The morning call., 1890-10-09
SEA AND SHORE.
The Bark J. d. Peters Under
Bare Poles in Hurricane.
Return CT sealer With Supposed Dead Men
The Lost Augusta - Tidings Re-
ceived From Kodiak.

Humphreys, arrived yesterday from Prince
Edwards Island after a twelve days pas
sage. She brought down twenty seven
white men and eighty-two Chinese who
have been employed in the salmon can
neries on the island.
Among the Peters cargo are 14,361 cases
of salmon and two horses. The captain s
report states that in latitude $50 north 143o
west, heavy hurricane from the north
west was experienced, which lasted for
tw enty-fOdr hours. The vessel was under
bare poles, having lest all her square sails
except the mainsail The lower fore and
main topsailS were blown from the bolt
ropes and the balance from the guards. Oil
bags were hung in the tore and mizzen
chains and proved of great use in keeping
the heavy seas from breaking over the
vessel.
At Prince Williams Point the bark left
the Pacific Steam Whaling Company's steam
er Salina ready TO leave when the weather
moderated. The Pacific Packing Company
canncry men we're waiting for the company S
steamer to arrive so they could cruise down
to this city. During the salmon season fine
weather was experienced. The Peters went
to the oil works TO discharge.
RETURN OF A sEALER.
The sealing schooner c. III. White arrived
yesterday from sand Point, Alaska, with a
catch of 1856 seal and 70 otter skins She
also brought down Captain Charles Hartri.
ven Of the sch ooner Sophia Sutherland, and
A. Sutherland, son of the owner of the Suth-
erland. They were supposed to have been
lost from the schooner Sutherland in heavy
fog several months ago, and their friends in
this city had no hopes of ever seeing them
again.
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the hunters of the c. g. White, whose
troubles with the Russians at Copper Island
have been fully published, only received
what they deserved as they were poaching
ON the island, and that when the Russians
ordered them away they opened fire, which
the Russians returned, with the fatal results
already recorded.
A telegram received yesterday at the
Mer hants' Exchange states that the ship
AiaSka, on her way 70 thls pott win a cargo
Oh cOai, hau lul INTO IuIt iowhseho Oh the
ON INST III ieaking CONDITION.
THE LOST SLoOP AUGUSTA.
CAPTAIN Detmar If tie steamer Cosmopolis
gives some further details concerning the
loss of the sloop Augusta on the LIST inst
midway between Port Townsend and Port
Angeles. The Cosmopolis rescued Peter
Jansen, one of the Augustus crew, who was
Clinging to the capsiZed boat in an eX-
hauSted condition. Jansen stated that The
Augusta left Port Disco late in September
with a cargo of lumber. but when well out to
sea a gale came up and blew away all her
sails. The captain and another sailor were
washed overheard and lost Then a sudden
souall causized the Augusta. and Jansen
managed with much difficulty 10 climb nm
ON her keel The Aurusia is now AT Port
Angeles and will proyn total loss.
Tie steamer China will sail to-day for
China and Japan, She will take as passen-
ger, some qO6 Chinese i'm the steerarp of
III g., -
original destination. but were refused land
ing on the Chjua's recent ttip from the
Orient on account of the cholera epidemic
in Japan.
One wing Of the LombaId-Street Wharf
has been completed. 1t lies at an acute
angle to the dock front, and Its location is
considered somewhat lnconveElent by the
ierry-ooat captains.
TIDINGs FROM KODIAK.
The schooner Kodiak arrived Yesterday
from Kodiak and will dock at Mission-s,reet
Wharf 2 to-day. The captain reports that
the revenue cutter Richard Rush put in at
Kodiak from Unga Island, having on board
}. L. w. Clark, charged with the murder of
George Hemmingway. Clark, who surren-
dered himself to the officers of the Rush,
was taken to Sitka for trial. The kodlak's
captain was unable TO give any details further
concerning Clark or the crime he is charged
with. 1t was thought that Clark would come
TO this port on the schooner Gar, and a
watch was set for him BY the Harbor Police.
The ship Palestine. eight days from Ia
coma. with cargo of 300 tons of coal for
the railroad company, arrived yesterday and
went 10 Oakland to scharSe. On the I'd
inst, about eighty miles off the Columbia
river, a heavy southwest gale carried away
the mizzen topgallant mast and part of the
starboard bulwarks abaft the main rigging.
The steamer George w. Elder has come
off the dry-dock after a complete overhaul
and will Da mt The dragon r0utp
temporarily to accommodate the rush of