The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-16
HUGE TANK.SHIp ALMOST ON
BEAM ENDS INIoWER
BAY.

Hanlon, OF Barge No. 9l, who, with
three Of his crew, were standing
watch, alongside in two Of the ships
boats, there being no footing left
aboard for anything alive The ship
was submerged as far aft as her main
mast her stern standing high and
comparatively straight and firmly
bcdded in the sand.spit upon which
she was cast, ior safety on Thurs.
day night last.
From the statement OF that officer
II appears that but two OF the six
compartments Of the ship, are inyolv.
cd in the strain and leakage incident
70 her pounding on the sea.spit she
struck on her way into this port the
aiiermos, tank, and the forward one,
the oil leakage and sea wash later in
cluding her fore'peak, the pump
room being unscathcd. as yet Her
wireless apparatus was removed from
her yesterday morning, with the ex-
eeption oi the wires overhead. and
taken ashore for despatch, later to
the headquarter Offices at San Fran
cisco. She is fitted TO carry 1900
barrels Of oil, and has leaked, practi.
cally, 5000 barrels up 10 mndown last
evening,
The efforts made 10 pump the ship
clear OF oil and water, failed, said
Mr. Hanlon, because none OF the fix.
lures and piping were standard with
the ships fittings, and but 800 barrels
were taken from her in the eight
hours devoted TO that work on Fri
day night II is believed now that
the inter-tank pipes, which connect
the entire system Of storage compart-
ments on the ship were broken when
she was beating so heavily upon the
outer spit and that the oil in the
alter. tank found its way to the fore.
peak along with that from the adjoin,
ing tank; the other four arc held tc
be intact.
A well known steamer captain who
came up the bay about $50 O'CLOCK
last evening reported that the big
barge was in even worse condition
than when the reporter saw her at
lp, M. and that the chance Of hci
heeling clear over on her port bean
was good almost TO the point of GER
tainty before daylight; a conclusion
that tallies exactly with the fear ex
pressed by her second mate yester
day as he lay alongside her in tn,
boat
Experts in the play of the tide
here say that the oil exudine IN
steady stream from the submerge,
hulk will be carried, for the mos
part, on the food, up Young's Ba
and RIVER, rather than up the Astori
waterfront channels, At present tn
waters Of the lower bay are heavil
charged with the black and greas
stuff and it is quite the dirtiest thin
ever when II comes in contact wit
anything white, such as a boat @
ship-side, or anything that will reve;
It. Any further submergence OF NJ
VI will mean her practical loss, a
every hour increase the hazard an
places her in more awkward and peri
Gus position Captain Stannard ha
not yet received word as to the hni
disposition OF the ship, either as I
salvage of abandonment. The word {
her rapid settling was brought
him here yesterday from Mr.. Hal
lon, and he at once went below ar
stood by with his mate 'and men,
II seems a bit strange that Il
Standard Oil Company, with its hul
and perfect systems, should not pr,
vide a port where it dispatches SUI
vast quantities of oils. with a sa
wage boat and crew to meet just su,
emergencies as this; and perhaps,
the time it has heard from the 6she
men and Gamers, whose nets are ;
ready ruined BY the scores in tn
river and whose industry is beil
hampered and curtailed by the o
bath incident to this wreck. it W
take the steps that should have be,
taken long time ago,
II is not known what, il anythin
has been arranged for the saving
the barge or its cargo. AT prese
everything is at standstill exec
the gradual dissolution Of the who
thing, and every hour of delay max
the chance of salvage more remote.
, The Standard steamship Maveric
Captain Daniels, which towed i
Barge No, 81 into this port
Tuesday night last, arrived back fro
i Portland at II o'clock last night a,
went below TO be in readiness
range alongside the derelict Il
morning, and endeavor to pump h
clear Of all cargo that may be left
I her, provided she has not turned ov
4 SO far as to make the connections il
possible There are those who thi
that he should have done this stu
4 after he had delivered his part-car
| 70 the Standard tanks here on Il
y day morning last, since in that ca