The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-28
SEA AND SHORE.
The State of California Drifts
Foul of Ship.
Arrival Of the City of Papeete From Tahiti
Report of the British Ship Province
Boats on the Bay.

The steamer State of California met with
an accident early yesterday morning, by
which she had her smokestack considerably
damaged. She arrived from Portland about
midnight and proceeded up the bay to her
berth at Spear-street Wharf. As she passed
the end of Steuart-street Wharf and was
steering across to her own berth the strong
ebb tide caught her and swept her broad
side ON to the bow of the ship Joseph S.
Spinney, which was lying at Steu art street,
heading to the southwark.
The Spinney had her ibboom rugged in,
as her foretopmast is down, but about six
feet of the boom extended outside the cap.
As the steamer bore down this struck the
smokestack on the starboard side and
went right through, coming out on the
port side. The steamer hung there as if at
anchor. Spreckels Tow boat Company was
notified, and Captain Haskell of the tug
Relief, who had just returned with an ex-
cursion party, went to the scene. Haskell
got his boat in between the ships bow and
the steamer, and pushed the latter off, and
then locked her. Besides the damaged
smokestack. the State had one of her life
boats dented. The ship had her martini
gale carried away and the end OF her jib-
boom badly chafed.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day light from
the west. The barometer read: o'clock
in the morning, 1884; noon, 1882; O'Clock
in the yening, 1915.
TONNAGE ON THE WAY.
The total tonnage of vessels now on the
way to this port is Co., 6S. At the same
time last year it amounted to 215, 1856 tons.
OF that now on the way 23,4 72 tons comes
from New York, 6243 from Philadelphia,
1913 from Baltimore, u, SO from Antwerp,
3157 from Coleta Buena, $685. from Cardiff,
1865 from Calcutta. 5l2O from Glasgow.
1226 from Departure Bay, 1891 from Ham
burg. 1860 from the Hawaiian Islands,
1881 from Hull, Il, S19 from Java, Il, $50 from
Liverpool, 1,397 from London, ,037 from
newcastle, n. >. W., II, PA from Newcastle
on-Tyne, S412 from sydney, 1929 from
Swansea aud 1927 from Yokohama.
The Merchants Exchange has had a new
boarding boat built tor the use OF its marine
reporter at MeiggS Wharf. NJ. j. Fitzgerald,
in charge OF the office there, says it Will be
the finest whitehall on the bay. The new
boat is built of Eastern cedar and oak,
copper fastened, smooth built, has u center
board, and her dimensions are: Length 10
feet, beam feet inches, depth 70 inches
She WAS built by ID. OCOnnell aud cost
about $500. She will probably be placed in
the water to-day and be christened the
Joseph NJ. Shotwell.
The ship Standard has cleared at Phila-
delphia for this port in Sutton's line and
will be followed by the Reuce. The ship
st. Mark has cleared al New York for here
in the California line and Will be followed
by the James NeSmith.
ARRIVAL FROM TAHITI.
The barkentne City of Papeete, Captain
Bernde, arrived yesterday, after a long pas
fOr ber nf iovS from TAHITI She
had high winds all the way until just off the
port and brought eleven passengers and the
French mails. Among her cargo were 30O,-
600 oranges, 10000 cOcoanuts, 229 bales cot
ton, q bales fungus, so tons dessicated
cocoanut, 6 boxes mOther-0f-pearl shell,
tins vanilla beans, case turtle shell and 80
octaves c0gnac.
Captain Bernde of the City of Papeete
reports that the steamship Richmond, due
at Tahiti from New Zealand on June 1st,
had not arrived there up to June 10Th.
1t was learned on board the City of Pa
peete that the French Government has
completed ARRANGEMENTS to have steamer
run from New Caledonia, Tahiti and
Samoa, connecting with the Oceanic Com
pany's line of steamers. 1t is understood
that the company running the steamer will
get subsidy of $4,000 year.
The Italian ship I. S. Ciampa, which ar
rived here on Friday from Swansea, was
chartered prior to arrival to load wheat
for Cork, Havre or Antwerp, rate g. IS. I'd.
HAD VERY LIGHT TRADES.
The British ship Province, Captain Jones,
arrived yesterday, IA days from Newcastle,
n. 5. w, with 2639 tons OF coal for j. ID.
Spreckels & Bros. The captain reports
that he sailed May 14th. had light winds.
Newcastle being still in sight on the third
day out Passed Raratonga June Sd,
crossed the equator June 18th, Had very
light northeast trades, only making 200
p1ilae Erunntsnn in iyta
days. On July Goth spoke British ship
Principally. from Sydney for San Diego,
in latitude $50 north, longitude 1922
west.
Captain Jones of the Province is we'll
known here, and is well acquainted with
the Coast. On one voyage he sailed right
up to the entrance of the harbor in n thick
fog. and the little fishing steamer U. S.
Grant towed him in. 1t was comical to see
the little tug towing the big four-master.
On another occasion he sailed boldly in
without pilot, and though the pilots saw
him and signaled him he never looked back
to see them. and so saved half-pilotage.
BOATS ON THE BAY.
The weather was fine on the bay yester-
day, and the water smooth, albeit there
were white caps at the north end in the aft
ernOon, and there was an unusually large
number of boats out. There were about
twenty boats with fishing parties off Alca-
traz, and all made good catches. Lawrence
Hartnett, j. Nicholson and J. O'Neil in one
boat caught 100 pounds of rock cod, and
Harry Wilson and j. Whereby in another
caught the same amount. j. Leary's
plunger, the Annie was out with a large
fishing party, and there were at least forty
boats off Barrel Rock.
A number of members of the Lurline
Boat Club went over to Angel Island in
their barge with invited guests and enioyed
a clam bake.
The Dolphins' six-oared barge John VIE
land took a spin To HarbOr View with the
following crew: Fred Conway, stroke; III.
a. kuchmeister, Ed kolb, after waist; Au-
gust Bernhard, W. Kimberley, forward waist;
Al Rothkopp, bow. I. T. Fraser and b.
Jamison were out in the Dolphins' white
hall Nameless.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The bark Callirrhoe and schooner La
Gronde towed to sea yesterday.
The barkentine City of Papeete locked
at Mission No. on arrival.
The ship America will shift from Beale
street to Long Bridge to-day.
The Courtney Ford, India and S. G..
Wilder towed to sea.
The bark Ferris S. Thompson will dock
at Folsom street to-day.
The Spartan has gone to Main street to
discharge.
The Momentum went to Fremont street
and the Yosemite to Vallejo City,
The Planter went TO Section of the sea-
wall to discharge her sugar
The pilot-boat George Peabody came in
from outside and anchored in Pilot Cove.
Inc Premier arrived from Bristol Bay
with 1887 barrels and 1858 cases of salmon
The Carona arrived from Eureka with
seventysix cabin and twenty-eight steer
age passengers
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