The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-03
SEA AND SHORE.
Successful Trial Trip of the New
Steamer Arctic.
Tonnage Now on the Way to This Port-A
Novelty in Marine Authorization
From the Sealers.

Ihe STEAMER Afctic, the nrst completed by
Charles White at his new shlp-yard at Alameda
made a trial trip on the bay yesterday, which
was successful in every respect
The builder, owner and a number OF invited
guests were on board and the weather being
everything that could be desired delightful ex.
cursiOn was had. The Arctic had her flags fying
and was saluied by all the steam craft on the
bay as she passed up the front. Henry z.
Christie, Superintendent Of the Fulton Iron
Works, which built the machinery, had charge OF
the engines during the trip.
Everything worked In perfection, there having
been no hot bearings Over the measured course
the steamer made mile in minutes 80 seconds
with the tide and minutes "a seconds against.
making her average about 81a knots an hour
Captain A. p. Jensen Will command the new
steamer, with Peter Persen as chief officer
The weather was cloudy and hazy at Point
Lobos yesterday. calm prevailed until noon,
when breeze sprang up from the north. At
o'clock In the afternoon It fell calm again. The
noon, 30.o7 o o'clock In the afternoon, 5000.
TONNAGE ON THE WAY.
The total tonnage of vessels now on the way TO
this port is 19l. 260. At the same time last year
Il amounted TO ,1S5 tons. or that now on
from Philad elphia. 10000 from Baltimore 9470
from Antwerp, 4517 from Caleta Buena, 5052
from Cardiff, 6975 from Calcutta, 1881 from
Departure Bay, 1871 from the Hawaiian
Islands, 4GO6 from Hong-Kong 359S from
Hiogo, II, 956 from LIVERPOOL, 2l793 from
London, 20,047 from Newcastle, N. S. W., 1886
from Newcastle on Tyne, 1857 from SYDNEY, 6S9
from Tahiti and II ,266 tons from Swansea.
The steamship Nlarirosa viii sail to-day for
Honolulu, Auckland and sydney, taking full
cargo. Among her freight for sydney are 20O7
cenals corn, 1921 DOORS 225 barrels -four 5000
rounds hops and 2S21 gallons whale oil; for
Melbourne, 20,l 80 pounds coffee and 1902 gal
Ions whale oil; for Dunedin, 1887 pounds hops
aud 10 bundles shrimps, and for Auckland 4243
pounds br0om-corn, 165 cases canned fruit, 625
IN
Inc snip also carries canned salmon valued at
SlS64.
E. +. Dickens of the United States Coast and
Geodrtic Survey and party left yesterday for
Coos Bay to make observations OF the approaches
to The bay ana the rivers emptyng into IL. Tidal
observations Will be made simultaneously at the
entrances to tie bay and river 10 ascertain the
force OF the tide, and the times and heights OF
high and low water.
FoUR-MAsTED BARKENTINE.
Captain Charles White has In course OF con-
stTueuon at his shlp-yard at Alameda four
masled barkentine. Sue is now in frame, and Is
intended for the coast lumber trade. She is be.
Ing buIlt for Cap ain Lund aud Others and when
she slides of The ways Will. AS far as is known,
be the only four-masted barkentine afloat In the
world.
new steam launch. built by Burns for c. G.
Rohins Tor use IN Alaskan waters, was launched
yesterday at the hay wharf, foot of Third street.
Her dimensions are: Length 40, beam 49, depth
feet. She will be fitted with compound en-
gnes, nigh pressure cylinder INCHES. low pres
sure II inches, with l2.inch stroke. built by
HInckley, Spiers Hayes.
The cruiser Charleston will be open to inspec-
tion again to-day, and IL is expected that large
number VIII improve tile opportunity. The tugs
Active and Relief VIII run from Washington
street Wharf, also the passenger steamer Caro-
line. The Ethel and Marion. Mile, Ida w and
the R0Darts VIII IN from The boat-landing foot
OF Clay street.
AT his ship-yard at the foot OF Sixth street,
Alexander Hay is building new tug for Smp-
son Bros HeI machinery Is being built by the
Fulton Iron Works.
NOTES FROM THE sEALERs
By the steamer from Victoria which arrived
yesterday. Ross Hewlett Ieceiyed Information
that the sealing schooner Walter l.. Rich has been
placed under the British flag and Is now named
Inc Steward. The British sealing schooner Mill
ME also has had her name changed TO Finland.
The Mollie Adams formerly an American, has
been placed under the British nag, and she is
now named the L. b. Marvin, after q prominent
merchant of Victoria.
A large oil painting was placed on Change
yesterday and attracted great attention. IL is a
marine sketch representing ship stranded aud
keeled over on a reef In the Bay of Biscay. In
the foreground is seen a boat which has put of
from steamer 10 rescue the crew. The work Is
faithful TO nature. every rope, spar, sail and
block being In place, aud the sea dashed into
foam seems Transparent. The painting is by
Mrs Murray Cookesley, who has contributed TO
the Royal Academy OF England, and depicts an
occurrence hat took place 1--we years ago when
she was on voy age to Tangiers from England.
The clipper ship Commodore 7. II. Allen, Cap
tain Merriam, is again In poit. She arrived yes
IeIday after passage OF 13S days from New
son Shs viii eo 10 q os GSs it SS
TO discharge.
The British steamer Wellington arrived yester-
day from Departure Bay aud 10 Long
Bridge, where she will take on board two loco
motives for Nanainio before dischafging her
cargo Of coal.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner Dora Bluhm docKed at the sugar
refinery yesterday
The baIkentine Discovery will come over from
Oakland to-day and so on the Merchants Dry
dock.
The bark Rufus E Wood lowed from the Mall
Dock TO the Union Iron Works
THE Enterkn shifted from Sepy's TO Nevada
Dock, PORT Costa.
The bark Deanfield went over TO Oakland to
discharge her cargo OF sugar.
The bark Centaur came down from Port Costa
ana anchored in the stream.
The Melancthon locked at Howard.
The steamer Umatpa went around to Beale
street.
The ships Merom and Benica viii 60 to sea To-