The morning call., 1890-06-23
SEA AND SHORE.
The Robert L. Belknap Reports
a Very Low Barometer.
A Capsizsd Lighthouse Keeper Picked Up by
the Transit-Arrival Of the Steamer
From Panama.

The ship Robert L. Belknap, Captain
Staples, arrived yesterday after good
passage of 40 days from New York, with
cargo Of general merchandise consigned to
Sutton & Beebee. She sailed February ODD,
crossed the equator when twenty-five days
out; was twenty-four days from the line to
800 south in the Atlantic; was eighteen days
from there to 500 south in the Pacific. On
April 18th and 18th. in latitude 530 %
south, had very heavy gale. during which
the barometer fell to 27.90. The Belknap
brought one passenger, George Emlen.
lawyer of Philadelphia, who made the trip
for his health.
The weather was clear at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day from the
northwest. blowing in the forenoon six
teen miles and in the afternoon twenty
four miles an hour. The barometer read:
o'clock in the morning, 29.91; noon, 1898;
o'clock in the evening. 30.02.
TREASURE FROM PANAMA.
The steamer Colima, Captain Austin, ar
rived yesterday afternoon, 81 days from
Panama and way ports. She brought up
II passengers, 81 of whom are from New
York, from Panama, from Salvador, IA
from Guatemala and 8 from Mexico. Among
her cargo from ports on the Pacific are 10
bags garlic, 2z11 bags coffee. 9S2 packages
green fruit. 2 bags shark fins, % bags silver
ore and 50 packages treasure, valued at
1913, IA.
The steamer Corona arrived yesterday, 10
hours from Eureka, bringing % cabin and
ii steerage passengers and large list of
freight. Among the cargo was 46o sacks
oats, IS pieces curly redwood, large guam
.lty OF wool and butter and S20l2 treasure.
The Government steamer Mcdowell
visited the different posts in the harbor
yesterday, the first time she has done SO on
Sunday for many months.
The yacht Volunteer made a cruise
around the bay yesterday. having a large
Governors Perkins and PachecO. The
party took with them a goodly supply of
clans and Appolonaris, and enjoyed a clam
bake at California City.
RESCUED BY THE TRANSIT.
Yesterday morning George d. Cobb, assist
ant keeper of the light and fog bell station at
the mouth of Oakland Creek, left the beacon
in sail-bUat to go to Goat Island to fix a
light there. He had not gone far before a
puff of wind struck the sail and the boat
capsized. Cobb managed to get on the keel
and hung on there until the steamer Transit
came along The Transit put oat boat
and picked him up not much the worse for
his involuntary bath. On arriving here
Cobb engaged the services OF Frank Sper-
tUno, 4 fisherman, and the two went out
ana secured the cdpSlZeu OOal.
The total tonnage of vessels now on the
way to this port is 243 TO At the same
time last year it amounted to 2i4, DO tons.
OF that now on the way %, 94S tons come
from New York, 44l5 from Philadelphia,
726S from Baltimore, 49, 21 from Antwerp,
j672 from Cardiff, 400 from Calcutta. 1890
from Glasgow, 1909 from Genoa, 1872 from
the Hawaiian Islands, 2033 from Hiogo. 64S5
from Java, 1861 from Liverpool, 81, 952
from London, 7l30 from Sydney ami 12,059
from Swansea.
Late on Saturday afternoon China
woman, whose husband is a saloon-bOy on
the steamer San Juan, visited the vessel at
the Mail Dock, armed with big umbrella,
and tried to chastise her husband, whom
she claimed had deserted her for another
Celestial maiden. She created quite a
scene on the vessel, until her husband
scOOted quickly down the gang-plank and
ran up the dock, leaving her TO pour out
her woes to her fellow-countrymen of the
crew.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
The bark Harvester went to sea yester-
day.
The four-masted schooner Robert Levers
will dock at Section of the sea-wall to-day.
The bark Templar, ship Berlin and
schoonerS Vesta and Allen A. went to sea.
The Laura Madsen hauled into the stream
from Lombard street.
The barkentine Amelia went to the sea-
wall to discharge.
The bark Germania locked at Main street
The schooner Occidental lowed from
Oakland Creek to Green street.
The ship Alaska has docked at Long
Bridge.
The Lady Lampson lowed from Mission
Flats to sea wall, Section t.
The ship New Y Ork Will dock at Beale
street to-day aud the barkentine john
Smith and schooner Laura MadSen will tow
10 sea.