The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-10
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the War-Ship Mohican
From Honolulu.
Reported Loss Of the Lord Raglan-Tricks Of
the Whalers-Death Of a Ship Cap
tain "A Rough Trip.

The United States steamer Mohican,
Captain E. NJ. Shepard commanding, arrived
here yesterday morning after an unevent-
full passage of nineteen days from Honolulu.
The Mohican left Mare Island February
7. 1889, and during her absence has been
nearly all over the Pacific Ocean. After
leaving San Francisco the vessel went down
to Panama and WAS engaged for three
months surveying. She then went down to
Callao and after short stay in that port
sailed for Honolulu, where she arrived after
passage Of thirty-two days. The vessel
lay in Honolulu for over SIX months and
then went down to Samoa and spent some
time cruising among the Islands in that
part of the world. The Mohican then went
TO the FIJI Islands, where considerable time
was spent looking for a couple of mission
aries, but, as might have been expected,
without success. New. Caledonia was then
visited This is the French convict settle
ment The steamer was then short Of coal,
and in order to replenish the bunkers she
went over to Sydney, where she arrived
during the big strike, and not pound of
coal could be got for love or money.
CAUGHT IN A GALE.
After waiting several days Captain Shop
ard decided to 60 to the mines up the coast.
The mines are located in HOwike Gulf, and
while on the passage there the vessel got
into terrific gale, and for eighteen hours
the ship was fairly crushed down into the
water by the terrible force Of the wind. All
the light yards were sent down from alOft
and double breechng placed on all the guns
to prevect them breaking adrift as the ship
progress could be made and the vessel had
all she could do to hold her own against the
heavy gale. while the heavy sea often went
clean over her. No cooking could be done
on the ship for twenty-four hours, the OIL
GERS and crew having to content themselves
with hard tack and water. After the gale
moderated the vessel was run into. Fort
Russell, where supply Of coal was secured.
and soon after the MOhican left for Samoa.
From Samoa she went to Tahiti and then to
Honolulu, where she arrived in time to take
part in the funeral of the late King. The
vessel lay in Honolulu until nineteen days
ago, when she sailed for this port.
FORTUNATE CRUISE.
The Mohican has been very fortunate
during the cruise, having lost only two men,
one of them being killed by falling yard.
The vessel does not present the smart APP
pearance shown by Que of the new cruisers,
but this is not to be expected. Her entire
selves as being well satisfied on board the
vessel, and the men were loud In their
praises of the officers and of the treatment
received while on board the vessel The
officers know nothing of the future move
ments of the ship, but 1t Is almost certain
she will 90 to Mare Island in day or two
and go ont of commission and her crew be
sent to the Independence.
The following is list of the officers of
the vessel: Commander Z. NJ. Shepard,
81. 4 M
mander T. W. Croker, executive officer;
Lieutena Tyler, navigating officer; Lieu
tenants, II. f. Tyler and X. Ii. Gait; p A.
Pay master, John Clyde sullivan; ensigns,
John d. Mcdonald, II. E. Parmenter and
Joseph Beale; chief engineer, C.; j. Mac
surgeon. g. 7. Bradley; assistant surgeon,
George A. Lung; naval cadets, w. W.
Phelps, K NJ. Dutton and l.. A. Kaiser;
pay clerk, C. H. Barth.
TIE LORD RAGLAN.
News has reached this city that the ship
Lord Raglan, which left this port last Octo-
her with "A cargo of wheat for Liv erpool, has
been posted at LlOyds as lost This IS the
vessel that took the prize at the Native
Sons celebration for being the best decor
ated ship i'll the harbor. She was last spoken
of Cape Horn, and 1t IS supposed that the
ship was lost of the Horn during heavy
storm soon after. She was owned by Hurd
& Co. OF Liverpool, aud was commanded by
Captain Campbell. The ship and cargo were
fully insured.
THEY SKIPPED.
Cuss words are not allowed in the navy,
but some of the crew of the Charleston hid
themselves in various dark hooks and cor
ners on board the vessel and did some tall
talk when they found that two of their ward
room servants had skipped, taking with
them over 500 of the mems money, which
had been ntrusted to them to replenish the
supply OF potatoes and onions IN the several
messes. The captain Will make 1t warm for
the escapes If caught, but it will go still
harder with them if the men they robbed
catch them first.
HER CAPTAIN DEAD.
News comes from San Diego that the
British ship Carmone, bound from Antwerp
for Portland. has arrived at San Diego with
the body of Captain baltimore on board.
Captain baltimore had been sick for some
time, and died before the ship reached San
Diego. He was a member of the Masonic
fraternity and will be buried by tina. order.
He was formerly of the bark Henry James,
which was lost couple of years ago while
on passage from Newcastle. n 5. W., to
San Francisco. and part Of her crew
drowned. The remainder Of the crew were
saved by the natives.
ROUGH TIME.
The British ship Mylomene arrived at
Duukirk yesterday, and according to her
report had experienced some heavy
wenther. Her fCretopsail was blown away
and a heavy sea struck the ship and carried
away one of her boats and a lot Of her deck
gear.
The steamer General Mcdowell is off the
dock. and once more running to the varl Gus
posts in the harbnr.
THE wHALERs.
1t is reported that the whaling vessels in
the Arctic are huggng as close as possible to
the ice and are waiting for the big fish to ap-
pear. Owing to the great demand for whale
bone more anxiety is displayed by those in
tereSted in the business than ever before.
One enterpiising Yankee not satisfied with
what work could be done during the open
season hired a crew of EsQuimaux, and,
having supplied them with boat and all
necessary appliances for catching whales
kept them at work all winter only to find
when he visited them in the spring that
some one more enterprising than himself had
got there before him and carried off the re-
suit of the winters work.
The following vessels came in yesterday:
The State of California from Portland with
"a cabin and 81 steerage passengers, and the
Goes Bay from san Pedro with 20 passengers
on board.
The steamer Pomona, Captain Hall, sailed
for San Diego yesterday and the Haytian
Republic sailed for Port Angeles. The ship
Albyn also towed to sea yesterday.
The weather was cloudy yesterday with
southeast wind blowing from IL to 36 miles
an hour. The barometer dropped from 1910