The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-13
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
A Display of Seamanship by the
Rangers Officers.
Arrival Of the Australia From Honolulu-The
Steamer Scotia Returns to Port Dis
abled-Corporal R. L. Ccckril.

broke the record yesterday by leaving the pOr
without an accident. She sailed during tile fore
noon for Guatemala, and got on all right for {
wonder. Tie United States steamer Ranger
which Is also bound for Guatemala, left during
the afternoon, but met with two accidents before
she moved far down The bay, owing TO The ignor
ance and negligence OF the officer in charge Of
the deck.
The Ranger, which lay AT anchor of Clay street
Wharf, hoisted her anchor shortly after noon
The tide was running ebD at the time and the
steamers helm was put hard aport TO turn
around 10 get head on down the stream. The
detour was long one, and before II was com
pleted the steamer ran ashore on the hats be-
tween FlsDermen's and LOmbaid-streel wlafves
Captain Ike Smith of the steam tug Etua
which was coming over from Oakland, ran along
side and offered to tow the vessel clear for S25
His offer was refused, the officer in charge of the
Ranger thinking that lie could get clear himself
and he did 1t. He hoisted his lbs TO pay hel
head off and then "hooked her on" The man
heaving the lead in the chains reported thirteen
feet of water, showing hat the keel was In the
mud, but as soon as full steam was pull on she
soon dra gged clear of lie mud.bank.
RAN INTO THE WHARF.
As soon as tile Ranger was clear of the fats
she was headed out, the course on which she
was pointed, just clearing the end OF Lombard.
street WHAT Inc head sails were ordered
hauled down by the saplent individual WHO rep
resented Uncle Sam on the quarterback. He did
not make allowance, however, for the strength OF
the BIB tide, and instead OF clearing the what
The Ranger crashed into II about twenty 1eet
west of the end dolphin, smashing hole in the
shed, knocking the end OF The dock galley west
and breaking her own marlingale and carrying
away her cutwater. Her stem swung into the
dock and she was made fast alongside. After q
brief consultation the intelligent naval officers
decided to make another attempt to get 10 sea.
They were warned by tile b0atmen on the dock
that with tile eDb tide running she would surely
have her boats, which hung outside in the davits,
carried away. The officer OF the deck, however,
thought be knew better. and gave orders 10 cast
OIL tie lines and go ahead. The steamer went
ahead aud then The fun commenced, for the ebb
tide set the vessel close into the dock aud she
only had pile tenders out.
lie plies caught Inc boats hanging IN the
dayts The steam launch was crushed Ike an
egg-shell. Then the next boat, hardwood one
with copper knees ana brass rOwocks, was
smashed into splinters aud fell overheard. The
other boats on tile port side were only chaIed.
The vessel then cleared anG went 10 ser Inc
water mont boatmen picked up The wrecks OF the
boats, also TWO pair OF SOULS aud set OF boat
sails and mast.
STEINER FROM HONOLULU.
The steamer Australia arrived yesterday,
seven days from Honolulu, bringing II cabin
and &c steerage passengers and large list Of
freight Among the cargo were 1850 bags
sugar, 56O6 bags rice, 6l.o punches ana a9 9e
boxes bananas. 8 cases betel leaves and 2O6
packages fruit.
Among the passengers were Justice of the
Peace j. c. b. Hebtard and wife, Maurice
Schmitt, E. b. Stonehili, Miss NJ Murphy (prln-
cIpdl OF The Jefferson School, Colonel Wv. Ash
ford of The Honolulu Rifles and Lieutenant
Mitchell and Chaplain Hudson oil the Chal lesion.
On Thursday last Mrs. Dunnlng, vile oil H. r.
Cunning of Cunning & OConnoi, prominent
law firm of New York, died on board. The body
was brought here and will be embalmed and
sent East for intermeut.
I lie owners of the steamer Arago recently
chartered by the Northwestern Commercial
Company, received dispatch yesterday that
she had arrived at Port Towns end from Alaska.
She came down for a cargo OF coal, OF which IL
appears there is now a dearth In Alaska. When
the Alaska Commercial Company had control OF
the Seal Islands 1t always had full supply oil
coal at lis stations, but tile new company has not
quite got the hang OF things yet.
A STEAMER DISABLED.
The steamer Scotia, Captain p. A. Johnson,
left here on the 9th inst, for Tillamook, but yes
terday forenoon returned TO port. Captain John
son reports that after leaving he encountered
strong northwest winds and very heavy sea.
On July 11th, at Z 80 O'Clock In the morning,
When off Shelter Cove, 160 miles from shore.
one blade of the propeller slung of, and the ves-
sci being partially disabled ne determined to
return to port The Scotia VIII go on NortHs
ways to-day to receive new blade.
One of tie evening papers yesterday stated
that the steamer City of Sydney Is due here from
Panama on the 21sl inst. Another equally rell-
able evening contemporary stated that she Is due
here from Panama on August 1st, aud both state
that on arrival she will be laid up TO be repaired
and receive new boilers, which are being built
for her by the Rlsd0n Iron Works. AS matter
OF fact, the steamer San Bias is due here from
Panama on the 18th inst, aud the next one due
from there Is the Acapulco.
living NJ. Scott OF lie Union Iron Works states
that tile length OF the new cruiser, now being
built by HIM, will be extended ten feet The
change will be made to allow more space for the
boilers and in the flre-rOoms, the latter, In the
original plans, being rather crowded.
Captain Crawford of the steamer 1ruckee,
from Tlllamook, reports that when of Point
Reyes yesterday he spoke the brig Courtney Ford
ana a Darkeuline.
DESERVING FIREMEN.
Among the arrivals by the Australia was a
DESERVING fireman from the United States steamer
Charleston. who worked his passage up. lie
says on the passage down the fremen were
worked TO death. On the first day tile vessel
made $50 miles and The men below were stifled.
On arrival AT Honolulu eight firemen deserted.
HI was the only one that came up.
He further Says that on July LIST two fourteen
cared crews. one from the Charleston and one
from H. i. NJ. steamer Acorn, had a race for
$1,000 a side. The Charlest0n's men rOwed in
Tie Kings barge aud the crew from the Acorn
won by Twelve lengths. On July 4th picked
crew from the firemeniof The Charleston rowed
ganst crew from the Nipsic and beat. The
Charleston's men have challenged the AcOrn'S
men for another race for $4,000 side.
The weather was foggy ut Point Lobos yester-
day and the wind all day light from The south
west. The barometer read: AT s O'Clock in tue
morning 5000, noon 1904, O'Clock in the
evening 29,95.
TO dark, the steamers Australia and Truckee
and The snip William Ii. Macy.
The 1roquois arrived at honolulu from this
port on the Sd Inst.
MADE A QUICK PASSAGE.
The American ship William Ii. Macy, Captain
Armstrong, arrived yesterday after very quick
passage OF tbirty-four days from Hong Kong,
with cargo OF general merchandise for 5. L.
Jones & Co. Her passage Is next to the best on
record.
The British ship Micronesia. Captain Greig, is
now in the stream and will sail in a few days.
She has on board 40,3l3 bags of wheat and re-
celved as freight 34s Cd. Yesterday Captain
Greg received orders TO take his cargo direct to
Dunkirk, France.
j. w. Grace & Co. to load for GuayaquIl. She
will take ABOUT 260 tons of flour, for which she
receives SO 90 per short ton, below matches, and
on deck she will carry about 10000 feet OF lum-
Tne British ship Derbyshire, Captain Williams,
which left here on January 2lst for Queenstown.
and was recently reported spoken at sea short OF
provisions. was spoken again on j uly LIST in lati-
tude 400 north, longitude 800 west.
The yaent White Wings, Captain Chttenden,
which has been on Il cruise to San Ia Cruz with a
party, returned yesterday mOrnin ( and anchored
oil Sausalt0.
The yacht Volunteer left last evening for Va
llejo with Iarty.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Palestine and bark Bundaeer went to
sea yesterday.
The snip lroquois locked At Beale street.
The Fannie Adele shifted from Harrison to
Main street.
The schooner Golden Shore shifted from the
sugar refinery TO Beale street.
The Australia went up To the sugar refinery
The ElVena will come off the Merchants Dry
dock To-day.
The schooner Corona will go on the Merchants
DTy-dock Tomorrow TO clean and paint.
Spreckels' tug VigllanL was on the dry-dock
yesterday 10 have her bottom cleaned and
painted.
/ lie j. Packer has been chartered by Walter
Apted TO load lumber at Nichols Landing for
IQuique.
ROBERT L. CoCKRILL
One member OF the harbor police force Of this
city Is assigned permanently to duty at the Pa
cic Mail-d0ck While the officer Is generally
thought to have what Is vulgarly termed a 9" soft
snat. :" the position Is nc sinecure, as besides
looking after the immense traffic that goes on
the dock and the welfare OF arriving and depart
ing passengers, controlling the backmen and run
ners on steamer days, lie has TO be regular