The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20
HIGH ON NORTH BEACH.
Bark Potrimpos Caught in ne Surf
and Driven Ashore Before
Southwest Wind.

rIWACO, Dec. 19-Speclal-Tns Ger
man bark Potrimpos. Capt. Hellweg. IN
ballast from ManzSuillo. Mexico. and
bound for the Columbia river. went ashore
this morning at 7 = N. A heavy fog and
strong southwest wind was blowing at
the time The Potrfmpos il six years old.
and is fine steel ship.
When the tide is out she VIII be loo yards
from water. and the heavy tides OF next
week will put her IN among the drift 'ogs.
As yet she II Gnlnjured. and II is pos=i Die
she may Be gotten OF. The Ilwzco beach
hre-saving crew landed all on board. but
they can now walk dry sh0d al around her
a. half tide.
ASTORIA. Dec. ls-Ths Germaa bark
Potrimpos stranded al o'clock this
morning close 10 the spot where the
strathblAns went ashore n ISL making
10 the fourth vessel 20 20 ashore on this
beach during the year. Hsr officers and
crew numbered eighteen. and az were
saved by the Ilwaco beach lie-ssylaE
crew. who arrived on tho scene promptly
after the disaster occurred. Just before
their arrival. however. ak sailors from
the vessel landed IN one Of the ships
boats. The ship Is IN good condition. hAv-
ing received no serious injury while cross-
Ing through the surf.
According 70 the captains story, at day
break this morning he sighted land. and
was on the lookout for . pilot or tug. but
the vessel soon became perfectly helpless
and drlfted on shore. The ship lies broad
side on the beach. high and dry. but II
work 10 commenced Immediately. and ar
rsngements made SO that Lines can be
passed out 70 a tug. IL IL thought she
can De safely pulled OF at the next high
tide, which occurs December "a The
crew have gone ashore. and the captain
Will stay by her until some definite plans
are agreed upon
The Cape Dgsappolntmeat lhe-saving
crew also left for the scene % thu wreck
on a special train. but arrived toe late to
assist in landing tbs crew.
About o'clock the SpTeckels tug Relief
went around to the scene Of the wreck
and will mako every possible effort TO
float the vessel. However, IN the opinion
OF old tugmen and pilots OF this city, II
viii be almost impossible for the tug to
accomplish anything. She cannot get
near enough to tho wrecked vessel 10
put a line aboard without going ashore
herself II by any good chance the Po-
frimpos has sufficient hawser aboard
which might be pulled out by the nfe-sav-
ing crew and connected to line from the
tug with what hawsor IS on board the
tug, connection might be made. but even
then IL would more than tax the powers
OF one tug 10 raise such a long hawser,
almost mile In length. out OF the water.
10 say nothing Of moving the ship. IL
lines can be stretched at ell 1t viii re-
quirs more than one tug to move the
snip.
The chances are that another Job viii
be given TO Capt. Burns. of the Glasgow
Salvage Company. Burns expects TO move
the stranded Gleumorag tomorrow, upon
which vessel he has been working for q
month or more, and viii be Immediately
In q position 10 commence work on the
Potrimpos. This chip, with the Point
Iona, Glenmoras and Zinita, makes the
fourth TO be wrecked on the beach north
OF the mouth OF the Columbia IN 1896. The
Zinlta 10 the only one so far rescued.