The morning call., 1890-10-10
SEA AND SHORE.
Collision Between Two SChOOners
in Mission Bay.
Several Vessels Break Adrift During Stiff
Breeze on the Bay-Rough Voyage
OF the Steamer Salmo.

There was a collision between two
schooners at the South End yesterday morn
ing, but fortunately little damage resulted.
The schooner Nettie Sundborg was leaving
the wharf at the foot of Third street, bound
out, as the schooner Nora Harkns, inward
bound from Coos Bay, was going there in
tow of the tug Mile. The SundLorg hoisted
her mainsai, and 1t was thought would pass
on the inside of the incoming vessel.
Suddenly, however, she ported her Eelm
and stood across the others bow. The yes
sells c0!lided and the Sundborg had her main
rigging carried away. The Harkins was
only chafed little. The Sundborg repaired
damages and sailed during the afternoon.
After the collision the Sundborg bumped
against the bark Northwest, Which was
lying at anchor, but did no damage.
From a dispatch received on Change last
evening it is learned that the revenue cutter
Richard Rush arrived at Port Townsend
from Oonalaska via Kodiak yesterday and
left Tor Seattle to coal. She reported that
she had made no seizures.
STIFF BREEZE.
There was a stiff breeze blowing on the
bay on "Wednesday night the velocity of the
wind being as high as fifty miles an hour.
The water was extremely rough at the north
end and TIE boatmen did not venture out.
Four scnoOners returned TO port under stress
Of weather, and two of them sailed again
yesterday. The Ivanhoe and the Gussie
Klose lost nearly all their sails. and
are yet in port rel airing damages.
The schooner Seven Sisters was driven from
her moorings at Collins Landing and came
down here under foresail, distance of
nearly 100 mites, In eight hours.
When the blow was at its height the S.oop
Restless went adrift and fouled the Custom
house steamer Hartley, STAYING in portion
of the latter's rail. The slOup sustained no
damage. The scow-schoOner Rosie drifted
into the schooner Langton, and both were
considerably cbaied before they were separ-
a!ed.
The weather was clear in the forenoon
and baZy in the afternoon at Point Lob0s
yesterday, and the wind all day from the
northwest, blowing from sixteen TO twenty
miles an hour. The barometer read:
o'clock in the morning, 2979; noon, 1881;
o'clock ia the evening, 29.Sf.
ENCOUNTERED A HURRICANE.
News was received yesterday from Vic
tOria that the small steamer Saline, belong
ing to j. \. Knowles of this city, arrived
there in distress. She was short OF coal ana
the fires were out, having encountered gale
off Queen Charlotte Island, and had IA rough
time Captain Alexander says it was The
worst storm he had seen for thirty years.
Tie wind blew with hurricane force for
eight hours, and drags ana oil had to be
used to save the steamer. The Saline has
been used as cannery steamer at Prince
William Sound all summer She mad seven
men on board, who were all we'll, but eX-
haustel from the fight with the elements.
The SamO Will coal at lctOrla and then
come to this port.
The ship Clarendon, for this port, was
spoken On July 2Sth, in latitude l0o north,
longitude 20 west; the ChinSura on July
I'd, in latitude " 80, north, longitude 13'
vest and the Inch Keith on July 10Th, in
latitude 2lo north, longitude So west.
MATsoN's REPORT.
Captain MaiSon's report of the loss of the
Lurline was filed with the Cusom-house
yesterday. In it the value of the vessel is
estimated at $4,000 aud the cargo at $4,000
The insurance is given as $3.50 on the YES
sci and S70,OO0 on the cargo. The estimated
loss is stated at $4,000 on the vessel and
S35, 600 on the cargo. Captain MatsOn says
the wind died out until 1t became perfect
calm, when the tides aud eddies set the YES
Sci upon Point DiablO.
The tug Coils has sailed for the Sound
without her tow, the DIrge Ludlow What
will be done with the latter is not as yet
known. 1t appears that when she was razed
down 10 her tween decks portion OF her
sides above the deck was lett standing for
bulNarks and no scupper-holeS made, con-
sequently when she shipped water it had no
The steamer Queen will take the place of
the State of California on the next trip TO
Portland. The State Is lying up at Green
street. where she will receive q new shaft
and new bronze wheel.
The steamer George ". Elder has been
fully repaired. and is now lyin. III the stream
taking in 100 toas of powder for Astoria.
She will take up only freight on this trip.
LAW REGARDING YACHTS.
The Treasury Department has issued a
circular to Collector of Customs directing
that all yachts and pleasure vessels not ex-
empt by law shall be licensed as contem-
plated by Section 4214, Title XLVIII Of the
Revised Statutes, which provides that such
vessels may be licensed on terms which will
authorize them TO proceed from port to port
IN the United States and by sea to foreign
ports without entering or clearing at the
Custom-hOuSe. A vessels papers viii snow
whether or not she is entitled 20 the privi-
leges of yacht.
The steamer China, for Japan and China
via Honolulu, lett yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 O'clock Instead of l, having been delayed
by the nOn-arriyal OF the mails.
The ship TheSsaluS locked at Baae street.
yesterday, and the Scottish Dales shifted 10
Section l of the sea-wall.
The ship Eureka will come down from
Port Costa and dock It Beale street, and
the schooner Fannie Adele Will go to sea
to-day
The steamer Alexander II went to Oak.
land Creek yesterday to lie up for the
winter. The bark Electra also went to the
creek.
The ship Ericsson went to the Union Iron