The morning call., 1890-12-07
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Two More Vessels Wrecked on the
Northern Coast.
The Crews Come Down on the Steamer Geo.
Bay-Trial Trip of the New Steamer
Cuscutlan-carlton Richards.

By the steamer Coos Bay, which arrived
yesterday morning from Little River and
way ports, news was received Of two more
coastiDg vessels that have met with disaster
during the recent severe storm. The vessels
were the steamer South Coast and the
schooner Abbie, and both will probably be
total wrecks. The greater part of the crew
OF each came down on the Coos Bay, and
from them the story Of the wrecks was
learned.
1t appears that on Tuesday last the
steamer Coos Bay was lying on the north
side Of the dock at Fort Bragg and the
steamer South Coast On the south side
There was strong wind blowing from the
southeast and heavy swell from the south
west, and the South Coast had the worst of
1t. She broke her lines from the dock. but
the crew stayed by her all day on Wednes-
day. The gale increased in violence, and
at o'clock in the afternoon the crew all left
her and went ashore.
AS the night wore on the storm increased
in violence and the wind veered around to the
northwest The South Coast then parted
her moorings and went on the rocks. Her
bottom is all stove in, but she is hard and
fast and not liable to be battered more, and
may possibly be helped off. The second
mate and six of the crew came down on
the Coos Bay. Captain Higgins, his mate,
and the chief engineer remained at the scene
of the wreck.
ASHORE SOUTH OF THE WHARF.
The schooner Abbie went ashore south of
the wharf at Caspar on the Sd inst. at 3 80
O'Clock In the afternoon. During the gale
she parted her moorings anu the captain at
tempted to beat out TO sea. He was unsuc-
cess1ul, however, and the vessel went broad
side on the beach, 200 feet south of Maxlm's
ways. The Abbie lies ON a sandy beach
and is not much damaged.
The South Coast was a comparatively
new steamer. having been built in this city
IN 1887. Her dimensions were: Length 131,
/, beam 81, depth 1915 feet; tonnage 2S6 net.
She was owned and commanded by Captain
}. y. Higgins and was insured for $500.
The schooner Abbie was built at Eureka
in 1876, and was owned by the Caspar Lum-
Der Company of this city. The vessel mad
only small portion of her cargo OF wood
and ties on board when she was driven
ashore. She is insured for $500, and the
captain and chief mate are staying by her to
90 what they can to save her. When it was
seen tnat the vessel was doomed the crew
tried to reach the shore by means of the
shute, but it was carried away and they held
on until the vessel struck on sandy beach
and then walked ashore. The vessels rudder
Is gone.
NEW STEAMER CUsCUTLAN.
i He uttie Oan SalVauOrean War-Steamer
Cuscutlan, which has been under construc-
ton at the ship-yards of Hay & Wright.
Alameda. for some time, was yesterday
afternoon sent on her initial trial trip on
the bay. She started from Main-street
Wharf at 2 o'clock. and after three hours
steaming returned to her berth. Her
machinery. which was constructed by the
Fuitan Iron Works, consists of steel boilers
and triple expansion engines The 81 eed
attained on the trip was over ten knots and
her action in the water was highly satisfac-
tory to her builders. Besides the represen-
tatives Of the builders, Henry Lund, Con-
sui OF Norway and Sweden; j. Mariana
Roma, Consul of Salvador. and General
Benjamin Molina Guicola, Minister Pleni-
| potentlary of Salvador to the United States,
Interested passengers. The Cuscutlan will
leave for La Libertad on Thursday next.
Her dimensions are Sc feet keel. Is feet
beam, and depth TX feet. Her tonnage is
70 gross. and her cost about SOS, 600. she
will be employed in the revenue service Of
the country, and is built with special pur-