The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-02
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Navarro Puts Into
This Port for Water.
launch of the New Yacht Ramona-Latest
News From A'aska-Change of Sailing
Time Of the China Steamers.

The steamer Los Angeles, which was in
collision with the Navarro. locked at
Broadway Wharf to discharge. Her stern
is knocked little OF one side. but she is
not badly damaged, and it will not cost
more than 500 to place her In first-class
condition again. 1t appears that the third
mate OF the Los Angeles was in charge OF
the deck when the accident occurred and
subordinate officer had charge of the Ma
varro.
The steamer Navarro, which was in COLI
sion with the steamer Los Angeles, off Cay
ucos. put into this port yesterday for water
She is bound in ballast from Moss Landing
to Navarro, and after having her tanks
filled proceeded on her course.
The weather was foggy and hazy at Point
LobOs yesterday, and the wind moderate,
veering from west TO south. The barometer
read: o'clock in the morning, 1886; noon,
1886; 8 o'clock in the evening, 29.91.
LAUNCH OF A YACHT.
The new yacht Ramona, completed by
Captain Matt Turner for w. NJ. Mccarthy,
was launched at o'clock yesterday morn
ing from the ship-yard at Benicia. The
owner, with a number of invited guests,
went up on the White Wings to witness the
luOODllbub IduIlGls hO new 9dSHb 10 q
beautiful model. She is SiXty-five feet long,
has beam Of nineteen feet and measures
forty tons.
A pile-drlver is engaged at the Pacific
street bulkhead pulling up old piles and
driving new ones to strengthen the wharf
Yesterday afternoon, while an old pile was
being hoisted, It's top touched the hammer,
which tTipped from its fastening and fell
into the bay. 1t is sunk deep in the mud.
and q dredger will have TO be used to re-
cover it.
The British ship Lord Raglan left here for
Cork on February oath last with cargo of
"a, 765 centals of wheat, valued at S94, 400.
She is now ont 159 days, and nothing has
been heard Of her since she left. IL is said
that the insurance companies are Offering
large premium to reinSure her
The steamer China'S cargo for China and
Japan is valued at Sl15,0 she also carries
SlS02l2 in treasure.
The new cruiser San Francisco will prob
ably make a trip on the bay to-day to try
her engines.
NEWS FROM ALASKA.
Captain Anderson of the steamer Bertha
did not bring down 12,00O cases of salmon
for the Alaska Commercial Company, as
stated IN an evening contemporary. While
the salmon catch was light, it was not on
account of stormy weather, as the weather
had been particularly mild, with rain. The
catch, he says will probably not amount to
more than loco cases.
From private advices it is learned that
the sealing-schuoner Maggie Nc, Captain
DOdd, had captured 1107 seals up to July
9th. All were then well on board. The
schooner G.. Ii. White is reported to have
60 otter and over 1000 seals; the schooner
Seyenty-sX, 40 otter; schooner Hermann,
80 otter and the schooner Undaunted, 400
seals. The Steam-W halerS up to July 9th
had captured 26 whales.
Hereafter, commencing with the Belgic,
which sails on the 18TH the steamers of the
Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriental
Steamship companies leaving here for China
will sail at noon, instead Of at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The steam schooner Westport will go on
the Merchants Dry-dOck to-day for repairs.
The schooner Bill the Butcher will 20 ON
North's ways to-day to clean and paint.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Picking
sailed from 1Ohohama for this port on
Tuesday last.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Robert l.. Belknap and schooner
j. A. Garfield towed to sea yesterday.
The SHIP ). T. Hitchcock lowed from
Long Bridge up to Port Costa.
The ships Undaunted and J. A. Briggs
will go up to Port Costa to-day.
The Eurasia has gone 10 Port Costa to
load.
The ship Province locked at the sugar
refinery.
The barkentine City of Papeete came off
the Merchants Dry-dOck and locked at
Mission No. /.
The ship Spartan shifted from Port Costa
to Selby's Works.
land to-day TO the lumber wharf, Port
Costa.
The ship Cawdor will shift to-day from
Green street to Long Bridge.