The morning call., 1890-09-07
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Death at Sea of the Steward Of
the Bark Ophir.
Vessels Decorated in Honor Of Admission Day.
The Bark Astoria Sailed From Port
stanley-Ths Queen.

Among the arrivals of vessels yesterday
was the Equadorian bark Ophir, Captain
Bruguiere, twenty-five days from Honolulu,
with sugar for j. ID. Spreckels 81 Bros. The
captain reported that on August 18th when
in latitude 100 IA north, longitude 1862 "a
west, John Hiorth, the steward, died sud-
denly of heart disease and was buried at
sea. He was a native of Denmark and 50
years of age.
The weather was foggy at Point Lobos
yesterday. In the forenoon the wind was
from the south and in the afternoon light
from the southwest The barometer read:
o'clock in the morning, 1884; noon, 1882;
o'clock in the evening, 2976.
HAS FINISHED REPAIRS.
A dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from London says that
the British bark Astoria, at Port Stanley,
had finished repairs July 18th and was
shortly to proceed. The Astoria left Mary
port, England, 100 days ago for Victoria,
and previously to April 18th put into Port
Stanley, having been badly strained and
partially dismasted during heavy gale.
The ship Solitaire was spoken on July
31st in latitude 90 so south and longitude
250 10 west.
The steamer Queen. Captain Carroll,
which has been for some months plying
between Puget Sound ports and Alaska, ar
rived yesterday from Alaska with cargo
of 1166 tons of coal for the Oregon Improve
ment Company. After dscharging she will
be placed on the southern coast route.
TONNAGE ON THE WAY.
The total tonnage of vessels now on the
way to this pot is 2S2124 AT the same
time last year the tonnage amounted to
232, 994. OF that now on the way 50, ZIG
from Mo- Ynrk from, phila6al-
phja. 1896 from Baltimore, 1897 from
Antwerp, 1921 from Cardiff, $685. from Glas-
gov, 5637 from Hamburg, 90 2S3 from Liver
pool, 37,413 from London, 30, 092 from New
castle. N. s. W., 1867 from Newcastle-on-
Tyne, $3.50 from Sydney, 1899 from Swansea
and 1927 from Yokohama.
4 number of vessels on the front were
decorated with flags yesterday in honor of
the coming holiday. Among the. most
noticeable ones was the bark Lady Lamp
son. Captain S0dergren had all his bunting
out. He had the American ensign at the
foremasthead, Welch & Co.'s house flag at
the main and the Hawaiian ensign at the
mizZen, and at the spanker gaff end. The
Hawaiian jack flOated from the bowsprt
end, At the end of each yardarm were
to the lifts, and the same were dis
played at the ends of the jibboom and
sDankerboom. The British ship British
Merchant, the City of Hankow and the
SttduleIS w aha Walla, mexico anu queen
were also noticeable for their decorations.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Conquer0r came down from Port
Costa yesterday and anchored in the stream.
The barkentine Katie Flickinger lowed
from the sea-wall to the sugar refinery.
The ship Guardian locked at Third street.
The steamer Suffolk hauled into the stream
from the sugar refinery.
The Australia went up to the sugar re-
fnery.
The w. S. Bowen locked at the sugar re-
fnery.
The Haytian Republic shifted from Main
to Mission street.
The j. d. Spreckels went to the sugar re-
inery.
The bark Alex Mcneil, barkentine Skagit
and brig Courtney Ford will tow to sea to-
day.
The Pericles went over to Oakland
The Emma Utter went to Oakland Creek
The La Gronde locked at Lombard street
The American Girl and the Robert Levers
will 60 TO sea to-day.