The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-14
SEA AND SHORE.
Suicide of Sailor on the Steam
Whaler Thrasher.
Wreck of the Steamer Aleut at Catalina
Handwriting Il. B. II. S. Warspite.
Sailing of the Steamer Oceanic.

The whaling steamer Thrasher, Captain
Weeks arrived yesterday, eighteen days from
the Fox Islands. with 500 barrels of oil and
10000 pounds OF bone consigned to j. n.
Knowles. Captain Weeks reports that on
September 1st George David, one of the
crew and native of California, jumped
from the mainroyal yard to the deck and
was killed. He says that the man was I'M
doubtedly insane.
Oakland Greek is being dredgsd and the
contractors have almost reached the draw
bridge The constant passing and repassing
of vessels proves a great hinderance to the
work, so that the Oakland Town Council
has notified all towboat owners that for the
next FIVE or six days the draw-bridSe will
be opened for only an hour or an hour and
a half at high tide. This will cause a con-
siderable delay to many vessels now in the
creek.
The old bark Samoset has been converted
into storeship by the Tacoma Mill Com
pany. On her last trip up to the sound she
encountered bad weather and had some of
her cargo damaged. She was built at Ports
mouth, n. H.. in 1917, and has been trading
between here and the sound for some years.
WRECK OF THE ALEUT.
From a dispatch received at the Mer-
chants Exchange yesterday from San Pedro,
it is learned that the steamer Aleut is total
wreck at Catalina Island, one and half
miles east of Isthmus Cove. The wind was
blowing strong from the northeast, but the
crew was saved. The Aleut was owned by
the Alaska Commercial Company Of this
CITY. She was built at Benicia, Cal. in 1889,
4 | n
beam 10, depth feet. She left here on De-
tober Dist for Wilmington with rock barge
in tow and was presumably receiving rock
at the island when wrecked.
The tug RabbOui, which made success
full trial trip on tie bav on "Wednesday, will
leave on Monday next for Bellineham Bay.
Captain Thomas, formerly OF the steamer
Arag0, will go in command.
The ship Mrrioneth. which made the
quickest passage on record from Cardiff 20
this port sailed from Ri de Janeiro for here
on October 22I.
H. b. NJ SHIP wARsPITE.
The British man-of-war Warspite, the
largest vessel that has ever entered the port.
will be thrown open to Inspection for the
public to-day and tomorrow. The British
Benevolent Society has chartered the tugs
Sea King and Monarch TO carry excursion
lists OF to her. The tug Relief ana others
will also run, and there Is liable to be some
friction, AS there was when the lat man-Of-
war was in port.
General Gibbon and staff visited the YES
sci yesterday and paid their respects to Adj
miral HOLMAN. On Sunday the Warsplte
will depart for MaGdalena bay, where tor
pcdo practice will be INDUCED III. One hun
dred and fifty of the Warspite's crew
were ashore Yesterday on liberty. Admiral
Hotham is a strict disciplinarian, and none
of the officers are allowed to stay ashore
after O'clock in the afternoon.
August joss, a seaman and acting night
Waterman on the British ship HOspodar,
was reported to the harbor Police yesterday
as missing. He was last seen on board at
IL o'clock last Tuesday night. When the
crew turned out on Wednesday morning he
was missing, and 1t Is feared that he fell
overheard during the night.
PACIFIC MAIL NOTES.
Captain Frank Johnston, who arrived
here on Wednesday In command OF tue
steamer San Bias, sailed again yesterday in
command of the City of New York On
Wednesday evening, the combined crews OF
the san Bias ana City of New ork rendered
the captain a banquet. and yesterday, an
hour before the New York sailed, the Off
GERS and crew of the San Bias gathered on
board ana presented him with magnificent
floral ,tfering. representation III fiawers
Of his new command. 1t is safe TO say that
no commander in the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's service is better liked by those
under him than Captain Johnston.
The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, due
here on the 18th inst from Hong Kong, has
only twen.y-eight Chinese on board. This
is the smallest number brought by any
steamer during the last SIX months, and Is
probably due to the fact that the coolies 90
not want to leave home until alter the New
Year festivities.
Captain Cavalry, late of the City OF
Picking and now the Pacific Mail C0mpanys
reserve captain here, will command the San
ktas bar frID IN Panama.
The City OF Rio de Janeiro, which Will
depart on the 25th inst. for China and Japan
viii also touch at Honolulu.
On her next trip to Panama, the San Bias
will make especial call at Oros.
DEPARTURE OF THE OCEANIC.
The o. and o. Compauy's steamer
Oceanic left at 3 O'Clock yesterday, two
hours late, for the Orient. Shecarried fifty
one cabin AID 1858 Chinese steerage pas
Sengers. This is the largest number of
Chinese taken by any one steamer since tile
passage of the Restriction Act OF the
number 1895 were from this port, sixteen
from Havana, one woman was returned and
one remandel. No less than 1885 We're
registered on the dock from o'clock in the
morning TO l O'clock in the afternoon, and
the Custom-house Bureau officers had to
work hard. Even after the Oceanic left the
dock and was in the stream, two Chi amen
boarded her in Whitehall boat from the
foot Of Folsom street. Varncy Gaskill and
his assistant, who were in the Custom house
boat, intercepted them as they were going
out, and finding they had tickets and their
papers were all right, allowed them to 20
aboard. 1t is thought that they took this
method Of going on board as they were in
debt, and If they tried to go on board at the
dock, the Representatives OF the Six
Companies would have prevented them.
When the steamer arrived off Green street
three other Cinnamon in a Whitehall tried
To hoard no hut she pniup N fac tEpv
could not hook on. doc" Richards went
outside on the steamer, and will return OH
one of the pilot boats.
Captain w. I. Forsman, captain Of the
local halbor of the Brotherhood of Steam
boat Pilots, will leave on the steame Hay
tan Republic for Seattle, where he will in-
stall the officers of Harbor, No. 49, He will
also go as delegate to the Grand Harbor,
which will meet in Baltimore ON January
goth next.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The steamer Lakne shifted from Mission
No. 2 to Lombard street yesterday.
The whaling bark Lydia went to Oakland
Creek to lay up.
The ship Colony came down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The bark Stamboul locked at Third street
The ship Wachusett will 60 TO the Mail
Dock to-day.
The bark Rufus E. Wood went 10 the
Union Iron Works
Tie Earl of Dalhousie came from Oakland
and dOckeG at seawall, Section 2.
The bark Momentum came down from
Port Costa ana d0cked at Folsom No. 9.
The bark General Farchid came from
Alameda and locked at Main street.
The G.. f. Sargent shifted from Howard
No. 2 to seawall, Section 9.
The ship Drumclff and barkentine C. G.
Funk will 20 to sea to-day.