The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-26
SEA AND SHORE.
An Expert Reports on the Dam.
ages TO the c. c. Chapman.
Insurance Men Troubled About Vessels Due
Here-Can the Annie Johnson Sail
With British Captain

lief. Captain Dan Haskell, towed the ship
to Long Bridge to discharge. While
on the way TO the dock the ship, while in
tow. struck either on the mud or on rock
in Mission Bay, on which there is buoy.
A hawser was got over the stern OF the ves-
sci and the Rolief hauled her off, the assist
ance of the lug Sea Queen, which went up,
not being required. 1t was stated in this
column at the time that the vessel had struck
on a rock and had hung there some time.
The captain was not on board the ship when
she struck, but the mate, who was, SAID she
struck and rebouuded three times. which
would tend to show that she struck rock
and not the mud.
After the ship left Long Bridge she went
to Folsom No. 2, where she was examined
by a diver, as mentioned in this column at
the time, who said that part OF her shoe
was carried away. The Chapman was
| placed on the dry-dock Mt the Union Iron
Works yesterday for repairs and general
| oyerbauling. William A. B0ole Of Middle
mass & Boole, shipWrghts, who examined
the vessel states that about forty 1eet Oh
the shoe and four feet OF the fore-ioot are
| gone. and thirty-five or forty sheets OF metal
| in different parts of the vessel are torn;
| He saws that all the injuries are old, and
were probably sustained In China, where
the vessel was, or in Nanalmo: lie says
| that where the shoe is carried away tne
wood is covered with grass three lnches
long and the iron bolts are eaten away by
rust, showing that the damage must nave
| occurred long time ago, and could not
been caused by her alleged striking on rock
in Mission Bay while in tow Of the tug.
INSURANCE MEN TROUBLED.
A number of vessels are now due here at
Pacific Coast ports which insurance men
are fearful may have met with disaster
during the terrible hurricane that was en-
countered BY the British ships Queen Vic
tora and Ventura. Among those which
are likely to be in the track of the storm are
the ship Tacoma, 1S6 days from New DIRK,
consigned to Williams. Dimond & Co; the
Yorktown, Captain Delap. 165 days, to
Sutton IL Beebre; the Hospodar, Captain
Thomson. 45i days from London, which
put into Valparaiso August 9TH and left
there the same day; the British ship
Gretna, Captain Webster. which left Lon
don 200 days ago for this port; the City OF
Philadelphia, Captain VIM. 19j DAYS from
New York for Portland, and the Queens
town, 241 days out.
Captain Davies OF the British ship Drum
cliff, which arrived here on August 2Sth
from Cardiff. has got lots Of the milk of hu-
man kindness i'll his nature and remembers
the time when' as an apprentice he had to
clean out the pigpens and furl the skysail
to con the compass and view his charts he
still has thought for the boys and on
Wednesday evening ne took all his appren-
tees to see the snow at the Opera House.
They enjoyed it hugely and will work all
the harder, if possible, on the passage home.
A STEAMER DELAYED.
When the ferry steamer Piedmont was
trying to make her landing ON this side at
AS O'Clock yesterday afternoon strong
tide was running and she got br0adside on to
the end of the slip. She had 20 back OF and
make wide det0ur, and when she finally
made fast she was twenty minutes late.
Captain G ayes, one of the best known
ca tans who used to sail out OF this port,
and who has lately been on the steamer
LAX me, has been appointed to the command
Of the steamer Michigan. running between
Portland and British Columbia and, Captain
Lewis of the Michigan has taken command
of the George w. Elder vice, Captain
Hunter.
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, 1902; noon, 1901;
o'clock in the afternoon, 1886.
The British bars Wanlock, which was
chartered by K. p. Rithet Il Co. OF Victoria,
has sailed for London, England, with a
cargo valued at S20i,219. 1t consists OF
returned naval stores valued at Sl424 i2, and
ll,5o5 cases of salmon valued at S6l,Ii0
AMERICAN CAPTAINS.
On Change yesterday number of ship
owners and captains were discussing the
fact that during the present year the Ship
ping Commissioner at this port has been
adhering strictly TO the letter OF the law that
no One should ship as master, mate or Sec
OId mate on any American vessel leaving
this port unless he was an American citizen,
and were wondering how 1t was that Cap
tain A. J. Miller, who arrived here about three
years ago as master OF a British ship and
has since been a member of the firm OF Sen
nett, Miller & Co., steyedoreS, could go as
master Of the American iron bark ANNE
johnson, which is loading and Will sail In
few days for Liverpool direct. They claim
that unless the captain Is an American eiti-
| zen the authorities at the Custom-house can
| not clear the vessel without violating the
! law.
Captain Cornelius Wasgatt, an old pioneer,
! who was in command of the brig Susan
| Wardell when size was lost on the North
| Spit at the entrance to Humboldt Bay in the
latter part of 1850, died at Hydesyile or
| Tuesday. He was native OF Maine and 81
years of age.
The steamer Belgic sailed from Yokohama
for this port yesterday.
BAR-BoUND AT COOS BAY.
The o. c. and n. Company's steamer
Arcata was due here on Wednesday from
| Coos Bay, but up to dark yesterday she had
not been sighted. At last advices received
on 23d she was bar-bOund at her port oil
sailing.
The ship Benjamin F. Packard wa;
spoken on August 18th in latitude 24o north
| longitude 400 west, and the Ardmillan OIL
September 9th in latitude 14o north, long
itude go west.
Captain Wickberg, formerly commander
of the Prussia, Topgalant and the Percy
| Edward, left yesterday for San Diego to take
command of the bark Samoset.
John ROsenfeld's Sons have chartered the
ship Glory Of the Seas now at San Pedro
to go 10 Nanaimo and load coal there fol
this port or San Pedro.
The bark Alden BesSe, now at Nanaimo
| will load coal there for San Diego fof the
| Spreckels Bros. Commercial Company.
A survey was held on the British ship
Ventura yesterday, and the top cargo
which consisted chiefly Of -four, was found
to be in good condition.
| VALUABLE CARGoEs.
The steamer San Bias. which sailed hence
on the 23d inst. for Panama and way ports
had on board for New York 6l,4S1 gallons
| of wine, valued at S23,9S2. For Pennsyl-
vania she had $40 gallons, valued at S3753
The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro has
on board for China S154,650. and for Singa.
| pore 100000 treasure.
The steamer Jeanne sailed for Victoria
and Puget Sound ports yesterday. Captain
| Porter went out in command.
The schooner Therese arrived from Point
Arena yesterday and went to Oakland
| direct.
The sealing schooner J. Hamilton Lewis
came over from SausalitO yesterday and
| locked at Lombard street.
In addition to the bear flags presented tC
Captain Webster of the ship w. H. Pirrie,
Captain Z. j. Maloney of the ship British
Merchant and Captain r. Albert Of the shin
Louise as prizes for the decoration of theil
vessels September 9th, the Native Sons have
further evinced their gratitude and appreci-
alton by presenting each of the above zap
tains with handsomely engrossed testimo-
nil, expressive of the awarding of such
| prizes.
| MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Jason came down from Nc
Near's yesterday ard anchored in the
| stream.
The ship Indian Empire went from Green
street up 10 Balfour's Wharf, Port Costa
| The City OF Puebla shifted from Beale
street to Broadway Wharf.
The w. F. Jewett and Mary E. Russ
| tOwed to sea.
| The schooners Louis and Mary Gilbert
went on the Merchants Dry-dock.
The steamer Bertha will go on the dry-dock
| TODAY TO plpan