The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-10
SEA AND SHORE.
Rough Experience of the British
Ship Drummuir.
Two More Whalers Arrive From the Fox
Islands-Twenty Tons of Barnac.es on
the British Ship Hospodar.

The British ship Drummuir. Captain
Withers, arrived yesterday after good
passage of 123 days from London, with a
cargo of general merchandise consigned to
BalfOur, Guthrie & Co. Among the cargo
are PAT tons coal, 1872 tons brick, 81 tons
lump alum, 70 tons paris white and large
quantity of liquors and canned goods.
The Drummuir had some bad weather on
the passage, as the following extracts from
the captains reports will show: On August
2oth, in latitude 450 49, north, longitude co. So
west. encountered {; heavy gale from The
southwest with terrific hail squalls; short
ened sail to the lower tOpsails; the 1ib burst
and blew to pieces, and the fore topmast
topsail burst. The lower miHan topsail
saackle parted and much of the sail blew
away before it could be secured. Between
the heavy squalls the wind fell, causing the
vessel TO roll and tumble about considerably
and the cargo started. Called the watch be-
low and secured cargo, but found that some
large casks of Whitening had heads out and
contents scattered.
TERRIFIC SQUALLS.
On the 29ih the gale continued with ter
rife squalls with hail The large main deck
ventilator broke in two; placed canvas over
paired torn sails. On September 10th had
south southwest gale with much snow, DUR
ing which the flying jlbboom was broken.
On the 10Th had gale with much sea. The
ship labored heavily and two of the crew
were injured On the 18th encountered an
other gale, and from that time had nne
weather to port.
TWO MORE WHALERS ARRIVE.
The steam whaler Orca, Captain Garvin,
arrived yesterday 10 days from the Fox
Islands, bringing 200 barrels oil, 1900
pounds bone and 800 pounds OF ivory 10 the
Pacific Steam Whaling Company.
Another whaler arrived about midnight
on Saturday. 1t was the Stamboul. She
was 20 days on the passage down from the
Fox Islands, and brought 140 barrels of oil
and 1900 pounds OF bone to Wright, BOVINE
81 Co.
The weather was foggy and hazy at Point
LoboS yesterday, ana the wind light from
the northeast until noon, when 1t hauled to
the northwest. The barometer read:
O'Clock in the morning, 30.13; noon, 80. II;
O'Clock In the evening, 5000.
UP-coAsT STEAMERS.
The steamer Columbia, Captain Bodies,
arrived yesterday morning, IS hours from
Portland, AZ from Astoria. bringing "a cabin
and 81 steerage passengers. Among her
cargo was 400 cases salmon, 3618 sacks
wheat % sacks horse-radsh and 80 sacks
oysters.
Among the arrivals yesterdays was the
steamer Corona from Eureka. She brought
81 cabin and II Storage passengers. Among
her cargo were large cOnslgnments OF
apples, butter and fresh fish and S10S4
treasure.
On Saturday afternoon Officer McGreevy
of the Harbor Police left his pistol and
handouts in closet on the corner Of Pine
and Montgomery streets and when he went
back they were gone. The finder Is re-
Quested to return them to the North HarbOr
Station.
The ship Hospodar, which made the re-
markably long passage Of 474 days from
London, is lying at Green-street Wharf.
After diScharging she will go on the dry
dock for thorough cleaning. 1t Is estl-
mated that there are over twenty tons OF
barnacles on her bottom and sides.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The General Knox locked at Union street
yesterday, and the Ivanhoe went over to
Oakland.
The bark General Fairchild towed from
the roling-millS to Alameda.
The Rufus Z. Wood came over from Oak
land and locked at Mission No. ?.
The Occidental moved from Oakland Creek
to Pacific street
The bark Schiller will dock to-day at
Green street and the Prince Edward at
Union street.
The Glenalvon will shift from the rolling
miiis TO Long Bridge to-day. and the whalers
Cape Horn Pigeon and Triton will dock at
Little Nam street