The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-18
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Successful Trial Trip of the
Steamer Truckee.
Ths Tug Sea King Goes to the Rescue of the
Santa Maria-Four sugar-Laden Vessels
Arrivs-A Steamer From Mexico

The Truckee Lumber Company's new steamer
True kee had trial trip Oh the bay yesterday.
The steamer left her berth at Mission-street
Wharf at 10 O'Clock In the morning, having on
board large number of invited guests The
flags were flying to the breeze and she was sa-
luted by all the steam craft as she passed along
the front.
Captain Crawford was In command and Henry
P. Christie, Superintendent OF the Fulton Iron
Works, which built the engines aud machinery,
went along to see how everything worked. He
was perfectly satisfied. After leaving her berth
the Truckee steamed up TO Hunters Point and
then took a spin over the measured mile, de-
velOping a speed of nine knots. She aJterward
went down to the heads aud then up into the
upper bay returning to her berth at 6 O'clock In
the evening.
The Truckee was built by Alex Hay, and cost,
with machinery complete, about $4,000. Her
dimensions are: Length $50 feet, beam SO,
depth of hold IL feet. She is fitted with com
pound engines aud steel boilers, built by Hlnck
ley, Spiers & Hayes, and has fourteen finely
finished staterooms. The new steamer has car
rying capacity of $4,000 feet OF lumber, and
will run between here aud Tlllamook Bay.
THE SANTA MARIA
The tug Sea King, Captain Rasmussen, left on
Friday evening for Redondo, on the south coast,
to haul off the steamer Santa Maria, which went
ashore there i'll Il fog few days ago The Santa
Monica aud RedondO Wharves, and Is reported
| as resting easily aud making no water. II size is
found tight when hauled oil she Will come up
| under her own steam.
The bark S. c. Allen arrived yesterday after a
| good passage Of thirteen and a half days from
| Honolulu with cargo OF sugar for WelcL u Co.
| Al dusk the barkentines 5. y. Castle and w. IL.
| Dimond, from Honolulu, and lie brig George H.
| Douglas from kabului we're outside bound in.
| All are Sugar-laden.
Owing 10 the advance OF the sea wall, the
draw bridge at the foot OF Mission stree, leading
| 10 The narrow gauge freight wharf, VIII be re-
moved 10 FEW eve days ana tfestie VIII De buiIt
| be placed theIe so that railway cars can be run
on the present track.
| The weather was hazy at Point L0bos yester-
| day. A calm prevailed up 10 3 o'cluc1 III Tie
| afternoon, when light breeze spraEg up from
| the west. The barometer read; \. NJ, %, 81 /;
| noon, 29.94; . 2. NJ, 29.o9.
STEAMER FROM MEXICo
The steamer Newbern, Captain Won Helms,
| arrived yesterday afternoon from Guaymas
bringing 10 cabin and 20 steerage passengers
Among the passengers was tile German Consul
| at Mazatlan and family. Among the Newbern's
| cargo are $50 sacks pumbago. 20 sacks
| damiana, 16 boxes nsn ms, boxes panOchI,
| 1910 boxes orehilla, 1916 cases turtle. 20 live
turtles, 10 bars bullion, value SlO7,597, aud
| S4923 in coin.
| Long Bridge Il few days ago was raised by
means Of chains attached TO lighters, and was
yesterday towed by the tug Wizard under the
| mammoth crane al the Union Iron Works,
where II Will he hoisted on the dock and fixed up.
| The Arctic Packing COmpany's new steamer
| Olga is now loading at the Mission street bulk
| head for Alaska. She was built by Burns. is
| lifted with compound engines and her dImen-
sions are: Length 40, beam Is, depth feet.
The revenue cutter Corwln went up 10 Mare
| Island yesterday morning to be oyerhauled and
receive her guns. She will take in coal and
| stores and leave about June Isl for Ihe Behrlng
Sea.
bob" Spear, the b0atmaD, picked up a full
| salmon net of Point DiaOo yes erday, drifting
out TO sea. II is now at Melggs Wharf awaiting
| an owner
| There are only three deep-water vessels in
port now dlsengaged and all are wooden ships.
| CHIEF WHARFINGER CORCoRAN.
| One OF the best-known men on tie city front is
| Captain Martin Coreoran, Chief Whar1nger OF the
| State Boald of Harbor Commissioners. The
Chief or as he is frequently called The Admiral
| is 60 years OF age, although lie looks fully ten
| years younger. having been born in Nova Scotia
| in 1926. He came to the United States with his