The morning call., 1890-07-29
The Latest Addition to the Coast
Fleet Is in Port.
Loss Of British Steamer at Sea - Wool
Stolen From the Dock-A Fireman of
the Sydney Commits Suicide.

tered length, 1921 feet; beam, 1873 ieet;
depth, 146 feet; under deck tonnage,
537 10; Enclosures, 1857; gross tonnage,
6S2. Sc; registered net tonnage, 64S.44. She
is commanded by Captain c. Winding, who
is part owner. As the Albert is intended for
the Hawaiian and Australian trade and
heavy cargoes of sugar, coal and lumber,
great precaution has been taken that the
structure should be as strong as wood ard
iron can make it. For the security of the
forward bulkhead of cabin beam has been
placed across 15x1S inches, bolted to deck
beam with inch iron bolts one foot apart,
driven through and riveted. The cabin
bulkhead is nine inches thick, all securely
bolted, thus giving great strength where
needed in supporting the after end of the
immense deck load.
The material Of the hull and spars of the
Albert was obained not far from where the
keel was laid. The following are the dmen-
sons of her spars: Bowsprit 20 feet, out
board 23X2S inches diameter; jibboom 80
feet long, 1914 inches diameter; foremost 81
feet from deck, 2G12 inches diameter; fore
tOpmast ~ feet from deck, 16R inches
diameter; fOTetOpgallant mast 22 feet, 124
inches diameter; royal mast 10 feet; sky
sail, II feet; foreyard 70 feet, 15A inches
diameter; lower topsail GSh feet, IA Il inches
diameter; upper tOpsail 63 feet, l2R inches
diameter; topgalant-yard 80 teet, 6R
inches diameter; royal yard 40 feet, 5B
inches diameter; skySail 81 feet, AZ inches
diameter; mainmaSt So feet 262 inches
diameter; topmaSt and yards same as FORE
mast, I'll feet, 20b inches diameter; miZzen-
topmast SO feet length, IL inches diameter;
spanker boom SO feet, II inches diameter.
A STEAMER SUNK AT SEA.
A dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from Boston says that
the steamer d. Ii. Miller, which arrived
there from Baltimore, reports that on the
10Th inst, when off the five-fathom bank
light-ship, she picked up tm boats contain-
ing twenty men. crew of the British steamer
Charles MOrapd, which sailed from New
York for Vera Cruz last week. The Morand
was sunk by an unknown schooner on the
GOTH
Complaints are made by ship-masters
trading up the coast that the Government
charts of the entrance of Grays Harbor are
incorrect. The survey of the bar at the en-
trance to Grays Harbor, made by United
States engineers in 1881, showed the depth
to be II feet at low tide. The United
States survey of 1883 shows II feet of water
at low tide. The depth of water at low
tides in 1890, as given by pilots, is Is feet,
while ship-maSters give 20 TO % feet. The
survey of 1883 was made in all open boat,
and consequently could not be correct. The
ship-masters are Of the opinion that new
survey should be made by the Government.
The weather was foggy and hazy at
Point L0bos yesterday and the wind all
day from the southwest blowing in the
afternoon 10 miles an hour. The barom-
eter read: At o'clock in the morning,
29.S5; noon, 1888; > o'clock in the evening,
% 81
STEALING WOOL FROM A DOCK.
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johnson, arrived here on the 18th inst
with a cargo Of $4,000 feet of lumber for
the CottOneva Lumber Company. AL
though not mentioned on her manifest, she
had among her freight four bales of wool
The steamer discharged at Oakland and the
Beale-street Wharf, ON this side, to load for
the return voyage. When leaving on FRI
DAY, the captain put the wool on the deck
ana paid watchman So so to look out for
its safety. On Saturday morning a man
drove down on the wharf with truck and
said lie had come for the wool. The watch
man kindly helped him load the bales on
and the unknown drove away. Unless he
can be found the.owners Of the vessel will
probably have to make good the loss.
From one of the crew of the Pacific Mail
steamer San Jose. which arrived couple
of days ago from Panama apd way ports. IL
is learned that two days after the City of
Sydney left here for Panama, one OF the
fremen of the vessel named Michael Lynch,
jumped overheard and was drowned. A
boat was put out TO his rescue, but could
not save him. Lynch was an old man-of-
wars man and we'll known along the front.
1t was his first experience as fireman.
The steamer City OF Panama sailed from
Acapulco for this port on the oath inst,
and the City of New ork left there on the
same day for Panama.
RETURNED TO PORT
The schooner Monterey, Captain Klinker,
which left here on Saturday for Bowen's
Landing, returned to port on Sunday even
ing. AT 2 o'clock on Sunday morning,
Point Reyes, during a strong northwest
gale, accompanied by heavy head seas, she
carried away her sliding jiDbOom and had
her inner jib blown to ribbons.
A junk-dealer spread large quantity of
old sacks to dry on the sand filling at the
new section of the sea-wall yesterday. The
stencil from them was something awful.
Morris Kern of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company telephOned to Captain Dunlevy
of the Harbof Police. who quickly had his
men make the junk-man take away his
nOxiOus refuse.
Since Saturday seven sugar-laden vessels
have arrived from the Hawaiian Islands,
bring 169 bags. At dusk, last evening,
the British ship Borrowdale, Captain Gutli-
RE, was outside, bound in from the islands.
The Mariposa has on board for the col
Onies cargo valued al $4,000, including
A. coo pounds broom, corn, $4,000 pounds
Goldfish, 1000 pounds beans, 20 TASKS quick
silver, 800 doors and a quantity of canned
goods. She also took goods for Honolulu
valued at $1,000.
The freight-boats of the North Pacific
Coast Railroad removed their landing to
Clay-street Wharf yesterday, after berthing
at Lombard street for the last seventeen
months.
THE MUCH-ABUSED IRoQUoIs.
One of the crew of the United States
steamer IrOQuois, writing from Honolulu
under date of July 4th, says:
The muct- abused lroquos reached Honolulu
early this morning. having made the trip from
San Francisco In twelve days under steam and
sail. The voyage would have been shortened to
ten and a nalf days had IL not been necessary to
econOmize on cral. This Is the quickest trip on
record for United States naval vessels, the late
voyage OF the new cruiser Charleston excepted.
During the passage everything, spars and
machinery, worked charmlugly. The news
papers, especially OH the Pacific Slope, have had
much innocent amusement al the expense of this
old craft. The ridcule seemed To be aimed at
the officers well as the ship. Now IL is our
turn 10 have a little fun. Aside from economy
III ere is no better or safer ship In the squadron
the discipline Is good, aud all are cOntented
and happy. We leave In few days for Samoa,
where we expect to remain several months. Our
friends need have no fears as come papers would
have II that this ship Is floating coffin aud
destined 10 land us all In Davy Jones' locker
There is no safer ship in the navy, and IL neces-
sary, she can go around the world several times
more before she lands in Rotten Row. Ibope. Mr.,
Editor you will publish this for the qualification
of our friends and the modification OF our ma
lgners; OF the latter we seem to have many
The health OF all aboard Is excellent.
The California Paint Company of San
Francisco has been awarded the contract
for docking, cleaning and painting the light
house tender Madrono. The contract price
is S5l0
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship America shifted from Beale
street to Long Bridge yesterday.
The Laura Pike locked at the bulkhead
between Mission No. and Howard No. 2.
The pilot boat Caleb Curtis came over
from Brooklyn and anchored in Pilot Cove.
The Planter went from the sea-waIl TO
Harrison street.
The Premier locked at Spear street.
The steamer Humboldt went on tile Mer-
chants Dry-dock.
The Emma Utter towed from Mission Bay
TO sea-wall Section 3.
The NJ. J.. Colman locked at Maiu street.
The ship Dashng Wave left the Union
Iron Works and locked at Howard No. 8.
The ship Spartan will 90 to Port Costa to.
day, and the ship Ivanhoe and bark Com