The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-14
SEA AND SHORE.
Vessels Being Repaired at the
Union Iron Works.
Rough Trip Of the Ship Commodore T. H.
Allen - Fears Felt for the Safety of the
Glenfnart-ships Spoken at Sea.

Union Iron Works adjoining those now
occupied by the coast defense vessel Mon
terey. They will be used for the construc-
ton of the next large tattle- ship, which
will be constructed there. The ways from
which the Charleston and San Francisco
were launched. and which the Monterey
now occupies, are quite too small for the
two larger vessels that will be built
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Colima has had her repairs nearly
completed at the Union Iron Works, and
to-day new high-pressure cylinder will he
placed in position. 1t is fifty inches in di-
amater and has a stroke OF four feet and
six inches. The steamship will be ready to
leave fer Panama on her schedule time on
February 81. The work is being done under
the supervision of Chief Engineer Rosster.
AS soon as the steamer Newbern receives
a new bed-plate she will be ready to leave
the Union Iron Works to 60 on her old
route to Mexican ports. She will sail on the
25th of February.
NOTHING BUT HEAVY GALES.
Commodore Theodore H. Allen yesterday
received the following dispatch from New
York from CAPTAIN Merriman of the ship
that is named after him: Arrived IN New
York yesterday from Liverpool after
passage of II days, with $500 tons coal, and
she is 10 load for San Francisco in Williams,
Dimond & Co.'S line. The ship had nothing
but heavy gales all the way across. Snow
storms and the ship all iced up the whole
passage. Regards to John Rosenfeld."
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos
yesterday and light breezs prevailed from
the northeast until o'clock in the after
noon, when it fell calm. The barometer
read: 8 o'clock in the morning, 1927; noon,
1928; o'clock in the evening, 3016
Dispatches received yesterday state that
the barks Dun Nicolas. which left here
October 4th, and the Atlantic, which left
Gig Harbor on the Sound on October IA,
1890. both arrived at Melbourne, Australia,
previous to the 9th inst.
FEARS FOR HER SAFETY.
Some anxiety is being felt in shipping
and insurance rircles as TO the safety of the
British ship Glenhnart, and yesterday 40
per cent was offered on her for Reinsurance.
The Gleuhnart, Captain Cameron, sailed
from Glasgow for this port 165 days ago,
with cargo consigned to the RentOn Coal
Company. She has a fun cargo of Glasgow
coal, which Is said to be very subject to
spontaneous combustion. Very few vessels
coming around the Horn carry full cargo
OF 1t. The Glentin1rt was last spoken on
September 18th, in latitude 80 As south,
longitude jl' IS west.
The steamer Mariposa has on board for
the Australian colonies a cargo valued at
$4,000, including $500 cases and 1909 barrels
salmon, 554 600 bounds sugar, A, 900 pounds
Goldfish and 4,000 pounds broom cora. She
also TOOK assorted merchandise 10 honolulu
valued at $1,000
The Occidental and Oriental Company's
steamer Oceanic, which was expected from
the Orient on Saturday, touched at Honolulu
on the way, and may be expected here to-
night or tomorrow morning
The British ship Champion, which will
sail to-day for Cork, has on board IS, 627
centals of wheat, valued at S66, 100
SPOKEN AT SEA.
The British ship Cromariyshire was
spoken on December 9th in latitude % north
longitude pc west, the Dynomene on No
vember 9th, off the Falk and Isla nds, and
the Duufillan on December Goth on the
equator, in longitude 31o west. The Dun
fllan is the last of the August fleet from
this port to be heard of, with the exception
of the Malaysia, which is supposed by many
to have been lost.
The German bark Anna. hence August
9TH for Queenstown, and spoken on Decem-
Der 18th all right, has not yet arrived, and
% guineas per cent has been paid for re-
insurance.
The steamer City of New York, Captain
Johnston, sailed yesterday for Panama and
way ports, carrying large list of passen-
GERS and freight.
The steamer Newport, which has been
running from here to Eel River, has been
been laid up to receive Il thorough over
| hauling.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio de
Janeiro left Yokohama for this port on the
18th inst.
HE MAY RATTLE HER OFF.
The schooner Abe Marks is on North's
ways, having her bottom repaired,
cleaned and painted When she comes off
she will be offered for sale at auction, as no
freight is now being offered TO ShOttys
Landing where she has been running. II
not sold Captain Rock says he will rattle
her off.
The brig Courtney Ford. now lying at
Channel street, will be laid up for couple
OF weeks and will then sail for ShOalwater
Bay, where she will load lumber for Tahiti
From Tahiti the brig will return here with
a cargo OF fruit.
The steamer San Bias, which was due
here on the 18th inst. from Panama, did not
leave Acapulco until the Sth, 81 that she
cannot be expected here before tomorrow
morning.
The river steamer Constance and the
schooner II. c. Wright went on the Mer-
chants Dry-dock Yesterday and the steamer
Alcazar on the Union Dock to be cleaned
and painted.
The American ship Clarence S. Bement,
from Dublin, bound for New York, to load
for this port, put into the Bernudas on the
I'd inst. in distress.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship ST. Mark shifted from Fremont
| to Steuart street yesterday.
The steamer Haytian Republic shifted to
| Mission No l.
The d. f. Packard went to Changers
| Wharf, Port Costa.
The b. f. Babcock went up to Port
| Costa.
The bark Elsiuore went to Oakland
| Creek
The Pass of Balmaha came down from
Port Costa, loaded and anchored in the
| stream.
The Mary Buhne locked at Mission
| street.
The Rappahannock will shift from the
| Rolling-mills to Fremont street to-day.