The morning call., 1891-08-21
SEA AND SHORE.
Return of the Charles J. Wilson
From the South Pacific.
schooners Saved by Tugs - Laid Up With
Broken Shaft-The Pensacola Making Ready
to Go to sea-Movements and Charters.

The schooner Charles j. Wilson arrived
| yesterday afternoon after a cruise in the
| South Pacific extending over thirty months.
| Upon leaving port her destination was kept
a secret. but it leaked out that she had gone
on a shark-hunting trip and several other
vessels were fitted out soon after, but none
| of them made success of the business.
How the cruise of the Wilson turned out
no one but the captain, to whom she is con-
signed. can tel and he is as silent on that
point rs mummy. The vessel was boarded
| by CALI reporter in search OF news, but
| there seemed TO be scarcity OF the article
| on board. The captain Is on shore. but
will soon be on board" volunteered the
| mate, who shares with his commander the
distinction of being the only two whites on
| board. the crew being natives of the Caro-
line Group. Even the captains wife is ma
| tive of those far off islands.
II can tell you nothing at all of the trip.
| You must see the captain" added the mate,
| but the reporter was not kept waiting long,
| for the great man soon came on board. He
was mad, and the cause was soon ascer-
| tanned.
AZ have been chased all over town by half
| a dozen reporters, but l have no news of
waiting" he exclaimed. "The Morning
Star brought up all the news, and we have
nothing more to tell"
KNOWS NOTHING OF SHARKS.
How is shark fshing?" asked the re-
porter.
Sharks is something l know nothing at
all about" replied the captain lottily, as he
strobe from side to side of his little vessel.
Lots of people think they know all about
them, but l know nothing. How many did
we catch? Well, that is my business, and
| also the manner in which they are caught"
Finding there was nothing to be learned
as TO the manner in which the tigers of the
sea are captured and prepared for the mar
| ket, the newspaper man asked whether he
could look at queer boat lying at the main
hatch.
THAT is canoe l bought at one of the
Caroline Islands, and / expect it is the first
of the kind ever brought here" explained
the captain.
The craft is quite novelty, as it is fur
nished with an outrgGer, which is necessary
to keep it from upsetting as it is not more
than fourteen inches wide. It's about four
teen feet long and nearly three deep. and
is made of the bread-fruit tree. 1t is painted
nearly all the colors of the rainbow and
would create a sensation should its owner
decide TO use it in San Francisco. The crew
say il is n fiHe sea-boat, but IL would hardly
be the kind of craft the life-saving crew at
Fort Point would like TO use to 60 off to
ship in distress.
NIGHTLY DRILLING HIS MEN.
In order to make his crew as proficient as
possible in lowering the boats in case of
person jumping or falling overheard, Cap
tain Hughes of the steamer Oakland drills
his men nightly as soon as the boat is tied
up for the day. A reporter was present last
night when the cry of "Mau overheard
rang out on the boat. A life-buoy had been
thrown overheard and allowed to drift away
from the steamer. When the alarm was
given IL was fully 100 yards from the ves-
sci. The boat was lowered and the life
buoy picked up within three and half
minutes.
People think we take no interest In this
sort OF thing" said Captain Hughes, but
we do all in our power 10 pick up every one
that either jumps or falls overheard from
the boats"
Outside the Heads the weather yesterday
was hay. with west wind blowing sixteen
| miles an hour. The barometer stood 80 95.
SAVED ONLY BY THE TUGS.
During the fire at Eureka few days ago,
which destroyed BendiXon's saw-mill. q
couple of fine schOUners, which had only
been launched few days before, narrowly
escaped being licked up by the flames. One
| of them is handsome four-masted vessel
built for Captain NJ. Olsen of this city.
Nothing but the prompt action of the tugs in
| towing tie two vessels away from the wharf
saved them. 1t is said that the mill was
| total loss, estimated at $4,000.
The Government steamer General Nc
| Dowell was LAID up for repairs yesterday
! and her place was taken by the SpreckelS'
| tug Active.
OFF THE DEY-DoCK AGAIN.
| The old war-ship Pensacola was taken out
| Of the dry-dock at Mare Island on Wednes-
| day evening, and her crew has been kept
! pretty busy since in filling her bunkers with
| coal and taking in large supply of pro-
| visions. Although her destination Is as yet
! known only TO few. it is thought that she
| will be sent to Honolulu. She may be eX-
pected down from the navy-yard at any
time, unless she takes her departure as the
Charleston did.
A dispatch from London states that the
| British ship Angerona, previously reported
as having put into MontevideO in damaged
condition, is awaiting instructions from her
owners before being surveyed.
BROKE HER SHAFT
The tug Ethel and Marion met with
rather q serious accident yesterday morn
Ing while on her way to Oakland. She has
the contract to carry THE CALL to Oakland,
and was on her way to that city with the
papers when she broke her shaft. The acct
dent took place off Goat Island. and the boat
was towed back to her berth at Clay street
by the Etna. A new steel shaft IS being
| put in.
The good luck which has followed the
John 7. West and Northern Light in their
| cruises after the whale las prompted James
| Mckenna, the owner Of those two vessels, TO
Rake trip East in order to secure one or
more vessels suitable for that business.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were the steam
ships Jewel from Port Hartford, Point
! Arena from Mendocino, Umatila from Vic
toria, Humboldt from Eureka, Coos Bay
from Newport, Afognak from Alaska West
| Coast from Carmelo Bay, GipSy from Santa
| Cruz aad the Norwegian tramp steamer II.
| Wedel-Jarlsberg from Hong Kong and Yo-
| kohama with cargo OF merchandise for j.
| ID. Spreckels IL Bros. The ship William Ii.
| Macy arrived from Swansea with a cargo
of 1925 tons of coal and 62i tons of coke for
Girvan, Baldwin 81 Eyre, and the sealing
| schooner Matte L. Dyer from Sand Point
| with sealskinS to master
| DEPARTURES AND MOVEMENTS.
| The following named vessels went to sea
to-day: The steamers Pomona for San
| Diego. Arcata for Coos Bay, Record for
Russian Landing and Truckee for Tilla-
nook The ship Queen of England sailed
! for Queenstown, the bark Helen w. Almy
| for Honolulu. the Nicholas Thayer for Kar-
lux and the schooners King Cyrus, j John
Frederick, Louis, Nettie Sundborg and
Glen for coast ports.
The moves yesterday were the Dinsbale
and Saranac to Port Costa, the Drumetan
| to Oakland, the lvanhoe to Main street. the
| Sarah and Emma and North Bend to the
sea wall.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
| Among the charters reported were the
| following:
Slip Glory of the Seas, 2O09 tons. now at
San Pedro, coal from Nanaimo TO this port,
option of San Pedro-chartered by John
| Rosenfeld's Sons.
Norwegian bark Bravo, 1922 tons, now at
San Pedro, wheat thence to Cork, United
Kingdom, Hayre or Antwerp; e. 2s Cd.
Ship William Ii. NJ acy, 2092 tons, wheat
to United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp,
prior to arrival; 42s cd.
Schooner j. n. ngalls, 81 tons, mer-
chandise to Mexican ports - chartered by
the California Powder Works
Ship Ivy, ISL tons, wheat to United
Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp; 45s.
Harbor-Front Notes.
at meeting yesterday afternoon of the
Harbor Com mission Chief Engineer Man
son reported in favor of establishing a
creosoting plant. The following bills We're
ordered paid: Six thousand nine hundred
and thirty-five dollars for an engine, So, 745
on the payroll and $500 on miscellaneous
| nj n ha De- .