The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-29
SEA AND SHORE.
An Accident to the River Steamer
J. ID. Peters.
The Fight Over Deep-Water sailors-Mud-
scraping on East street-Damaged Cargo
of the acknowledgements.

A loud report followed by a rush of steam
led those in the vicinity of Washington-street
Wharf about o'clock yesterday morning
to believe that the Stockton steamer. j. ID.
Peters, had exploded her boiler. 1t was
soon discovered that the noise was caused
by the cylinder head of her port engine
blowing out and breaking the crank-pin.
Luckily no one was hurt, but the steamer
drifted against the wharf and did some slight
damage to her rail. She was taken in tow
by the tug Etna and returned to her berth,
which she had just left to so to the Mail
Dock to discharge some freight The
steamer Leader towed the Peters to the
Mail Dock and will take her place on the
Stockton route until she is repaired. The
Peters will be towed to Stockton for repairs,
which will take about two weeks to effect.
FIGHTING IT OUT QUIETLY
The deep-water sailors now in port are
watching with great satisfaction the fight
between Superintendent Staples of the Sail
ors' Home and the boarding -masters' COM
bine, and every day sees the blood-money
reduced Staples almost paralyzed MS op-
ponents on Tuesday by placing full crew
on board the ship Emily Reed, and the
chances are that he will also furnish the
crew for the Parthia. Staples is not alone
in his fight against the boarding sters
combination, as he is backed by half dozen
boarding masters who have Withdrawn from
the combination. 1t is not likely that the
fight will last long, as the sharks nate 10
expected that compromise Will soon DC ell
fected.
The engineers department of the Board
of HarbOr Commissioners bad an extra
force of six men and two teams at work yes
terday cleaning the mud off East street,
north of Market.
The mail steamer Alameda is due to-day
from Honolulu and Sydney.
CARGO BADLY DAMAGED.
Dispatches from London state that the
British ship AnauruS, previously reported
having put into Queenstown In damaged
condition, will have to discharge her entlLe
cargo. Part Of her cargo under the lore
hatch was found to be very badly damaged,
and the entire cargo must be taken out for
survey.
The steamer Coos Bay is on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock undergoing slight re-
pairs, and the river steamer Nj. B. Williams
is having her hull and machinery over
hauled at little Main
The United States cruiser San Francico
was to have left Callao for this port yes
terday. As soon as she reaches this port
she will go to Mare Island for repairs.
The we tther outside the Heads yesterda y
was very thick with 16-knot breeze from
the southeast. The barometer stood 1905.
GOING TO HONOLULU.
The English steam yacht ST. George will
leave for Honolulu on Monday. Her owner
and his guests report having had splendid
time while in this city, and have visited
every point Of interest within radius of
100 miles.
The repairs to the steamer Arago at the
Union Iron Works are nearly finished, and
it is expected that the vessel will be ready
for sea by Saturday. Captain LangaOrn,
formerly Of the Arcata, Will have command
of her.
The new tug being built at the Union
Iron Works for the SpTeckels line has all
her plating ON and the calking is finished.
The boat will be launched early next week.
The whaling vessels Mars and Blakeley
will go to the bulkhead between Beale and
Fremont streets, where they will fit out for
a whaling trip.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were Earl OF Dal-
hOusie to the gas works, Annesley to Spear,
King Edward to the Union Iron Works,
Mistley Hall to Harrison. Invercauld to How
ard No. ., Earl of Aberdeen TO the stream,
Patagonia to Port Costa and the Thomas
Stephens and f. S. Ciampa from Port Costa
to the stream. To-day the Mars Will go 10
Fremont street, the India TO Main, Charles
E. Moody to Port Costa, Earl OF Aberdeen
to Section OF the sea- wall, and the Emily
Reed will tow to sea.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
Corona from san Diego, Alex Duncan from
L0mpOc and Greenwood from Greenwood,
besides the cOasting schoOners Enterprise
and Barbara Hernster.
Departures were the steamers North Fork
and Los Angeles for Eureka Montserrat
for Nanaimo, Oregon for Astoria and the
schooners Queen, Ocean Spray and Conf
ANA for Coast ports.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
Snip Slate of Maine. 1467 tons, now on the
Sound, wheat from Tacoma 10 Cork, U. X,
HAVE or Antwerp; 81. Chartered prior 10 ar
rival
British iron bark Kenyon. 1888 tons. rechar-
tered for wheat 10 The U. h, Hayre or Antwerp
3Ss-a decline OF 2S.
chilean bark Anne Catharue, now on the
Sound, lumber tn nee TO Valparaiso for orders,
PiSagua range; 60 IS.
l. Norwegian steamer Marie, 1451 tons, coal
from Departure Bay Tor TITS port. Chartered by
X. Duusmuir & Sons.
Bark Forest Queen, 4S6 tons, returns TO Hon
oIulu In the Hawaiian Line.