The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-06
SEA AND SHORE.
Rough Trip of the Ship Henry
Failing From NanaimO.
Vessels Bar-Bound st Ports on the Coast-The
Carnarvonshire Hove To for Two Deys
Cf The Port-Arrivals of Coal.

Ihere was good northwest breeze out
side yesterday during the greater portion Of
the day, and quite fleet of vessels entered
the port. All encountered the full force of
the storm off the coast, and some suffered
damage. All ships from northern coast
ports made long trips. The ship Henry
Failing was thirteen days on the passage
down from Nanaimo, and the Blue Jacket
seventeen days from Seattle.
The Henry Failing had very rough trip,
and the officers say they never encountered
such weather in all their experience at sea.
On the passage the cabin doors and windows
were burst in by heavy seas and the cabin
flooded with water. The cargo shifted and
the ship presented a lopsided appearance as
she passed up the bay, and on arrival went
to Oakland to discharge.
The British ship Carnarvonshire, which
arrived from Cardiff, had rough time off
the harbor. and for two days was hove to.
the barometer reading $3.50. She lost her
foretopmast.
At the outside ports on the Coast the
storm was felt severely, and at Point Arena
Wells, Russell & Co.'S wharf was badly
damaged and Tindal, Kimball & Wells
chute was carried clean away by the heavy
surf that was running.
TONNAGE ON THE WAY.
The total tonnage of vessels now on tie
way to this port is 1886. at the SAME
time last year it amounted to 195,S29 tons.
OF that low on the way 81 ,442 tons come
from New York, GS65 from Philadelphia,
1865 from Baltimore, Il. 497 from Antwerp,
1884 from Glasgow, - 237 from Java, 49,
304 from Liverpool, "a ,692 from London, 49,
GAS from Newcastle. n. S. W., 19,s7S from
Newcastle Tyne and IA, AGA from Swan
sea.
The weather was alternately clear and
hazy at Point Lobos yesterday. In the fore
noon The wind was moderate from the north
west, and Mt noon calm prevailed. AT
O'Clock IN the afternoon the wind sprang up
again from the northwest. and at 6 o'clock
was blowing twenty-four miles an hour
The barometer read: s o'clock in the morn
ing 29.9S. noon 1902, 8 o'clock in the even
ing 30.o2.
The brig Sea Wait, which recently arrived
from Samoa, will fit out for an immed late
return to the wrecks OF the Trenton and
Nandalia. Arrangements have been made
with the natives, TO whom the wrecks were
gwen, by which the Waits venturers will
pay them percentage Of the proceeds of
the work. The Wait will take down der
ricks and other apparatus ana diver.
ARRIVALS OF COAL.
Four coal laden vessels arrived yesterday
with cargoeS aggregating 1858 tons. The ship
Henry Failing brought 1856 tons from Ma
nainlo, the British ship Champion 2l50 tons
from Kobe, Japan, the British ship Carnar-
vonShire 1858 tons from Cardiff. aud the
ship Blue Jacket 1770 tons from Seattle.
Captain McCrea has resigned his position
RS captain of the Pacific Mail steamship San
Juan, and has bought a 6000-acre stock
ranch near Ukiah. He will shortly go with
his family TO live on the ranch.
The Riao
ashore on Race Rocks last Monday, has been
taken to EsQuimalt for repairs. The dam
age was slight, as the vessel was under a
slow bell when the accident happened.
A dispatch received yesterday by the Ore
gon Coal and Navigation Company states
THAT their steamer Arago is bar-bound at
Coos Bay. The steamer Coos Bay is also
bar-bound at Cutfeys Cove.
WHY SHE DID NOT GO TO SEA
The reason that the Earl of Dalhousie did
not 90 TO sea but was towed TO Mission Rock
was that during the gale on Wednesday she
dragged her anchors and bore down on an
other ship which paid out all the cable she
had, The Dalhousie,s anchors fouled this
cable and had to be slipped. Yesterday the
tug WIZARD recovered one of the lost an
chors and placed it on board the ship, and
then went on q search for the other
The steamer Leader left last evening for
Stockton, taking up the passengers of the
steamer j. ID. Peters. The latter has full
list of freight, but her boilers are out of re-
pair. and when she arrives at Stockton she
will be laid up for an overhauling.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Panama
will sail for Acapulco on the 18th inst, go
ing by way of Nanaimo, where she will take
on cargo of coal.
Captain William Stapleton has taken
charge Of the little schooner Ellen Gunder-
son.
BECAUSE OF THICK WEATHER.
Many people wondered why the United
States steamer Charleston, which arrived
of the harbor on Wednesday night, did not
cross the bar and enter the port as other
vessels bound in did. Lieutenant Field, the
navigating officer, states that it was not on
account of the bad weather or the bar
breaking, but because the weather was
very thick and it was deemed best not TO
take any chances. The vessel only draws
about eighteen feet of water, much less
than many merchantmen now here
The tug Ethel and Marion broke her shaft
on Thursday. She struck a snag in Oak
land Creek while towing out one of the
trading schOoners. The Shlp-oWners and
Merchants towboat -Etna is doing the
Ethel and Marion's work.
The snip Romsdal went to sea YESTERDAY.
and the Chlnsura and j. {. Ford will 90 TO-
day.
The ship Hcga will come down from Port
Costa to-day and anchor in the stream.
1Wenty-three vessels of all classes left
this port yesterday.