The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-31
SEA AND SHORE.
Beautiful Oil Paintings by a Ger
man Sailor.
The Chinese Slaves Still on the Amigo-watch-
full Customs 0ficers-The San Jose
Goes to Sea Again.

The American ship Reuce. Captain Ora
ham, now lying at Fremont-street Wharf,
encoup tered very heavy weather when about
600 miles from this port and for some time
the ship was almost on her beam ends.
Tons of water broke over her, smashing the
cabin windows and tearing some of the
pilasters from the forward part of the cabin.
The lower main and upper foret0psails
were blown away, and for several hours not
a stitch of canvas could be set The night
before she got into port the flying jib was
also carried away.
We had fine passage till we got off the
California Coast" said Captain Graham,
land then the fun began. We were struck
by gale after gale and driven long dis
lance to the southwest. Then we had TO
beat back over the same ground. The ship
is pretty good sailer, as she made the best
passage to Europe of any ship in the grain
feet, making the voyage to Hull, England,
in 100 days.
1.-The poor fellow that was drowned while
going ashore from this ship the other night
was one of the best sailors | ever had. The
man did not wish to 90 that night, but
wanted to stay by the ship, but the runners
prevailed on him."
A SAILOR ARTIST.
81 had an artist aboard this voyage"
said the captain; he is a good sailor, too;
he shipped in Philadelphia. He painted
that wheel-cover, and was not long about it,
either"
An examination of the work showed the
sailor to be an artist indeed, and it would
puzzle many professional painter to equal
II. The center of the cover is portrait of
the ship, beautifully done, with the ships
name in fancy letters. Around the center
piece are two large wreaths of flowers. He
has also painted wreaths Of roses and other
flowers OF the life buoys.
But on the water tanks of the ship are the
best work of this sailor artist When first
shown it looks as if two beautiful landscape
paintings mad been taken from their frames
and rudely nailed to the tanks. One is a
moonlight scene on river, and the soft
light of the moon on the foliage of the trees
and water is beautifully worked out.
MOUNTAIN SCENE.
The other 10 mountain scene and like its
companion is a tiue work of art, far better
than many high-prced ones to be- found in
the parlors Of the wealthy. 1t is evident
that the man who did the work is a natural
born artist. He is a German named Harry
Slotheimer.
The Reuee is one of the neatest ships that
ever came to this port. Everything is as
clean as 1t is possible to make it. Her for
ward store-rUoms and galley are finished in
California redwood and cedar, which was
greatly admired in the East and Europe by
every one who saw it.
THE sLAvE-sHIP.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty Is
no doubt what the Chinese sailors on the
German tramp steamer Amigo think as they
look at the ever vigilant customs officers
pacing the Green-street Wharf, to which
their ship Is made fast The pagans are all
on board her yet, bat doubtless an effort
will be made by their countrymen to get
some OF them ashore before the ship leaves
The Gaelic OF the Occidental and Oriental
Company will be due next Tuesday from
Hong-kong and Yokohama with fourteen
cabin and ninety Chinese passengers for
San Francisco.
The mail steamer San Jose, Captain Rus
sell, has resnm d her voyage, having taken
Oh more ballast.
The ship L. F. Chapman, Captain Thomp-
son, t0wed to sea yesterday. She is bound
to Liverpool.
Six days was the time occupied by both
the Germania from Seattle and the j. ID.
Peters from Departure Bay, and both are
coal laden.
The steamer City of Puebla, Captain
Debney, sailed yesterday for Victoria.
The ships w. G. Davis and r. u. Rice,
both from Baltimore, and the British ship
Lucipara from Antwerp have been spoken,
all bound for San Francisco.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The City of RIO de Janeiro will sail again
for Yokohama and Hong-kong on the 9TH of
next month.
AT o'clock yesterday morning the
weather was foggy at Point Lobos, with
northeast wind, blowing six miles an hour.
At noon the wind had died away and the
fog was very thick at o'clock in the
morning the barometer stood 1896; noon,
1895; O'Clock in the afternoon, % 90 the
lowest it has been for some time.
The ship Oriental has been taken 20 Long
Bridge.
The harks Mary Flow, Sycamore and
General falrchlld towed to sea yesterday
The ship Standard came down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The ship Jane Burrill went to Howard
street, and the ships Harry Morse and Com
mod0re both went to Beale street. The NJ
L. Watson was t0wed up 10 the rolling -mills