The morning call., 1890-08-28
SEA AND SHORE.
The Bark Glenberie Goes Ashore
at Sligo, Ireland.
Arrival Of the Ship Melpomsne After Long
Dslay-Ths Steamer Hermosa to Ply in
Northern Waters

The ship Melpomene arrived in port from
Hamburg early yesterday morning, having
been 175 days on the voyage. This long de-
lay Is attributed by the captain to exceed
lngly rough weather encountered in the
Atlantic. Of the Rio Platte the vessel was
compelled to lay to for three weeks. At
one time she was driven out of her course.
During the voyage one of the crew named
u Jansen suffered very painful accident.
lie was lying asleep in the carpenters
room when the ship gave lurch and threw
him to the floor. where his face was laid
open by striking the keen edge of an adj.
His condition was not discovered for three
hours, during which time he lost great
quantity of blood. The wound would not
heal at sea. and on his arrival in port JAN
sen was removed to the German Hospital
for treatment. 1t is feared that erysipelas
may set in and cause his death.
DISCIPLINE NOT WANTED.
Captain Knacke, keeper of the life-saving
station at Fort Point, who was removed on
complaint of Major Blakeney, states that
he does not consider his dismissal to be by
any means a downfall as he was dis
charged for enforcing discipline. Having
ascertained that discipline was something
tuat Ndo uOI ueSlIeu luC oldtlUIs uC
would have resigned at the end of the quarter
had not Major Blakeney discharged him.
The CAPTAIN looks upon his discharge as a
compliment to his qualities as disciplin-
arlan.
A dispatch was received from London at
the Merchants Exchange yesterday stating
that the Brush ship Argomene, reported
as lately having put into Parahiba after
collision with the British bark Dovenby,
will be t0wed to PernambucO for examine
ton.
A dispatch was also received from Lon
don stating that the British bark Glenberie,
from Oregon, had grounded at Sligo, Ire
land, while entering port The dispatch
added that no serious injury was done the
vessel and that she would probably come
OF all right at high water.
SENTENCED TO ALCATRAZ.
Sergeant de Cotton and two privates ar
rived from Fort Sherman idaho City) yes
terday, having in custody Edward Co0ney.
who Is to undergo sentence of two years
Imprisonment at Alcatraz. While waiting
for the steamer to transfer the prisoner to
the island, Cooney was booked at the North
Harbor Police Station, while his guards
went oil to view the sights OF the city. Coo
ney was convicted OF striking his superior
officer on duty. He pleaded drunkenness
as his only excuse.
Owing to the Illness of Captain Edwards,
the steamer Newport sailed for Shelter
Cove yesterday III charge of Captain Green,
the tirst mate of the City of Puebla.
A request has been made to the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company by the Veteran
Firemen of Portland that the steamer
Oregon be delayed on her next trip to Port
land until after the Admission day cele-
bration. The tremen and their friends de-
sire TO return home on the Oregon as soon
steamer is advertised to sail on the 9th,
they cannot do so unless the sailing day is
changed. The request will probably be
granted.
AN UNPRoFITABLE INVESTMENT.
w. B. Banning, owner of the steamer
Hermosa, has made arrangements whereby
that vessel will be transferred to the Port
Crescent Land and Improvement Company.
The steamer was purchased by Captain
Banning for S200,000. but has not proved
profitable investment to the owner. She
was run between San Pedro and Catalina
Island, where it was intended to establish
summer resort. but the enterprise was
failure. The new owners will run her be-
tween Tacoma and Port Crescent.
NEW SCHOONER.
A new three-masted schooner. the G. W.
Weston, is ut FolsOm-street Wharf. She
will be fitted ont for service in tho coast
lumber trade in few days. She was built
at Bencia and is owned by a. Rowe. Her
length over ali is $50 feet and her carrying
capacity is 10000 feet Of lumber. She cost
So, 900 and will be commanded by Captain
Olsen.
The steamer Arago. Captain Thomas. ar
rived in port late on Tuesday night after
passage OF nine DAYS from Oonalaska. She
brought down 20,995 sealskins for the North
American Trading Company.
Hubert Nee, the youngest son of ex-
Judge James Nee, left yesterday on
voyage around Cape Horn on the four
masted British ship Lord D0wnshire. The
trip is undertaken for the benefit Of his
health.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Dumfrieshire was towed from
the stream to Howard-street Wharf yester-
day.
The schooner American Girl has locked
at Fols0m-street Wharf.
The steamer Willamette Valley was
shifted from Section l to Section Of the
sea-wall
The schooner Fred Sanders has been
taken TO the Merchants Dry-dock for re-
pairs.
The bark G. d. Bryant shifted from the
Sea-wall 10 HarriS0n-Street Wharf.
The steamer Pomona was taken from the
Union Iron Works to Broadway Wharf.
The ship Drumburton will be taken from
Oakland to Green-street W harf to-day.
The steamer AlcatraZ and the schooner
Rebecca were on tie Merchants Dry-dOck
yesterday undergoing repairs.