Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-25
DETAILS GIVEN OF
IT'S NARROW ESCAPE
Newport Cottagers Thrilled by Danger
Which Befalls Gasoline Schooner
Ahwaneda.
NEW CLIFF HOUSE WILL
SOON BE OPEN TO PUBLIC
Great Preparations Are Being Made for
Two Days Celebration Planned
for July As.
BY Lamar Tooze.

Newport, Or, June 25.-The gaso-
line schooner Ahwaneda, plying be.
tween Newport and Portland, had
narrow escape from being wrecked
Saturday morning at o'clock when,
on attempting to cross the bar, she
grounded on sand spit near the north
jetty. But for the timely efforts and
skillful management of Captain Morse
and his crew, the boat would undoubt.
edly have suffered serious damage, if
not complete wreck. AS it was, the
damages were slight.
Shortly after leaving the mouth of
the Columbia river Friday morning one
of the schooner's propellers struck a
drift log and was broken off. Because
of this mishap she was compelled to
make the remainder of the voyage
with but one engine in commission.
In attempting to cross the bar at the
mouth of the bay Saturday morning
she ran on the sand spit about 400
yards off the jetty. When she struck
she swung around until almost broad.
side to the combers which were rolling
in on the beach. Fortunately the
breakers were not high and the tide
was not running very strong. Several
times, however, when descending from
a swell her bottom struck the spit with
a terrific force, and it seemed impos.
sible that she could escape without in.
jury. Her port engine was running
smoothly and when the incoming tide
floated her from the spit, she managed
to make her way into deeper water.
The Yaquina Bay life.saving crew
and the gasoline fishing boats, the
Oils S and Fish, went to the aid of
the stranded vessel, but their assist
ance was not required. A large crowd
of people lined the beach watching the
distressed boat.
What made the boats situation
more critical was the fact that she was
heavily laden with freight from Port.
land and had large deckload.
The Ahwaneda was built at Toledo
and was launched last year. She is of
100 tons opacity and carries a crew of
five men.
after replacing her lost propeller and
making other minor repairs she will
resume her regular trips between here
and Portland.
New Cliff House.
The new Cliff House, which was built
during the past winter on the high
bluff, Immediately above the beach
and overlooking the ocean, will soon be
opened to the public. During the pres.
ent season only the lower floors will
be used. 1t is intended to finish the
upper portions during the coming win.
ter When completed the new hotel
will have 40 bedrooms, besides a kit.
chen and commodious lobby.
Very valuable halibut banks have
been discovered along the coast near
Newport. Many large catches have
been made during the past few weeks,
although the season has hardly opened
yet for halibut fishing, A number of
gasoline schooners are engaged in fish.
ing among which are the Arrow, Fish,
Oils S. and 0rabelle
Better Train Schedule.
Because Of the increasing freight and
passenger traffic, the train schedule
Of the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
has been changed, Two trains will
bo run on week days and an excursion
on Sunday. Heretofore, there has been
but one train daily,
The new schedule went into effect
Sunday.
Preliminary preparations are now be,
ing made for the two days celebration
which will be held in Newport July 4
and 8. Nearly $1,000 have been sub.
scrbed by the local merchants and all
indications point to a successful cele.
bration.
The features Of the program will
be feather dance by Indians from
the Siletz Indian reservation and the
Fourth Of July oration by w. +.
Gwynn, an Indian orator Of this city.
There will be decorated boat parale
and fireworks display on the evening
Of the Fourth. The two days festivi.
ties will he closed Saturday night with
a masked street carnival,
Special excursions will be run from
Albany and Corvallis.
Newport Personals.
Mrs. Joseph Hinkle Of woodburn, is
included among the recent arrivals.
She is registered at the Mcdonald
House.
j. W, Newbury, Of Bristow, Ia, ac.
companied by his mother Mrs. r. New.
bury, and his son, Darwin Newbury, is
spending a few days at the seaside.
Colonel and Mrs. +. Hofer and son,