The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-20
ANOTHER WRECK
ON NORTH BEACH
German Bark rOtrimpOs, Capt. He'll
were, Ashore at Pacific rark.
ALL HANDS WERE RESCUED
Ship Now In Splendid Condition on the
sands-The Relief Has Gone 10
the Scene
ALL HANDS WERE RESCUED

Another disaster has been added u
the long list n ship wrecks on the coas,
Rt the mouth of the Columbia river
The German steel bark potrlmpOs Cap
tain Henry Hcllwcgc. IN ballast. from
Manzanllo. Mexico. 10 the Columbia
river went ashore at 7.30 o'clock yes
tcriay morning on North Beach at a
place called Pacific Park, about six
miles north of Ilwaco. IN the vicinity Of
where the strRthblane went ashore I'm
1891. and about dozen miles from the
stranded Glenmong The following
special from IlwRco tells the story:
Ilwaco. December is-The German
bark Potrimpos. Of Hamburg Captain
Hcllwege. which was In ballast from
Manzanlllo. Mexico. TO the Columbia
river. went ashore at 7:2O this morning
on Pacific Park about six miles from
this place. There were eighteen men
aboard. officers and crew. and all were
landed safely by the 1lwaco beach life
saving crew Previously, however six
OF the sailors had landed In one Of the
ships boats, shortly after she struck
the beach. The vessel Is In splendid
condition. having received no serious
injury In crossing through the surf
She lies broadside on the beach. and at
half tide one can walk dryshod to her.
A. Nfgh s.f.tas -. n.,,tN A., 0n.s.N ...a
towcd on. From the best information
obtainable the captain at daybrcak this
morning sighted land and was on the
lookout FOR a pilot or n tug, but the
ship soon became thoroughly helpless
and irifted ashore. following In the
footsteps u the Point Iona. Glrnmorag
and Zinita, The Cape disappointment
lie crew also arrived on the scene
shortly after the crew OF the vessel
was landed. and therefore could give
NO assistance II is hoped here that a
tug ur tugs can be- soon secured as the
wrecked vessel could easily De towed
bG into deep water al the high tide on
the sl,h inst Il work Is commenced
Up to late hour last evening no
'urthcr information had been received
rom Captain Hellwege The tug Relief
eft out about o'clock for the scene of
he wreck aud win make every possible
Mort 10 float the ship In the opinion
Il old tug men and pilots of this city
I viii be next 10 impossible for the
ug 10 accomplish any good results. She
Rnnct possibly get near enough to the
wrecked vessel TO put line aboard
Without going ashore herself II by
'ood chance the Potrimpos has sufii-
lent hawser aboard which might be
'ulled out by the life saving crew and .
onnccted with line from the tug, /.
With what hRwser Is on board the tug. .
he two lines might be united; but even .
hen, should the united line be long .
nough 10 reach the distance to the .
hip, Il would more than tax the powers .
( one tug 20 raise the weight Of such .
long hawser-almost n mile In length
out Of the water, to say nothing Of .
moving the ship, II lines can be
tretched at all Il will require more
han one tug TO move the Potrimpos.
he chances are that another job will
q given to Captain Burns, OF the Glas-
ow Salvage Company. Captain Burns
Npects TO move the Glenmorag to-
ay, upon which vessel he has been
'orking for a month Of more, and will
be in a position to COM
lence work on the Potrlmpos,