The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-24
BIG CARRIER
IN THE RIVER
Steamship AIsoa, Largest Vessel
10 Enter the Columbia, Ar
rives In the harbor.
CARRIES $4,000 TON CARGO
win Load 1000 Tons OF Flour
aud Wheat at Portland
1000 Tons More
on the Sound.
CARRIES l4.OOO TON CARGO

The British steamship Algoa, Cap
tain Albert Lockctt. arrived In port
yesterday from San Francisco. This
Algoa is the largest as well as the fines
ffeighter that ever entered the CoIum.
tia riyer--lndeed. IL the very largest
vessel that ever cr0Bscd the Columbia
bar. She had been laid up at Mission
Rock. IN San Francisco bay. for the
past eight months. and Is as clean as a
new pin. Her crew. including the Of
ficers and engine room staff. consists
OF Is persons, the seamen being all
Chinese.
The big frelghter Ia superbly equipped
throughout. Her officers are won
drously uniformed. and one would judge
from their iiashy attire that the Algoa
was British naval vessel. Captain
I.ocketts uniform Just comes within
the regulations. the margin being very
narrow one. The uniforms are those OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
~ san Francisco. owner of the Algola.
Rigid discipline Is maintained aboard
the freightcr. and Hs instance was fur
nished yesterday while the vessel was
lying In the harbor a young gentle
man who evinces considerable interest
In shipping matters had gone aboard
the Algoa and found on the high rail
OF the vessel an excellent seat from
which 10 view her. AZ he sat on his
perch the first officer came by, eyed him
for a moment, then called the quarter
master, The quartermaster approach
eli and both men saluted. after the
fashion o, naval officers A brief con-
yersatlon ensued, followed by another
round OF saluting, and the quarter mas
ter strobe toward the young man perch
Cd on the rail. The visitor was given
to understand that the position occu-
pied By him was not at all dignifled,
and the auartermaster added that he
should not pcrcch himself on the rail
should not perch himself on the rail
like gull.
You'd think the Algoa some crack
liner instead OF box freighier." com
mented the young man, In relating his
experience. Got sides on her like the
Chinese wall"
The Algoa was built at Sunderland,
In 1896, and Is Of 1897 tons net register
and of 1876 tons gross register. Some
idea OF her immense carrying capacity
can be gained from the statement that,
on her last trip, from Ladysmith TO San
Francisco, she brought 1900 tons dead
weight Of coal. At the present time she
Il the second largest vessel on the Pa
cihc coast. the largest being the Shaw
NUT. belonging 20 the Boston Steamship
Company. This vessel registers 6l95
net and ssO6 gross.
The net tonnage OF the Algoa Is al
most as great as the gross tonnage Of
the Indrasahma, the latter vessel reg
istering 5l79 gross tons and 1867 net
tons. The Algoa was drawing II feet
when she came In yesterday. and laden
viii draw % feet in salt water or 2S
feet in fresh water. She Is 455 feet I'M
length. 5S feet in width and S4.4 feet In
depth.
The Algoa Is under charter on her
present trip to the Portland & Asiatic
Company. While no authen-
tic statement could be secured yester-
day 1t is understood that she viii take
on at Portland 1000 tons OF -four and
wheat and an additional 1000 at Tacoma
She will receive so much per ton and Is
to discharge AT three of the following
oriental ports; Yokohama, Nagasaki,
Kobe, Shanghai orlIongkong. The Algoa
left up the river yesterday In charge Of
Pilot Pease.