The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-09
SEA AND SHORE.
The British Bark Hannah Land.
les Runs Ashore.
Accident to the British four-Master Tinto
Hill-Trial Trip Of the Eastern Oregon.
Nail for the ssalers.

A dispatch received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday states that the British
bark Hannah handles, from London for
Port Townsend, Is ashore at Point Wilson.
near Port Townsend.
The Landles is an iron bark, commanded
by Captain Mowatt and owned by T. Law
& Co. of Glasgow She left London De-
cember Dist last for Port Townsend, with
cargo of general merchandise consigned to
Balfour, Guthrie &c Co.
Later dispatches say that tugs have gone
to her assistance and that she is high on a
rocky beach and in dangerous position
II is thought she will have to tighten part
of her cargo before she can be lowed off.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and the wind all day from tho
northwest, blowing in the forenoon sixteen
miles, Increasing III the afternoon to thirty
two miles an hour. The barometer read
s o'clock in the morning, 1908; noon, 1904;
o'clock in the evening, 30.01.
A GREAT NAVIGATOR.
The schooner Gotama sailed from this
port couple of weeks ago for Shoalwater
Bay, which is about thirty miles north of
the entrance to the Columbia River. Ac-
cordiDg to the Historian, the schooner
crossed the Columbia bar on Friday last,
and sailed up Washington Channel to few
miles above Chinook. When hailed by the
tug Astoria, the captain said he thought ha
was in ShOalwater Bay. He was informed
Of his error, and the tug then towed the
schooner out again TO sea, and she made
sail for her destination.
Six coal-laden vessels arrived yesterday
with eargoes aggregatng $685. tons. The
ship India brought POPS from Departure
Bay, ship Nanaimo $500 from Nanaimo,
ship Alaska 1900 from Tacoma, bark Ger
mania 1920 from Seattle, and the ship Blue
Jacket 1850 tons from Seattle.
The schooner John Mccullough arrived
yesterday from Stewards Point, and went
direct to Benicia.
AT the Oceanic Dock the steam schooner
Celia is taking on board seventeen-ton
locomotive for Eureka.
The ship Crown of England was spoken
on April 4th, in latitude 4Se north, l0ng-
tude 160 west.
THE EASTERN OREGON.
The steamer Eastern Oregon. which was
purchased at auction few days ago by
John r. Howard of the Oregon Improve
ment Company for $50, $50, will be given a
trial trip on the bay to-day. While run
ming in the interests of her former owner,
the Oregon Development Company, she
consumed a large amount of coal and de-
veloped small speed. She has been on the
dry-dock and found TO be clean and built
on good lines, and an effort will be made to
find out what horsepower her engines de-
velop and what comes Of it, if she cannot
make speed with it. The impre ssion is that
her recent failure was the result of bad
management.
Nothing has yet been heard of the British
vessel j. Ii. Hustede, which left Victoria
1873 days ago for London. The Underwrit-
ers are feeling very uneasy III regard to her
safety. Although only 1892 tons register,
she carried from Victoria 1864 cases or
1922 long tons of salmon. which is consid-
cred bad cargo for ships. The cargo is
valued at S33O,99S and is fully insured,
nearly every marine insurance company of
this city being interested.
The steamer Humboldt reports that the
steamer Pasadena is on the marine ways at
Eureka and will be followed by the
schooner Able.
The steamer Gaelic sailed for Yokohama
and Hong-kong yesterday, carrying large
list Of freight and 103 Chinese passengers.
THE TINTo HILLS STERN.
While the Oregon Coal and Navigation
Company's steamer Ajax was entering the
slip at the foot of Vallejo street on Tuesday
evening she struck the stern of the four
masted British ship Tinto Hill, lying at the
Green-street Wharf, causing light damage.
A survey has been made of the vessel above
the water-line and the rudder found to be
slightly damaged. 1t is understood that
cofferdam will be put under the Tinto'S
stern to ascertain if any damage has been
done below the water-line.
Any one having friends on board any of
the sealing vessels that have left for the
northern coast and the Behring Sea during
the present season can send letters to them
by vessel that will leave in the near
future. Mail matter may be left with Ross
d Hewlett, 800 Davis street up to the 18th
inst. and will be duly forwarded.
The British ship Argomene has on board
for Cork $500 centals wheat, value ST. 020,
and the ship Benares, for the same port
sc. Jos centals, value S73, 1877.
The Russian steamer Alexander II takes
to Petr0paulofski general cargo valued at
S19,99S.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
The ship Columbia locked at Long Bridge
yesterday.
The ship Theodor lowed down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The schooner Coursen went over to Oak
land.
The steamer Walla Walla came off the
dry-dock at the Union Iron Works and
locked at Broadway.
The barkentine S. G. Wilder will 90 over
to Oakland to-day to discharge her cargo of
sugar.
The ship Joseph S. Spinney shifted to
Fremont street.
The bark Hackfeld went over to Oakland
The ship Willie Rosenfeld came down
from Port Costa and anchored in the stream
The Lord Cairns went to the gas wharf
The ship Berlin locked at Beaie street.
The j. Is. Brown went up to Vallejo CITY,
The steamer Rival went to the Mer-
chants Dry-dock.
The bark General Fairchild will 60 to sea