The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-14
SEA AND SHORE.
& Serious Collision Between Two
River Steamers.
Luas Of the Bark Nellie May COnfrmed-The
Schooner Seven Sisters Returns to Port.
Strong Winds Off Shore.

Atan early hour yesterday morning a collision
occurred between two stern wheel river steamers
al Jackson street Wharf. whereby one, the
Aurora, was seriously, and the other, the Mary
CARAT, slightly, damaged. The former belongs
10 the California Transportation Company aud
the latter is the property of the California Steam
Navigation.
The steamer City of Stockton, which collided
with a schooner on Thursday night, has been laid
OF at Stockton for repairs, aud the Mary Garratt
was put on in her place.
CRASHED INTO HER SIDE.
The Mary CARAT Captain McMurtry, arrived
from STOCKTON about o'clock yesterday morn
ing and entered the slip between Washington
and jackson street wharyeS, intending to make
last Al her berth on the south side OF the SLIP
Suddenly without warning, she sBeered across
the slip at good rate of speed and crashed into
the Aurora, which was made fast on the south
side OF Jsckson-street Wharf.
Size struck the Aurora with her bow right aft
on The port side, cutting through the fan-tail,
splitting the engine timbers and deck and
crushing her against the wharf
The Aurora was driven ahead by the strain
and carried away hye strong mooring lines she
had ont AS she forged ahead the dock apron,
which was down, raked her side for about
twenty-four feet smashing into spllnters the
upper deck stairs, bulwarks. sail and covering
boards.
The apron, OF course, was smashed, but it
materially dead ened the boats Roadway, or the
results would have been more serious. as the
aurora would undoubtedly have had her bows
stove IN.
sLoOP AND WHARF DAMAGED.
Before The Mary CARAT backed away the Au-
rOra struck the iibb0Om of the sloop Soferiuo,
wharf, splitting lie cap block and strnger and
ripping The planklng for about i've feet. Her
bow was slightly damaged when she struck:
The Aurora Is very badly strained and dam
aged, ana her repairs viii cost considerable
amount Of money. The only damage to be seen
10 the Mary CARAT is hole on Tie port Side
near The stern.
a DECK-HAND BADLY BRUISED.
When the accident occurred a deck-hand Of
the CARAT, known as Antioch" was standing
right IN the bow A pile OF sacks OF Hour dis
lodged by the shock fell on him. and he was
badly bruised about the chest.
The sloOp SoterinO is The same one that was
run INTO and badly damaged by the steamer j.
D. Peters some four months age. She runs
regularly TO NoYato, ana was loaded for that
port, intending 10 sail at daylight. Captain j.
NJ MaZeas, her owner, says that besides the loss
OF a new bUwsprit tile vessel is opened forward
Lave to 90 on The ways. Her cargo was trans
erred 10 another vessel, and Captain MaZeas
estimates his damage at $500.
HOW IT OCCURRED.
The engineer OF the Mary CARAT states that
after The boat was in lie Sip lie received signal
Of one bell TO go ahead and that be has TWO wit
nesses TO prove II. II Is presumed That the signal
meant 10 De given was me one TO go astern. Inc
iacts Will no doubt come out when HE local in
sleclors hold their investigation.
TIE NELLIE MAY LOST.
Word has been received from Victoria B. c.,
that slips boat bearing the name Nellie May
had been picked up near ClayoquOt. on the west
side OF Vancouver Island, and that a large
quantity OF wreckage and fTeSh-eut lumber had
washed ashore there. This, no doubt, settles
the fate OF the BARK Nellie May, OF which moth.
lug has been heard since last January.
The bark sailed from Port Madison for this
port on January 23d last with cargo of 55o,o
Ieet OF lumber, consigned 10 L. NJ. Herrick OF Il
SieuaTt street. Her dimensions we're: Length
14S beam -. depth 20 feet; gross tonnage 699
she was built at Newcastle, Mass. in 1867, and
her home port was Port Townsend, Wash. W
?. Saywafd being her managing owner.
The weather was hay at Point LoDos yester-
day and the wind all day from the northwest,
Blowing six miles an hour early In the morning,
increasing In the afternoon to twenty-Iour miles
al hour The barometer read: o'clock In the
morning 1920, noon 1920, O'clock IN the
afternoon 3O.l4.
A SCHOONER RETURNS.
The schooner Seven Sisters, Captain Olsen,
which left here on April 9th for Humboldt re-
TUNED 10 port yesterday afternoon, having
Arena on April 9Th.
The steamer Corona, Captain Hannah, arrived
yesterday, IS hours from Eureka, bringing sc
cabin and Is steerage passengers. Among the
freight was 2O6 sacks Of peas ana SS618
treasure.
lie schooner Mary Dodge has returned TO
Humboldt from Honolulu In ballast She was
10 days on the passage UP, and made the round
There must have been strong breezes blowing
up The coast and away of shore for the last few
days. The steamer Mariposa reported en-
eOgutering heavy northwest swell the day be-
IoTe entering port, and a number OF schooners
have had 10 return 10 port partially disabled.
Yesterday The schooner Arg0naut arrived
after quick run OF 34s days from Grays Har-
Dor, and The schooner Gem made the passage
from Umpqua IN 212 days.
NEW FOURMAsTER-
Charles Hooper and others of this city have
contracted with Peter Matthews, the ship builder
Of Eureka, to build for Them a four-masted
schooner, work on which will commence at once.
The dimensions Of the new vessel Will be;
Length 1874, beam 1858. depth OF hold IL feet ;
carrying capacity 100000 feet OF lumber. Cap.
tain Peterson, now Of the Maggie c. Russ, who is
one OF the owners, VIII have Command on ner
completion.
The bark Annie johnson, brig Deacon and
= schooner Annie towed TO sea early yesterday
morning.
be ship Ardmian Will dock at Green street
Today, and The steamer Mariposa will go up to
lie refinery.
The ship Rowena came down from Port Costa
and anchor d IN the stream.
ne ship Benlcia VIII go up to Nevada Dock
today.