The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-03

At the 0, Il. 4 n, office yesterday
evening Agent Roberts announced that
the company would have new steamer
on the San Francisco Portland run and
that she would be in Astoria about
August 4. The new steamer is the City
of Panama and she is to sail north from
the Bay City on August 4. The date OF
her return sailing from Portland Is
August To- She will run III the same
connection with the Costa Rica and fill
the place in passenger and freight
traffic lett vacent by the sinking OF
the Columbia, As far as could be learn
Cd yesterday the City OF Panama has
never been in the port before
1t will be recalled that the City d,
Panama was the ship that was sup
posed to be lost in storm last win
ter. DR.. Henry Waldo Coe OF Portland
and family were aboard on u trip to
Panama and for time their friends and
family were much concerned and they
were believed TO have been lost with
the steamer. The City OF Panama later
turned up but sadly battered from the
effect OF the storm.
The steamer Roanoke lett out yester'
day morning at o'clock for San Fran
cisco and way points.
The steamer Breakwater arrived in
yesterday with freight and passengers
for Coos Bay to Portland.
aThe steamship Melville Dolhr came
into the harbor yesterday with partial
lumber cargo. She will complete her
cargo at Portland and clear for Quay
mas, Mexico.
The schooner Expansion loaded with
lumber from the Tongue Point Lumber
Company lett out for San Francisco
yesterday.
The steam schooner Gazslle, frail
craft, left out yesterday for Iaquina
Bay where she will carry passengers for
the summer. She will follow the Rob-
arts down for protection BY many men
on the waterfront the opinion is ex'
pressed that Captain Scott OF the Ga
zelle is taking big chances with his
little boat. The deck house and pilot
house has been braced and strengthened
against the seas but with the additional
braces it is thought that should the sea
become rough the boat would have small
chance OF finishing the trip,
The oil steamer Atlas with barge 9l
in tow arrived in and proceeded up the
river to Portland to discharge cargo
The Redondo is expected down Sunday
with the Chinese junk, Whang Ho, in
tow.
Captain Genschow, pilot on the Lur
line, rendered his resignation yesterday
and Captain McCully was appointed to
take his place.
The Lurline arrived down last night
at $3.50 with a load OF freight which
took all the resemblance OF a steamboat
from the trim looking vessel. On her
lfore-deck the crates for tin cases were
piled almost to a level Of the pilot
house. The lower deck held 25 tons Of
feed besides lot of other merchandise,
She made her first stop at the Ross
Higgins dock and after dischargine
there dropped down to her regular slip
Captain Larkins reports that it rained
during the morning and that the smoke
has cleared away.
The Oklahoma brought down a large
mill boiler yesterday morning and left
it on the o. r. & n. dock. 1t is con
signed to the shipper and is supposed
tc be sent to some logging concern OF
the Washington side.
The schooner Transit left out yester'
day for San Francisco with 100000 feet
of lumber on deck and in the hold.
W. +. McGregor OF the Astoria Boz
Company, announces that the new en-
gines which the company has just in
stalled will be given a trial this morn
ing with steam in the cylinders. TIT
engines are Of 250 estimated horse
power
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