The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-12-09


Of the ship being broken up.
The Italian bark Cavour, which had
been lying at anchorage at Sand island
since Sunday last, waiting an opportu-
nifty to get over the bar, dragged her
anchor about o'clock last evening,
drifted on the west end of Sand island
and will be a total loss. The crew, COM
posed of 16 men, were rescued by the
Point Adams life-saying crew at II
o'clock last night, and no one on board,
with the exception of Captain Lofianos,
who had his ankle sprained, was in any
manner injured.
Captain Lofianos gave the following
version of the affai~ to representative
Of this paper:
| 1--WE left Astoria on Sunday afternoon
and were towed down to the bar, but
Pilot Gunderson did not deem it safe to
try to cross, so we. came to anchorage
near Sand Island.
"About o'clock last evening the yes-
sci began to drift, and under the in
fluence of a strong tide and fresh east
wind struck on the spit about As min
utter later. The vessel thumped heav-
lily on the sand, and in short time was
leaking badly and it was apparent that
she was doomed"
The Cavour was built at st. Johns, N.
S., in 1891, and was formerly the Ava
mour. She is owned by Deming Loere,
Is of 14OO tons net register, and when
ne wcost between five and six pounds
sterling per ton. Her cargo, which con-
fists of l.O9SO0O feet of lumber, is vail
ued at about $4,000, and was destined
Pasco, Peru,
The Germanie and the Duns Law sue
ceeded in passing out Sunday, and the
Cavour was reported out, but on ac-
count of her depth and the condition of
the bar it was deemed best to return
to anchorage.
Before the crew were take off the
vessel by the life-saving men, the Ca
YOUR was badly water-logged and ap-
peared in danger of breaking up.
Captain and crew were brought to
this city, and the men are now at the
Astoria hotel.
Captain Wicklund, Of the Point
Adams life-saving crew, said early this
morning to a representative of The AS
torian and Daily News over the long
distance phone:
eve saw the ship strike on PEACOCK
spit last night and at once went to her
assistance. She seemed to be in very
bad shape and was making water We
SET about to rescue the men and sue
ceeded in getting off the captain and
his 16 men in safety. We even saved
the ships dog, but were unable to take
off any of the effects of the men.
when we left the ship she was near
lv full of water, and The indications
we're that the waves would make short
work of her. She was pounding heav-
ily and must have been badly damaged
below, for the hold was rapidly filling
with water.
eve took off the men in two boat
loads and when the tug Tatoosh came
down transferred them to her, and she
proceeded on her return to Astoria. The
men would doubtless have been in SER
ious danger had they remained on
board forany length Of time, Tor the
probability of the ship going to pieces
was very bright"
Captain Stewart, Of the Cape Dis
appointment crew, also fastened to the
scene of the wreck, and remained dur
ing the night at Point Adams. Talking
with an Astorian-D Daily News man over
the phone, he said:
when the cavour struck it was e;i5.
Our outlook say the vessel go ashore,
and.I at once ordered out the crew. At
first we tried to reach her by way Of
the inside passage, but found this inn
possible as the tide was very low. Then