The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-26
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the San Jose From
Panama Ahead of Time.
The City Of Puebla Beats the Record From Vic
toria-Heavy Gales Encountered OH the
Horn by the F, S. Ciampi.

The Pacific Mail Company's steamer San
Jose, which has been plying between Pan
ANA and Central American ports, arrived
in port yesterday evening rather unexpect-
| edlv, because she was not looked for here
until tomorrow. The San Jose is sched-
uled to sail hence for Panama on August
4th, taking the place of the Acapulco, which
will sail ON the 18th.
The San Jose is commanded by Captain
RUSSELL and sailed from Panama on July
18th, thus making the passage in thirteen
days. She arrived at Acapulco on July
18th, and sailed on the day after She
brought no passengers and her only freight
was Sc boxes lines, 10 boxes pine apples.
! boxes plantains and 80 boxes mangoeS.
The weather was hay at Point Lohos
yesterday, with the wind veering round
from southeast to northwest blowing
| twenty miles an hour from the latter point
| at o'clock in the Afternoon. The barOm-
eter read s O'Clock in the morning, 1905;
noon, 1898; o'clock in the afternoon,
! $3.50.
| HEAVY GALES OFF THE HORN.
The Italian ship F. S. Ciampa, Captain
COcurullo, arrived yesterday afternoon, las
days from Swansea, with a cargo of coal,
|
| The captain reports that lie sailed on Feb
ruary 27th and passed Cape Horn ON May
81. Then, he says, they had hard time of
it, and for seven days experienced gale after
gale from west-southwest to southwest,
| during which the ship received consider
| able damage. Was tWenty-one days from
| so south in the Atlantic t. 80 south IN the
| Pacific; crossed the equator IN the Facihc
on June 18th, and thence to port had north
| ery winds.
| The steamer Newbern sailed yesterday
morning for Guaymas, Mexico, and way
ports, taking large list OF passengers and
freight Among the passengers were
| large number of men and women bound for
| Ensenada to work i'll the woolen-mllls
there. Among the freight was material for
the construction Of a new Custom-house at
| Ensenada.
The steamer North Fork sailed for Eureka
| last evening She should have sailed at
! o'clock, but owing to the large amount OF
| freight Offering, in view of the Humboldt
being laid up, she did not leave until after
S O'clock. She had a very fall list both OF
| passengers and freight
The steamer Gipsy, Captain Plummer
! which is generally called old Perpetual
! Notion, arrived yesterday from southern
| coast ports, at o'clock in the morning,
with 300 barrels of lime, etc. She dis
| charged, loaded and at 1 O'Clock IN the
| afternoon left again.
SHE BEATS THE RECORD.
| The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
| steamer City of Puebla, Captain Debney,
| arrived yesterday afternoon after very
| quick passage of foT;y-one and a half hours
| from Victoria. This IS the quickest down
| passage on record between the two
! ports and beats by forty-eight minutes the
! best previous one made by tie same
steamer. The City of PuebIa brought
! siXty-one cabin and fifty Steerase pas
| sengers.
The steamer Point Iona, which was
ashore up the coast some time ago, was on
! the Merchants Dry-d ock yesterday having
| repairs made and being cleaned and
| painted. She also received new propeller
| The steamer Mexico is being thoroughly
| overhauled as regards her machinery and
| boilers at Broadway No. ., and large force
| of men is at work painting her
The schooner w. l.. Beebee will go on
| the Merchants Dry-dOck to-day, and will
! be followed by the steamer humboldt on
| Monday.
The Ship Spartan, Captain Polite, made a
| quick down passage OF SIX days from Seat
| tie, bringing $500 tons of.coal for z. b. Corn
wall.
OIL FOR LIGHTHOUSE.
! The United States lighthouse tender Ma
drono yesterday hauled alongside Broad
| way Wharf ., and then discharged 1000 cases
| of oil, which were brought from the store
| house at Goat Island. This oil is in
| tended for use at the lighthouse at Cape
| MendOcino. 1t will be taken by the steamer
| Newport to Eel River and from there will
| be transported by teams TO the lighthouse.
| The steamer Santa Rosa, Captain Alex
| ander, arrived early yesterday morning,
| siXty-twO hours from San Diego and way
! ports, bringing a very large list of passen-
! gers. She had 162 In the cabin and twenty
| in the Storage.
The steamer Mariposa. Captain Hayward,
| viii sail at noon to-day for Honolulu,
! Auckland and sydney. She has full list
| of freight and large number of passengers
| have engaged berths.
The schooner Sacramento arrived yester-
| day and proceeded up river direct.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Palmyra towed from the Union
| Iron Works over 10 Oakland.
The Italian ship +. 5. Ciampa anchored
| in the stream.
The ship Cawdor locked at Green street.
! The W. b. Godfrey shifted from the sea-
! wall to Mission No. l.
! The ship Indiana lowed from Long Bridge
! up to FORT costa.
| The barkeDtine Planter locked at Section
| 1 of the sea-wall.
Tie bark George F. Manson locked at
| Howard No. l.
| The bark Momentum went to Fremont
| street.
The ship Yosemite lowed up to Vallejo
! City direct on arrival yesterday.
| The Halcy0n went TO Berry street
| The ship New York, bark CoIusa and the
| day.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
| On OF about August 1, $780, a fixed white
light of the fifth order will be exhibited
! from a lighthouse recently erected on the
northeastern extremity OF Ballast Point
| San Diego Bay, Cal. On the same date the
| temporary light on the eastern edge of Bal
| last Point will be discontinued. The new
! light will illuminate the entire horizon,
but in approaching San Diego Bay from the
! tbyro I'd liuht yvill bo s;l Il
account Of the high land of Point Loma)
until it bears north % east, true northwest,
! magDetic).
The light is elevated thirty-two feet
above high water, and in clear weather
| should be visible from distance of eleven
miles. The lighthouse consists of a square
| frame tower attached to the southeast cor
ner OF frame dwelling lone and a half
! storles), and SurmOunted by black Ian
| term the tower and dwelling painted white,
| trimmings lead color, blinds green and roof
| brown. \ few yards to the nOrthward
there is another dwelling, similar in color
! ing and construction, but without the
! tower. During thick and fOggy weather
! bell will be struck by machinery single
| blow every ten seconds from a building
erected few yards south of the light
| house. Position: Latitude 800 A. Oh" north,
longitude liz IA ~" west.
The bel-buoy off MONDAY rock, San
| Francisco approach, coast of California,
| has been moved to position 100 yards
south 80 west, true South by west, mag,
| from MONDAY rock.
/ Acknowledgements FL. 3.
! Mansfield, United States Navy, command
Ing the United States Coast Survey steamer
Patterson, has discovered pinnacle rock
with only seventeen feet of water over it in
| the fairway of Saginaw channel, north
| eastern shore of Admiralty Island, Alaska.
| The rock lies on tile following bearings
| Point Retreat south GO west, true South
! west one-half south, mag.l, distant one mile.
! North end of the outer Barlow Islet south
| % east, true southeast Seven-eIghths east,
mas.), distant one aud 0ne-quarter miles.
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