The morning call., 1890-11-25
SEA AND SHORE.
Whitelaw Will Wreck the Selene
at Santa R0salia.
Notes From New Bedford fer Whalers-Trouble
With a Crew-Garts in Waiting for
Coai-Movements Of Vessels.

About two months ago the British bark
Selene and the French bark A. Theirs were
driven high and dry on the beach at Santa
Rosalia, Mexico, during heavy gale All
efforts to get them off were fruitless, and the
crews of both vessels came up here on the
steamer Newbern and were provided for by
the Consuls of the nations they belong to-
Captain England of the Selene stayed by
his vessel and saved all the cargo he could
from her and then sold her at auction. The
purchasers were Captain I. P. II. Whitelaw
and others of this city. The purchasers
made all preparations to send the wrecker
Whitelaw down to Santa Rosalia to wreck
the Selene. but first had to make application
TO the Mexican Government for permission
to work there.
Yesterday Whitelaw received very cour-
teous letter from the Mexican Secretary Of
the Treasury granting, without any pay
ment of dues of any kind, permission to
work both ON the Selene and the Theirs.
The wrecker was at once cleared fer Santa
Rosalia, and will leave to-day about noon in
command of Captain Harmson. Her crew
will number fifteen, including three divers.
Captain Whitelaw will 90 down overland
and join his force at the scene of the wreck.
WAITING FOR COAL.
A regular procession of coal-carts was
waiting north of Market street all day yes
terday, anxious to receive Wellington coal
from the ships discharging at Pacitc-Street
Wharf. The line, which was in places four
deep, extended FROM Pacific street 10 Union
and crcled around back again TO the dock.
At 5 O'Clock, when the clerk gave out tickets
TO the transfers emitting them to load to-
day, there were 1873 vehicles in line.
Captain liibbard Of the ship Alex Gibson
insists that his crew shall ship before the
United States Shipping Commissioner.
Union seamen refuse TO do this, as it is GUS
tomary to sign on board ships on coasting
vessels. The captain consequently is hav-
ing little trouble with the union and his
sailing will probably be delayed.
Charles Murray, the boatman, picked up
yesterday derellct fiat-bottom boat off the
seawall. 1t is fifteen feet long ard four
inside slate color. 1t evidently belonged to
some schooner and is now on Fisherman's
wharf.
The Pacific mail steamer City of Peking
arrived at Yokohama on the 21st inst, ana
the China sailed thence on the same day for
this port. The San Juan sailed for here
from Panama on the Goth inst.
NOTES FOR wHALEsEN.
Advices received yesterday from New
Bedford. dated November nth, state that
the importati0nS of sperm and whale oil and
whalebone into the United States from Jan
uary 1st to that date were: Sperm oil, 1920
barrels; whale oil, IA, 600 barrels, whalebone,
&c, $50 pounds. The figures UP to the same
date last year were 1903, $3.50 and 1898
respectively, showing large increase this
season. The stock on hand on the 18th inst.
was: Sperm oil, Il, 100 barrels; whale oil,
235 barrels; whalebOne, 165, 500 pounds. A
quantity of sperm oil had been sold at 20
dc of rnfr
whalebone at 81 so and 1000 pounds OF
Northwest at 81 per pound
The weather was foggy at Point Lob0S
yesterday and calm prevailed until O'Clock
in the afternoon, when light breeze sprang
up from the southwest, bringing with it
thick fog which soon enveoped the city.
The barometer read: o'clock in the morn
ing, 1904, noon, 30.02; O'Clock In the even
ing. 29.97.
? the lighthouse tender Madrono went 10
the sea-wall yesterday. To-day she VIII
take in coal from the British ship Garfield
and tomorrow commence supplying the
stations in the harbor and vicinity with
stores.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steam whaler Belyedere locked at
Harrison street yesterday.
The Tahiti locked at Mission No. l, and
the Chinsura at Spear street.
The barken;ine Portland locked at How
ard No. 3
The Romsdal will 90 to Port Costa to-day
and the George Curtis will dock at Harrison
street.
The steamer Beluza towed to the mud off
the oil works.
The ship Eaton Hall shifted from Green
street to the rolling-mlls.
The Ben Douran will 90 to Spear street
to-day and the bark Visurgis TO Berry
street.
The ship Garfield will come over from
Oakland to-day and dock at Green street.
The Wilma has arrived at San Diego with
2500 tons of Nanaimo coal.
was spoken on November 18th, in latitude
1S0 NORTH longitude 20 west.
fhe Occidental and Oriental Company's
steamer Gaelic is due to-day from
China and Japan. The sailing of the City
of Rio de Janeiro for the Orient has been
postponed until Saturday.