The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-05
SEA AND SHORE.
A Tugboat Helped the Morning
Star Out to Sea.
Traffic Impeded by the Heavy Fog Delayed
Arrival of the Umatilla-The Alba
tross Off on Survey.

| The missionary vessel Morning Star went
to sea yesterday morning, but not until the
| services of tug had to be obtained to pull
the nondescript craft out from the dock.
| Captain Garland made an attempt TO do SO
unaided, but soon found that his engine S
| were of no use to him, except to involve
| him and his ship into trouble, because no
| sooner did she attempt TO leave the dock
than she colided with the ship Wakefield,
doing slight damage. and the Morning Star
| had again to be made fast until tug could
| be procured, when she was tOwed out into
the stream, and had no further trouble as
| the ebb tide took her out and Captain Gar
| land could not have turned back If he had
wanted to. The trouble seems to be that
| her engines have little or no power. and
ever in the best OF trim the vessel could not
steam over four or four and half miles an
hour, so that the craft is as helpless as
sailing vessel in place where the tide runs
as strong as it does in San Francisco har-
Dor. The Morning Star is bound to Homo
lulu.
HEAVY FOG ON THE BAY.
The fog played havoc with travel on the
bay yesterday morning, and many trips
were lost in consequence The Bay City
collided with the piling while entering her
slip, but no serious damage was done. The
steamer Eureka almost cOllided with the
United States steamer Hasslel as she was
coming up the harbOr yesterday morning.
The Hassler Is lying where she should not
be-right IN the fairway-aud the Eureka
was close aboard her before she could be
seen in the heavy fog. This is not the only
complaint made in regard to the Hassler's
position, and she should BE- moved before
something serious occurs.
The China Mail steamer Oceanic did not
leave until II o'clock yesterday morning
owing to the thick fog making it very diff
cult to see half ships length ahead.
ARRIVAL OF THE UMATILLA.
The steamer Umatilla arrived from Vic
tOra yesterday morning twenty-f0ur hours
late. Her long passage was due to heavy
gale which prevailed the entire trip. Yes
terday morning the fog grew so dense that
she had to be slowed down for eighteen
hours. On Monday the crew was exercised
at fire drill, and while swinging one of the
boats on board Second Mate James had his
left arm caught in some of the gear and it
was broken above the wrist
At late hour last night no word had been
received relating to the steamer Wellington,
and 1t is supposed she is standing off shore
under canvas.
The shin Francis, 1874 tons. has been
chartered TO carry merchandise to New
1Ork
DEPARTURE OF THE ALBATRoss.
The United States steamer Albatross fin
ished cOaling at Pactic-street Wharf yes
teTday afternoon, and at once dropped into
the stream and proceeded to sea. She will
finish her work of surveying a track for the
proposed cable TO the Hawaiian Islands.
The trim little schooner built by Mathew
Turner for Tannhauser Il Co. has been
named the Churruca, and her Mailing port
is La Paz. She Will begin to load for
Mexico in day or two.
The weather outside the heads was thick
yesterday, with an eight-knot breeze from
the south. The barometer stood 30.0S.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Departures yesterday were the steamers
National City for Eureka, San Mateo for
Comox. Newsboy for Navarro and Crescent
City for Crescent City. The bark Harry
Morse towed to sea, bound u Tacoma, and
the schooners Mary Gilbert, Lila and Mat
tie and Fortuna sailed for Coast ports.
The moves were the Cambrian Monarch
from Port Costa TO the stream, Emma Her
riman TO the Merchants DTy-dock. Mistey
Hall to Port Costa, Parthenope TO the
stream, Annie johnson to the mail dock,
and the Francis tc Bele street.
The arrivals were the steamers Eureka
from Newport and Truckee from Tilla-
nook. The barkentine 5. G. Wilder from
Honolulu brought passengers and sugar.