The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-17
SEA AND SHORE.
A San Francisco Bound Ship Oh
Fire at Ancud, Chile.
0ne Of the Crew Of the Schooner Arago Drowned
ct Saa-The Steamer San Bias Reports
Drifting Buoy.

QlSpatcn receiver yesterday from Lon
don states that the German ship Orient from
Swansea for San Francisco put into Ancud
with her cargo on fire. The Orient is a YES
sci of 1919 tons register and left Swansea
"a days ago in command of Captain Kuehl
with cargo of anthracite coal. Shipping
and insurance men were greatly surprised
to hear that her cargo was on fire. as that
seldom happens to anthracite coal.
Ancud, or San Carlos de Ancud, where
the Orient put in, is in latitude 41o 81 south,
longitude 750 So west 1t is port of Chile
and has safe and spacious harbor. 1t is
much visited by whalemen who cruise in
the South Pacific and is about $50 miles to
the southwark Of Valparaiso, the principal
port of Chile.
Ancud is also the port that the British
bark Balakava, which arrived here in June,
1888, put into after her terrible experience
off the Horn, where she was dismasted,
nearly half the crew were drowned and some
of the men on board went crazy from
fright.
DRIFTING BUOY.
Captain johnson of the Pacific Mail
steamer San Bias, from Panama, reported
TO the Branch Hydrcgraphic Office yeSter-
day having passed about noon on September
10th black and white perpendicular buoy
adrift about two mics southwest from
1OiU1 LOUla.
The weather was thick and foggy at Point
Lobos yesterday and the wind lIg ht from
the southwest until noon, when it veered to
the west. The barometer read: s O'Clock
in the morning % 80, noon 1898, O'Clock
in the evening 29.9I.
FALSE REPORT.
The published statement yesterday in
a contemporary under the head 'Whalers
and Sealers," is said by shipping men
to be totally false. The report Of
the catch of the Bounding Billow
was received here month ago. The
schooner Lily l.. did not arrive with 2100
skins, as stated The Sophia Sutherland,
the Lily l.. left Sand Point on the day before
she did. She has not yet arrived, but may
be expected at any time.
The steamer Santa Rosa, Captain Alexan-
der. arrived yesterday sixty-two hours from
San Diego and way ports, and brought 147
cabin and sixteen Storage passengers aud
large list of freight.
The steamer Colima sailed from Acapulco
for Panama on the 10Th inst The steamer
Abyssinia from Victoria arrived at YOko-
hama on the 14th inst.
DROWNED AT SEA.
1t was learned yesterday that on the y0y-
age Of Lynde 81 Hough's schooner Arago,
which arrived few days ago from Alaska,
one of the crew, named Burns, fell over
board and was drowned. He was EN-
ployed in the galley, was about 80 years of
age and had been In the firms employ for
some years. The captain Of the schooner
did not report TIE affair 10 the Merchants
Exchange on his arrival, as is customary.
Captain Marshall still remains commander
Of the steamer Arcata, which sailed yester-
day for Coos Bay, and was not superseded
by Captain Langhorne, as stated in the
commercial papers Langhorne went up In
the vessel, however.
The steamer Noyo, which let go her raft
of piles off the port few days ago and went
ON to Redondo, returned from there yester-
day in ballast, consigned to the Noyo Lum-
Der Company.
ARRIVAL OF MORE SALMON.
Another SalmOn-laden vessel arrived yes
terday, the bark James A. Borland, Captain
koou. She made the passage down from
Cooks Inlet in twenty days, and brought
down 10000 cases for the Northern Packing
Company.
The Elginshire is the latest ship to leave
Liverpool for this port, having sailed on the
18th. This makes nine on the way, at the
head of which fleet Is the new ship Califor-
MIA, 1000 tons register, now 101 days out.
The new ship Affair, 23i7 tons register, is
al-o in the list. Eight ships have been en-
tered out TO follow, including the new ship
Kings County, 1900 tons.
The British ship Armda will follow the
Annie johnson on the berth for Liverpool.
Both vessels will take large shipments OF
salmon.
The steamer Whitesboro, Captain Walyig,
arrived yesterday from Cleone and went up
river direct.
Captain Peterson has taken command Of
the schooner Sacramento.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner f. S. Redfeld towed to the
mud flats yesterday.
The bark Newsboy and yacht Lurline
went on CD Merchants Dry-dock.
The ship Charles Dennis locked at FIRE.
mont street.
The ship Province came down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The Oscar and Hattie locked at the oil
works on arrival.
The ship Dashing Wave locked at Folsom
street.
The Jessie Minor was lowed to Little
Main street.
The steamer Wellington locked at Pacific
street.
The ship Star of Russia came down from
Port Costa and anchored in the stream.
The G. ID. Bryant and Oriental lowed to
sea.
The bark Detroit will go to sea to-day.