The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-11
SEA AND SHORE.
The Malay Condemned and Sold
ut Papeete.
Rough Trip Of the Arago-Pacifc Cable Route.
Departure of the China-Accident to the
Maria-Movements and Charters.

The barkentine Tropic Bird arrived in
port yesterday after rather a stormy trip
up from Tahiti. She is laden with a gen.
eral cargo, among which is large number
of cocoanuts 1t is learned that the barken-
tine Malay, bound from this port to Peru
with cargo Of railroad ties, had arrived AT
Papee te, Tahiti, leaking badly. The vessel
sprang leak some time before she reached
Tahiti, and the water ran into her good
deal faster than the crew could pump it out.
For nearly week the men stood at the
pumps day and night, and the old tub was
only kept aloat by her cargo At Tahiti
she was condemned and sold and the crew
turned over to the American Consul. The
first and second mates with two of her crew
came up on the Tropic Bird. The Nor
wegian bark Margenroden caught fire while
lying at the wharf at Papeete, and had to
be pumped full of water in order to extin-
guish the flames, which started in her cargo.
Every vessel in port sent men to assist in
fighting the fire, and the French war-ship
Nier rendered good service with her power
ful pumps.
ROUGH TRIP OF THE ARAGo.
The steamer Arago came in yesterday
morning looking as if she had been struck
by high power cyclone Nearly all the
windows in the house were smashed. the
bridge rail torn away, the engine-rOom sky
light washed away, and the fore astle and
tween decks flooded. Besides several of
her crew were severely injured and nearly
all had a cut or bruise to show as a memento
Of The trip down. The sail rs lost their
clothes. and one OF them named Nicholas
Nicholas almost lost his life. The man
went forward with Captain Langhorne 10
try to secure dead light, but were caught
by heavy sea that swept the ship from
stem to stern. The captain was carried
against the deck-houSe, bat managed to
save himself by catching hold OF a ladder.
Nicholas was not so fortunate, and the rush
OF water carried him clear over the rail into
the sea- BY good fortune he was caught by
the wash OF the shlp'and thrown in on deck
again near the main hatch. lie escaDed
with badly lacera;ed scalp and bruised
leg.
THE HAWAIIAN CABLE.
Advices have been received from Homo
lulu announcing the arrival there on No
vember 18th Of the United States steamer
AlDatrOss. after making survey from this
mort TO Hawaii Tor the proposed cable.
Lieutenant Tanner, In command, stated to
a reporter in Honolulu that there is no rea-
son, in his opinion, why the cable could not
be laid. There would be several difficulties
TO overcome, but only such as are usual in
laying deep-sea cables. The greatest depth
reached was 300 fathoms, the average be-
ing 300 fathoms. About go soundings
were taken on the way, the last one being
Oh DlhlllOuu Ilthu. NHtlo Il lCptu Ol OOJ
fathoms were found. The vessel took the
great circle course in going down, and will
make another survey in coming up, taking
a straight course. After leaving Honolulu
the Al6a,roSs will cruise around the island
to determine the best point for landing the
cable.
The big mail steamer China left for Hong
Kong and Yokohama at 80 o'clock yrster-
day afternoon. She had large cargo, and
carried away seventy-five cabin and about
$50 Chinese in the steerage. OF these, six
were remanded by the courts, fourteen
came from Panama and eleven from Havana.
BROKE HER SHAFT.
The Merchants Exchange received dis
patch from Astoria yesterday stating that
the steamer willamette had arrived ut that
port and had passed the Norwegian
steamer Maria at anchor fifteen miles off
Yaquina with her shaft broken. An offer
was made by the captain of the willamette
TO tow the disabled steamer into port, but
Captain SchiUtt refused it. The Maria left
here on the 18Th to load lumber on the
sound for Australia 1t is the general
opinion that the damage to her machinery is
slight as the chances are that had tho shaft
been broken Captain Schjott would have
been very glad oil an offer to tow 10 port.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was hazy, with northwest wind % knots
al hour. The barometer stood Al.
The steamer Point Iona is on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock TO clean and paint.
IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
Hardly a week passes but that several &C
cidents are reported from the Stockton
steamers. ana it is nothing unusual tor them
to be several hours late through sticking IN
the mud in the Stockton Slough. The City
Of Stockton made the trip down to this city
all right yesterday morning, but when
swinging into her berth at Washington
street coided with the steamer Relief and
did about 500 worth of damage. When
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knocked out several Of the lilies and did
other slight damage.
Louis Roberts, one Of the crew OF the
ship Conqueror, was no sooner paid off On
Wednesday than be proceeded TO paint the
city front bright red. Yesterday morning
he came to an anchor at the Sailors Home
with his left arm broken. He said 1t would
be all right in day or two and seemed to
pay little or no attention to It. The injured
sailor was sent to the Marine Hospital tor
treatment.
The schooner Lilly has arrived at Ump-
qua after rough passage, during which the
cook was LIST overheard. His name could
not be learned.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Battine
Accama to Lombard street, Josephine to
Third, Honresfeld to Beale Tropic Bird to
Broadway, Earl of Dunraven to the rolling
mills. BeecrOft from Port Costa to the
stream, Celtic Queen to Oakland, Levi G.
Burgess and the Thistle to the stream. To-
day the Knight of st. Michaels and Falls of
Folsom No. 2, Oakw0rih to the refinery,
Sirius 10 Mission No. l, Arkwr ght to Third
street, Commodore to Hunters Poiut Dry
dock, the Lockee will come down from Port
Costa, and the following vessels will tow to
sea: Moewe, Hope, Levi G. Burgess Lar
naca, Maxwell, Itata, Don and Francis.
Arrivals were the steamers Point Arena
from Mendocino, Humboldt from Eureka,
Alexander Duncan from Lompoc. Eureka
from New ort and Gypsy from Moss Land
ing, the British bark john Carswell from
Newcastle, n. 5. W., with coal for j. j.
Moore & Co., and the schooner Francis
Alice from Sand Point with q cargo of cod
fish for the Western Codfishing Company.
Departures were the steamers Lakme for
Port Townsend, Protection for Fort Bragg,
Jewel for CaSpar, Haytian Republic Tor
Port Angeles, State Of California for As
toria and Wilmington for Portland.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are the
following:
and railroad ties to San Jose de Guatemala:
chartered by the Pacific Improvement Com
pany.
British ship King Cedric, 1465 tons, now
at this port, lumber from Blakeley to Santos,
Brazil, So 5S; chartered in England.
Schooner Cou:ser. 240 tons, now on the
sound, lumber thence to Shanghai; char
tered by Renton, Holmes & Co.
British iron bark John Carswell, 1916 tons,
wheat to United Kingdom. Havre or Aut-
werp AS Cd; prior TO arrival
British ship G!enalvon. 2072 tons, wheat
from the north to United Kingdom, Havre
or Antwerp; rechartered in England.
Schooner Alice Cook new, now on the
sound, lumber thence to Honolulu: char
tered by Pope & Talbot.
The rate of the DumDurton is Gl 6s Cd,
usual options.