The morning call., 1890-09-22
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Henry Buck After
a Long Passage.
Flying Bunting on the German Ship Louise.
The Schooner Lily L Comes in From
Alaska Fishing at Duxbury.

The bark Henry Buck. Captain Miller,
arrived in ort at an early hour yesterday
morning in tow of the tug Sea Witch, which
had picked her up outside. The bark was
1OS DAYS on the passage up from Newcastle,
Australia, and Captain Miller was too dis
gusted to make any report of the trip. 1t
was mentioned in this column few weeks
ago that the W. B. Godfrey had spoken the
Henry Buck in latitude 23o north, longitude
1862 west. She reported that she had en-
c1untered heavy gale off the coast OF New
Zealand and lost her foretOpgallant mast
and flying jbboom. She was SHORT OF flour,
but the sea being rough at the time she was
spoken she could not be supplied.
No further news was received yesterday
from those who were on the Ajax when she
was wrecked, but it is expected that all
hands will come down on the steamer New
port, which is due here early this morning.
FLAGS ON THE LOUISE.
The German iron snip Louise, Captain AL
bert. one of the vessels that was awarded a
prize flag tor being finely decorated on Adj
mission day, had all her bunting flying
yesterday, and attracted considerable at
tention. AT her foremost head was the
Bear Flag that she received, and underneath
the code flags V. X. p; at the mainniast
head the burgae and the flags ID. y. X. ";
at the miZzen, the house flag and code flags
q. G. s., and from the spanker gap end. the
German ensign and the letter fagS L. ~ D..
the latter being separated by answering
pennantS. The flags, according to the inter
national code of signals, represented the
following: Thanks for present from Plo-
neers and Native Sons"
The British ship British Merchant, Car
tain Maloney, also had the Bear Flag That
was awarded her proudly flying from her
foremost head.
The weather was thick and foggy at Point
Lonos Yesterday, and the wind all day light
from the south. The barometer read: s
o'clock in the morning, 3009; noon, 5000; .
o'clock in the evening, 29.94.
ARRIVAL FROM ALASKA.
The sealing schooner Lily l., Capt lin
Walsh, arrived yesterday after passage oil
twenty DAYS from Sand Point, Alaska, with
n cargo of 1888 seal-skins, consigned to q.
d. Ladd. The Lily l. brought down the
mail from Lynde IL Hough's Station at
Sand Point, but it will not be delivered until
to-day.
Eleven cabin and three steerage passen-
gers came down on the steamer Crescent
City, which arrived yesterday from Ores
cent City.
Captain Ward, master of the City of Rio
de Janeiro. has returned from his trip to
the East and will take command of his veS-
sci again to-day. The Rio sails tomorrow
for Yokohama and Hong-kOng.
The steamer Columbia. Captain Bodies, ar
rived yesterday sixty-two hours from Port
land, forty-four from Astoria, bringing
fottv-Six cabin and forty-one steerage pass
engers and large list OF freight.
FISHING AT DUXBURY.
A fishing excursion was made by the tug
Robarts yesterday to DuXbury reef. The
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people on board and returned about 4
o'clock in the afternoon. The sea was
smooth and most enjOyabls time was had
the party catching about 600 pounds of fish,
mostly cod and rock-cod
The wind was fresh and the water rather
rough at the North End yesterday after
noon. Nevertheless the TritOn's gig, Iris,
was out, and took spin along the front.
The crew was G.. Blum stroke; j. Caugh-
Ian, bow; Miss Hattie Kinsley, cOXwain.
Frank Bartlett war passenger. The III
tons will launch their double-oared scull.
Carrie, which has been laid up for the last
two months for repairs, on Sunday next,
The steamer Corona made the trip down
from Eureka in twenty-one hours, and
brought fifty-thTee cabin and sixteen steer
age passengers.
Among the sailings yesterday was the
Guayaquil.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The barks James Cheston and Newsboy
and schooners Novelty and ". S. Bovine
went to sea yesterday.
The bark Priorhill went up to Vallejo
City to load.
The ship Spartan shifted to Selby Works,
Port Costa.
The ship Jason lowed to McNear's Wharf.
The Lady Lampson went to sea.
The ship Routenburn will go from Oak
land to Nevada Dock, Port Costa, to-day.
The ship Drumburton will tow to sea to-
day.
The insurance on the cargo of the ship st,
Mary. as far as known, is S126 653.
Captain Peters has taken command of the
ship Yosemite.