The morning call., 1891-08-12
SEA AND SHORE.
Yesterday Was One for Departing
Steam Craft.
The City Of Feking Delayed-Ceving In Of a
Wharf-Arrival Of the Oceanic-The
Charleston Going to China.

Yesterday was steamer day, judging from
the large number of that class of vessels
that left the harbor bound to various ports.
The most important of these departures was
the City of Picking, which left for Yoko-
hama and Hong-KOng She carried away
fair amount OF cargo, about 20 cabin pas
sengers and 125 Chinese In the steerage. OF
these 90 registered on the wharf, we're in
transit from Havana, from Honolulu and
7 from Panama, the United States District
Court sent back and the Circuit Court 4,
while the other two came here on Shanghai
certificates and did not set foot on shore
The departure of the big steamer was de-
layed beyond the advertised time, owing to
some parts of the steam chest and cylinder,
which had been renewed. failing to work to
the satisfaction of the chief engineer, and it
was almost o'clock before the vessel left
the dock.
OTHER DEPARTURES.
Sharp at . o'clock in the afternoon the
steamship Australia left her berth at Folsom
street bound for Honolulu. She carried
away ftty-seven cabin and nineteen steer
age passengers W. p. Irwin, the general
agent of the company. and his wife took
passage on the vessel. The Aus tralia and
the City of Peking are bound to Honolulu,
and rs they left within three hours of each
other there is some specu latiou as to how
far the steamers will be apart when Homo
lulu is reached.
The other steamers that went out we're
the State of California for Astoria Pomona
for San Diego, Pasadena for San Pedro,
willamette Valley tor Yaquina Bay, Celia
for Humboldt, Newport for Port Kenyon,
Del Norte for Crescent City, and San Ia Cruz
for Port Hartford.
GAZING IN OF A WHARF.
A crash was heard on Fremnnt-street
Wharf soon alter o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and on investigation it was found to
have been caused by the giving away Of the
middle OF the wharf, on which about seventy
tons of anthracite coal had been dumped
The break is about 40 feet. and is near the
end of the wharf, and was caused by the
piles, the lower ends of which rested on
rocky bottom, slipping out under the heavy
load. The coal is owned by John Rosen-
fields Sons, and is thought to be total loss.
Outside the heads the weather yesterday
was hay. with a northwest wind blowing
twen:y-four miles an hour. The barometer
stood 1896.
IN FROM CHINA.
The only arrival yesterday was the mail
steamship Oceanic from Ho ng-Knng and
Yokohama. She had as passengers 40 in the
saloon, and 246 Chinese in the steera gp,
most of whom claim to be merchants. The
cargo consists of 1891 tons. among which
are 3n0o5 chests of tea, 1882 mats of rice,
and 95S packages of silks. The Oceanic
made fast run from Yokohama, though
having been delayed at that port twenty
four hours III order to give Timothy Hop
kins time to clear up his affairs and take
passage on her.
The steamship Navarro was on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock yesterday, ha wing a new
propeller fitted TO her.
ORDERED TO CHINA.
The Charleston at Mare Island has re-
ceived orders to proceed to China by way of
al,
temporary flagship on the ASatic station.
1t Is said that the cruiser will go on the
deck to be painted, and will depart about
the 18th or Goth.
A dispatch from London states that the
Italian ship Emanuel Accama bound from
Cardiff TO this port, has put in at Monte
yideo with her rudder damaged. The ship
Fannie Tucker from New York to Puget
Sound has put in at Bahia leaking badly.
A new four-mas.ed barkentlne, built for
at Coos Bay on Monday. She will load
lumber for this port and will be commanded
by Captain Perry.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
Brig Courtney Ford. ss1 tons. lumber
from Shoalwater Bay 10 Champerico. char
tered by E. L. G. Steele & Co.
Steamer Lakme, 404 tons, coal from De-
parture Bay TO this port, chartered by John
RoSenfeld's Sons.
Spanish bark Della Perez, $40 tons. lum-
Der from Blakeley to Callao, loaded by
Renton, Holmes & Co.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Kennebec to
Mission No. 2, the Valparaiso to the stream,
the Bohemia came down from Port Costa, the
Gwalla went to Selby's, the Lord Down
shire TO Oakland, the Occidental to the sea-
wall and the Oimara to the gas works.
To-day the Carondelet will dock at How
ard No. and the Seminole and Modoc will
go to sea.
The barks Shirley, for Tacoma, and
Newsboy, for Port Angeles, went to sea-