The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-13
MARINE NEWS.
Captain Samuel coulson Dies in Port.
land.

Captain Samuel coulson Dies in Port
land.
Captain Samuel Coulson. who was re-
Gently stricken by paralysis while at
the wheel OF his vessel IN the river, died
in Portland yesterday Captain Coulson
was one Of the best known OF the cap
tains on the river, having been here
for nearly 40 years For many years he
was OF the most trusted of the em-
ployes Of the O. r. \ n
The steamer Geo, W, Elder left out
at 10 o'clock yesterday for San Fran
cisco. She leaves Frisco on her regular
trip ON the 18th,
terday afternoon with freight and pas
terday afternoon with freight and aps-
sengers from San Francisco,
Captain Turner OF the Columbia will
be master of the new steamer Roanoke
when she goes on the San Francisco
run in opposition to the ., r. 4 N.
fleet.
The schooner Bulah has cleared for
San Francisco with cargo Of nearly
500, 900 feet of lumber from the Hume
mill.
The schooner Luxon arrived down the
river yesterday with cargo of lumber,
Placing the steam schooner L.akme
on the drydock at Hunters Point has
proved more disastrous for the coaster
than all the humping she experienced
on the Humboldt bar. When the Sea
River, which brought the Lakme In
from sea, shoves her waterlogged
charge inside the big basin the Lakme,
although full Of water, was sound Of
hull So tight. in fact, were the coast
er's seams that holes had to be bored
through the planking, as the drydock
slowly emptied. to release the water
shipped at sea. Before the Lakme's
hull was out of water the steam
schooner, which had not been securely
braced. toppled over and in the fall
several of the keel blocks were driven
through the Lakme's timbers. AS
result OF this fall the Lakme is good
deal of wreck and the cost of re-
pairing her win now be some thousands
Of dollars greater than 1t otherwise
would have been.
The steamer Columbia left San Fran
cisco yesterday for Astoria and Port
and.
The name of only one vessel Is at
present on the overdue list at the Mer-
chants exchange. The solitary belated
is the British bark Stork,
now out 10S days from Hudson Bay for
London. She. is quoted at rs per cent.
md hope Of her ever showing up is
'ast fading.
Because OF blunder made by the
Olof Anderson. master Of
he schooner Vine, escaped conviction
in the United States dis
rict court in San Francisco, ana was
eleased. Captain Anderson was
,harged with beating and wounding
lis steward, John Sanders. on the nigh
eas while the Vine was at the Caro-
inc islands last August. Sanders is
Japanese, and he failed to have the
aptain's coffee on time. The beating
vas proved by all the witnesses and
/ looked like conviction until Judge
e Haven exploded thunderbolt in
lis charge to the jury. He said that
mong other things, before a convic-
ion could be had. it was necessary
hat IL should have been proved that
he Vine was an American vessel. The
ury might possibly remember, said the
udge, that such testimony had been
Introduced, but the court did not. Upon
his hint the jury acquitted Captain
anderson.
A libel has been filed In the United
states district court at San Francisco
" the owners OF the tug Traveller
gainst the steamer RedOndo to recover
alvage for saving the Redondo off
trays Harbor on November "a, 1904.
hey demand $4,000 from the defend
nts, which the defendants refused to
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