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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1906)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. XGXrir, JAM OUT ij, I . mmmm ------------------ KHR CRIPPLED b Abandoned by Her Crtw and Passengers. TOWED INTO PORT AT LAST Ships That Pu the Bar en Sunday Craft from Upper Hirer Points Notice to MarinertChaHengeT is a Total Wreck Notes. Swnvne Hoyt. She sailed from Fort BnigK foe. this city u Thursday at o'clock. After clearing the harbor she raa into southeast gale, which stead ily Increased in violence and at eitiht o'clock in the evening he sprang a leak, her sides having been opened by lhj terrifte pounding of the Captain Xorberg set the ahip'a pump at work, but the water gained steadily and at 11:30 o'clock Thursday night it had flooded the engine room o that the fin were put out and the steamer nae rendered helpless. The psenger and the crew of 20 sought refuge on the house, a the seas were breaking continually over the deck. The ship pitched and rolled and was under wster about as much of tho time aa decks were above the sea. Captain Xorberg cut away the lash- ' ' ings to the decktoed of lumber, hoping '' that it would relieve the. vesael some The Tho following report indicates what, and 300.000 feci of lumber went that tho steamer V., H. Kruger. well piwhing about on, the waves. This know- in this port, has had her share eased the steamer very little, if at all. of fcjd luck: 'The teas still washed the decks with RAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11 Water-'! tremendous force, Busily carrying away logged and with not a soul aboard her. the funnel and part of the after-house, the steam schooner W. H. Kruger. j All through the night this terrible ev which started on Thursday from Fort ! perienee was endured by the twenty- Bragg with Ave passengers, a crew of Ave persons pn board the helpless craft twenty men and a cargo of lumber, is J and every moment It was feared that being towed down the coast by the (the steamer's house would be swept steam schooners Sea Foam and ' away and crew and passengers With it. Brunswick. She was abandoned at 3; This morning at 3 o'clock Captain 'dock Friday afternoon, when the j Xorberg ordered that the email boats deck load had been washed overboard j be manned, as he realised that it was and her fires hsd been put out by tho I folly to stay s board any longer. All water that flooded the engine-room and hands got safely away from the steam er and then for three nours iney were tossed about on the waves, drenched and old and at the mercy of the awful gale, which hsd not abated in fury dur- when part of her house had been car ried away. Captain John Korberg. his crew and the passengers took to the smaller boats at 3 o'clock Friday morning, and . ing the entire night after three hours of suffering in the "The steamer Sea Foam, which i lieavy seas they were picked np by the . owned by Beadle Bros, of this city, hsd -Sen Foam. The latter vessel took the (been lying off Mendocino City waiting Kruger pesengers and crew on board, i for a chance to make the harbor. Her and then succeeded in placing n line master. CapUin Miller, who was one to tho derelict, towing her almost into J of the most skillful pilot of the Men Fort Brasg, where she signaled for the , docino coast, observed the signals of distress given by Captain korberg, and Brunswick to come to her assistance. Then a line was passed from the as- be steamed out to the rescue. At 6 isting steamer to the Sen Foam, and . o'clock he picked up the small boats with a 12-inch hawser on the Kruger 'and took the twenty-five men aboard, the two steamers hauled away down I The Kruger had been abandoned five tho const, in tendom. towing the I miles off shore, the nearest point being I o'clock Captain Miller had her at the end of n hawser. Vth the assist ance of the Bruaswk-k, whkh Is owned by tho Colon Lumber Company, and in tandem style, the two sturdy eoastsrs stilted southward with their disabled ister craft, bucking the heavy south west gale. Notice to Mariner. Itritish Columbia Vancouver Islsnd Kat C"at St uart Channel Che maiuus Hay Shoal, in Approach. In formation dated November iS, has been received from Captain J. F. Parry, II. B. M. surveying vessel Egeria. of the existence of tho following sboala in the approach to Chemanius bayi A narrow ridge, on ahlch are several detached rocky .heads, with from U to 18 feet over them at low water, ex tends westwsrd from the entrance to the bay for about 800 yards, and par allel to tho trend of the coast From the eastern extremity of this ridge, which haa a depth of U feet over it. Bird rock bears 8. S deg. W. true (S. by K. 1 1- F.'ly mag.) distant about 440 yards, snd Bare Point light house 8. M deg. K. true IK. 8. mag.). A least depth of II feet was found in the position of the 2, fathom shoal shown on the chart 400 yards 8. 60 deg, K. true (Kast mag) from Bird lock. A rock patch, with a depth of U feet over it at low water. Is sit us ted to the eastward of Bare Point, in a position from which tho lighthouse bears 8. 9 deg. W. true (W. 8. mag.) distant 640 yorvls, and the western Wet of the Shoal islands 8. 34 deg. E. true (SE. by K. 1 E. mag ). Approximate position of Bare Point lighthouse, latitude 48 deg. 56 mitt. X- longitude 123 deg. 42 win. W. Challenger No Mora. IllUiO, Japan. Jan. U.-The bark Challenger, CapUin Peterson, was brok en up during a severe storm today. She was bound from this port for As toria. Ore, and Alaska, and waa owned in San Francisco. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. Kruger. disabled and full of water, to ward this point. The three steamers are expected to arrive hero late tomor row afternoon. The W. H. Kmeer Is owned by Casoar. which is four mile north of , Mendocino City. Tho smalt boats had drifted n considerable distance from the derelict steamer, but the Kruger was located without any difficulty, snd by The steamer Bee was one of the out ward bound fleet for San Francisco, yesterday morning. The steamer Alliance made n get- fTUEiBPAY MORWIMBI AT 9 O'CLOCK Marks the Beginning of another and the Greatest IV IE ERY WE HAVE EVEB INAUGURATED OUR PAST EFFORTS TO PLEASE OUR PATRONS ALTHOUGH SUCCESSFUL TO A MARKED DEGREE, ARE REALLY NOT TO BE COMPARED WITH THE PRES ENT INSTANCE, THE PRODUCT OF OUR MOST RECENT PURCHASE, REPRESENTS THE Largest Quantity of One Priced Embroidery Ever Brought to Oregon AND IN ORDER TO MAZE THIS SALE A SUCCESSFUL ONE, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR OUR PATRONS TO SUPPLY THEMSELVES WITH A QUANTITY SUFFICIENT TO LAST THEM THE WHOLE YEAR THROUGH. THE QUALITY OF MATERIAL USED IS PRINCIPALLY CAMBRIC, ALTHOUGH A GREAT MANY OF THE WIDER PIECES ARE OF NAINSOOK, THERE IS PLENTY FOR ALL BUT, AS YOU KNOW, THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE FIRST WORM, SO BE ON TIME AND GET FIRST PICK. YOUR UNRESTRICTED CHOICE OF THE ENTIRE LOT REPRESENTING ACTUALLY MORE THAN 11,000 YARDS IS A YARD lO census SALE OPENS PROMPTLY ON THE HOUR AND NONE WILL BE SOLD UNTIL THEN. I flie Foard 8 Stokes Company Where the New things Make Their Debut. sway over the bar yesterday morning after twenty hours of detention here. The steamer South Bay went to aea yesterday morning bonnd for Kan Francisco. The barkentine Portland went up tho river yesterday morning on tho Okla hsms's tow Unci. The lumber laden Georgliia was tow ed to the lowr harbor yesterday morn ing by the Tatooah. The bark Jean Baptite will finish unloading her coal cargo today, and take the portion sold to Portland peo ple up with her tomorrow. The fine steamer Asuncion, of the oil licet, came In yesterday, after thirty, hours' waiting outside for t passable bar. 1 The oil barge Monterey, from Lower California, came In over the bar yea- terday, In tow of tho Spreckela tug Defiance. Sho left tip for Portland at The Senator arrived In from ths (iolden Cats yesterday noon with n good list of people, and quite a fair hunch of local freight. She went on to the metropolis sbout I o'clock. The O, R. 4 N. towing steamer Okla- hsma came down yesterday morning with the schooners Beulah and Forest Home on her hawsers. Both are lum ber laden for California delivery and will go to sea on the first available bar. At Foard 4 Stokea Co. SATURDAY'S BAL MASQUE. i Imogen's Hall was tho scene of n de lightful dsnco on Saturday night, when the masked dance wss given there un der the auspices of the Fseido Orches tra, of this city. One hundred couples were on the floor, the music was splen did and the pleaurt of the affair was not abandoned until the small hours of yesterday morning. It was also n distinct financial success to the inaug- gurators. It'i coming soon. WEST END FIRE. An alarm of fire from No. 150, 1U 4 was rung in aliout two o'clork yester day afternoon and proved to be in the basement of the Itussisn baths of I'nkintown, The denarlmeft readied instantly by dc-pstching Hose Xo. I snd Chemical Xo. 1, and the apparatus lost no time in gUmg mere, ine lire caught from the furnace ued in the hath plant, and burned through the flooring Immediately under ami around the furnace and did but little damage. The los will be small. The place was owned and managed by n widow wo man, snd wss Imilt for her by a num ber of her neighbors who de.lred to lend her a helping hand at the time of ier husbands demise. It is quite ikrlv thev will see to the proper re- psring of the place caused by ye.tcr- lay's misadventure. EXCURSION HELD UP. Oregon Development League Train on a Siding. It is more than likely the big San Frsmi-co bound excursion train out of Portland on Saturday evening, under the au-piees of the Oregon Development league, and carrying hundreds of Ore- guns citizens to ine lanu oi sunmiii- and flowers, is now quietly ensconced on an obscure mountain railway siding. waiting for the track to the south of to lie elesred of the wreckage re- filed in the following di-palch at band yesterday I COW CRF.F.K STATIOX, Jan. 13. Southern I'aeiAe train No. 16, from San Francisco to Portland, was wrecked at this place at 10 o'clock, by running head on into a large landslide, Tho train was running under double head tt tho time and In rounding the curve came upon the slide so suddenly thst the brskes could not prevent n collision. Head engine Xo. tlM. In charge of Engineer Tayton and Fireman Ted Johnson, was bsdly battered up but not derailed. Both engineman were slightly injured In the accident A special wrecking train was sent Portland and another from Hoae- , but It will I daylight before the can be cleared and the train sent on to Its destination. from burg, track Pleasant and Most Eflectlvs. T. J. Chambero, Ed. Vindicator, Lib arty, Texas, writes Deo. 25, 1902: "With pleasure . and unsolicited by you I bear testimony to tho curative power of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. 1 have used It my family and can cheer fully affirm it Is tho most effective nod beat remedy for coughs and aolds I have PTTinflTTOWfl REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS THE REflTEST ALE Of all Great Sales oil on Nou REDUCTION REDUCTION REDUCTION Look at our Window and Sn.S? $4-65 Suits IP. A. S1WES REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS MDUOTIONS REDUCTIONS Tuesday, J. "Bi t a. n. The Great Sale at the New Bee Hive. Have you been treating yourself to some of these Bargain's? If not come in and be surprised. Bargains in every department. Special bargains tomorrow in women's coats, children's coats and dresses. See our window for millinery "Any Hat ST A lot of chil dren's hats 15c. BEELfDVEl Want Something Good For Dinner? Try a can of PARIS CORN WE HAVX All EXCELLENT LIRX OF CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 4ST0RIAGR0CERY I'hoD Main 081 S23 Commercial Si, Tho big embroidery sals. ONE VITAL FEATURE. Dr. Wlthycombs'i Invtorvlsw oi Nor mal Schools. F-ngngrd in educational wnrk hltnsrlf, it Is natural that Dr. Withycoml, the lleiitnii county candidate should be friendly in mums I schools. In an interview he a'ates thst be believes Oiegiiq should support normal mIiihiIs for the proper training of t achers for ths publio schools, but thst the support should be properly limited. Dr. W ilhjcoiiiU was also skrd in the asms Interview if tho friends of normal schools attempted and, succeed ed by log rolling methods In putting through n bill, whether ho would luter poe veto. Ha promptly said yes. Dr. Wlthycombo is clear, fearless and positive in any position bo takes. II does not whiffle and, atraddls aronnd like a mule in n mud puddle, but state his position with precision and prompt- BOa, It is evident thst, as n candidate, ha ts not under the mansgement of any Portland bosses, and no machine, not even tho educational machine, has soy thumb on him. It is natural thst certain element should oppose auch a man, but the peo ple will lova him for the enemies ho make. Ssli'in Journal. It's an easy thing to say, And aay It good and strong, And ssy it pretty frequent, Tush Rocky Mountain Ten along. Frank Ilart, druggist. Cooper's Annual Clearance Salt Bow Going On. Dont Miss It i I ever wed." I Th flat U t i