The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-22
SEA AND SHORE.
Loss Of San Francisco Boy
From the Bark s. C. Allen.
Changes Of Captains on the Whaling Vessels.
The Bark Triton Attacked by Bill
Fish "-Movements Of Vessels.

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fagasta, Chile. Among the crew on board
was Rudolph Alfred Rasmussen, son of
Captain Rasmus Rasmussen of the red
stack tug Sea King. Rudolph, who was IA
years and six months old. shipped as cabin
boy, and yesterday Captain Rasmussen re-
ceived a letter from Captain Thomson stat
ing that his son was lost at sea when the
vessel was in latitude 1869 AS south, longi-
tude 114o so west
Captain Thomson in his letter says that
the accident occurred at 2:45 o'clock in the
afternoon. He was below at the time, but
when he heard the cry man overheard lie
rushed on deck, threw over lfe-buoy and
then hove the ship to. A stiff breeze was
blowing at the time ard n nasty sea was
running. and, although everything possible
was done, it was impossible to save the
young man. He lived with his parents at
91S Army street, and it was his second voy-
age to sea.
The S. c. Allen, according to the letter re-
ceived from Captain Thomson, made the trip
from here down to Antofagasta in forty
six days. Ii not the quickest, this is one of
the quickest passages on record. The bark
was chartered to load hack with inter, and
will be due here early next month.
JACK Is ALL RIGHT.
1t was reported along the water front yes
terday that John Barr, who is known as
Jack the Ripper" runner for Stutz's
market, had Teen missing for the past four
days 1t appears that he went outside in his
boat to board incoming vessels, and it was
feared that his boat had been swamped.
Captain Dan Thompson of the tug Sea
Witch was seen last evening and stated that
at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning he spoke
10 Jack, who was then on the piOt-bot Lady
Mine, outside. and his boat was towing
astern If her. So Jack is all right.
No less than ten people went TO the frel1ht
Office of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany, at Broadway Wharf, yesterday and
laid owner to the yawlboat, which, as re-
ported in this column yesterday. las picked
up by the steamer Los Angeles off Point
| Mantara One or two really had boats MISS
ing, but the rest We're evidently men who
| had seen the article in The GALL and wished
| to secure boat for nothing. A man named
| Wilson from Tiburon proved that he owned
| the boat and it was delivered TO him.
1he weather was haZy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
| northeast blowing from twelve to twenty
| four miles an hour. The barometer stoou:
| s o'clock in the morning, S0.19; noon, 3017;
| o'clock in the evening, 30.12.
CHANGES IN THE wHALERs.
There Will be considerable change in the
personnel Of the Pacific steam whaling fleet
| when the steamers depart Tor the north next
| season. 1t is not yet decided whether The
vessels will 90 south In search OF sperm this
| year, and sail from Honolulu in the spring.
| Captain Garvin OF the steamer Orta left for
| the East last week, and lie viii probably not
return, as he has left his ship for good.
Captain McGreggor OF the Narwhal will
| take Garvin's place in the Orca, he being
| succeeded in his command by Captain " eekS
| of the Thrasher The latter vessel will be
| commanded by Captain Fraser. who is an
| Old-tIme whaler, but who has not been to
| the Arctic since 1876. During the interval
he has been outside agent in this city for
| l. II. Bartlett IL Co. of New Bedford. Cap
| tain L. L. Smith has been retired from the
| command OF the Bulena, and his place Will
be filled by Captain II. 2. Smith. Captain
| Charles /. Roden viii 20 IN command Of the
| Olga.
Tug captains who arrived in port with
| toNs on Thursday night during the fog
| complain that the log whistle at the North
Heads WAS not blowing. One captain said
that he was towing Ill vessel and listening
Tor the Whistle. 1ne tide set him in toward
the south shore, and the first thing he knew
| lie heard the breakers on the south beach
and then heard the seals barking on Seal
Rocks. He then stood across the channel
and saw the Light but heard no whistle. As
| he says, Nv here was BT0wB?"
ATTACKED BY A FISH.
The whaling bark Triton, hich arrived
| few days ago from the Arctic, went on the
dry-dock at the Union Lion Works yester-
day Tor repgirs. TIE captain stated that
she had been leaking ever since she left
Honolulu last spring. When she went on
bill fish" or ''thlasher' had gone clean
through her hull 1t had penetrated the
upper u inch OF oak pIanklng and ~
inches OF frame timber, splitting the plankS.
The blow must nave been powerful one.
The steamer Columbia, Captain Bodies,
! arrived in port at u 80 O'clock yesterday
| afternoon and is scheduled to sail at 10
| o'clock this morning. A double crew was
| set to work on her and kept at work all
night, and she probably will get off on time.
The bark CaruEdelet arrived at Port GAM
bic. Puget Sound, yesterday, after passage
of foriy-three days from Sydney. n. S. w.
The trip is the fastest that has ever been
made from Sydney to Sound port by
sailing vessel.
The steamer Santa Cruz which was sched-
uIed to sail to-day for Southern Coast ports,
sal. ed last evening, taking the place of the
steamer Los Angeles, which VIII be laid up.
The ship Benjamin f. Packard, tor this
port, was srOken ON September 18th in lati-
tude So south, longitude Az west, and the
CockermOuth on November I'd in latitude
140 north, longitude 27' west.
The brig Tahiti is about ten days overdue
from Tahiti for this port.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship California towed from Fremont
street over TO Oakland yesterday.
The schooner Gem locked at the sea-wall
and again shifted 10 Channel street.
The Orient locked at Howard No. 2.
The Ida Mckay was towed to Main street.
and the brig Courtney Ford to the sea-wall.
The whaling bark Hunter went to Oak
land Creek to lie up.
The snip Hospodar will 60 on the dry
dock at Hunters Point to-day, aud the
steamers Balena and Jessie II. Freeman
VIII go to the Union Iron Works.
The ships Ardencapie, X. X. Thomas and
Alex GIBSON will tow to sea to-day
The ship Yorktown will 60 up to Port
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