The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-24

in a ships hold. The coal shipped from
Tacoma packs well and little or no
trouble IL experienced from It's changing
position while the vessel a at sea-" The
Maoklnhw II controlled by James Jerome.
but II now undsr charter 10 the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company 10 carry coal
10 Oakland and Port Costa.
The steamer W. X. Merwin Is now
locked az Mount Vernon, minus her pilot
house, steering gear and mast, with A
badly ~dBngured smokostAck and a mu.h-
frightened crew. says the Pei. This ia
due to q collision that occurred Monday
night between the Merwln and the par
TALLY opened drawbridge that stretches
across the skagit river at Mount Vernon.
The boat had gone past her regular land.
Ing place this side OF the bridge, 10
Avon. and on returning down the river
whistled as usual for the draw 10 open.
a stick In the wheel prevented the boat
from backing when she got near he
bridge. and driving against Il fun force
the whole works above tho uppe deck
were swept clean rs far back as the
smokestack Captain W. X. Merwin was
slightly hurt. but beyond a bad fright no
one else was injured. The crew slept
ashore that night. The captain has put
In a claim for damages. the amount OF
which was not learned.
In theSe winter days, when The wind
comes like a hurricane on the river and
whistles along past the wharves that line
the water front. Il Is amusing TO note
how the newcomers 10 Astoria-particu-
larry women and chiidren-who have come
"a VNaNu 40 fNnNa T~nuearn lpNgrTar erwsAu
to cast in their lot with the future OF the
city. spend most OF their spare time on
the docks. The ocean breeze, the estu-
airy OF the Columbia, with its whltecaps
and foamlng waves. are TO them a de-
liEhtful and heaith-givinR novelty. and
they are content TO stand for hours at n
time and enjoy their novel surroundings
TO the full. People here 10 whom these
sights are so common forget that the
docks are ~promenades too often over
looked. The majority OF our women and
children would be more healthy and Wig
orous In every way II they INDUCED more
often In visits TO the water front and
allowed Mother Nature TO rough handle
them In her boisterous manne now and
again.
Charles Brown. second mate OF the shin
.Topgallant. which arrived In port late
Monday afternoon from San Francisco.
the Telegraph OF Seattle. was taken
TO Providence hospital yesterday 10 be
for an accident received at sea.
Brown blames his misfortune to Captain
Gilmore. and is not backward in con-
demnlng his superior officer. When 4
Post-Intelligencer reporter called at the
hospital yesterday. Brown was sitting
In a large chair and seemed to have con-
siderable difficulty In breathing. He said:
II was hurt on the fourth day on. from
San Francisco. while assisting enc Of the
men before the mast. We were working
on a windlass. when one Of the spokes,
which had rotted. broke. causing me to
fall backward. my back striking or a
Of the iron frame of the wintze.
man with whom ! wa working fell
on top OF me. n for a moment l was
pinned there. Well. The thing Just
knocked me out clean and cold, It being
some time before / could get my breath
back, ! used some very strong liniment
on my back. which helped me a whole
/ would not AVE been injured had
not the captain ordered me there. Then |
after | was hurt he did not treat me
~iecently or Cven humanely. This morn.
Ing while / was being brought over from
Blakeley, where the ship is, he said:
Brown, you sit In the cabin, and / will
have you sent TO the hospital in a cab
waited but what do you suppose he
,ent for me? The police wagon. 1 did
not want to ride in that. as l was never
one before, but ! made up my mind TO
as II was no disgrace to ride in one
of those when injured. My back is
sore. | tell YOU" Brown is an
and a member OF the Coast
Union, and Of the Foresters of
1t is not known how badly he
, injured