The morning call., 1890-09-13
SEA AND SHORE.
Famishing Sailors on Board the
Bark Electra.
Steamers That We're Bar-Bound at Coos Bay
a Number of Vessels Arrive From
Alaska-Rapid Passage Made.

which was reported on Thursday evening as
being ten miles north of Point Reyes ilylhS
signals of distress, arrived IN port at an
early hour Yesterday morning in tow OF the
ting Sea Queen, which went up after her.
The bark is from Nushagak, Alaska, and
made the trip down in twenty-five days,
bringing $4,000 cases of salmon for the
Nushagak Canning Company.
When CALL reporter boarded the bark
Yesterday he was informed that she had
been in sight of Point Reyes for seven days.
She entered the blight. north OF the l0lnt,
and there was boarded by Captain W. L..
Lock, who has charge of The alton at Point
REYES, and who pulled out ten miles IN a
small boat.
As soon as he found that the bark was
short of provisions he at once pulled back TO
the station and telegraphtd down that the
bark was in distress, and then the tugs sea
Queen and Relief went to her assistance
The Sea Queen, Captain Lockyer, had a
start of twenty minutes on the Relief, and
though the latter caught on her somewhat
on the trip, she arrived first and passed out
tow-line to the bark.
The crew of the Electra hailed the arrival
of the tug with delight, for they were nearly
famished. The vessel was in no danger, and
the news Of her being in distress was only
sent down by Captain Lock because he
knew the crew was short of provisions. 1he
captain of the Electra also reports that on
August list one of his crew named SilVert
Johansen was drowned while hunting In
the Nushagak River. Johansen was ma
tive of Bergen, Norway, and "a years OF age.
WERE BAR-BoUND AT COOS BAY.
The three steamers of the Oregon Coal
and Navigation Company's line. the AJAX.
AraGo and Arcata, arrived in port yesterday
from Coos Bay, with passengers and cargoes
of coal. The two former made the trip In
10 hours, while the latter WAS y hours on the
trip. All three steamers have been bar
bound at Coos Bay tor several days, as re-
Gently reported Captain Nelson states that
when the water is low in Coos River the bar
tlattens out and spreads, making the passage
across difficult. When the river runs lull
there is always good deep passage across
the bar. just now tile rlyer Is running low,
the deep SHOWS of the past winter having
all melted and run down from the mountains
some time ago.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
west blowing i'll the afternoon 20 miles
an hour. The barometer read: o'clock In
the morning, 3l0j; poOn. 30.o3; O'Clock III
the afternoon, 29.a9.
WITH A VERY SMALL CATCH.
The schooner City of San Diego arrived,
six days from Port 0riord. The captain re-
ported his catch as two seals and one otter
i
have been onlyAfourteen otter and twenty
seals. The schooner brought back three
men out OF crew of fifteen, the others hay
ing deserted in Alaska. The captain said
that during the entire season he was able TO
lower his boats only twice. He spoke num-
Der Of other boats, but later adylceS from
them have already been published.
Iynde Il Hough'S schooner Arago arrived
yesterday after a passage Of eighteen days
from sand Point, Alaska, and proceeded
direct 10 the firms cannery ut California
City. The Arago has been cod-tiShng in the
North Pacific Ocean and the Behrng Sea.
She caught lis, 0O0 fish, 1900 of which she
brought down, the balance having been sent
down on the Dashing Wave.
Captain NJ. White of the schooner Louis
is said to have stated on his arrival that the
drowning of the seyenty-eight Cinnamon.
who were lost when the bark Oneida was
wrecked in Alaska, was due 20 the criminal
negligence of the captain and crew.
Captain Stensland of the Arag0 says that
there were no sealers at Sand Point when he
left and lie spoke no Sealers or whalers.
The five-masted schooner Louis arrived
from Thin Pnint. Alaska, with 1900 cases
and go barrels of salmon.
The Francis Alice came in from kariuk
with 500 barrels of salmon.
MADE A RAPID PASSAGE.
The British ship Dawpool, Captain Fear ron,
which sailed hence rsIiverpool on juno
4th, arrived at her destination on Thursday,
after very smart passage OF ninety-nine
days. The trip is all the more remarkable
nsidering that the vessel has been sixteen
months in the water without having been
cleaned. She went fr' III Liverpool to New
YORK, thence 10 Calcutta, from that port
here, and thence home.
The British ship Strathearn was spoken
| on September 4th in latitude 800 north, lon
| gitude AZ west, and the ship lredale. from
! Oregon for Queenstown, was spoken on
81, Lot N.
| west The latter vessel reported that her
| bottom was very foul.
The steamer Wilmington, which is owned
| by Frank Barnard Of this city, viii be sold
| Mt auction at the Merchants Exchange on
Monday The probabilities are that she
| will be bought by wrecker and broken up.
| BROKE HER MIZZENMAsT.
A dispatch received yesterday at the Mer-
chants Exchange from London states that
| the British bark Frances Fisher, which left
here on April 18th for Dunkirk. arrived OIL
| the Lizard with mizzenmast broken.
| TIE steamer San Bias, Captain Johnston
| with Il. arrived yesterday morning twen-
ty-two days from Panama, bringing twenty
| two cabin and twenty-six steerage passen-
gers The latter included twelve Chinese ii
transit for Hong-kong.
| Up to dark last evening twenty-three YES
sells had entered the port The list COM
| prised ten steamers, one bark ana twelve
| schooneTS.
Captain Harrison has been appointed cap
tain of the steamer Yaquna, vice Captain
| ThaXter.
| from Acapulco for this port on Wednesday
A LIVELY RIVER STEAMER.
The river steamer J. ID. Peters. which wa:
chartered to take the Native Sons from
Stockton home on Wednesday last, made
the run from this city to Stockton in eig hi
and half hours. As the distance is 12l
| mill ~
hour.
Captain r. Nelson has gone in command
Of the bark Forest Queen. Captain S. Hub.
bard takes command Of the schooner Mary
been appointed master of the ship Charlie:
3. Kenney. Captain Gage sailed in com
mand of the steamer Mexico.
The crew Of the Mexico, which left yes
terday for the sound, will take the place Of
the George W. Elder. All the crew of tht
Elder viii be transferred to the Mexico ant
the Elder will be brought down here for re
pairs.
Captain NJ. White Of the schooner Louis
which arrived yesterday from Thin Point
Alaska, after a passage of fifteen days, re-
ports that he was becalmed three days of
Point Arena.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner w. S. Bovine went from thu
sea-wall up to Vallejo City yesterday anC
afterward towed down in the stream.
The +. 5. Ciampa came down from Por
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The steamer San Mateo came down from
Port Costa and locked at Pacific street.
The st. Paul will go from Long Bridge III
to Port Costa to-day.
The Star Of Russia went up to Changers
Wharf, Port Costa, to load.
The Cawdor will come from Nevada Docl
to-day.
J he bark Cloncaird locked at sea-wall
Section /.
The Rydalmere came down from Vallejo
loaded =
The schooner Louis locked at Howard
No. s.
The bark Electra docked at Third street
The COnQueror went to sea.
A FATAL OVERDOSE.