The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-16
SEA AND SHORE.
Renovation of the Hail Steamer
City Of Panama.
The Steamer Oregon Delayed at Astoria by a
Rough Bar-B!ossom Rcck Buoy Re-
placed-A Relic of the vandalia.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City
of Panama will leave to-day for Acapulco,
via Nanaimo. At the latter port she will
take on 100 tons of coal. which she will take
to Acapulco for the use of the company's
steamers calling there. The City of Panama
has been running between Central Ameri-
can ports for six years, and last September
came up here to receive thorough over
hauling and repairs.
On her arrival at Acapulco she will at
once be placed on the Central American line
again, running in conjunction with the
Siarbuck. On her arrival here she was
turned over to the Union Iron Works to re-
ceiye new boilers and general repairs. Be-
sides receiving the new boilers her engines
have been rebuilt, and new frames and
decks have been pat in. The main deck is
entirely new, and since she left the iron
works Experimenting Engineer j. Mathews
has made number of alterations.
The saloon has been enlarged, and will
now seat seventy-fve people. A new sky
light has been built the whole length Of the
saloon, allowing plenty of light and air to
en,er every staIe-rcom. A new captains
room and pilot-louse have been built OH
the upper deck, the vessel has been re-
upholstered and painted throughout, and it
is safe to say that no steamer fitted up in
the style she is has ever be en- seen ON the
Central American coast before.
DELAY OF THE OREGON.
4 dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from Astoria, dated the
Nth, says that the bar was very rough there
and that it was blowing hard. The steamer
Oregon, bound for this port was anchored at
Point Stevens, with little chance OF sailing
on the 18th. The Oregon left Portland on
Thursday and should have arrived here on
Sunday The date of her arrival is now
problematieal.
The weather was cloudy in the forenoon
and clear IN the afternoon at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day from the
northeast, blowing from twelve to sixteen
miles an hour. Tie barometer read: s
O'Clock in the morning, 1925; noon, 3O.26;
o'clock in tie evening, 80 is. Old ship
masters on Change said last evening that
| from the looks of the sky it is either going
| to blow nard or rain.
| The steamer San Pedro arrived yesterday
| with 1000 tons of coal from Tacoma, and the
steamer Montserrat with 1900 tons from
NaHalmo.
BLOSSOM ROCK BUOY.
During the late severe storm the can
buoy that locates the position of Blossom
Rock in the bay drifted about three quarters
of mile. Yesterday the lighthouse tender
in its correct position again.
The ship Elginshire, for this port, was
spoken on October sd in latitude 100 S.,
longitude $40 W. the ship Indiana on De
cember 9TH in latitude 49' n. longitude 140
W., and the ship Samaria on December Sth
in latitude So N, longitude 73' w.
Captain McCrae has not resigned from the
Pacific Mail Compapy's service, as before
reported. He has been away on a vacation,
and will go in command of the steamer San
| Imam linh will laava n fle DD1 I'M for
Panama.
On the 9Th inst. there were thirty-nine
vessels loading at Puget Sound and British
Columbian ports of which thirty-one were
American. The total tonnage oil the fleet
| was a., S92.
VALUABLE CARGOES.
Among the cargo of the steamer City of
Sydney, which sailed on Saturday for Pana-
ma and way ports, were 61,0S2 gallons of
wine, value S24,9oS. and 1900 gallons of
brandy, value $500, destined for New York.
| She also carried $4,000 treasure for Cen
trail American ports
The steamer Alameda carries to Sydney
| cargo valued at 6,49l, TO Melbourne at
| S10,945, TO Brisbane at S5946, to Honolulu at
| S14,5S7, and to Auckland freight valued
| was S50,GO0 treasure, shipped by the Bank Of
| California.
Captain Whitelaw has received piece of
| the hull of the United States steamer Van
| dalia, which was wrecked during the great
| storm at Samoa. Although in the water
| only comparatively short time, it is eaten
| away by tile teredo worse than piles that
have been in the bay here for years.
The British bark Inchkeith has on board
| for Galway, Ireland, 1880 barrels of flour
| and 6G57 centals OIL wheat, the total value
| being S74,1S3
YET TO BE HEARD FROM
The S. P. Hitchcock has arrived from
| Liverpool, 127 days hence. The vessel
| sailed on the day following the Ventura,
| which was caught in cyclone and obliged
to return. The Anna, which sailed on the
| same day as the Hitchcock and the Malaysia,
which sailed on the same day as the Ven
tura, and the Indiana, which sailed four
days ahead, are yet to be heard from.
The British steamer Hounslow sailed
| from Nanaimo on the 14th with 1000
tons coal for San Diego The Spreckels
| Bros. Commercial Company of San Diego
| has chartered this steamer for eight trips
| from Nanaimo to San Diego with coal,
which she is expected to make within six
| months.
The steamer Willamette Valley went on
| the Merchants Dry-dock yesterday. She
| will come off to-day and Will be succeeded
by the steam whaler Belvedere. The
| steamer City of Seattle will come off the
Hunters Point Dry-dock to-day.
| BROTHERHOOD OF STEAMSHIP PILOTS.
Referring TO the American Brotherhood
of Steamship Pilots, a branch of which was
recently Instituted In this port by Captain
| w. T. Forsman, New York paper just to
| hand says:
| On Friday Of last week one OF the most dense
| logs that has ever hung over New York harbor
| prevailed Navigation was almost entirely sus-
| pended during some OF the morning hours, ex-
cepting in The case OF ferryboats, which, with
very lew exceptions, kept making their trips on
time, and that without serious damage 10 any of
Them. These boats are almost all, II not wholly,
piloted by members OF the American Brother
hood OF Steamboat Pilots, whose first duty Is to
see that no incompetent men are allowed 10 enter
the association. Hence IL is safe to assert that
| the public owes 10 some considerable extent its
| so closely connected In this harbor TO each
other, 10 The influences of The American Brother.
hood OF Steamboat Pilots, which Is under oath TO
report any act OF incompetency brought about by
| brother pilot. Efficiency in steamboat plotting
| In this great and crowded harbor has become a
| standard, as rule.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
| The brigs j. ID. Spreckels and W. 6. r.
| win went up to the refinery yesterday.
The Dora Bluhm came over from Oak
| land and locked at Folsom street.
The British ship Shandon came down
| from Port Costa and anchored in the stream.
The ship Columbia lowed to sea, and the
bark George T. Manson shifted from the
| gas works to Long Bridge.
| The steamer Signal went around to Lom-
| bard street.
The Percy Edward locked at Mission No.
l to discharge her cargo from the Mar
| quesas.
| The ship Prince Edward will come down