The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-19
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SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the New Steamer Mon
oval From Australia.
Her Passage Was Delayed by Defective Ma.
chinery-Vessels Detained Off Coos Bay
by Rough Bar-A Dense Fog.

The British steamer Monowai, Captain
Carey, arrived in port at 80 o'clock yester-
day morning, after passage of twenty-five
days from Sydney, Australia, via Honolulu
seven days. The Zealandia, which arrived
at 10 35 o'clock on Saturday morning, left
Auckland about one hour ahead of the Mon
oval and would, therefore, seem to have
beaten her by twenty-five hours on the trip.
The Zealandia was detained thirteen hours
at Honolulu, while the Monowai was there
only eight hours. This would seem to make
the beating about twenty-seven hours. The
Monowai was delayed considerably on the
trip though. according to the following re-
port of the purser, d. Dalgleish;
THE PURsERs REPORT.
1--WE sailed from Sydney at 30 P. NJ. on
the oath of December; arrived at Auckland
on the 2Sth at s p. NJ; sailed again on the
10Th at 20 p. NJ. Experienced fresh head
winds accompanied by heavy swell for the
first three days, then calm weather and
smooth sea TO Tuterila, where we arrived
January ID at p. NJ. Stayed there an
hour 10 land mails. Arrived at Honolulu
January 10th at p. NJ, and sailed again
next morning at o'clock. After leaving
Honolulu experienced strong head winds
and sea for two days; afterward light south
east to southwest winds during remainder
Of the passage.
" We passed the Farallones light at IL 10
P. NJ on Saturday, and had come to stop
on account of the thick fog The pilot
came on board at midnight, and We arrived
il the harbor early on Sunday morning.
The passage was considerably delayed,
owing to defective air-pump valves, which
will be replaced by new ones before leav-
ing this port"
1t was learned that the steamer was de-
layed three times on the passage to this
port, four hours each time. On arrival
the vessel locked at the Oceanic Dock to
discharge and was visited by large num-
Der of people.
A FINE STEAMER.
The Monowai is owned by the Union
Steamship Company Of New Zealand and is
| the largest of their fleet She was launched
at Dunbarton Scotland, December H. 1889.
| Her dimensions are: Length $50, beam AZ,
depth 81 feet, gross tonnage 34O0; rugged as
a briSantlne. She Is built entirely of mild
steel on the cellular bottom principle, with
nVe Water-tght compartments, with pro-
vision for 34S tons of water ballast in five
separate tanks. She has four decks in all
spar deck, main deck, tween deck and shade
deck. she has accommodations for 1873
cabin and 100 second class passengers.
The saloons, state-roomS, etc, are hand
somely fitted up and upholstered. The
musIc-Saloon, or, as it is called on the steam
ers on this Coast, social hall, is a splendid
apartment, the like of which has never been
seen on any steamer sailing from this port
1t is II feet in height. About feet of the
height of the walls are finished IN SATIN
wood panels, above which is colored glass.
The smoklngroom is finished in sycamore
satinwood, walnut and marquetine the
floor being laid with encauStic thing.
Her engines the triDla- a N Siop
principle, her cylinders being 25 Al and 6S
inches respectively. The vessel Is fitted
throughout with electric lights. This is the
steamers first visit to this port, but she will
owners have secured the contract to carry
the New Zealand mails to and from this
country.
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT.
From Sydney the Monowai brought 9
cabin and steerage passengers; from
Auckland, 3 cabin and "a steerage, and from
Honolulu in the cabin and in the
steerage.
Among the cargo she brought are 15S bales
greasy wool destined for Boston, cases
dental goods, bags grass seed, BAT drums
glycerine, 500 gotS tin, 6 bags crude ore,
% boxes kauri gum, 20 boxes sOvereigus
(g1G0, 1000 and boxes Chilean and Peruvian
silver.
THICK AS MUsH.
A dense fog prevailed on the bay yester-
day morning mp to 10 O'clock, and, as one
tug captain said, it WAS as "thick as mush."
The bay and river steamers had TO 90 very
slowly and keep a sharp lookout to avoid
collisions. and kept their whistles footing
all the time. Luckily for them, there are
very few vessels anchored in the bay lust
now. The Oakland, Alameda, Tiburon and
Sausalito boats were delayed very much on
their early morning trips, as it was impos-
sibIe TO see a boat's-length ahead, and they
had 10 go at half-speed at times.
The weather was thick and hazy at Point
Lobos yesterday and calm prevailed ali
day. The barometer read: S o'clock in the
morning, 50 40; noon, 30. 50; 8 o'clock in the
evening, 1892. Incoming tug captains re-
ported that the bar was breaking again, a
very heavy swell being on; nevertheless,
two deep laden coal ships came in all right,
and the Planter towed To sea.
LAYING ON AND OFF.
Captain Dettmers of the steamer Cosmo-
polls, which arrived yesterday eghty-ive
hours from Aberdeen. reported that on
January 10th he spoke the steamer AIcazar,
the schooner Daisy Rowe and another
schooner supposed TO be the Elvena. They
were laying on and off Coos Bay. The bar
there was rough, and the wind blowing fresh
southeast.
Three coal vessels arrived yesterday with
cargoes aggregating 6695 TONS The steamer
Empire brought 795 tons from Departure
Bay. the ship Alex Gibson 1900 tons from
Seattle and the ship Edward O'Brien 200
tons from Nanaimo.
Two barkentines arrived yesterday, lum-
Der laden from Port Hadlock. The former
was fifteen days on the trip and the latter
only thirteen.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship }. b. Brown hauled into the
stream from the mail dock yesterday
The schooner John f. Miller locked at
Fremont street.
The ship Alex Gibson locked at Main
street on arrival.
The barkentine Planter lowed to sea.
The w. Ii. Dimond locked at Folsom
street
The ship Sea King will come from
Sausalito and dock at Mission Rock to-day.
The Portland will dock at Section 1 of the
seawall to-day.