The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-12
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival and Quick Dispatch of
II. g. N. S. Melp0mene.
Two Vessels in Collision at the see-Wall
The Ship Yorktown Was Overloaded.
Sailing of the Alameda Delayed.

II. B. NJ. S. Melpomene arrived in port
yesterday morning and during the afternoon
sailed again. During the short time she
lay at anchor no one was allowed on board
from the shore, and only one boats crew
came ashore to deliver and receive mail and
dispatches.
The Meipomene is twin screw cruiser of
the second class, of 1850 tons, and has en-
gines of 5000 horsepower. She was COM
missioned at Portsmouth, England, on June
II, 1890. She called at number of ports on
the way out here, her last stopping place
being Magdalena Bay, which place she left
on December LIST, bringing mail from the
Warspite and Espiegie. which are there.
The MelpomeDe is bound to EsQuimalt,
where she will take the place Of the Am
phion, which has gone on the China station
The following are the officers of the Mel
pomene: Captain, Alfred A. A. c. Parr
Lieutenants. Edmund II. Davenport, Archi-
bald p. S.oddart, Henry l. w. Neville and
Ernest c. Hardy; Staff Surgeon, Alfred
Patterson; Paymaster. David j. Thomson;
Staff Engineer, Henry G. Stansmore; En-
gincers, Walter j. Graham. Peter L. erich
ton; Assistant Engineer, William a. VIII
son; Gunner, William j. Crothers; Boats
vain, Robert W. Perry; Assistant Clerk,
| William X. Stephenson.
THE BoRRowDALE WON.
From dispatch received at the Mer-
| chants Exchang. yesterday il is learned
! that the British slip BoIrowdale, Captain
| Guthrie, heace, arrived at Liverpool yester-
day. She left here on August 10th with
the British ships Drumeltan aud Banno ok
| burn and the American ship 1roQuois and
has beaten them ALL When leaving Captain
Tevioidale of the Bannockburn boosted that
| he could give the Borrowdale five days and
| Geat Lcr on the passage, and 1t Is under
| stood that SOME bets were made on the re-
| suit of The race.
| The ship Arabia sailed from Liverpool
on the 29th uls for Baltimore to load coal
for this port, coming consigned to John
Rosenleld's Sons The Commodore L. Ii.
Allen sailed on the 18th for New York to
load for this pert in the California LiGe, and
tie Berlin sailed from Holyhead on the 2Sth
for Philadelphia to load for this port in SUIT
| tons Line.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos yes
| terdav and the wind all day from the north
east, blowing as high as % miles an hour.
The barometer read: O'Clock in the morn
| lug, 30l7; noon, 80 81; 8 o'clock in the even
| ing, 1920.
| COLLISION AT THE sEA-wALL.
Yesterday afternoon when the steamer
| Ai-kl was docking at Section of the sea-
| wall she cOllided with the historic old
schooner John Hancock, which was lying
at the adjoining berth. The steamer re-
ceived no damage, but the Hancock had her
| bowsprit and bobstay carried away. Captain
| Bennett OF the steamer says that the acct
| dent occurred through his engineer misun-
| derStandng the signal given from the pilot
| house.
The steam-yacht Undine has been found
adrlft near the mouth of the Santa Clara
| River. 1t is supposed that all the crew were
lost. These consisted OF Captain Joseph n.
| Lord, an engineer name unknown and
| Spanish boy named Ramon VasQueZ. 1t is
possible that others were lost, but no bodies
have been found.
The schooner Laura, which for several
| years has been engaged in the coaStlng trade
between this port aud BDdega Bay and b as
also run along the Lower California coast,
has been purchased by a Victoria (B. c.
firm and next year will become one of the
| sealing fleet in Alaskan waters.
| TIE steamer Humboldt arrived yesterday
| twenty aud hall hours from Eureka bring
| ing tWeDty-nine cabin and eleven Steerage
passengers. Among her cargo were So
boxes of apples, 50 boxes of butter, 3 cases
| Oh oysters and 1870 cases of fresh fish.
SHE WAS OVERLOADED.
The American ship Yorktown, Captain
Delap, was TO have sailed yesterday with
| cargo of wheat for Europe. On Wednesday
insurance men visited the vessel and claim
| ing that she was overloaded refused to in
sure her unless she was lightened. Yester-
| day schooner went alongside and took
| fifty tons of wheat. Now the insurance men
are satisfied and the vessel Will so to sea TO-
| day.
The new schooner Tarawa, being con-
| structcd by Alexander Hay at his Oakland
creek shipyard is nearing completion and
VIII be launched in about ten days. She is
destined for the Hawaiian Islands, after one
OF which she has been named. Her meas
urementS are: Length over all 100 feet, on
the keel 80 feet, beam q feet and depth of
hold ~ feet.
The Jar at Eureka is again quiet and yes
terday tue following named vessels cross ed
out: Edward Parke, Jennie Wand. Lille0-
bonne, Martha W. Turf, Eclipse and Cleone.
1he steamer Oceanic arrived at Hong
Kong on Wednesday, and the steamer Bel
Slc left Yokohama Tor this port on Tuesday.
HIGH SEA RUNNING.
very high sea WAS running in the bay
yesterday, caused by the strong northeast
wind blowing against the cb5 tide. The
ship Hospodar dragged her anchors about
200 yards, but fetched up without receiving
or doing any damage.
Some Italian fishermen picked up salmon
boat, bottom up. IN the bay, yesterday, and
lowed it to the foot of Vallejo street Its
bottom is painted black and the top white,
and il is % feet long.
The sailing of the steamer Alameda has
been postponed until 10 o'clock Sunday
morning, on account of the non-arrval of
the British mail, which was delayed at Chi
cago.
The steamer Sunol took up to Mare Island
six brass blades for the two prupellers of the
new man-Uf-waT San Francisco.
The old wharf that has stood for years at
the foot OF Third street is no more. 1t
toppled into the bay from old age yesterday.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
The British ship Shandon went up to
Nevada Dock, Port Costa, yesterday.
The barkentinc North Bend lowed to sea
and the bark Hope locked at Folsom street.
The ship Pass Of Balmahs will go over to
| Oakland fO.1QV tna vxsl
tow to sea.
The Prince Edward has gone up to Nc
Near's Wharf, Port Costa, and the Drum
muir went up to Wheatport.
Tie bark Bounding Billow hauled nto the
stream from Harrison street.
The General Knox will shift to Long
Bridge to-day and the ship Alex McCalIum
will go TO Steuart street.