Show STEAMER IS DRifTING ON S THE ROCKS Fifty Persons on Board the Washington in Danger Dander Two Drown Drowned Drown d. d GALE BLOWING AND TERRIFIC SEA RUNNING Life Savers at Mouth of the Columbia Unable to Render Aid ASTORIA Or Nov 13 The The steamer steam steam- er Washington which ran ashore on Peacock spit yesterday afternoon is being beIng be be- beI I ing lug driven by bya a a. southeast gale toward the rocks between Cape Disappointment Disappoint Disappoint- ment meat and nd North Head It is believed that many or all all- of the fifty persons on board are doomed A terrific sea ses is running The steamer was in a a. worse post tion this morning than she was last night when darkness fell and aud shut her heroff heroff off oft from the view of the watchers on on shore A terrific southeast gale was blowing lowing and slowly but surely she was creeping toward the rocks The only hope for the tho fifty persons aboard was in the bravery of the United United Unit Unit- ed States life Ure saving raving aTin cr crews ws from the Cape Disappointment and nd P Point int Adams stations These men men patrolled d the beach all ni night ht waiting for the vessel to go o to pieces piece or or for her herto to drift close enough to shore to to let them fire fire- life lifelines lifelines lines over oyer her The tu tugboats boats an and Goliah left Astoria early eary today for tho the scene but bat their captains had little hope bope that tbt they would be able to get close enough to the stranded vessel to to afford any allY aid Believed Pull Full of Water A report from the life sieving saving station at North Korth Head received this morning states state that the Washington is drifting rapidly toward North orth Head a a aad nd is j expected ex- ex pe ed t tp tl go o ashow wit pin an hour o or or t two tire c. c From r n the th fact t that not shown any signs signs' of smoke from her funnel it is ii- ii believed that sh she sh- is full fun of water Tn i. i spite spit of if th the heavy y se sea ae- which wI i is a- a running life savers are preparing to laun launch h their boat in the hope of picking pick pick- jag ing up any w who o ma maybe be washed irom Hom thc tho wreck reck or jump into th the sea The life guns ns equipped with great reat coils of ot rope have been trained on the doomed doo vessel ressel since d daylight but she has not drifted into range At the o'clock-the Washington was drifting closer to shore between Cape and North H Head ad A Lysle gun gnu was made ready to fire a a. aline aline line aboard the Washington as soon as she got ot within reach Two of the crew of the wrecked steamer Washington on were is washed overboard overboard overboard over over- board and drowned this morning The life saving crews have not yet succeeded succeeded suc sue in in getting a lino limo on on board the vessel The Washington on fa sailed from Portland Saturday night and md left eft here early Sundy Sun Sun- day dy She carried about feet of lumber a lar large lare e part of which has broken away and floated ashore Her ITer permit allows the Washington to carry thirty fit e passengers |