The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-21
SEA AND SHORE.
Sad Death of Captain Dunn Of
the Bark Titania.
Launch Of the First Five.Masted Ship in the
Wcrld-Arrival Of the Coryphene From
Alaska Changes Of Captains

A number Of captains, steyedores ana
men interested in shipping gathered at
Lime Juice corner" yesterday afternoon
and discussed the sad taking off of Captain
Dunn of the British bark Titania. news of
which had just been received from Victoria,
and according to which it appears that on
the 18th inst. Captain Dunn was found dead
on the extension of street at New West
mister, where his vessel is lying.
He had attended a play at the Opera
House, and was on the way back to the
bark when he became confused in the d ark
ness, and, taking the wrong course, fell over
a small embankment upon some slabs, the
shock killing him. Captain Dunn was one
of the best known merchant ship captains
sailing to this coast, and Stewart Menzles,
Arthur McCracken, Captains Naunton, Sen
nett, Wilson, Richard Smith and others all
had a good word 10 say for the genial
skipper. He was about IS years of age, and
lie had spent forty-siX years at sea, twenty
six as master. He was a native of London,
England where he leaves widow and four
Children.
His first command was Jardine, Mathle-
son & Co.'S opium clipper schooner on the
China coast. Next he had the tea clipper
Falcon running to China, and then he took
COHlHluuu VI lut lCd Si'hpNi Wv ibLi t'iiN
came in her to this port. In 1882 he arrived
here in command of the Dillawur. After
ward he was placed in command of the
Titania and sailed hence in her on August
8, 1886, and made the passage home to
England in "a days. Captain Dunn was
very particular about his dress, sometimes
changing his clothes three times day, and
so earned the sobriquet of Lady Dunn.
No captain that ever came to this port was
more universally liked than he.
A FIVE-MAsTED SHIP.
The new steel ship France. built at Part
rick, Scotland. and the only hye-masted
ship ever built in the world, with the eX-
ception Of the Great Eastern, was launched
few days ago for French owners. She
registered 1850 net tons, and is intended for
the nitrate trade on the west coast of South
America.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day light, blow
ing in the. morning from the northeast,
veering at noon to west. The barometer
reod S o'clock in the morning. 3OO5; noon,
29.99; o'clock in the evening" % 81.
Captain Chapman. formerly mate OF the
ship st. Charles, now loading at Phiiadel-
phia for this port, has been promoted to
command the ship in the place of Captain
burlington, who stays at home to look alter
an inheritance.
The British bark Allonby, Captain r TIL
erys old vessel, sailed from London for
Port Townsend on the 18th inst, and the
German bark J. c. Piuger left Bremen for
Honolulu on the 10th inst.
SALMON FROM ALASKA
The bark CoTyphene arrived yesterday
morning, eighteen days from karluk, Alaska,
with a cargo of y, $50 cases of salmon, con-
signed to George W. Hume & Co. The bark
brought down about seventy white ana
Chinese fishermen and Gamers, VINO nave
been working IN the canutry, which mas
Il tla
las already been chartered to load coal at
Nauaimo for Honolulu.
The steamer Mariposa, which sailed hence
on Saturday, has cargo on board fer Sydney
valued at $40, 735. IL includes 53lS boxes Of
apples, $500 pounds OF Goldfish, 2S3o cases
salmon and 1850 gallons of while oil. Her
cargo for Auckland is valued at S17,1Ss, and
for Melbourne al S12.2l9. For Honolulu she
has freight valued at S1346.
The steamer San Bias, Captain Johnston.
arrived at Panama on the 18th inst; the
steamer Alameda at Sydney on the 18th, and
the steamer City Of Rio de Jaueiro at Hong
kong on the 18th.
a rotterdam has been placed under the
stem of the steamer State of California, at
Green-Street Wharf, and force of men is at
work shipping on new bronze propeller
CHANGES OF CAPTAINS.
Captain y. p. Carlson has been appointed
to the command OF the schooner Ester CoboS,
and Captain {. johnson has taken charge Of
the schooner Bill the Butcher.
The British tramp steamer Suffolk sailed
from Port Gamble yesterday, lumber-laden,
for Melbourne. She is the iii st steamer that
ever loaded lumber in tie Sound for Austria
liza, but others have already been chartered
to follow her.
The steamer Silver Spring arrived at
Eureka yesterday, but the British bark
Royal Tar, which arrived off the bar there
on Thursday last, has not yet been able to
enter. Her captain is an old trader there
and is biding his time.
The ship Gatherer went to the bulkhead
between Beale and Fremont streets yester-
day and the bark Coryphene locked at Sec
ton of the sea-wall.
The Nicholas Thaypr shifted from Lom-
bard street TO Mission No. 2.
The bark George f. Manson and the
schooner Challenger will go to sea to-day.
The new missionary schooner Pitcairn
sailed yesterday for Pitcairn Island.