The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-09
SEA AND SHORE.
Unexpected Arrival Of the Steam.
ship EtOn With Coal.
Changes of Owners and Captains on the W.
B. Godfrey. Sailing of the kariposa
Delayed-Vessels Chartered.


ately interested. the British steamer Elton,
Captain Newcomb, arrived yesterday morn
ing, after smart passage of four and a
half days from Nanaimo, with cargo OF
1878 tons OF coal for John Rosenfeld's Sons.
1t was generally supposed that she had gone
to the Sound to load lumber for a foreign
port and it was stated so in this column.
But John Rosenfeld wanted coal, and he
chartered the Elton and kept it very quiet.
Captain Nichols will go in command of the
steamer Santa Cruz which will leave to-day
for southern coast ports. The Eureka, and
probably the Los Angeles, will go to Sausa :
Tito 10 lay up. The Coos Bay will probably
be placed on the southern route. One of the
Puget Sound boats will also probably be
laid up.
The weather was clear at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day from the
northeast, blowing twelve miles an hour.
The barometer read o'clock in the morn
ing 1920, noon 30.19, 5 o'clock in the even
ing 3O.l6
TIRE W. B. GODFREY.
When the Hawaiian bark w. b. Godfrey
arrived here on the 18th ult., it was stated
that she would be turned over to her new
owner, j. j. Moore, who purchased her
previous to her sailing from here. She has
been turned over and will sail tomorrow
for Melbourne direct IN the Australian Dis
patch Line, carrying freight and passengers.
She will be commanded by Captain Charles
Davis, who, it is reported, owns a one
fourth interest IN the vessel. Captain Davis
is one of the best known shpmasters on the
coast. The last vessel he commanded was
the California and he was on her for six
years Before that he was master of the
Henry Buck and other well-knOwn coaStng
vessels. He has been long in the Australian
trade, and as one old skipper said yesterday,
ne an ind his way down to the Colonies
blindfOlded."
The Godfrey is splendid vessel, built of
teak and copper fastened and is about
% years old. She was formerly the British
ship Min and was noted as a speedy tea
clipper. As such shs made the quickest
passage on record from Hong Kong 20
London. She will take from here cargo of
REDWOOD, sugar pine and spruce. Besides
the Godfrey j. j. Moore now owns the Lady
Lampsun. and will soon quit chartering
vessels and run his own fleet.
The steamer humboldt, Captain Jansen,
arrived yesterday 2013 hours from EUREKA,
BRING ne 30 cabin and steerage passengers
Among her cargo were > bundles of bear
skins, 100 eases fresh fish, 500 boxes of
apples and 10 boxes of butter.
A SAILING DELAYED.
The Oceanic Company's steamer Mari
p0sa, Captain Hayward, whose sailing date,
according TO the schedule, was tomorrow,
will not leave until Monday, owing to
tardy arrival OF the mails Part of the
MarlpoSa's cargo consists of $500 barrels of
sugar destined for Australia where the sup
! ly OF that commodity is now short. 1t is
understood that, commencing with the
Marlpusa, tho cOmpany's steamers will lay
three weeks in Sydney and two weeks in
this port, instead of ihr-e weeks in this port
and two weeks in Sydney. This change
Will be OF great advantage TO Honolulu,
which Will have steamer connection with
this port at shorter intervals.
The steamer Danube, from Southern
British Columbia ports. arrived at Victoria
January 9TH with 2, DIS cases of salmon and
quantity OF salt salmon. She reports from
Two 10 SIX feet OF snow in the north, Skeena
River, Wash, is full of floating ice. At
BARLEY Bay the missionary steamer Glad
IIdlngs was found badly damaged, having
been driven ashore during the gale from the
southeast, TO hich the bay is exposed.
The British ship Mary Castle sailed yes
terday for Harve with a cargo consisting of
%. 1873 cental5 of wheat valued at 1854
VESSELS CHARTERED.
The German bark j. ID, Bischoff Captain
Meyer, which arrived on Wednesday even
ing from Hong Kong, has been chartered by
Freeze " Phillips to load wheat for Cork,
Hayre. Antwerp, Dunkirk or St Nazaire:
rate, 81 s. 81 The schooner Courser, now
oii lilc sobuli'is mas Dttn chartered 10 load
lumber thence to Shanghai Wilkens & Co.
are the charteTers
The British steamer Strathclyde went on
the Hunters Point Dry dock yesterday, to be
cleaned. She is a fine boat, carries a small
crew, and it Is said when at sea only burns
fourteen tons of coal every twenty-four
hours. She brought here 6l50 short tons Of
sugar. and can carry 5000 tons of coal.
Not single sailing vessel arrived yeSter-
day up to dark. The arrivals were eight
steamers, all from coast ports; The Eton,
West Coast, Gypsy, Humboldt, Oregon,
and La@una.
THREE GOLFERS DUE.
The Oregon Coal and Navigation Com
pany's three steamers, Arago, Arcata and
Wilmington, are expected to arrive to-day
from Coos Bay. cOal-laden. All have been
bar-bound up there for some days.
by lighter from California City, there
was received at the Oceanic dot X yesterday
2032 barrels of salmon. fl will be shipped on
the steamer MaripOsa for New Zealand.
The ship Florence for this pore was
spoken on December 18th in latitude -
north, longitude 24' "a west
The German bark Hacked was spoken on
January Sd in latitude so north, longitude
l3' west.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Emma Claudina came up from Berke-
ley, and locked at Mission street.
The German ship Adelaide lowed up to
Nevada Dock, Port Costa
The Allen A came over from Oakland and
docked at sea-wall, Section .
The Nicholas Thayer hauled into the
stream from MiSs IN street
The barkentine Amelia locked at the FIRE.
mont-street bulkhead
- The ship Wendur shifted from Spear to
Harrison street
The Clacknannanshire will dock to-day