The morning call., 1890-05-13
SEA AND SHORE.
The Bark Pearl Dismasted in n
Terrific Gale.
Sailing Of the Steamer New York Delayed-A
Hurricane Encountered by the Richard
III-The Enssmere Ashore.

The bark Pearl, owned by j. F. Kennedy OF
this port. sailed hence for Melbourne on Feb
ruary Sth She arrived out before the Zea-
landla sailed from Sydney, and the captain sent
up the following report OF disaster on the
passage:
"0n Thursday, April 10th, while of Cane
NoilOmai, The wind began to freshen from The
southwest aud rapidly increased until ii was
blowing terrific gale, accompanied by high
breaking sea. The bark shipped considerable
water. As the storm continued TO Increase the
bark was hove-to under lower topsails. On
Friday morning at IL o'clock the wind
came with burst of terrific force and
almost instantaneously the mainmast went
with crash breaking off close to the deck and
In Its fall carrying away tile miZZen-topmast
close TO the cap. A hasty examination ma de
showed that besides damage done by the falling
mast, The vessel was badly strained and leaking !"
The weather was haZy at Point Lobos yes.
terday, and the wind all day from the northwest.
blowing in the afternoon twenty eight miles an
hour. The barometer read: o'clock I'm the
morning, 3o33; noon, 1892; 8 o'clock in the
evening, 1925.
CONCRETE PIERS FOR THE SLIPS.
Two OF the Concrete piers for The new ferry
slips at the foot of Clay street are now completed
and Engineer Manson says that they are the
finest specimens OF concrete work ever seen here.
They are for slip No. OF the new ferry slips,
sunk "a feet below city base, g below high tide,
and whele the water is deepest 6 feet below the
mud line.
The bark Richard III of this port which sailed
from MoOdyve for Sydney, Australia, has ar.
rived OUT. She reports that on January 10Th
she encountered hurricane, which blew away
several sails, and that a heavy sea flooded the
cabin and did minor damage.
The steamer Costa Rca arrived yesterday
afternoon, days and 20 hours from Departure
Bay. Captain Mcintyre reports that he expert
eneed strong southeast gales during the entire
SAILING DELAYED.
The sailing of Tie Pacific Mail steamer City of
New York Tor Panama aud way ports has been
postponed until TO- morrow at neon. Size only ar
rived on sunday afternoon, and quick work will
be done TO have her ready on time.
WoIkmen are engaged in building fence
down The length Of HOWardstreet Wharf g. Ii
will be 240 feet long aud Will partition of the
space devoted TO the use OF The SpTeckels Tow
boat Company.
The bell-buoy which was picked I'D by tie
tug Nlgilant Is now lying 10 lie slip between
Howard No. and Folsom No. 1. When the
swell rolls IN from passing steamers 1t emits q
The steamer Walla walla has on board for
Victoria cargo valued at S17.5Q3, and for Bos-
ton, via Vancouver, "a, pounds beans aud
207, l17 pounds wool, value s3l, 767.
The German ship Theodor Will take TO Liver
pool II ,924 eenials wheat, value S95, 299, and
the ship Willie ROsenfeld, 10 The same pOIt,
SOLOS ceptaS, value 100000.
The steamer Oceanic, hence arrived at Hong
Kong OIL Saturday last.
The British ship Eusenere, which is we'll known
In this port, lett Liverpool on December 3lst last
for Calcutta, Captain Windermere III command.
Advices received yesterday stale that she went
ashore At Shorts Island. Balasofe hay, on ApIil
oath. Balasore Bay IS about sixty miles due
west OF the range liShjship at the mouth of the
Ganges. Two tugs were sent from Calcutta to
her relief.
The bark Sonoma arrived yesterday from Hon
0lulu. Captain Jack Lee, who was formerly on
The {. ID. Bryant, Is i'll command, and was warmly
welcomed ON his arrival by his many friends.
1he belEbu0y formerly located about half
mile westward of Mile Rock al the entrance to
tins hHrbor has been permanently discontinued
The British ship Foriarshire, now at Portland,
has been chartered TO load wheat for Cork,
udVre or AntNefp, rate 81 1Js.
The British snip Angom ne has cleared for
Cork with % 600 centals of wheat value 81, o2o.
MOVEMENTS OF YES Sells.
The ship Al dmillan shifted from Union street
to Mission Rock yesterday.
The schooner Oeedna Vance shifted from the
sugar refinery 10 Howard street.
3 Tue fouT-master Tinto Hill will go 10 Port
Costa today, and the bark Southern Chief TO sea.
The StanmOre came down from Nevada Dock
and anchored In The stream.
The bark Momentum Went TO Union street.
The W. b. Godfrey went over to Oakland to
discharge her sugar.
The Lotlie Carson tOwed from the Mission
Flats 10 Berry street.
The Tug Wizard left the Merchants Dry-dock
ana locked al Gteen street.
The Palestine VIII come down from Port Costa
to-day aid dock at Fremont street.