The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-20
SEA AND SHORE.
Launch of the New Steamer SunOl
at North Beach.
Heavy Gales Encountered by the Ship Rahane.
Survey Held on the Queen Victoria.
A New Missionary Ship.

arrived late on Thursday night. after pas
sage of 159 days from Antwerp. The vessel
encountered some heavy weather on the
passage. as the following extracts from the
captains report will show:
Sailed from Flushing April 18th, aud on the
ing Tie line on Sunday, May 1llh, between lati-
tude 81 and % south aud longitude 29' west, eX-
perienced a strong gale with hard squalls and
binding rain from southeast TO northeast; split
several sails. and had 10 reduce sail to lower top
sails and loresail, which is unusual In those lat-
tudes. Next day had very squally weather with
short cross sea. When in latitude So SOUTH
longitude 400 west, experienced strong westerly
gales, which lasted until June 18Th, when we
reached latitude 40o south, Longitude 40 west.
Rounded ST. Johns Point on June 9th, and had
the usual westerly gales and high seas until July
17th, in latitude 5O' south, Longitude 50 west.
During the past TWO days had northwestelly
wuds. on Staten Island spoke the park Noddle-
burn on June ed and III latitude 5Oo south,
longitude 60 west spoke the shlp Salena OF
nine days out.
The weather was foggy at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day light from
Tie southwest. The barometer read: At
o'clock in the morning, 2997; neon, 1898;
o'clock in the evening, 3002.
LAUNCH OF THE sUNoL.
The new stern-wbeel steamer Sunol. built
by Captain George Damon for Piper Alden
& Co., was launched at high tide yesterday
afternoon from the ship-yard at the foot of
Mason street. A large crowd of people
were in attendance and cheered as the vessel
slid gracefully off the ways. The Sun0l is
built of Puget Sound pine, oak and tamanl
wood, and Damon says, is the finest vessel
he ever built. Her dimensions are: Length,
135 feet; beam, 2S feet; depth of hold, feet
8 inches; carrying capacity, 500 tons. She
is splendid model.
The tug annie lowed her to the foot of
Fourth street, where she will receive her
boilers and machinery, the same Icing
taken from the old veteran steamer Bullion,
which has piled the waters of the bay for
the last sixteen years. The new steamer
when fully fitted up will carry passengers
and freight between here, Mare Island,
Vallejo and Selby's, and will be commanded
by Captain q. Oakley. now of the Bullion
Her cost is nearly S25, COO
Only three vessels arrived in port yester-
day up to dark. the steamers Pomona,
Walla Walla and San Pedro. Then the
barkentine Tropic Bird and steamer Santa
Maria were passing In.
SURVEY MADE.
Captain Metcalf, Lloyds' Surveyor, and
Captain Atwood have surveyed the British
ship Queen ' ictoria, which arrived here in
distress on Wednesday, and decided that
she will have to discharge her cargo and I'M
dergo thorough examination They and
every one else on the city front think the
UIlUPlus VI TIC NtSStI SG'C IHlO pun ISlLCIAS
great credit on Captain Holmes.
Captain Wallace OF the steamer Walla
WallR, which arrived yesterday from Vic
toria, reports that on Thursday afternoon
he sighted the ship lvanhoe A. miles NV.
of Point Arena, with no wind at the time.
The Ivanhoe is bound from Seattle for this
port, and is now niue days cut.
The boilers for the new quarantine station
arrived yesterday and were placed on a
barge and will be toned up to the station to
day.
The United States steamer Mohcan has
arrived at Auckland from Samoa. The
Alert will 80 into commission on October
l7lh.
TIE NEW MISSIONARY VESSEL.
The new missionary vessel Robert W.
Logan will make a trial trip on the bay to-
day, sailing from Oakland Wharf She was
built by Captain Matt Turner. after designs
by William +. Herrick, for the American
Board Of Foreign Missions. She will trade
III the South Seas and be commanded by
Captain Bray. formerly Of the Morning
Star
Divers went down yesterday afternoon to
examine the hull of the ship c. {. Chapman,
which was reported few days ago as hay
ing struck on q rock in Mission Bay, while
in tow OF tug. The result of their exam
ination is not yet known.
From a private letter received yesterday
1t Is learned that the sealing schooner I. ii.
White hen last seen, had met with extra
ordinarily eood luck, having captured 1900
seals and 81 otteIs.
1t is reported that the ship Occidental has
been sold 10 Captains Plummer, Morse and
others of this port: The purchase price is
said TO be So, COO.
REPLIED AND PLANKED.
The wharf at Broadway No. 1 has been
replied and planked aud had a new fender
provided. aud the shed on it is being eX-
tended toward the street distance OF eighty
five feet 1t will be finished before the win
ter rains set in, and will be the finest wharf
on the front.
The steamer Queen will take the place Of
the Walla Walia. sailing for Victoria and
Sound ports on Monday. Captain Wallace
and his crew will be transferred to the
Queen, and the Walla Walla will be laid up
for general oyerhsuling.
The ship {. :. Bemeut was spoken on
August 17th in latitude so north, longitude
290 west; the Samoa on September eth. in
latitude l4' north, longitude % west, and
the Glenmorag On September 18th in latitude
40 north, longitude To- west.
Lynde d Hough's schoonerS Arago and
John Hancock Will be taken to-day to San
Antonio Creek to lie up for the winter.
The bark Rydalmere went to sea yester-
day.
The schooner Emma Utter will go to sea
TODAY.