The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-23
SEA AND SHORE.
The Schooner Christina Steffens
TOWed Into Port.
Captain Pryde of the Doris Claims Demurraee
a Useless Whistling -Buoy-A White
hall Race Arranged.

Seems to be Waterlogged. Headed south.
No signals" A later dispatch gave the ill.,
formation: Schooner holding her course
for the city. Sail set on mainsail."
When the news was received the tugs
Sea Queen and Vigilant went outside to try
and pick the schooner up and tow her in.
At o'clock last evening the schooner was
reported from Point Lobos as being off the
port in tow of the Sea Queen. She arrived
before dusk, and proved to be the schooner
Christina Steffens, which left here on May
18th for Rutherfords Landing On arriving,
Captain Hanson of the Stetfens, made the
following report: cat o'clock this morn
ing, when six miles off Point Reyes, in
wearing round, the rudder-gear was carried
away, and the vessel preached to and filed
with water We were in that condition
until picked up by tug and towed into port
The weather was haZy at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind blowing sixteen
miles an hour, veering from south to south
west. The barometer read: 8 o'clock in
the morning, 1904; noon, 1902; o'clock in
the evening, 30.02
A USELESS WRESTLING BUOY.
Captain Dettmers of the steamer Cos
mOpOlis reported to the Merchants Ex-
change yesterday that the whistling buoy
off Flattery Rocks Umatila Reef, is not
sounding its whistle and appears to be in
sinking condition. The captain says he
passed close to il on last Sunday morning.
The CosmopOlis is bound for Seattle, Wran-
gel, Bartlett Bay, Juneau, Kline Island and
Yes Bay. From Yes Bay she will 60 to
Nanaimo and load coal for this port.
A new steam schooner, called the r. p.
Gilmore, has been built ar Astoria for the
Alaska trade. Her dimensions are: length
"a, beam is. depth IL feet, and she cost
$4,000.
The brig Consuelo has on board for Kaha-
lui a general cargo, valued at 1924. 1t in
cludes $50 cases kerosene. $40 pounds to-
baccO, 90 packages fish and 300 sacks bran.
The ship lnvnciblP, now at San Diego,
has been chartered by RentOn, Holmes IL
Co. to go to Puget Sound and there load
lumber for Melbourne; rate e3.
The schooner Robert Seares will make
trip to Alaska in the interests of the CHG
mix Bay Packing Company.
Among the cargo of the British steamer
China for Y Yokohama and Hong-kong is
S62l, 1872 treasure.
CAPTAIN PRYDE'S PROTEST.
The British bark Doris, Captain Pryde,
loading wheat for the United Kingdom,
Havre or Antwerp, having been chartered
by Eppinger Il Co., rate 81 Jos. Cd. Since the
loading commenced the captain noticed
IIdI wien TIE Wheat was transferred from
the cars to the vessel, the sacks being rot
ten, burst. He made a vigorous protest
and the charterers sent over gang of men
to watch tile sacks and sew up those that
were broken.
Yesterday the captain noticed that about
20 per cent of the sacks containing the
wheat going on board were bad and at once
stopped the loading and Instructed his mate
to give '1oul' receipt to the agent of the
shippers. This receipt the agent, it is said,
refused to accept and tore in two. The
ships lay days expired yesterday and Cap
tain Pryde has notified the charterers that
he Will claim demurrage commencing to-
day. On the other hand, it is understood
that there will be claim against Pryde for
demurrage for keeping the laden cars wait
ing.
Captain Pryde is determined in the mat
ter and is confident that his owners will
back him up. He says that if when he ar
rives at Dunkirk or Havre, the wheat mar
ket has fallen, the cOnsignees may bubble
about receiving the cargo. They may de-
mand so many bags of wheat aud finding a
large quantity of it in bulk may mulct the
snip i'll damages. There is an interesting
question involved and one that will be
closely watched by British shipmas tiers in
port.
EAsT-STREET TREsTLE.
Work was commenced yesterday on a
trestle connecting East street with the new
section of the sea-wall. When it is COM
pleted the drawbridge will be done away
with and work on the last concrete section
will DE commenced. Superintendent Camp
bell says it will be completed by July 1st.
The British ship Northbrook, Captain
Davies, which left here on December Goth
last wheat laden for Europe, arrived at
Limerick on Tuesday, with loss of foretop-
mast, bowsprit, upper yards and headgear
and with foremost fished
The schooner Oscar aud Hattie sailed yes
terday on whaling cruise, having been
cleared by the Pacific Steam-whaling Com
pany. She has stores on board for the
relief station at Point Barrow.
The steamer Katie Cook, which has been
plying at Coos Bay. has been purchased by
parties at Smith River ana will hereafter
ply on that stream.
wHITEHALL-BoAT RACE.
A Whitehall boat race has been arranged
10 take place on June 1st between Willie
Clarke's Fred p. Callundan and Joe Mar
tinps City Front Belle. The race will be
for $50 side over the old Blossom Rock
and Fort Point course. Each party deposited
So forfeit yesterday. Harry Hansen will
challenge the winner to race against his
boat, the Alice, for Sl00.
The California Transportation Com
pany's steamer Aurora, which was run
into and badly damaged d few weeks ago
10y the steamer Mary CARAT has been re-
paired and yesterday afternoon came
down from Stockton. She will be placed at
once OIL lle route III tUe place oil the Pride
of the River, which will be thoroughly
0verhauled in anticipation of the lrut
season.
The bark COrea, which was lost at Cooks
Inlet, Alaska, was surveyed and condemned
and sold at auction as she lay on the beach.
The cargo and hun brought $3.50. She was
insured as follows Hull, ST., 800; cargo,
S42. 600; freight, 5000; advances to Chinese,
$4,000 Total. $50, 100.
The British ship Grasmere has on board
for Westport, Ireland, a tull cargo of flour
(20,575 barrels valued at S79, 500.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The bark Sonoma came over from Oak
land yesterday and locked at Fremont
street.
The ship Arabia shifted from Harrison
street to Long Bridge.
The bark Alden Besse went to the sugar
refinery.
The w. II. DImond shifted from the
sugar refinery to Folsom street.
The whaling tender Thomas Pope and
the brig Tahiti will 20 on the Merchants
Dry-dock to-day.
The bark S. c. Allen came over from
Oakland and locked at Mission No. 1.
The ship j. b. Brown came from Vallejo
City and locked at Fremont street.
The bark Northwest went over to Oak
land
The Micronesia locked at the sugar re-
fnery.
The w. F. Jewett went to Howard No. ..
The bark Ceylon Will go to Oakland to-
day and the ship Alaska will go to sea.
M0NH THE RAH,R0ADS