The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

ASTORIA, May s.-The steamer Asuncion ar
rived from Port Hartford today with fuel oil and
left for Portland. The steam schooner West
erner arrived from San Francisco to load lumber:
The steamer Eureka arrived from Eureka and
proceeded TO Portland, Captain slckenna Of the
dereliet steam schooner Minnie E. Kelton. which
went ashore on Ynquina with loss OF IL men,
made his first report OF the wreck today:
for Redondo On the morning Of apri so Be
stated. Friday, May |, the wind increased to a
hard gale with heavy head sea, causing the
down. Saturday May 2, heavy sea struck the
vessel shifting the deckload to port and at the
same time starting the port bunker buikhead.
tinued to rise fast In the hold In spite of all the
pumps at full capacity; All hands were en-.
everything possible was done to save the ship.
Engines stopped themselves at IL O'clock a. m.
and the vessel was unamanageable at O'Clock
p m. sf ~
While clearing away lifeboat a heavy Sea
took OF the cabin and the lifeboats carrying
overheard 10 men at the same time swamping
the lifeboat and throwing the men on part OF
the deckload that was washed overheard The
men were never able to return to the ship. At
OF shore and six miles north OF yaquina heads
light station. let 80 port anchor with 90 fathoms
fathoms OF cable and 500 pound kedge. At g:3C
p M. May 3. lifeboat from Yaquina bay came
along side aud as we had neither water, provis.
eight men and myself May about s O'Clock
a. m. | started down the beach to Newport ia
telegraph for tugboat to come and tow my
vessel to Astoria. and during the forenoon saw
the steam schooner Washington take my vessel
In tow from where 1 had left 1t securely an
ehored and take her north and west without
Tbs. salvage due the Washington is yet "
settled.
given this morning before Messrs. Edwards and
Fuller, government inspectors OF hulis and boil
aee Minnie n toe so az e o
into a lfeboat after they had been carried over
board By. huge wave refused to make any eforl
whatsoever to assist their i've shipmates whs
were carried on by the wave but who were
drifting about on lumber from the deckload
day their way to San Francisco. They blame
the lighthouse keeper at Yaquina point for moi
having notified the life saving crew earlier and
in the wreck. The British tramp steamer sheiIa
carried away % soooo barrels q oil The as steam
schooner Northland cleared today for San Fran
bark coneil Bart left down today for New Gale
dOnia In ballast The steamer Sue H. Elm0rs
left this afternoon for Tillamook. Included ii
trip win h carload ofetalIow for Japan. The
steam schooner Washington cleared today fol
ship trsnia spifsed from oceanic dock to tn, tn,
stream today ss sses to EurSPe w1ts carg.
eiation held s meeting san here tonight. aepresen
HaIbor. Puget sound and tins CITY ABOUT g
John Lndstrem Of Aberdeen. WASH. belns
elected president and ]. r. Matthews OF Ho
anlam, Wash, secretary.
| TACOMA May S.--'rhe German ship Alster
katnp arrived from Astoria under charter to load
lumber for IQuque. The Germnn steamer llst
Is In port to load -four and general cargo fo
| Siberian ports.F She came from Seattle thf
morning and returns TO that port tomorrow nigh
| 70 complete. The Norwegian bark Glitre- .begar
loading /. 100000 feet of lumber for caIlao a
the Tacoma mill today After loading bullion
/ grain and ether cargo, the San Francisco line
| Umatilia proceeded TO Vancouver today. Thu
steam schooner Tallac expected In pQr
during the night to load part cargo Of grain fo
San Francisco. Despite general poor conditions
! the British steamer Teucer of the blue funpe
| line VIII leave here its coming voyage 4
the orient next week with less than 1000 tom
Of empty space The big liner carries owe
a 900 tons. but although freight Is scarce 4
4will be nearly full.
| SAN PEDRO. May s.-The steamer Queen
Captain Thomas. from San Francisco, arrives
today and proceeded to San Diego The stean
schooner Nome City. Captain Hansen from
I Portland, brought lumber and grain today. Th'
| steam schooner Cascade, Captain Ludlow, fv,
dRys from Portland brought 100000 feet o
| lumber The steam schooner South Bay Captain
/ Haiversen. dockcd today. The barkentine G. F
Crecker. at Redondo,e today snapped three .cabie
| and went ont in the roadstead to anchor, Fishing
| boats reulaurd inside owing to the heavy swell
! In the channel. The wind was west. 22 miles.