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Show OREGON STORM SUBSIDING. Nervousness Over Ships From Whioli Reports Have Not Been Heard. PORTLAND. Or.. Nov. 20. Tho unus-i.ally unus-i.ally severe storm of wfnel and rain which ha.? prevailed off the Oregon coast for tho past fmv dr.ys. Ik subsiding, although al-though there was seemingly little less forco to the gale today tlmn yesterday, when a maximum of eighty-eight miles an hour was ritcheei at Astoria. So far as known there has been do ills-, aster to "shipping. Owing to a miscalculation miscalcu-lation In the day she was due to arrlvo tmd a private message from AstorlR that the Portland and San Francisco steamship steam-ship George W. Elder had experienced a leniblo trip, a report beeumo widely circulated cir-culated this afternocn that the vessel had put Into Astoria ln a badly crippled condition and wax making slow progress. The Eldjr arrived at her dock ln Portland Port-land two hours ahead of time nnd ro-porlcd ro-porlcd no more serious mlshnp than the bruising of several -of the passengeiu whJ w ere unable to keep tholr J eel. Notwithstanding the snfe arrival of the Elder, there is a considerable nervousness nervous-ness In marine circles concerning the safely of several craft about due at Astoria. As-toria. Two schooners sighted Friday have not been seen lnce. Tho wires to nearly all coast points aro either down or working badly and news will be mea-f'i-r until the wind subsides. Locally ti e atorm has boon the cause of a fev minor accidents and a good deal of discomfort. Several trees have been uprooted and several houses In course- of construction have been unroofd. but further fur-ther than this no damage has resulted. |