The morning call., 1890-06-17
SEA AND SHORE.
The German Iron Bark Adamant
Abandoned at Sea.
Eventful Voysgs Of the British Ship Drumel-
tan-Trtuble on the Ship Arabia-The
Steamer You Yangs Wrecked.

The BllflsD snip Dlumeitdn, captain C0Well,
arrived yesterday. 1873 days from Cardiff, with a
cargo of coal, coke, iron and brick. The ship
had rather an eventful passage, as the following
extracts from the captains report VIII show:
SAILED January Goth; crossed equator Febru-
airy 2lst, in longitude 24o west; took southeast
trades in latitude 20 south, aud carried them to
29o south. On March 18th had heavy thunder.
storms with lightning and much rain. A number
OF waterspOuts were seen, and three came quite
near to US astern. We broke them by firing guns.
From latitude 400 to latitude 900 south had a
succession of gales from the southwest to south.
southwest. After passing Cape Horn had sue
cessiOn OF gales from the west-southwest TO
northwest Was 10 days from 500 south III the
Atlantic TO SOC south IN the Pacific.
ION April 10Th, in latitude 500 1o' south, longi-
tude $50 IL west, passed the German bark Ada
mant of Hamburg abandoned. Her fore and
main masts and miZZen-topmast were gone. She
had staysail set from the mlZzen.mast TO the
poop.rail. lie hull was intact and In good
order. The bowsprlt was goUe, and the fore
tOpmast was lying across the deck. Sails were
dashed over the stumps OF the main and fore
masts. There were no signs OF lie on board.
During the last seven days we experienced
strong winds from norlhnorthwest with heavy
seas, and had several sails carried away"
HER CREW WAS RESCUED.
The Adamant is a German iron bark OF 8l5
tons register, built at Hull, England, in 1858,
and owned by c. NJ. ID. J0rgensen Of Hamburg
She sailed from Hamburg December 18th last,
for Valparaiso and Iqulque. Adyiees received
by telegraph state that she was fallen in with
on April 14tb, by the Italian cruiser Amerigo
VesLucci, which took of the crew.
Captain Cowel was seen yesterday and said:
"The nun OF The Adamant was In perfect con-
diton. l passed within few yards OF her.
There was quite a sea on at the time, so that II
would have been impossible for me TO board her
il / wished 10. Ieil III with her the day after
the Italian cruiser took the crew off, and cannot
understand why the man of.War did not low her
into the nearest port. IL had had far wind
/ should have taken her into port myself and
got big salvage. She has, like all vessels from
was only about 300 miles from Chloe, port in
Chile. Her foremost fell aft, the heel lying
across the topgallant rail-, breaking II. The YES
sci seemed 10 be in frSt.claSs CONDITION. she Is
not exactly IN The way OF SHIPS bound 10 this
closer TO the land than wished 10 CO."
TROUBLE ON THE ARABIA.
Yesterday afternoon word was taken to the
North Harbor Police Station that there
was trouble among The crew OF the Amer
lean ship Arabia, which IS lying Out
rope. Captain Dunleyy sent Officers Ellis
and ONeil of 10 The vessel by the tug Ethel and
Marion. On boarding The ship The officers found
that number OF the crew who had just been
shipped were drunk and one John Anderson had
defied The male and refused duty. He was
locked up In the lazarette. The rest OF the crew
board, so they gave Anderson some falherly ad-
vice and came ashore again
The weather was foggy and hay at Point Lo-
bOs yesteIda The wind was moderate II ON The
south until noon, when IL hauled 10 the south
west, blowing then twenty miles an hour The
baron, ter read: O'clock IN Inc moin ming, %. 81 /;
noon, %. 81; . O'clock IN Tie evening. 1855.
STEAMER WRECKED.
A dispatch received at the Merchants Ex-
change yesterday from Sydney says: The British
steamer You Yaugs from Port Pine for Sydney Is
cd. III ~
ing.
Panama for this port on The lin INST; and tne
steamer San Jose arrived there on tue 18th. The
City of Rio dc Jauero sailed from Yokohoma for
This port ON the 18Th. The Acapulco lett Aleu-
puco for Panama on The 18th. HE C0llma lett
Acapulco on the 18Th for this port
The schooner Ida Schnauer, hence, arrived at
Santa RoSaiia on The Ito inst alter a smart pas
sage OF IA days.
The ship George Curtis sailed from New YORK
Tor this OFT yesterday.
The steamer China,~hence, arrived at Hong
Kong on Sunday.
A NEW LAUNCH.
On Friday last there was launched at the Ship
yard OF Hay Wright, at the foot OF Sixth
street, The tug Edgar, which was built for A. NJ
Simpson 4 Co. for towing purposes IN Snoal
water Bay.
Hay s Wright have also on the stocks wreck.
Ing steamer for Captain L +. ii. WbiIelaw.
whle!. is 10 be about 400 tons capacity. Tie
same firm Is also building revenue cutter for
The Chilean Government, about 175 tons, loo
Ieet long, ~ leel Dean ana y leel ueptH OF nOiu.
The firm Will also soon commence the building
OF q seam-schoOner for l.. L. White aud others
which is 10 be lao feet in length, 50 feet BEAM
10 feet depth OF hold aud of 800 tons register.
She Is to cost $780, 900, and il will take four
months TO complete her.
Ihe Vanduara left Astoria on the 18th for
Europe with wheat.
The j. ID. Spreckels takes assorted merchan-
disc to the Hawaiian Islands valued al $500.
The Wellington carried locomotive and some
machinery 10 Departure Bay valued at $4,000
The City OF Puebla carried cargo 10 British
Columbia valued at $4,000. She also took
257, 600 pounds Of WOOL TO go forward TO Boston,
via the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
The City Of Peking Carried merchandise TO
China and Japan valued at 100000, the chief
item being 200 barrels of flour, $4,000 pounds
of beans, is tons OF old zinc ana quantity of
canned goods and groceries She also had 1885,
2O7 treasure.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The brig j. ID. Spreckes shifted from Folsom
street to the sugar refinery yesterday.
The ship l.. Schepp. which met with an acci-
dent Oh The bay on Sunday, went TO sea yester-
day, taking cargo OF wheat 10 Rio de JanelIo
valued at S76,314 comprising 56,S41 centas.
The ship Lord Cairns cape down from Vallejo
street ana anchored In the stream.
The bark Z. ID. Bryant shifted from the sea
wall to the rolling mills.
The j. IL. Colman docked at Harrison street.
The United States steamer ltoq uois hove up
her anchor aud went TO Maze Island.