 yards north Of the
Glenmorag lies the boat in which those
men met such cruel death. 1t is split
In twain as If by the hand of man, and
much of the wreck was carried away
Sunday by the crowd. The accident is
indeed most unfortunate one Work
men were busy removing the boilers Of
the Point Iona, which is buried ten feet
in the sand. Four wrecks now lie within
4 distance of ten or twelve miles along
the beach. They are the Harvest Home,
the Point Iona, the Glenmorag and the
| Strathblane, the latter the stranded YES
sells sister ship which was driven ashore
during living gale on the night of No
vember %, 1893
His eyes have all the seeming of a
demon that is dreaming.-Poe.