The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-04
SEA AND SHORE.
Rough Experience of the j. w.
MARI off Cape Horn.
Three of 'he Crew Of the Matte P Dryer
Lest at sea-Quiek Passage Made by
the .rkentine Robert Sudden

The ship John w. Mari, Capitalization, ar.
rived YESTERDAY, after long passage OF 1872 days
from Baltimore. The long passage is accounted
Tor by the terrible time the ship had of Cape
Horn of which terror to mariners she stuck for
two months
We lelt Baltimore" the captain reports, ION
December 22d and arrived off Cape 81. John on
March LIST. 1t was sixty days from that time
until we crossed 500 south IN the Pacific. IL
was no hing but gale after gale, with heavy
seas. We had the tOpgaant' sails blown away.
Our decks were filled with water and The bull
waTkS on the port side were carried away. got
to 10 west and then encountered heavy gale,
which lasted three days, and was driven back to
74o 3O' west. Ii blew as hard as ever l knew 1t
in all my experience. When driven back we
Just cleared Torres Rock, when we wore ship
With our struggling ahead when we had q
slant. and being driven back by headwinds and
gales. we doubled the cape three times on the
passage On March oath, when in latitude 90
Al south, longitude 60 or wesI, during a
heavy gale, with high cross seas, our rudder-
head was sprung. We managed TO secure it all
right. On the passage TWO OF the crew were in
ju ed One bad bis hand badly smashed, and
tie other had his leg broken The latter spin.
tered IN. and The man, after beng laid up for
100 days, is now able 10 hobble around"
THREE sEAMEN DROWNED.
From priya te letter received from the cap
tam OF The sealing schooner Matte f. Dyer,
which was reported seized up north for Illegal
fishing, il is learned that tie vessel encountered
Il furious gale OF Sanak, Alaska, and three OF
the crew were lost, VIZ: Henry kraht, hunter,
Neville, boat-pu lei, Riggers, boat-pnller kialtt
was formerly on The sealer Sophie Sutherland,
ana was lost flom her, being atterwMd picked
up by the schooner j. b. Leeds
The bark Helen ". Amy sailed yesterday
afternoon on voyage TO tie Gilbert Islands III
The South seas. IL was expected that there
WuuId be trouble with the crew, but The bark
left FIemont-street Wharf, one hour late, with
out any row having occurred The captain took
on board enough fresh water TO last the vessel
eighteen months, as III the islands TO which the
vessel is bound the water IS unit to drluK. The
bark VIII probably not be seen here again for
over year. Her cargo is valued at SI4,9l6.
lie steamer Gold went on lie Merchants
DIy-dock yesterday 10 clean aud paint and have
some new planks put In, where she was chaied
on lie rocks. She Will come OIL ON Monday, ano
in The meantime the steamer Frank silva Will
Iun 10 Pelaluma in her place.
j. Quinue, collector at Beale-street Wharf, has
been confined 10 his house for The last three
weeks, suffering from lever. He Is still very
weak, but is slowly recovering.
A VERY QUICK PASSAGE.
A private telegram, received yesterday, states
that the barkentine Robert Sudden, Captain
Uhiberg, had arrived at Font Townsend, alter a
smart passage of sixteen days from Honolulu
This is probably he quickest passage on record
between the TWO ports. Until tie dispatch was
received II was supposed that the vessel was
coming 10 this port.
Tie steamer COlima sailed for Panama and
way ports yesterday. She mad fourteen cabin
passengers for New York and fifteen for ports
ON the Pacific. She also had hfty-iye Steerdge
passengers for New 0rk ana three for Mexican
ports. There were five Chinese passengers, WHO
arrived here on the City oil Rio de Janeiro three
ol whom are bound for Panama and TWO for Ha-
yaDa.
Tie weather was foegy and hazy at Point Lo-
Dos yesterday and The wind all day from the
northwest, blowing twenty-eight miles an hour.
The barometer read: s O'Clock in the morning,
5000; noon, 29.09i O'Clock III The evening,
29.9S.
Ihe bark Don Nicolas, hence, arrived at Royal
Roads on Wednesday.
The ship CnaImer, of which Captain Holmes is
mate, arrived at Liverpool from this port on
Wednesday.
The steamer Acapulco lelt Panama Tor this
port on the 1st inst.
The bark Richard Ill sailed from Sydney on
May 21sL Tor Wilmington.
VESSELS SPOKEN.
The ship Joseph was spoken on June 26th In
latitude 400 north longitude $40 west, the City
OF Beuares on June 22d IN latitude AGO north,
longitude % west the Crolton Hall on June l4tn
IN latitude 70 north, longitude 20 west, and the
EugelIOrD on June 9TH III latitude 1lo north,
loug itude l4o west.
The steamer Lillian, formerly owned by Cap
tam Lewis Harvey ana CAPTAIN Smith OF this
port, has been seized by Uuited States Inspector
Edwards for plying between Yaquina Bay and
stu slaw without proper license. She is liable
10 a fine OF $4,000.
Tue Hawaiian bark Lady Lamnson has on
board for Honolulu cargo valued al $1,000, and
The baIkenline TTUpc Bid for Tahiti cargo
valued al S27,7S0.
Up 10 dark last evening 81 vessels arrived in
port. The list comprised steamers, ships, /
baikeHline and Is schOUners.
l lie Pacific Mail steamship Company has To-
Gated AN uptown Office al 2U2 Trout st eel The
general Office OF the company remains al HE
wharf.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Tie bark California and the schooner Fred f.
Sander went 10 sea yesterday.
The ship 5. Z. Hitchcock shifted from Union
street 10 Mission Rock.
Tie baIkentne North Bend locked at How
ard No..
The schooner Puritan shifted from the sugar
refinery 10 Little Main street.
The steamer MonIserrat went TO Oriental
WHAT
The ship A. j. Fuller will go to sea to-day.
The Dolbadein Castle will go 10 STAIRS Mills,
Vallejo. to-day.
There are Two vessels now on the way to this
port from Calcutta.
The Fred Billings, a 25o0-ton ship, Is loading
al New York Tor this port.
The 1rmZard, Captain Paul, is discharging her
cargo of sugar al Section of The sea-wall.