The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-04

Another day with smooth bar. Yes
terday at $ a, m, the wind was blowing
Is miles an hour from The east, the
weather was cloudy and the bar smooth,
This condition prevailed generally, un.
til p. m. when the wind was blow.
ing from the south 80 miles, and the bar
was moderate Five vessels crossed in
and four crossed out,
The British bark Duchalburn was tow.
ed to sea yesterday at II a. IN.
The Sue H. Elmore did not leave yes.
terday, but viii 90 out today at 4 p. m,
The Costa Rica arrived in yesterday
at IL a. nj. and left for Portland at
noon. She is scheduled to leave here for
San Francisco, January Ith. at 10 a. m.
The steamer Roanoke arrived down
at a. IN, yesterday, and crossed out
at s a. M. ior San Francisco and San
Pedro.
The Alliance arrived in yesterday
morning, at 4:30, from Coos Bay, and
left up at a. m. She had fair cargo
and passenger list.
The Port Patrick was towed to sea
yesterday at l0:30 a. M.
The steamer Cartania, which passed
down on Thursday afternoon, crossed to
sea at l0:30 yesterday morning.
The gasoline schooner Gerald c. ar
rived in yesterday from Garibaldi.
The oil tank steamer W. s. Porter
from Monterey, Cal, arrived yesterday
leaving up at ll:30 a. M,
The steam schooner San Gabriel, Capt
Kendall, commanding, will leave out fol
Umpqua and San Pedro this morning at
Q o'clock. She has deck load OF lum.
ber for San Pedro, and a miscelaneou.
cargo for Umpqua Her regular run i
between Umpqua and San Pedro, she
only making one trip a year to this
port.
| The old reliable Lurline i. back on
her old rum The damage to her whee
was repaired in Portland, in time tC
permit OF her resumption on time yes
terday morning. Capt. Larkin state.
! that he saw the wreck of the Annie
Comings a few miles lower down the
river than when he last observed il
and that it had been righted, and tied
up evidently by the wreckers sent t.
remove it.
The French bark Guethary crossed il
yesterday afternoon at l;30. She i
from Antwerp. and left that port OF
June l4tb. She will load grain at Port
land.
The British ship Rajore is lying il
the stream opposite the foot Of Sixtl
street, and lighters will probably b.
used in the discharge of the balance o
her damaged cargo.
There was a persistent rumor on tn
streets yesterday afternoon, that a yes
sci had coIided with the lightship, tina
would not down. No information wa
obtainable excepting the report from th
station at North Head, which reporte'
at 2 p. M, that there was no truth il
the rumor. A vessel was reported fiv
miles west with flags up asking for tn,
and pilot and it was also stated tina
the lightsbip was adrft, and signalling
for assistance. At o'clock North Hea
reported that a tug was seen comm
in, but it was not known whether sh
had been to the lightship. The ligh
ship had ceased drifting and had low
cred her signals. Nothing more coul
be learned until the arrival in Of tn
tug Tatoosh last night, when the fact
became known.
The Port Patrick crossed out at 1853
and, after getting over, collide
with lightship No. 50 stationed out
siIe. She broke in the bulwarks an
smashed the boats Of the lightship, an
carried away part of her own head
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