The San Francisco call., 1899-11-27
GRAVE OUTLOOK
FOR THE TARDY
COAST|NG FLEET
Still Blowing a Heavy
Southeastern.
COLUMBIA TEN HOURS LATE
RAN INTO A HURRICANE OFF
THE COLUMBIA RIVER.
Fears That Many Of the Overdues
Will Be Short of Provisions.
Some of Them Have Been
So Reported.

The southeast storm that has ragged
along the coast for over a month has
not by any means blown itself out In
stead, IL seems TO have gathered fresh
force, and according TO the officers OF the
steamer Columbia is now blowing a hur-
ricane off the Columbia River In conse-
quence the steamer was ten hours late
and not one OF the passengers but
reached. A very large fleet OF coasters
is now overdue, and from the weather re-
port OF the Columbia II looks as though
II Will be several days before any OF them
reach port.
The ship Spartan. now thirty DAYS out
from Seattle. was spoken on the 2lst inst
by the transport Belgian King 100 miles
OF port. The schooner American Girl has
not been heard from since she left here
on October last for the Sound. The
Ferris ). Thompson was spoken TO the
north OF Flattery several weeks ago all
well, and the Highland Light was also
spoken with her rudder gone. The Chal-
bion and the Amethyst by the steamer
Columbia and supplied with provisions
while the anxiously looked for Wawona
is safe at Banheld Sound. A tug has
been sent after her.
OF the overdues the schooner Albion is
now out twenty-six days from Coquille
RIVER; the ship America twenty-siX days
and the Spartan thirty days from Seat
tle the schooners Amethyst thirty-nine
Ralph j. Long twenty-seven and $. Dan
ielson thirty-nine days from Tillamook:
the schooners Belle and Nettie Sundborg
twenty-five days from Suislaw; the
schooners c. T. Hill twenty-five, Emma
Utter twenty-five. Enterprise twenty-five
Glen, Twilight and Wing and Wing
twenty-five days from Grays Harbor:
schooner Challenger thirty-eight days
from Tacoma and barkentine J. NJ. Grif-
fifth twenty-three days from Port Had
lock. All OF them have probably been
driven off shore and the only fear is that
some of them may be short OF provisions.
Captain Doran Of the Columbia says he
did not see a coaster during the run down
the coast. and that fact adds TO the be-
lief that the entire overdue fleet is well
out to sea.
There are some grave fears for the old
bark Colusa. now out thirty-seven days
from Kahului for Departure Bay. She
was ashore on coral reef and lost her
forefoot, besides being otherwise dam
but was sent TO the Sound in ballast for
an oVerhauling. II is thought that the
vessel seen floating bottom up off Flat
terry was the old Colusa.
steamers Columbia. Sequoia. Cleone and
Orizaba. The Sequoia put in to land some
passengers and then proceeded TO San
Pedro. The Samoa, San Pedro; North
Fork and Weeott from Eureka: the Port
land from the Columbia River: Aberdeen
from Astoria; Progreso from Tacoma
and Homer from Coos Bay were all due
yesterday, but some OF them are barbound
and the others will probably be in some
time to-day.
front yesterday. number OF people vis-
tied the Iowa during the day. as IL was
the last Sunday she will be in port for a
long time.
The only sailing vessel reported during
the day was made out TO be bark along
toward dark. The general impression was
that she would prove to be the 5. G. AL
len from Honolulu.