The morning call., 1890-08-05
Capture of a Monster Whale by
the Northern Light.
Loss Of the Tugbaat Eta Whi.e-schooner C.
7. Hill on Rock-Rscord of the VIZ.
Babcock-The Beached Steamer.

captain IOTteT TtpOTtS lilaJ tn6 salmon
catch has been dismal failure, the only tw o
exceptions being the cannery at Alitak Bay,
which packed 1905 cases, and that at Kay
kak Bay, which packed 11.000. These are
only comparative successes, as the Alitak
Bay cannery did not clear expenses last
year, while the kayak cannery lost $780,
600. The Karluk Packing Company, which
shipped $4,000 cases last year, has managed
to pack only 10000 cases this year.
One of the officers of the jeanne informed
reporter that they spoke the whaling
bark Northern Light up north. She had
captured one whale which yielded 5000
pounds of bone The average yield of a
good whale is 1900 rounds of bone and an
extra large one 1000 pounds. The one cap
tured by the Northern Light must have
been monster and its bone is worth about
$4,000. The vessel is owned by McKenna
of this port.
THE BEACHED STEAMER.
The steamer Signal, which was reported
as leaking badly and run on the mud-flats
between Selby's and Black Point, remained
stuck there all day yesterday. She has been
plying on the sound for some time, and It'll
learned that while there log struck her
propeller and carried away one of her blades.
Afterward another blade was carried away,
and, when the steamer left for this port, the
unequal strain was so great, owing to the
two missing blades, that it was determined
to come down under sail.
Shortly before the port was reached steam
was gotten up again, and the strain caused
the vessel to open up ait. On arriving at
the anchorage in port the engines were re-
versed, and as soon as the vessel began to
back the water commenced to run in aft like
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mud-fats and beached in time to prevent
her sinking.
The steamer San Jose sailed at noon yes
terday for Panama and way-pOrts. Among
the passengers were about forty United
States sailors, who are going East, their
They belonged to the Nipsic and came up
here from Samoa on the Adams short time
ago. The Adams will go into commission
again on Tuesday.
TRIAL TRIP OF THE CRUISER.
The cruiser San Francisco lay at anchor
all day yesterday, and Captain G. Miner
GOodall her commander, came ashore. He
Says the workmen are buSily engaged in
putting in the metallic packing and the
coverings on the steam pipes, and it Will
probably be three or four days before the
man-of-war will make another trip around
the bay. Commodore Benham of Mare
Island came down on the Government tug
Monterey, and Inspected the cruiser yeSter-
day.
From a private dispatch received, it was
asceItained that the tug Eta White was
sunk on Puget Sound yesterday. She was
owned by Welch IL Co. of this city, and
valued at $4,000. She was insured in local
offices, but for how much could not be as
certalned last evening.
The steamer Empire is dischargng
cargo Of Wellington coal at Pacific-Street
Wharf. She is the only vessel having it
aud oil u fI1a DOH
the street adjacent were crowded with teams
waiting for a load of the now scarce conf
modify.
THE W. F. BABCoCK.
The ship W. I. Babcok, Captain Murphy,
which left here on March 21St for Liverpool
with S.435 centalS vi wheat, valued at $751;
$50, shipped by Blum, Baldwin d GirviD,
arrived at Liverpool on July 18th, after a
good passage OF 113 days. She discharged,
took on q cargo of coal and sailed again for
this port on Saturday last. Captain Muir
ply is not bringing her out, be having left
her to take command OF the Shenandoah.
The schooner Vanderbilt, Captain Smith,
arrived yesterday, "a days from Behring
Sea, with As. 500 Goldfish, consigned to n.
Bicbard. The captain reports that May
26th he saw barkentine, supposed to be
the Jane A. Falkinburg, anchored on
Ounimak Bank; OH June 18th was visited
by an officer of the United States steamer
Albatross, and on July 18th saw four hunt
ing schooners outside of Ounimak Pass.
The weather was thick at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day light from
the southwest The barometer read: s
o'clock in the morning, 299S; noon, 1888;
3 O'Clock in the evening, 1884.
RUN ON a ROCK.
A dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from Russian Landing
says: THE sch ooner c. T.. Hill while
leaving her moorings this morning struck a
rnak hQr "A IaaR ~ Tho IN Wizard
Captain Glen Randall, left at noon yester-
day to bring the vessel down. As Russian
Landing is only about sixty miles from here
tie tug is expected with her tow at an early
hour this morning.
The Hawaiian bark w. B. Godfrey has on
board for Honolulu cargo of general mer-
chandise and is valued at Sll. 695. and the
schooner Anna for Hilo, Ii. l., freight
valued at S7342.
The steamer San Bias sailed from AGA
pulcO for Panama on the 31st ult. The
steamer Colima left Panama on the same
date for this port.
THE NEW FRENCH FLAGSHIP.
The French flagship Dubourdieu, now at
Honolulu, will relieve the Duquesne. car
rying the nag OF Adm iral le Fevre, and
which has been frequent visitor to this
port. The Dubourdleu has just been built
at Cherbourg, and this is her first VOYAGE
She left home on the 10th Of April, and on
the way out called at Algiers, Port Said
and Alden. After staying at Colombo n
few days she proceeded to Singapore and
on the Pacific via Australia. Her cOmmi is
sion will only last two years.
The Dubourdieu is vessel of 1855 toms.
and her compound engines are capable of
giving her speed of fourteen knots, She
is about 240 feet in length and nearly so feet
in breadth, with draft of about % feet
She is composite boat and is described as
first-class cruiser. Rear-Admiral Reg
mania de Pfpmpsmil ig r1 nd Goo
tain de B0uSset is in command, with 80
officers and crew of 4S7 men. all told.
Her armament consists of four guns of six
teen centimetres, twelve of fourteen CEN
timetres, two of sixty-ive millimetres,
twelve Hotchkiss quick-fring guns, six tor
ped0s and two torpedo tubes.
Work was commenced last week on q
new nlnety-foOt propeller at CosmOpOlis,
She will be built by MIR. Coney, the builder
of the Montesano for the Grays Harbor
commercial company, and will go Oh the
general harbor trade as a passenger boat
This boat has fine model and is intended
to be flier.
Captain Perriman, formerly of the Planter.
an old trader between here and the Hawaii
Ian Islands, has been appointed surveyor
Tor the Union Insurance Company,
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steamer Corona went on the dry-
dock at the Union Iron Works yesterday.
The S. Z. Hitchcock came down from
Port Costa and anchored in the stream.
The schooner f. S. Redfeld towed from
the mud flats and locked at Mission street
The steamer AK will shift from Beale
street to Broad way No / this morning.
The Borrowd lie, which came up from
Honolulu in ballast, went up to Port Costa
to load wheat for Europe.
The ship Eudora will come down from
Port Costa to-day and anchor In the
stream.
The Fortuna will tow to-day from Oak
land Greek to Union street.
The barkentine Discovery will dock at
Section of the sea-wall to-day to discharge
her sugar.
The John w. Mari has gone to Long
Bridge and the w. L. Beebee to Mission
No. 2.
The Pacific Mail steamer China sailed
from here on Thursday afternoon last for
China, via Victoria. She should make the
passage up TO Victoria in about forty-eight
or fifty hours. Up to the time the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company's office closed
last evening no word had been received
there or at the Merchants Exchange stat
ing that the steamer had arrived.