The morning call., 1891-12-22
SEA AND SHORE.
Reports Circulated Concerning
the Hattie Gage.
Unloading a Cargo of Silk-Rough Passage
From Nanaimo-Arrival Of Ccal-Laden
Vessels Charters Reported.

According to the stories circulated about the
steamer Hattie Gage her career In the far north
has been very remarkable one. Fiist shewas
seized by ths cutter Corwln for not having cap
tain on board, and was lowed Into Stka. There
the mate was fined, and the engineers libeIed the
vessel for wages due. Il is also said that the
crew OF the vessel despoiled a church. raided the
siore-house OF the Alaska Commercial Company
al Portage Bay, and stripped mine at Squiw
Harbor Of everything movable. The vessel IS
now ON her way to this city, and as soon as she
arrives several damage suits and half a dozen
lIbels will be filed against he
UNLOADING THE SILK.
The work OF unloading the large quantity OF
silk on board The City OF Peklng was begun yes
terday and each bale was fumigated before taken
ashore. The silk is being loaded on cars as fast
as 1t reaches the Mail Dock and will be sent East
Oh special train. Captain Mclean and The
crew OF the James Hamilton Lewis among
the passengers IN the sieersge, and John Me-
Donald and NJ. Grimstead, the men down with
smallpox, are part Of III Lewis crew, ana it Is
Niadivostock.
The old narrow-gauge wharf south OF ths
ferry landing Will be fitted up and used by the
steamer Alameda when The Clay berth Will
be vacated.
ROUGH PASSAGE.
The bark Southern Chief arrived in port after
rather a rough passage from Naualmo. She was
caught IN heavy northwest gale that lasted two
Gays, during which she l0St a part OF her bull
WarSs on both sides and had The l0ngboat
smashed by the sea-
Since The Salvation Amy collection pot has
been al The ferry quite snug sum of money has
been deposited in ii, and two starwart members
OF The army now guard II to keep the urchns
from walking OF with the coin.
The weather outside the heads yesterday was
haZy with northwest wind blowing % miles
an hour. The barometer stood 1882
IN FROM SEA.
Five coal-laden vessels arrived yesterday
DflnplnE no less than 4.l,1 nf coal They
were he steamers San Mateo, from Comax ana
San Beniio, from Tacoma, both consigned 10 HE
Walsh. from Nanaimo. consigned 10 John Ro-
senfeld's Sons; the southern Chief also from
CLAN bark Pehr Upland, from Cardiif, consigned
TO John ID. Spreckels & Bros. The steamer Co.
roma arrived from San Drso. George W. Elder
from Portland, and the Chehalis. Lizzie Prien
aud Coquiile from coast pors with lumber.
MOVEMENTS AND DEPARTURES.
The moves yestei day were: the Chinsura, from
Port Costa 10 The stream; 1histebank and
steamer Emily 10 the Union Iron works. Gowan-
bank To The stream. Southern Chief to Pacific
street, Albert TO the refinery, Reliance TO Port
Costa and Wachusett to Oakl nd. To-day Inc
Hutton Hall VIII go to Oakland aud the Port
Sonachan. Katy and j. NJ Griffith tow to sea
Derattures were the Brush ships Milton Park
Lamrson for Sydney, w. q. Irwin for Honolulu
ana The whaling bark Bounding Billow for a
cruise.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
lowing:
Blush ship KiDkora, 1880 tons, now in this
port In distress, whrat from Portland TO Cork, U.
H., HaVre or Antwerp chartered prior to ar
rival by c. Caesar & Co.
British ship Greysloke Castle, 1885 TONS now
on Columbia River, wheat, thence to Cork U.
h.. Hayre or Antwerp; 60 lis Sd.
British iron bark Lucknow, 1850 tons. wheat
from Portland to U. K, Havre or Antwerp;
32S Sd.
German Iron ship Iron Duke, 1413 tons, wheat
to U. h., Have or Antwerp; 24s 6d-a define.
Ship Wachuselt, 1919 tons. coal from Nauaimo
10 San Pedro; chartered by John Rosenields
Sons.
Bark Alden Besse, S13 tons, merchandise to
Honolulu in Spreckels' line.
Departed Chinese.
BY the Belgic there left for China 3O5 Chinese
thirIy-eight OF them deported by tie Govern