The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-13
SEA AND SHORE.
Two Men Killed at Sea on the
Ship ]. B. Thomas.
Arrival Of the Steamer San Juan From Pan.
ama-Sale of the Ship Commodore.
The Rio de Janeiro Delayed.

The American ship j. B. Thomas, CAPTAIN Ler-
mond, arrived yesterday afternoon after pass
age of so days from New York, with a cargo OF
general merchandise for Sutton & Beebe. The
following is taken from the captains report of
The trip: Sailed on March 10th and had strong
westerly winds for the first week. On March
18Th, when in latitude $40 20' north, Longitude
$50 west was boarded by heavy sea- which
knocked down several Of the crew and washed
them about the decks. Hendrick Robinson. one
of the crew, was instantly killed. He was
tive of TEOmaston. Maine. Another seaman,
named August MundeD, native OF Italy, was
badly injured, and died on March oath. Both
were buried at sea.
"Cr0ssed the equator on April 9th in lopgl-
tude 29o west, ana had coed winds and hne
weather to the River Plate. From there TO lati-
tude 900 south bad very bad weather. strong
west ana southwest gales ana heavy seas.
Passed Cape Horn on May 3oth and was twenty
five days from 500 south in the Atlantic 10 500
south in The Pacific. with heavy gales and bad
weather, during which lost several sails and car
red away homework 10 tOpsa yards. Tie mate
had his collar bone brOken and was OTHERWISE
badly injured. During the last few days had
strong nortberly Winds"
STEAMER FROM PANAMA.
The steamer San Juan, Captain McCrae, ar
rived yesterday afternoon, tweniy.three days
from Panama and way ports She touched at
Puntarenas, La Ii bertad, San Jose de Guate-
mala Champerico and Acapulco and brought "a
cabin and II steerage passengers, Among her
cargo from ports on the Pacific were 1888 bags
coffee, AZ cedar logs, $50 boxes lines 20 boxes
mangoes, IS crates plneapnles, crates oranges
Is boxes specie, value Sll ,348. one box Next
can dollars, So57, ana bars silver, value
SS93l.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City OF
Pekng, the first OF The line 10 come here from the
ORIENT via Victoria, arrived al Victoria on Mon
day, after quiet passage OF twelve days and
niue hours from YoHohama and sailed at
O'Clock III the afternoon oil that DAY Tor THIS port
She should make tile trip down in about Sixty
hours and will be here on Thursday morning.
The weather was foggy at Point Lobos yester-
day and tie wind all day from the southwest.
blowing at o'clock in the afternoon sixteen
miles an hour Inc barometer read: O'Clock
in the morning, 1902; noon, 29.9G O'Clock In
the evening, 1882.
SALE OF THE COMMODORE.
The ship Commodore, which is well known
here, having been trading on the coast for some
years has been sold by Dunsmuir s. Sons 10
Middlemas 4 BoOe and was transferred on the
sound. The terms are private, but the price is
said TO be about $4,000. The Commodore WAS
built at Yarmouth, Me-, In 1879, ana was pur-
chased by Dunsmulr about four years ago for
$50 She is Of 1878 gross and 1903 net ton
mage.
man of No. 8 oil the Old Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, states That the hulk that was unearlhed
few days ago While eXcavatlng Tor building on
tile west side OF Davis street, near oregon, Is
that OF the bark Anita, which was scuItled and
sunk there in 1854. He says that she and
another bark we're sunk there 10 hold the ground
for IL man Damed Pearson.
Irafiic Manager George II. Rice of The Pacific
Mail Steamship Company. left last evening Tor
Portland TO have i conference win the officials
OF tile Canadian Pacific Steamship Company,
whose steamers are now running in opposition 10
the Mail COmpany'S boats He expects to be
absent about d week, and bis visit may nave all
important bearing on the present war.
DELAY OF THE RIO DE JANEIRo.
w. r. X. Johnson, agent at this port for the
7. NJ. ). 5. Co., has received advices from Hong
Kong statng that tie steamer City Of lilo de
Janero, before reported damaged IN collision
was un INTO by the T. and .. steamer Bombay.
The Bombay, II is said. was altogether 10 blame.
The Pacific Mail steamer wSs not badly damaged,
but The necessary repairs Will delay her sailing
from Hong kongifor this port for about one week
Tie ship ST. Paul, for this port, was spoken
on July l7tn in latitude 100 north, longitude 1909
west. The ship Spartan and schooner Ida
SchnaueT were spoken on August 9th In latitude
800 10' north ard longitude l2oo 2O' west.
A dispatch received yesterday at the Mef-
chants Exchange states that the British bark
Dacca. before reported In collision with
steamer of Tuskar, lost her hgure-head aud
sianchOns.
this port on the 10th inst, aud the steamer Ala
media sailed from Auckland on the 1lth.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ships Baunockburn aud Ulrica and the
Yesterday. The Two former anchored In the
stream and the latter locked at Fremont street.
The ship Yosemite came GOWN from aiIelO
City ana locked ut Beale street.
The Ivy hauled into the stream from Mission
No. 2.
The barkentine Retriever locked at Fremont
street.
Tie Borrowdale came down from Balfour's
and anchored In the stream
The RydalmeTe Will dock Today al Green street
and The Lauscale at Howard No. 2.
The bark Ene went up to Port Costa to load.
The bark Ceylon shifted from The sea-wall to
Mission No. l.
The bark Highland Light will tow to sea 10.
day.
The ship J. b. Thomas VIII dock at Harrison
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