The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-14
ves Was Out From Junn Chilli and Bound for Poand--n
Ballast and Had Been OF the Columbia Bar for Nine Days
Trying to Enter This Port.
BRACES FouLED WHEN HER ATTEMPTED TO WEAR SHIP
WERE DISCHARGED IN THE EARLY DAWN BUT DENsI
MADE THEM iNE FFEcTUAL-cREW OF THIRTY
ALL SAFELY LANDED IN SHIPS LIFE.1oAT-FoUND
SHELTER AND RELIEF AT NEARBY FARM

Just as the day was breaking yes
terday morning. or to be correct. at
GAO o'clock, the fine British four
masted bark Galena, Captain Howell,
50 days out from Junin, Chile, in
ballast. for Portland. with thirty peo-
Pile ali told. on board. went ashore
on the Clatsop sands, at Point two
miles north OF Gearhart Park. There
was n dense fog prevailing at the
time, and when II lifted II was only
to reveal the ship in a smother OF
breaking water and the shore alm"st
directly beneath her.
Captain Howell was, himself, In
charge OF the deck. and immediately
gave the necessary orders to wear
ship, but Just as the men buckled
down to a swift haul on the braces,
they fouled aloft and before they could
be cleared, she had slipped on the
beach and was n victim to the mis-
chance Of binding fog. supplement
ed almost Immediately by smashing
gale from the sou'west, which struck
the coast at that hour. 1t was soon
evident that she could not be saved
and the captain ordered rockets sent
up, but the density Of the fog pre-
vented their being seen for any con-
siderable distance, and as the vessel
was pounding heavily, and swinging
dangerously the starboard life-boat
was called away and all hands were
safely landed in a few moments.
Not soul was hurt, or lost, and
the party took up line OF march
directly inland, making the West
farm house In short order, where all
possible relief was extended to the
tired, cold and hungry outfit. There
they rested during the day, coming
to this city on the evenin gtrain from
Seaside, in charge OF First Officer S.
r. Thompson, who reported instantly
to Vice Consul P. S, Cherry, who In
stalled the men at the Central ho-
tel and provided for their care and
comfort In all ways. .
The vessel struck just at the turn
of the food and the sea swung her
stern inshore, so that when the tide
went out she was lying on a line dia-
metrically opposite to the course on
which she approached the coast. she
was steering r-by-east when she
got into trouble, and the wind was out
of the sou'-west and blowing at
swinging rate. The masts and spars
held and the only sign of disorder aloft
is q split mizzen upper-top-sail. She
was carrying upper and lower top
sails. fore and aft, the fore-sail and
the spanker and she rests easily on
an even keel.
Captain Howell the second officer
and the steward remained with the
ship while the first officer and twen-
ty-six men came on to town.
A guard was sent over from the
fort and another from the Point Adams
life saving station and these will re-
main on duty until other arrangements
are made for the safe-keeping of the
ships stores and moveables.
The Galena picked up the Columbia
river lights nine days ago and has
been beating off and on all that time
and contending with q succession Of
gales and was running short of some
of her staple supplies In the food line.
She has no sickness aboard and Is In