The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-24
SEA AND SHORE.
The MariOn's Batch Of Twenty
Naval Apprentices.
Arrival Of the Gaelic and Zealandia-An En-
gineer's Tumble Into the Bay-Another
Record Broken-Movements.

The first batch Of naval apprentices that
has been shipped on this Coast is that on
board the United States man-of-war Marion,
now in port The boys, twenty in number.
are a fine sturdy lot of fellows, and clearly
refute the charge made few days ago that
the native sons who apply for admission
into the navy are worthless set. In educa-
ton, morals and physical ability the Marion's
apprentices are far superior to those sent out
from the East on other ships.
The locomotive to be used on the belt-road
is being quilt by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works and will be shipped to San Francisco
about July 18th.
The weather yesterday was hazy, with a
northwest wind blowing twenty-six miles an
hour. The barometer stood 5000.
ARRIVAL OF THE GAELIC.
The mail steamship Gaelic steamed into
port about 10 80 O'clock yesterday morning
from Hong Kong and Yokohama. She
brought 20 cabin, 81 Europeans and 247
Chinese Storage passengers. Twelve of
these are women, and they will have to
undergo a rigid inquiry before they are al
lowed ashore. Part of the cargo of 1888
tons consist of STA mats of rice, 1924
boxes of tea, 3l60 bags of sugar. 1000 bales
of hemp and 1900 of jute.
The mail steamer Zealandia from Homo
lulu arrived about noon. She brought 20
cabin passengers. Among her cargo are
1854 punches and $50 crates of bananas and
20, 200 bags of sugar
The San Juan left for Panama and way
ports at O'clock. She carried away very
few passengers, but was loaded to the
guards with freight, most of which is for
Central American ports.
TOOK A HEADER IN THE BAY.
Engineer William Brown, of the tug
Mile, had narrow escape from drowning
about IL o'clock yesterday morning, He
was in the act of boarding the tug, which
was lying at Washngton-street Wharf, when
his foot slipped aud he took header INTO
the bay. The accident was observed by
Charles Weber. who, knowing that Brown
could not swim stroke. at once plunged in
after him, and after struggle helped him
ashore. Brown received no injury.
The new Canadian Pacific mail steamer
Empress of Japan has arrived at Van
cOuyer from Yokohama, after a passage of
10 days 3 hours. The best previous passage
was made by the steamer Empress nf India,
which arrived at Vancouver on April 2Sth,
after run OF 10 days, hours and 50
minutes.
Thomas w Lnwlor has been appointed
assistant lighthouse keeper at Point Con-
ception, Santa Barbara, the appointment to
Gdhc cucCJ Ou July lsts MI Lawful 10 wei
known on this coast, and has been engaged
in newspaper work for many years.
FOR TOWING AND FISHING.
The Golden Gate is the name of the new
steamer built for the DrObaz Fishing Com
pany by the California Launch Company.
She is IS feet long, Is feet beam. with
depth Of II feet. She has gross tonnage
OF 80, and her engines are of 200 horse
power. She is intending both for towing
ana fishing. and will make her first trip on
the Fourth of July.
A dispatch was received in this city yes
terday from Santa Barbara, stating that the
yacht Lurline had arrived there with both
topmasts gone and the foremost head 50 lit.
After the needed repairs are made the Lur-
line will proceed 10 San Diego
The steamer Santa Cruz will begin load
ing powder to-day for the Treadwell mines,
in Alaska, and Will take up tull cargo OF
various brands.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals were the Gaelic from China
and Japan, Zealandia from Honolulu, Santa
Cruz from San Miguel Island, with cargo
of live stock, and the Alcazar from Long
Beach in ballast.
The ship Oriental from Tacoma. brought
$3.50 tons Of coal for the Southern Pacific
Company; the schooners American Girl,
Confanza, Portia. Gussie Klose and Western
Home. lumber from Coast ports.
The following vessels went to sea yester-
day: Tho San Juan for Panama, National
City for Eureka. Record for Humboldt and
Gypsy for Santa Cruz; the ship Dashing
Wave for Tacoma, and the schooners
Therese, Arthur /. Norway, Elvenia and
Lily for Coast ports.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The movements made yesterday were:
The steamer Columbia from Main street to
the Uni Iron Works, steamer Zealandia
to the sugar refinery, bark Sonoma to the
Union Iron Works and the brig Sea Wait TO
Section l OF the sea-wall.
The ship Lord Cairns and the bark Bund-
aleer will tow to sea to-day.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Bark Gerard c. Tobey, 1890 tons. now on
the Sound, spars, from Port Gamble TO Bos-
ton-cEartered prior to arrival.
The schooner II. G. Wright will load lum-