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Show CREW HAS FIERCE SIEGE Part of Cargo Washed Overboard, Crew Nearly Follows. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. The steamer Dl-rlRo, Dl-rlRo, which i-nlleil from Olympla. Wash., seven days ago with a cargo of lumber, orrlvod hero today disabled and In tow of tho steamer Shasta. Tho officers of tho Dlrlgo tell a story of tcrrlblo experience at oca and narrow an-capu an-capu from total wreck, which Inevitably would huvo been attended with lots of life Cargo Washed Overboard. On last Thursday, When the vessel was 1M mile? south of Cape Blanco. hc ran Into a heavy southeast gnlo which throw her on her beam :nds and damaged hor rudder. About 100,000 fot of lumber was washed overboard, nnd only by cllnulni; to the rlgKlng did tho crew cscnrie a similar fate. The strain on the steamer caused her to sprlnp a leak, and aeon the hold was partly filled with water. Towed Into Port. She wns kept afloat during th nlcht, bow-over, bow-over, nnd on Friday was otgnted by the steamer steam-er Shajitn, which succeeded In getting out two Unci"' and bringing her to this port. The Dlrlgo Is owned by the Pugot Sound Navigation company com-pany of Port Towniend. |