The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-24
SEA AND SHORE.
Two Large New American Ships
Now Bound to This Port.
Launch Of the Schooner Sadie for the Coasting
Trads-A Whaler Spoken of Msndocino.
The Swatara Coming

The American ship Rappahannock, Cap
tain Dickinson, sailed from Hiogo, Japan,
for this port twelve days ago, consigned to
Williams, Dimond & Co. AS mentioned in
this column at the time, the Rappahannock
was launched at Bath, Maine. in the early
part of the year and loaded kerosene oil at
Philadelphia for Japan. Her tonnage is
31S5, she draws twenty-seven feet of water
and there are but few ports Of the world in
which she can enter on account of her large
draught
A companion ship to the Rappahannock is
now about completed at a Maine ship-yard.
She is to be christened the Shenandoah. The
tonnage will be about $500 net She has al
ready been chartered to load at New York
next month for this port. Both the Kappa
hammock ana Shenandoah will load grain
cargoes here for Europe, and city-front
promenaders will have an opportunity of
seeing not only the latesttuilt ships of the
East, but the largest wooden ships turned
out of the yards of this country.
A NEW coAsTING SCHOONER.
Last Tuesday the first of the sister schoon-
ers for the Gardiner Mill Company Of this
city was launched at Bendixsen's ship-yard
at Eureka. She was christened the Sadie
and has registered tonnage of 80 gross,
294 net. and has carrying capacity Of AGO.
600 feet. Captain II. S. Smith, formerly of
the schooner Ocean Spray. has taken CON-
mand Of her and she is now loading for this
port.
The weather was hazy at Point LobOs yes
terday and the wind all day light from the
northeast The barometer read: At s
o'clock in the morning, 3O.16; noon, 80 {;
q nj in no
The schooner Mary Dodge, Captain Gal
lup, has cleared at Eureka for Kahului,
Hawaii. Her cargo consists Of 2S7, 1874 feet
Of lumber, valued at S3765.
SPOKE A wHALER OUTSIDE.
The steamer Corona, Captain Hannah.
arrived early yesterday morning, % hours
from Eureka. The purser's list. which
seems to have been written by lady, shows
that she brought down 90 cabin and q steer
age passengers. The Corona brought down
large list of freight, including 135 boxes
fresh fish and $3.50 treasure
Captain Hannah of the Corona reports
that on the passage from Eureka he sighted
whaer with painted ports about SIX miles
west of Cape Mendocino. 1t is almost GER
tain that the vessel sighted is the whaling
bark Ocean.
III. B. NJ. S. Espiegle, which arrived here
on Saturday, sailed again Yesterday bound
for Acapulco. She VIII meet the WarSpite
in Magdaiena Bay. deliver mail to her and
then proceed down the coast.
THE swATARA COMING.
The United States man-of-war Swatara,
which has been on the China station for the
past three years, sailed from Yokohama for
this port on the 10Th of October. She Is
commanded by Captain T. II. Cooper.
Captain SprOul OF the ship George Curtis
reports that on November Sth, 10 latitude %
20 north, longitude 1852 Is west, he spoke
the ship Charles L. Moody, hence October
10Th for Liverpool
The Mexican schooner Salyatierra. Cap
tain Silva, sailed yesterday Tor La PaZ.
A lighthouse is now in course of cOnstruc-
ton on Gays Rock. at the southern APP
proach to Hong-kong harbor, which, when
completed, will prove of great benefit 10 the
Pacific Mail steamers.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The British steamer Hounslow went to
the sugar refinery yesterday to discharge her
Java sugar.
TIE James Cheston, Reporter, Olga, Tam
O. Shanter and Redfield towed to sea.
The City OF Puebla will go to Beale street
to-day.
The bark Germania docked at Main
street
The British bark Evelyn towed from the
rolling-miils to Changers Wharf, Port Costa.
The Fannie Dutard went to the sea-wall.
The ship Alex Gibson will go to sea to-day,
and the Hospodar will go on the dry-dock
at Hunters Point.
The steamer South Carolina will be lowed
to Dak0tayille, back Of Hunters Point to-
day, where she will be broken up.
SCHOOL OF WHALES.
A large number Of vessels towed to sea
yesterday and the weather being fine al
most every tug that went out had guests
| on board. Those who went outside had the
pleasure Of seeing school Sf whales near
the bar, between the north and south he ad,
and when over the bar saw seals and sea
lions chasing a school of smelts.
Spreckels' tugs. the Relief and Alert,
lowed vessels outside yesterday and re-
turned to port together. On the way up the
haIbor il was resolved TO test the speed of
the two boats and from Fort Point TO Meiggs
Wharf the boats had race. The Alert's
engines made 81 revolutions minute and
the Reflects 81. 1t was close race, but the
Relief won, to Dan Haskelps great satisfac-