The morning call., 1890-12-17
SEA AND SHORE.
The Schooner John Hancock Re.
turned to Port Leaking.
Rough Weather Encountered by the Steamer
Eton-Vessels Foul in the Bay-Chanpes
Of Steamer Captains.


for Sand Point, Alaska, returned to port
yesterday leaking. The vessel was going
up to Lynde & Hough's station to put in
the winter cod fishing, ana after crossing
the bar she commenced to leak and the crew
went to work at the pumps. 1t was thought
that the seams might be open little and
would close up, and the vessel proceeded on
her course. The leak however, showed no
signs OF abating.
When the vessel was forty miles off shore
the crew went aft and told the captain that
tn ey could not pump and fish both and he
had better return to port, which he did. The
Hancock WAS taken to California City, where
her cargo will be discharged, after which she
will be surveyed A curious thing in con-
nection with the Hancock's sailing is that
she has just thirteen people on board all told
Although she was presumably staunch and
we'll found in every respect, old sailors shook
their heads when she left, and said some
thing would happen to her.
The Hancock is an old-timer. She was
built at the Charleston Navy-yard about
fifty years ago for the Government, and was
Commodore Perry's flagship when he made
the treaty with Japan. About seven years
ago she came into the possession of Lynde
d Hough Of this city. On December 81,
1887, she was abandoned by her crew off
Humboldt Bay and was afterward picked
up and towed into Humboldt. where she was
sold for the benefit of the underwriters to
81. ii. Buhne. Lynde & Hough purchased
her again about year ago.
HAD A ROUGH TRIP.
The captain of the British steamer Elton,
which arrived Monday night, reports that the
cal Rot M, bar
aad after leaving had northeast monsoons
Arrived at Nagasaki on November 10th, and
sailed on the 18th. Had heavy northeast
gales for twelve days, and had to 60 slow
for sixteen hours to avoid a typhOon. The
sea was very rough and the wind from all
directions, The barometer falling to 1910
Crossed the meridian on December I'd, and
thence to port had strong easterly winds
with very high sea.
The steamer Strathclyde, which is bound
TO this port from Java with sugar, is now
thrty-fOur days out from Yokohama. into
which place She called for coal. The Eton
was four and half days going from Maya
saki to Yokohama, and the Strathclyde left
okohama five days before the Elton left
Nag asaki, So even now the EtOn is nine and
half days ahead. Insurance people are be-
coming little uneasy regarding the Stralh-
clyde.
a paper has been started in this city de-
voted to the shipping interests of tie Coast
1t is called the Pacific Mariner The first
number contains the refreshing intelligence
that Captain Cavalry will go in command
OF the steamer San Bias, sailing for Pan
anna en- tie I'D inst, and on his return Will
be made reserve captain at full pay" Cap
tain Cavalry was appointed reserve captain
OF the company about two months age, and
is now in command of the San Bias, which
is somewhere in the neighborhood of Pan
anna, and Will not sail hence on the sd inst
VESSELS FOUL IN THE BAY.
The schooner j. w. Colrian, Captain
Treanor, arrived in port at an early hour
yesterday morning and dropped anchor not
far from the tramp steamer Elton. When
the tide turned, the schooner swung around
and fouled the steamer The tug Ftpa
went out and dragged her clear, and she
was afierward locked at the sea-wall to
discharge her cargo OF lumber from Shoal-
water Bay.
The steam haler Baiena, Captain Horace
p. Smith, first Of the Pacific Steam Whaling
Company's fleet, left for years cruise yes
terday morning. She will be followed by
the }. Ii. Free man, Captain Cook, to-mor-
row, and the Thrasher, Captain Fraser, will
probably leave on the following day. The
remainder of the company's feet will not
leave for two or three months.
Advices from Stanley, f. L., dated October
20ih, report that the schooner Castalia has
Just brought IN some salvage from the ship
81. Mary, consisting of tifty-iour barrels of
whisky and quantity Of lard, oil-cloth and
kerosene. There is little prospect of fur
Their salvage.
Captain Charles C. Gray has taken COM
mand of the steamer Coos Bay, vice Captain
Nicholson, and Captain J. c. Hunter OF the
A-ki, vice Captain Hail.
VESSELS IN TROUBLE,
A dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from Queenstown states
that the British Ship EuraSia, hence, in ured
one OF her plates in collision with tug.
The tug was also damaged. The British
ship Bidston Hill grounded when entering
the port, but was assisted off.
large crowd OF Interested people watched
the dischargng OF huge blocks of marble
from the Italian ship Francesca Ciampa at
Green-street Wharf yesterday. Shear legs
and three donkey engines are employed in
hosting the blocks out of the hold. Some
of them weigh as high as twenty tons each.
The weather was haZy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from the
northeast blowing twenty-four miles an
hour. The barometer read: o'clock in the
morning, Ola; noon, 30.l4; 5 O'Clock in the
evening, 30.0I.
The steamer Ukiah has been finished and
will be put into the ferry service of the San
Francisco and North Pacific road next
week. The trial trip will be made on Satur-
day next.
WHALING IN THE ANTARCTIC
The wholesale price of whaebone is now
$4,000 a ton. A project is on foot 10 organ
lie whaling expeditions from Australia to
the Antarctic seas, where It's believed plenty
OF whale may be found. 1t is an almost I'M
touched whalng-sround.
The steamer City of Puebla sailed for Vic
toria and Puget Sound ports yesterday, tax
ing the place OF the Umatilla, which will 90
TO the Union Iron Works for repairs. The
Puebla took out 116 passengers and full
list of freight.
The ship Hustler was spoken on December
9th in latitude go 40 north, longitude $50 as
west, and the Martha Fisher on November
2Stl in latitude 3lo north, longitude 230 west.
The bark j. D. Peters has been Withdrawn
from sale and has been chartered to go to
Alaska in the spring.
WHEAT CARRIERS.
There are now twenty-four vessels in port
under engagement to load wheat. These
have carrying capacity for $4,000 tons
wheat. Six Of these are leading up the bay,
with as many more at other points. For the
hrst time this year every vessel in port avail
able for wheat is under engagement. Wheat
loading is little slow at present on account
Of the difficulty Of selling bills.
The new ship S. d. Carleton has just
cleared from Philadelphia for this port,
ard leads, 143 DAYS out. The Berlin has
been secured TO load for this port.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Jose sailed
from Acapulco for Panama on the 18th inst.
Inc snip Henry Is. Hyde cleared at New
York for this port yesterday
The o. aud o. Company's steamer Belgic
is due from China tomorrow.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Prince Edward came down from
McNear's, Port Costa, yesterday and an
chored in the stream.
The City of Seattle came off the Hunters
Point Dry-dock and went to the Union Iron
Works.
The bark Schiller hauled into the stream
from Green street.
The Eaton Hall came down from Nevada
Dock and anchored i'll the stream.
The new schooner Iawara towed from
Oakland Creek to Mission No. /.
The ship Henry Failing came over from
Oakland and docked ut the oil works.
The barkentine Tropic Bird locked at
Mission street on arrival.
The bark Sumatra docked at Pacific street
The bark Spartan will 60 to the Union
Iron Works to-day.
The ships Oriental and Mervyn and the
bark {. ID. Bryant will tow to sea TODAY.