The morning call., 1890-09-08
SEA AND SHORE.
The Seven Sisters Drifts Foul
of Ship Oil the Bay,
Whitelaw Converts the Old Steamer Alex
ander Into Whaler-The Corona Brings
Down a Large Cargo.

The schooner Seven Sisters left her berth
| at the south end yesterday morning intend
| ing to GO to sea. When she got out int1
the stream the wind fell calm and the
! schooner drfted down with the ebb tide
The captain saw that she would certainly
foul the ship CoDqueror, which lay at an
Choir in the stream, and let 60 both anchors,
| but they failed to hold her I'D.
The schooner drifted down and struck
broadside on to the bow of the Conqueror.
Inc ]lbboom of the ship went through the
schooners foresail. and the schooner hung
there. The red-stack tug Etna. Captain
Ike Smith, came along, and. getting bride
out, tried to tow the schooner clear She
was unable to do it. Then Spreckels' tug
boat Reliance, Captain Scott, happened
along, and the two tugs hitched on and p0t
the vessels clear, after which the .Ftna
towed the schooner to sea.
wHITELAw's wHALER.
1t was mentioned in this column soma
weeks ago that Captain Il. p. III. WhitelaN
bad purchased the old steamer Alexander at
Victoria harbof ard was trying 10 Git her nm
to bring old roa down to this clty from
,se Is, ne nae broken up up north; 1t was
has altered ais plans. He has fitted tae
vessel with Eur masts and Completes wiiai-
ing s2utfit, IN ,luGing two steam lanncbes.ind
shii,ihe pate Mt whaling guns. Her Carrying
CdpGGibN Mt ~ t-l-D anu size VIII
supplied with lro. ltssks caDabie Of CARRYING
10000 gallons OF whale OIL
The vessel wiil also have A comp.it
wrecking outfit. consisting OF steam pnmps
for every. purpOse in connection with the
work. the Alexander has now a Canadian
bottom ana n,. can C ply unobstrucied in tile
waters OF British Columbia as whaler ana
wrecker, something that the Whitelaw could
not do. The Alexander will be a whaling
vess. but all her working gear aud equip
| ment VII. DO worked by steam: About
! twenty men ill be employed on. board of
| her for the wharia business and staff of
| experienced wreckers I'D divers will be
| kept on hand for purposes of+Fecklps.
| LARGE CARGO.
| The steamer Corona arrived yesterday a,
noon, 20 hours from Eureka, bringing down
| the largest cargo she ever brought down.
| She had % cabin and "a steerage passengers
| CAPTAIN w. Nj. Hawley, superintendent
| of the Spreckels line of tugs, slipped on
| banana peel on Bush street Saturday even
| ing, and falling, had his right arm frac-.
| tured near the wrist.
On the Oceanic Dock are a number of
! pull trees that were brought up on the
steamer Australia for j. d. Spreckels d
! Bros. They are, something Ike palm In
| appearance, and are the first of the kind
| ever seen here. They will probably be sent
| to Coronado Beach.
| The weather was foggy at Point Lobos
yesterday. A calm prevailed until noon.
| when q ignt breeze SrTduS up IIoIi til6
| southwest The barometer read: So'cleck
| in the morning, 29.SI; noon. $3.50 . O'Clock
| in the evening, 1872.
| sUPERSTTTIoUs SAILORS.
| Sailors on the front say that the schooner
| Unais '.hoodoo." Two years ago when she
| entered San Diego Bay a man was drowned
at Santa Fs Wharf. On her next visit n
| woman's dead body was found floating
alongside Last week she entered that
port and on the same day n yacht capsized
and seven people were drowned. MANY
sailors would not ship in her now on any
consideration.
The steamer Santa Rosa, Captain Alexan-
der, brought up 164 cabin and 50 Storage
passengers from San Diego and way por =
yesterday. She carried the Bear nag at her
masthead as she entered the harbor.
The pilot boat Lady Mine anu the yachts
Jessie, Ella, Volunteer and White Wings
were trying their sailing qualities on the
bay yesterday, preparatory to to-day's
race. The steamer Caroline, Captl lin Lenle,
will accompany the race. leaving Jackson
street Wharf at o'e'ocii in the morning.
and aftefward taking pssSengeis Ut Long
| Bridge IN the afternoon She will accom-
pany the yachts around lie course.
SMALL LIST OF ARRIVALS.
The only vessels arriving in port yester-
day w6se sejen coasting steamers, viz. the
SANTA Rosa Coos Bay, Wcstport, Rival,
The brig Courtney Ford, bark Alex Nc
Neil and the barkentine Skagit lowed to sea
yesterday.
The barkentine Kate Fliekinger will dock
at Howard No. to-day, and the bark Ophii
will dock at Folsom No. /.
The ship Drumburton will 90 to Balfour':
Wharf, Port Costa, to-day.