The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-17
SEA AND SHORE.
The Four. Master E. X. Wood En-.
counters a Cyclone.
A Coasting Steamer Ashore at Redondo Beach
The Steamer Claudins Loses Her Pro-
peller-A New Boat-Landing.

The steamer Australia brings word that the
four masted schooner Z. X. Wood of this port,
Captain Larsen, had arrived at Honolulu the
day before she left. after very long passage of
seventy one days from Newcastle, N. S. W. with
a cargo Of coal. The Z. X. Wood sailed from
Newcastle ON February 26tb In company with
the schooner Modoc.
On March 9th she had gale from the east and
on March 26th, when in latitude $50 south, longi-
tude 1919 west she encountered heavy gale
from the eastnortheast losing foresaIl, main.
sail and mzZen. The vessel rolled tremendously
in the trough OF the sea, and 1t was feared that
she would roll her masts out. On March 27th
the gale moderated somewhat, but for eight
days no sail was carried on the vessel, except
spanker and jibs. Afterward had line weather
TO April oh.
Captain Larsen's report continues: On April
10th, blowing and raining. barometer 1890. On
1lth glass fell 10 29:30; hove 10 under spanker
and jib. At O'Clock in The evening glass fell to
291O, and there was heavy gale from the north,
hauling 10 eastward. AT o'clock in the evening
the barometer fell TO 2S.4o the vessel being in
the center OF cyclone; dead calm. AT 9:15
tie wind ran out of the south-soutnwest blowing
a hurricanes lost the spanker. Ran the ship be-
fore the gale under bare poles, the sea making
clean sweep over The vessel and carrying away
small boats and davits and everything movable.
When gale moderated had line weather TO port
BUoYS REPLACED.
Commander w. w. Rhoades, Inspector of the
Thirteenth Lighthouse District, has given notice
that The second class whistling buoy, painted
red and letIered Fox Rock" in white, has been
replaced and moored in thirty-fve fathoms of
water distance about three-eighths OF mile south
by west, three quarters west from Fox Rock,
OrioId Reef, near Cape Blanco, Oregon. The
second class whistllng T. S. buoy and letlered
/" [" in white has been replaced In its former
position, of the entrance 10 Yaquina Bay,
Oregon.
The fine new ferry boat, which has been built
at Tiburon for The San francisco ana North
Paclhc Railroad Company, Will be launched at
nigh tide to-day. She Will be the finest ferry
boat on Inc bay, will have room for ski teen freight
cars, ana accommodations for 5000 passengers.
The vesSels cost is $3.50, 900.
The weather was hay at Point Lobos yester-
day. III the forenoon a calm prevailed, aud In
the afternoon there was light breeze fiom the
west. lie barometer read: s O'Clock III the
morning So noon, 80; O'Clock in the evening,
1894.
A STEAMER ASHORE.
A dispatch received yesterday from Redondo
Beach says that the steamer Santa Maria went
ashore four miles northwest Of Redondo On
Thursday, during heavy fog. She is lying head
on shore, but can be got on with proper assist
ance The freight is being puI ashore. Inc
Santa Maria is two-masted wooden steamer,
in opposition 10 the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. She was built In this city In 1884, and
ID. J. MeheIln Is her managing owner
The HdTbOr Commissioners have placed 4 boat
landing float at the bulkhead between Howard
No. aud Folsom No. l. II is reached by
gangway from d platform built out from the
Duck, aud is thriy-hy By fifteen feet III dmeu-
sOns. 1t Will be great boon 10 boaImen and
shipmasters whose vessels are anchored at the
south end.
The locomotive which was lost overheard while
being loaded on IA steamer al Long BrGee, ten
days ago, Mas raised from the mud OH Thursday
evening and placed Oh board u lighter.
he schooner Glen Will sail TODAY Tor Cooks
Iulel, Alaska. She TOOK ON board yesterday
large SUI boat aud Two salmon fishing boass for
there.
lie steamer Queen Will go on the Union Iron
Works hydraulic duck to-day to be cleaned aud
painted before going 10 Alaska
FROM THE SOCIETY ISLANDS.
The brig Tahiti. Captain POulsen, arrived yes
teIday. thlry-thlee days from Tahiti. bringing
seven cabin ana Three steerage passengers
Among her cargo were 40 bundles red copper,
534 bags motheI-of pearl shell, l nautilus
shell, 54.957 kliOS OF copra, 40,670 cocOauuts,
II bales edible fungus ana 1000 nve-franc pieces
treasure.
Captain Robertson of the brig ConsueIo, which
arrived yesterday sixteen days from kahulul. re-
ports: On ApTil 10Th al o'clock L. NJ. passed
beacon shaped bell buoy painted black, win
four perpendicular bars painted red with hori-
Zona bar IN center painted white. This was LII
latitude 21o 16' north, longitude 1889 lS' west.
lie steamer Claudlue sailed from Glasgow Tor
Honolulu on the I'd inst. y dispatch received
yesterday sIales that she put into Cape Verde
Islands With propeller lost. The Claudine Is
owned by j. ID. SprcckeiS e. Bros. OF his city,
and Is 500 tons register.
The ii. Hackleid has cleared for Liverpool
with cargo valued at s73, 600 including 26,3S2
centals wheat, 5000 barrels flour, 2T,Uoo pounds
cotton and 637 cases canned fruit.
The bark Benjamin. +. Hunt was TO have
sailed fIom kahulul on May Sd for tDls port.
There are ten vessels now on the way TO
this port from London, England.
STEAMER FROM HONOLULU.
The steamer Australia, Captain Houdlette, ar
rived yesterday seven days from Honolulu, bring
Ing SO cabin and 80 Storage passengers and a
iSe isl OF freight. Among The cargo were
1906 bags sugar. 4525 rice, 60 Of coffee, 1899
punches and 677 boxes bananas, cases bete
leaves, % cases fruit aud TO cases OF onions.
Captain Dabel brought The W. b. Godfrey over
from Oakland yesterday, where she has been
di>cbargng her cargo of sugar from Honolulu.
Captain Dabei was married down at the islands
on bis last UP.
The ship st. Paul, bound for This port, was
spoken on April 25th Ia latitude 43o south, long
itude $40 west.
far This month, making 259 since July l, 1889.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The barA Fresno locked at Third street to dis
charge.
The ship L. G. Morse hauled into the stream
from Steuart street.
The James A. Garfield shifted from the sea
wall TO Main street
The Australia Will go up TO the refinery to-day,
ana the Strathearn will tow TO sea.
lie Commodore L. Il. Alien Is a: Howard
No 2.
The Relief towed the E b. Sutton down from
Port Costa aud anchored her In the stream
The sea Queen lowed the Scottish Hills down
from Nevada Dock
The Oscar and Hattie went to Oakland Creek.
The Retriever locked al Folsom No. 2 ON ar
rival.
The ship Paslhenope viii 90 10 Port Costa TO-
day, aud lie Blue Jacket VIII 60 10