The morning call., 1891-02-17
SEA AND SHORE.
Reported Wreck of Another Seal
ing Schooner.
The Charleston on the Way Home From Homo
lulu-Surprisirgly Successful Cruise
of the Dana

| Hard luck seems to follow the sealers this
season, for fast upon the news that the
| Ariel went ashore and became a total wreck
comes the Information that the schooner
| Lizzie Derby has been wrecked in brakes
| Bay. From what can be learned the vessel
was at anchor, when blow came and,
| dragging her anchor. she was driven on the
beach, and became total loss. The larger
| part of her crew arrived in San Francisco
| yesterday, the captain and two men staying
| there to save what they can from the wreck.
The reported four years cruise of the
| German schooner Dana, and her large catch
| of sealskins, is causing considerable COM
ment among those acquainted with seal
catching and strong doubts are expressed as
to the truth of the story. According to Cap
tain Hansen of the Dana he left Shanghai
in 1856 and came to this Coast fishing, first
in the Santa Barbara Channel, and finishing
the season in Behring Sea, whence he re-
turned to Victoria with 1900 skins. The
next season he went over the same grounds,
getting 1900 skins as the result of the trip.
The vessel then made short cruise in the
closed sea. and returned with 100 sealSkins.
That winter 400 more skins were caught,
and in 1858 the schooner cruised around the
seal rookeries and returned with 1600 skins.
So far the schooner has taken $3.50 sealskins,
and to get this number over 10000 seals had
been killed. The Dana. according to report.
Is again fitting out for another cruise
THE CITY OF PUEBLA LIBELED.
The owners of the steamer Eaton have
| libeled the steamer City OF PueDla for
100000 for damages sustained in a collision
on January 22d at Victoria. The case will
come up during the latter part OF this month
at Victoria.
William Beckman, miner, was killed,
roasted and eaten recently by the natives of
SudeSt. Beckman was diSled up during Il
banquet given by the natives TO their chief.
When the news reached the other miners
they burned the principal village in revenge.
Inc ragged clothes found on the sea-wall
yesterday and taken to the North Harbor
Station no doubt belonged TO the man
Myers, VINO was arrested on the sea-wal
yesterday in Il nude condition.
Tie wrecking vessel Sea Walt is in Samoa
and her divers are at work on the Tren ton
It is thought the sunkeu war-shlp can be
tioated rs soon as her boilers are taken out.
The mainmast was taken out of her some
time ago by heavy gr0und-swell.
The United States cruiser Charleston is
now on her way back to San Francisco,
having left Honolulu yesterday.
The sloOp Mollie was torn from her moor
ings during the late storm and driven on the
rocks at Long Bridge. She now lies in six
feet of water with her bottom stove in. She
belonged to Captain Bob Goble.
ARRIVALS IN PORT.
The steamer Columbia, Captain BolleS,
came in yesterday from Portland with forty
nine cabin and thirty-three Storage pas
sengers. She came down in ct hours.
The steamer Mexico Captain Won HELMS,
came into port yesterday, ten days from
GuaymaS. She had eight cabin and sixteen
Storage passengers.
The steamer Walla Walla, Captain Wal
lace came down in 81 hours from Victoria.
the British ship Sierra Cardena, bound
from Montevideo to Tacoma, came into port
Sunday night short of water Her tanks
were filed and the ship proceeded on her
voyage yesterday. She is out 101 days from
MOntevideO
The steamer AK, Captain Hunter,
brought 1905 tons of coal from Nanaimo.
The steamer George W. Elder, Captain
Lewis, ifty-live hours from Astoria, has
90, 100 sacks of wheat for the ship Clack-
mannanshire.
The ship TopgaIant, Captain Reynolds,
came into port twelve days from Port
The schooner Consuelo, Captain jacobson,
came in yesterday, twenty-five days from
| Honolulu, with $3.50 bags of sugar.
The steamer Santa Cruz came up from
| San Pedro in two and half days.
The bark Tidal Wave. Captain Wilson, is
| in port, nine days from Port Madison.
The new schooner Aida, Captain Small,
! lumber laden, came down in ten days from
! Port Ludlow. She registers 5O7 tons
The steamer Alexander Duncan, Captain
North, came into port yesterday from Re
dundO.
The schooner Volunteer, Captain Quicker.
came from Grays Harbor in seven days.
AROUND THE HARBoR.
The steamer George W. Elder went to
Spear-street Wharf.
The ship Fred Billings came down from
Port Costa and anchored i'll the stream.
The bark Margaret came over from Oak
land and anchored in the stream.
The brig COnsuelO went to the refinery to
| discharge her cargo Of sugar.
The British ship Cragend went to How
! ard-street Wharf.
The snip Montgomeryshire lowed to How
| ard street.
The schooner Volunteer went to the sea-
wall
The ship NJ. E. Watson went to Mission
| street from Oakland.
The schooner Pioneer went to the Mail
| Dock.
The bark Tidal Wave was lowed over to
| Oakland Wharf.
The ship Topgalant and the schooner
| Aida both went to Berry-street wharf.
| The ship Fort George lowed to Spear
street.
The ship Alaska was taken to Fremont
street Wharf.
The steamer Record. Captain Jensen,
| sailed for USal.
The schooner Albion, Captain Jurgenson,
| went to sea, bound for Albion.
The ship Prussia, after dlscharginr her
coal. will 60 to Port Blakeley aud load for
sydney.
The ship New York has been spoken at
sea, bound for San francisco.
Yesterday morning at o'clock the ba-
rometer stood at 29.S1, at noon 1885, at q
o'clock 29.85. The weather at Point Lobos
at o'clock was cloudy, wind northwest,
eight miles; at o'clock, cloudy, northwest,
twelve miles; at noon, cloudy, northwest,
eight miles; at o'clock, cloudy, northwes t,
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