The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-04
SEA AND SHORE.
The Steamer Columbia Delayed
by Heated Journals.
Rush CT Passengers From the South on the
Pomona-Captain Dunleavy Unable
to Attend His Office.

A dispatch received at the Merchants Ex-
change Yesterday from Westport stated that
the steamer Westport had arrived with the
information that it had sighted the Portland
steamer Columbia on September I'd, at $50
o'clock in the evening, off Bodega. The
Columbia was lying to and heading in differ
ent directions. When the Westpolt came
abreast of her The captain of the former
bore down on her and asked if anything was
wrong. The captain of the Columbia an
swered that nothing serious had occurred
the only cause of her delay being
heated journals caused by new brasses.
The captain Of the Columbia stated
also that he had been lying to for an hour
and half No assistance being required,
the Westport continued on her course, with
the Co lumbia slowly following. AT 10
O'clock at night the Columbia dropped astem
of the Westport, renewal of the trouble
having occurred. The captain of tie West
port stated in his dispatch that he thought
the Columbia would have a long passage.
He also reported that the W Gather was fine
and the sea smooth.
The Columbia left this port for Portland
on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
At the Office of Goodall, Perkins & Co.,
the agents of The steamer, it was stated that
new brasses had been put in the steamer.
and that was the cause OF the trouble. The
Columbia on her return trip is due at THIS
port on September 9th. Admission day.
LOSS OF THE FRANCES THORPE.
Charles WooIich, British Vice-Consul at
Mazatlan, who arrived by the last steamer.
in sDeaking of the loss of the ship Frances
Thorpe at Salina Cruz, says:
ut was II rather peculiar affair She
came into that port with cargo of $500 tons
of steel rails for the 1ehuanlepec railroad.
and anchored all night Subsequently Inc
pilot thought lie could do little better by
shifting the anchors closer in shore. That
lie succeeded can be imagined when you
understand that the ship is now lying hall
way up the beach. He may have intended
to take her, cargo and all. uptown Tor aught
| know. 1t is easy now to discharge the
cargo into wagons, but the snip iookS rs II
she was fixture"
RUSH OF PASSENGERS.
The steamer Pomona arrived from San
DIEGO and way ports yesterday morning,
bringing large number Of passengers to a.
tend the Native Sons celebration. So large
was the demand for tickets that forty beds
had to be made on the floor Of the cabin.
Yesterday Officers Collins and Dillon OF
the HarDOr Police arrested Robert McShay
on suspicion Of being connected with the
receut burglary committed on the schooner
Frank Lawrence, lying at 1oward-street
Wharf The prisoner was tlken u the Cen
trail Station.
Cap tain Dunleavy of the Harhor Police
did not appear for duty yesterday. Word
was sent to headqua rterS that he was con-
fined 10 his bed with a severe attack of
fever and that he would not be able to be on
the front again for some time.
PUMPING HER OUT
The ship Chapman, which ran on rock
between Mission Rock and Long Bridge on
Monday last, IS being pumped out at her
berth at Long Bridge
The Quarantine Officer's boat, Governor
Perkins, is laid up for repairs. a new set
of tubes is being put in her boilers.
The Occidental and Oriental Company's
steamer Oceanic will sail for Hong Kong at
l o'clock to-day.
CAPTAIN E. Pitt has assumed command Of
the schooner Vanderbilt
Captain Dunbar formerly of the ship
William McGilvery, has taken command of
the ship Louisiana, which will soon sail
for Cork loaded with wheat Captain Oliver,
who formerly commanded the Louisiana, is
compelled to remain ashore on account of
sickness.
Tie British ship Romsdal, now out sixty
seven days from Liverpool for this port
was spoken on August 4th in latitude
south, longitude SO west.
The new schooner Alister, built at Be-
nlcia, will ply between the Samoan Islands.
Her dimensions are; Length over all, so
feet; beam, 23J5 feet; depth Of hold, feet.
She will sail on September 18th.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Brierhill was lowed from the
stream to Green-street Wharf.
The ship Londale was taken from Oakland
to the rOlling-mlls.
The bark Cloncaird was towed from How
ard street to Oakland
The Oriental shifted from Beale to Green
street.
The Combermere was towed from the
stream to Oakland.
The Star of Russia locked at Section of
the sea-wall.
The Priorhill discharged at Green-street
Wharf.
The C. F. Sargent was taken to the upper
gas works from Pacific street.
The British ship Armida will discharge at
Spear-street Wharf on Friday.