The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-07
SEA AND SHORE.
A Large Part of the Whaling
Fleet Already in Port.
Report Of the Catch to Date - Remarkable
Maiden Trip of the Ship Observation-Disclosures
Reported Damaged-Latest Charters.

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three being noted on the books at the Mer-
chants Exchange. The cause of such a
large number of vessels making port in one
day was due to the lifting of the fog out
| side the heads, which for several days has
prevented many ships from entering.
Among the arrivals were six whalers
from the Arctic, which brings the total
mum Der returned thus far up to seventeen.
1t is expected that more will arrive to-day.
as they have been spoken. The whole
catch this season has been pr onounced to
be fair although the amount of oil and
bone is not az large as in 1890; yet to Offset
this it is stated that the price of the articles
is greater at the present time than year
ago.
The arrival of the whalers has filled the
boarding-houses with sailors. and the sa-
looms are reaDing already large harvest
from them. The whaling bark Sea Breeze,
which arrived Yesterday, was the only one
to come back empty handed. She did not
catch one whale in her eight months trip,
and in consequence the sailors did not have
money enough to pay boatman to take
them ashore.
REPORT OF THE CATCH.
The Sea Breeze reports the following
catches: Steamer Baena 4 whales. Jessie
Freeman 9, Orca Z, Belvidere II. OF the
sailing vessels the Josephine caught 5
whales. the Tamerlane 3, Alice Knowles 8,
Hunter 5, AOram Barker ., Triton ., Helen
Mar and Bounding Billow 8. The captain
of the sea Breeze also reported that the
schooner Nicotine had gone to Point Hope,
and would winter in the north.
1t was stated by sailors who arrived yes
terday on other whaling vessels that the
captain of the Tamerlane had refused to
take on any of the men Of the wrecked Will
liam Lewis, which went TO pieces in a gale at
Point Barrow. Captain Toby of the
Tamerlane was seen yesterday i'll regard to
the matter, and said in explanation that he
| did not take on board any of the Lewis
| men because he was already crowded, and
| there were other whalers of the fleet which
| could take the men without any inconven-
fence. In case OF necessity. Captain Toby
| said lie would, without murmur.
| have taken up the Lewis men.
The Josephine brought down five of the
| crew Of the William Lewis.
The following was the catch Of the
| whaers which arrived yesterday:
| Josephine, 40 barrels of oil and $500 pounds
OF bone TO II ederck swift; Tamerlane, I6 days
| from Fox Islands, 200 barrels oil, 1900 pounds
| bone, 10 Bartlett & sons Jane Gray, 1000
pounds bone; 45 barrels OIL, 10 Wright, BOVINE &
| Co..; Mary Ii. I homas. $500 pounds bone. 10
| Lle0es s. Co; Rounding B!lIOw, $50 barrels oil
| and 2300 pounds bUue.
| VIEWING TIE Ross-sHIRE.
The four-masted British ship Ross shire,
| which arrived on Thursday, locked at Mis-
| sion No. . yesterday, and the magnificent
| proportions Of the vessel were viewed with
| admiration by large crowd all day. The
| RoSS->hire was built this year at Greenock,
aud this was her maiden trip. She accom-
| pliShed the voyage iii the remarkably fast
time of los DAYS. Captain Baxter OF the
| ROss-Shire made the claim yesterday that
TINS is the record around the Horn from
| GreeuOck u this port. He attributed his
| successful voyage TO the carrying OF large
! sails in heavy weather and personally SUI
| per Intending them from the deck at all
| times.
The steamer Karluk arrived yesterday
afternoon, eleven days from Kodiak, Alaska,
| with cargo of salmon and about sixty Chi
nese from the canneriei. she did not dock
as the Chinese and their effects could not be
landed until today.
DAMAGED VESSELS.
A dispatch was received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday stating that the ship c..
f. Sargent, from Sydney for san Francisco,
vas compelled 10 return to port, having
been dismantled in a severe gale.
Another dispatch stated that the British
bark RathdUwn, from Barry for San Fran
cisco, was spoken in Ole north, lao west,
| with masts sprung.
Captain Male of the British ship Oak
worth, which arrived yesterday 147 days
from Liverpool, reported that on August 23d
| seaman named Frank Macaim died Of lung
trouble, and was buried at sea. he was a
native OF Jamaica, aud unmarried.
LATEST REPORTED CHARTERS.
The following are the latest reported
charters:
Wheat United Kingdom Hayre. Antwerp,
1902 tons, As; Norwegian iron bark Mldnats-
sol 12lG Ions. ABS 81. and the British iron shp
| GiauCus, 1899 Ions, AS Sd
British ship Northern Monarch, 1890 tons
now the Columbia, wheat theme. 10 Cork
United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp; chartered
pilor 10 arrival 10y Balfour, Guthrie & Co.
BRUSH bark CTaiglaHds, l 63 tons. now on the
Columbia, whrat thence 10 Cork, United King
dom, Hayre or Antwerp; chartered prior 10 ar.
rival BY Baiour. Guthrie & Co.
British bark OTellana, $50 tons, now on The
Columbia, wheat thence to Cork, United King.
dom, havre or Antwerpi chartered prior to srTi
val by The Pacific Coast Elevator Company.
Ship Guardian, 1919 tons now at San Diego
lumber from Port Hadlock 10 SalaveTTy, e. Z,
Cd chartered prior TO arrival by Muecke & Co
German bark Werner, 992 tons, now on The
Sound, wheat from Tacoma to Cork, United
Kingdom, Hayre OF Antwerp; chartered prior L
arrival.
German bark Carl 1881 tons, nov on CoIumbI;
River, wheat thence TO Cork, Unlied Kingdom
HAVE or Antwerp; chartered prior TO arrival.
British ship Star OF Russia, 1892 TONS whea
TO Cork, United Kingdom. Havre or Antwerp
e 5s; chartered prior 10 arrival by q. w. Me
British ship Soudan, 1917 tons, now on til,
Sound, wheat from Tacoma 10 Cork Unite,
bnsdom. Hayre or Antwerp charter ed prior T.
arrival.
British ship Simla, 22oo tons, now on tn,
Sound, wheat from Tacoma TO Cork, United
hinedom HAVE or Antwerp; chartered prior t
arrival
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The bark Senegal was towed from ED
pingers to stream yesterday, the ship Mil
ton Park from stream to Oakland, the shil
Falls of Garry from stream to Berry street
the ship Ventura from stream to Beal,
street, the ship. Spartan from sea to Por
Costa and the ship Corona from sea- wall t.
Broadway.
The Santa Maria Libeled.
| Papers in libel proceedino. b,ya haa,