The morning call., 1890-05-27
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer COsmOpolis Ashore
at Bella Bella Island.
Insurance on the Lost Ship Oneida - The Nc
DOwell Again in Commission Latest
News From the Embleton.

A dispatch received at the Merchanty Ell.
change yesterday from Port Townsend saws:
" Captain Wallace OF the steamer City of To.
peka, just arrived from Alaska. reports that
the steamer COsmOp0lis, with freight for Alaskan
ports, went ashore at Bella Bella Island on May
24Ih. The vessel is lying in a bad place, and
may prove total loss. Relief will probably be
sent from here''
A dispatch received by the owners OF the yes.
sci states that she went ashore. had jettisoned
fifty tons of COAL and would probably get
of at The next tide. 1t will be some weeks
before it can be ascertained here which dispatch
Is the most truthful. n
The Cosmopolls is a fine steamer Of 269 tons
net register. and was built In this city in 1887.
Higgins & Collins the Steuart-street lumber.
dealers, are her owners, and have her fully in
suied. In April last they chartered her 10
people at Port Townsend, who owned a fishing
STALLION In Alaska, aud wished TO send her there,
She left here on April 18th Tor the north. On
May 18th she sailed from Port Townsend, in
tending TO go TO Seattle. Bartlett Bay, juneau,
Kine Island and Yes Bay before returning TO
Nanaimo, where she was to load for this port
Bella Bella Island, where the steamer went
ashore, is In latitude 500 north. and about 125
miles 10 the northward OF Vancouver Island
The CosmopOlis was taking The Inside course,
just north OF Campbell Island.
TowED TO MoNTEvIDEo.
dispatch received at the Merchants' Ex-
change yesterday from London says that the
British bark Embleton, from Ardrossan for Ia
coma, previously reported dismautled of The
Chuy coast, had been tOwed 10 MOnteydeo. The
EmbletOn left Ardrossan 1927 days ago, In com.
mand OF Captain Bennett, and before was re-
ported badly damaged in gale, when she nut
into Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, aud was re-
pau ed.
No further news was received yesterday re-
gsrding The ship Oneida, wrecked at Sanak ISL
and, nor has Captain Anderson sent in bis OFF,
clal report OF the disaster. Louis Sloss, owner
OF The Oneida, says that the vessel and cargo
were worth about $4,000, and were insured for
$4,000, nearly all the companies ON California
street carrying lines on her. Among those on
board who were saved was Frederick English,
son oil John +. English of this city.
Ine weather was foggy al Point Lobos yester-
day and the wind all day from the southwest
blowing twelve miles an hour. The barometer
read sa Il, o'clock CLOCK. In me morning, 1928; noon.
25.33i O'Clock In the afternoon, 1890.
THE STEAMER MCDOWELL.
The steamer Mcdowell, Captain Stofeu, which
plies between the Government posts In the har-
Dor, Is again In commission. She has been laid
up Tor TWO months, and has received thorough
oYerhaullng. Her berth has been shifted again
TO Washlngton-street Wharf. from which she
will leave In future Instead of Mission No l.
The steamer Santa Maria. which ran ashore
on The beach al RedondO about ten days ago, ar
rived from San Diego and was yesterday placed
OH the Merchants Dry dock TO ascertain II any
repairs are needed. She was making no water
on the trip up.
The California Transportation Company's
steamer AURORA left yesterday for points on The
Sacramento River, taxing the place Of the Pride
of the River which has been laid of for repairs
and general Oyerhauling.
The tug F!oic. which has been laid up In Stock
ton Slough Tor several months, came down and
passed Inspection yesterday. She Will again ply
on the bay IN command OF Captain EDWARD Han.
SEN
SCHOONER FROM ALASKA.
The schooner Dashng Wave. Captain Gaffney.
arrived yesterday after passage OF 10 days
nah
and AZ barrels OF salmon for Lynde & HOugh.
Captain Gaiiney reports having had a fair pas
sage. One of the crew was sick, and on arrival
was removed TO the Marine Hospital.
The Danish steamer Thingyala, from Stettin,
arrived at New York yesterday and reported
that on Monday last, during hazy weather she
collided with an Iceberg and stove the bow,
stem and bow plates all above water. Size was
leaking, but all passengers were well and unin-
jured.
The ship Cordeia, for Victoria, was spoken on
April 9th In latitude loo south, longitude $50
west, and the Amphitrite. for this port, on April
18th, IL latitude 4So SOUTH longitude 47o west.
MIsslon-street Wharf is at present one Of the
busiest In the ci ~. Since sunday morning eleven
vessels have locked I'll eTe.
Only three vessels arrived yesterday no TO
dark two coastiDg steamers aud a schooner from
Alaska.
The steamer City OF Rio de Janeiro, hence, ar.
rived al Hong Kong on Saturday last.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner ST. Paul shifted from Long
Bridge 10 Mission street yesterday.
l he bark B. L. Hunt Jr. went over to Oakland
TO discharge.
The ship Samaria locked at Union street.
The schooner Anna went TO the sugar refinery
The IL. Z. Wright locked at La Rue's Wharf.
The bark Thomas Pope came off the Mer-
chants Dry-doek and locked at Hathaways
WHAT
The Alden Besse shifted from the sugar re-
hnery 10 Folsom No l.
The snip DawpoUl was towed up to Port Costa
TO load.
The bark Ceylon came over from Oakland and
locked al Mission No l.
The schooner Dare locked at Howard No. 2.
The barhentine Uncle John Will 20 10 sea to-