The morning call., 1890-06-26
SEA AND SHORE.
Three New Steamers for the ORR
entail Trade.
Anxiety for the EnglehOrn's safety-Complet-
ing Another sea-Wall section-Ths En-
bletOn Heard From by Cable.

The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company Is
having three new steamers built in Scotland for
the Pacific line, between Japan and China. They
Will each be OF 500 tons gross register, and
10000 horse power, with steel hulls twin screws,
double bottoms, compartments, and all the
latest Improvements. II is thought they will be
good for eighteen knots an hour on their trial
trips The first one viii be launched some time
In August, and Will probably 20 on the station
early next year. AT the speed above mentioned
these vessels could make the trip from Vancouver
TO Yokohama in ten days, aud 10 Hong Kong in
fourteen days. as against the record of twenty
one days TO The latter place made by the steamer
China of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company.
The contractors have taken up the draw
bridge al Section of the sea-wall, and VIII be
ready to sink the last caisson within ten days
This VIII complete the section, and the entire
work under the contract will be finished in sixty
days. There is 10000 feet of planking to be
laid.
The schooner Puritan arrived In port yester-
day, % days from Hio. She brought cargo of
sugar consigned TO Spreckels Bros. On June
12tn in latitude $50 north, longitude 150 west,
she smoke the bark Alexander Mcneil, and con-
tnued III her company for three days.
SUPPOSED TO BE LOST.
Considerable anxiety is being felt In shipping
circles regarding the safely Of the British ship
Englehorn, which is 164 days out from Liver
pool. The ship is a large four-masIer. and Is
long overdue. No news has been received from
her for some time. Ii II thought by many that
she is lost. The captain of The Duniillan, which
encountered very severe weather in the
South Seas, states that he sighted large four
masted ship of Cape Horn. He thinks that
this may have been the Enslehoin, but was not
close enough to speak her. The vessel sighted
was under fun press of canvas, while the Dun
Han was engaged IN taking In her topsail al the
time.
dispatch was received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday from London stating that
the British bark EmbletOn, which was tOwed 10
MOuiPVideO less dam3pau than "A first
posed. The dispatch stated that The Embleton
would tighten aud repair. She is from Andres
san, bound Tor Tacoma, and for a time was sup
posed 10 have been lost.
The steamer Newbern sailed yesterday for
Mexican ports, with sixty passengers, among
whom are number OF Chinese bound for MaZal-
Ian. They VIII work in the Atata fisheries A
large quantity OF water-pipe and material for
the new Custom-house at Ensenada was also
shipped by The Newbern.
Captain Charles j. Lucky, well-known tow
boat captain, sailed on the steamer Faralon,
bound for Yaquina Bay. On his arrival there he
Will assume command OF the tug ReSOlute. Cap
tain Lucky Is a member of Harbor 10 OF tie
Brotherhood Of Steamboat Pilots.
FROM NEWCASTLE.
Among The arrivals yesterday was the British
ship Lord Downshire, sixty eight days from New
castle \. S. W. She is a fiue-looking four-masted
ship. Her cargo consists OF. 1886 tons of coal.
She sailed Oh April 18Th and had light variable
winds TO The III end of New Zealand. but met
no southeast trades. She sighted the island OF
Cilly on May 22d and the equator was crossed on
May Both in longitude 1882 west. In latitude
north she took the northeast trades and carried
them TO latitude 1872 north, longitude 55o west.
Considerable trouble was eXpere need in put
ting a locomotive on the deck of The steamer
Santa Cruz Yesterday. An extra gear was made
last TO the foremost OF The steamer and heavy
lines were attached to the donkey-eneine on the
YES sci, but The first attempt proved failure, as
the lue parted and one OF the VII cells Of the loco
motive went through the whaif The locomotive
Is destined for Moss Landing In connection with
Spreckels' beet-sugar factory.
The British shin Sussex al Union-street Wharf
Is loading with flour. She has 100 tons en-
gagged, and claims TO be able 10 take 1900 more.
Yesterday three river steamers were alongside
dlscbargug -four INTO her-the Modoc from Sac
ramento and the Mary CARAT aud the Centcn-
NAL from Stockton.
During the week the Bureau of Navigation,
Treasury Department, assigned official numbers
Chilkat OF Astoria, 56.47 net tonnage, No.
126,64o; steamer Elizabeth OF San francisco,
1921 net tonnage, No. 1916, 126.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The schooner Vanes was lowed from Mission
On Saturday next the steamer Alameda Will
leave this port for Australia.
The ship Blue Jacket shifted from the
stream TO Main-sireet Wharf Yesterday.
The schooner Vega was shifted from Howard
No. 2 10 North's ways 10 be cleaned and over
hauled.
The Lady Thompson. up from Honolulu, In The
Planters line, is now receiving fielght at Mis-
sion No. i, and sails on Saturday.
The steamer oregon was taken from the Union
iron Works to Broadway No. l, having been re-
paired and cleaned.
The steamer Oceanic will leave for Hong Kong
and Yokohama to-day. She Will take about 100
Chinese in the sieerage.
The ship General Knox cleared from New
YORK Tor this port, III SuttOD's line, ON Monday,
and VIII be followed by the b. +. Packard and
/. f. Chapman.
The steamer Greenwood arrived yesterday
from Little River with 5000 railroad ties. the
steamer Eureka from San Pedro with wheat, the
steamer Oregon from Portland and the schooner
T. - d; :, Merchant from Coos Bay, with $4,000