The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-13
Got Good 0fiing But Apparently
Did Not Hold II.
TATOOSH GOES AFTER HER
Nicomedia Leaves Out For China
Arniral de Cornulier Arrives in
from England-Two-SQuare Riggers
Yet in Port--Odds and Ends,

rick, left this port, wheat-laden for
Europe. and was given good ofiing
with the tug that took her out, AT $3.50
o'clock the observer at North Head
wired the Western Union Office in
this that the bark was drifting in to-
ward Tillamook Head, and repeated
the substance OF the Amazon's sig
mails, which were, in effect: Cannot
get out unless assisted by tug, or
wind" AT 5 o'clock North Head
again sent in a wire to the effect that
the Amazon was "still drifting slowly
in shore, and that the tug Tatoosh
had been ordered down, and was then
off Fort Stevens.
Comment among the people most
nearly concerned ashore, and those
who know what such drift in this
weather means, was of a sort that
forbode no i'll to the Amazon; the
general idea being that an otf-wind
would spring up after sundown and
fend off to deep water; and some were
OF the opinion that perhaps Captain
Garrick, who was known to be i'll
when the left and for sometime prev
ious, was bit unduly nervous, and
had sent for assistance as the quickest
way out OF trouble, though he may
not have really needed, it.
At $40 o'clock the Astorian office
got into communication with the
Hotel Moore, at Seaside, and from
there it was ascertained at that time
that the Amazon was about three
points to the northward OF the hotel
pier about off Gearhart Park, and
probably five miles off shore, with no
sight OF the tug whatever. The hotel
people had been more or less worried
over the position OF the ship all the
afternoon, but refrained from sending
in any word about her, on the score
of having been thoroughly laughed at
on previous occasions when they had
taken this trouble in good faith, cir
cumstance they should not have to
complain of.
AT midnight the bar tug Tatoosh
arrived in and Captain Bailey report
ed that he had picked up the vessel
and towed her to a safe ofing. No
further particulars could be learned
as the captain was tired from his
efforts and his innate modesty, to a
man, forbids his claiming
any laurels. Nevertheless many who
are interested in the vessel will take
this meagre final report as an assur-
ance that the vessel is now safely on
her way.
The French bark Amlral de Cornu-
lier, Captain Bidon, arrived in from
Rochester, England yesterday after
noon, via San Diego, and will go on
to the metropolis on the first hawser
that offers. Her cruise was unevent-
ful and fairly fast.
The steamship Nicomedia arrived
down yesterday morning, cargoed for
China, and left out almost immediate
ly. She will be followed on the 22nd,
by the Alsea, of the same line.
The steamer ]. B. Stetson arrived
in late yesterday afternoon from San
Francisco, with fair list of passen-
gers, and will load out lumber from
the Tongue Point mills for the return
voyage.
The British ship Claverdon, Cap
tain Thomson, got away at last, yes
terday morning after two weeks delay
here, making repairs and waiting for
a tide that would carry her big draft
safely across the bar. She is headed
for Falmouth, with wheat.
The only square-riggers now in the
lower harbor awaiting departure are
the German bark Reinbek and the
French bark Button, both wheat laden
for Europe.
The oil tank steamer w. S. Porter
was among the arrivals in this port
yesterday, coming up from California
with full tank OF crude stuff for the
Associated Companies.
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ILL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-John
Hays Hammond, the mining engineer,
was operated on this morning for
chronic appendicitis. According to a
statement given out by his secretary
he is resting easy and there is every