The morning call., 1891-09-08
SEA AND SHORE.
It Is Plain Why the Tahiti Put
In at brakes Bay.
Rough Trip Of the Katie Flickenger-Re-
pairing the Morning star-Return Of the
Northumberland From Quarantine.

! anchorng his vessel In brakes Bay, In
stead of bringing her to San Francisco. as
| he could easily have done. He was afraid
| that If the vessel came to San Francisco she
would be at once seized by the United
| States authorities and her cargo OF slaves
| liberated
For years the various companies In
| Mexico have had their eyes on the docile,
| stalwart natives of the Gilbert Islands, and
! have offered them every inducement to leave
their home to work in the mines and on the
plantations in Mexico, but the natives have
always refused to 60. Time and again large
parties of them have been enticei on board
vessels and then forcibly carried out to sea,
but in nearly every instance the would-be
SLAYER has been oyerhauled by either a
British or German war-shp and the natives
returned to their homes. There is not the
slightest doubt but that those now Oh board
the Tahiti were obtained in similar man
ner.
The story of Doctor Gibson that the people
went into voluntary slavery is laughed at by
Mr.. Knudsen, the mate Of the missionary
brig Morning Star. Mate Knudsen has
spent several years in the Pacific archipel-
ago, and he says that in none of the groups
is the love of home so strong as in the Gil
bert group and the islanders are the last
people in the world to leave their homes for
life of slavery in another country. The
story of famine in the islands is entirely
false, and the chiefs are the last men In the
islands who would advise their people to
leave. They have always fought hard 10
prevent them leaving, and after parties mai
left were the first TO board war ship to ask
that the captiyeS be rescued.
DOWN FROM CHIGNIR BAY.
Among the arrivals in port yesterday was
the barkentiDe Katie Flickenger, from
Chignik Bay, with cargo OF TO- 5l3 cases OF
salmon for the Chignik Bay Packing Com
pany. The vessel brought down about
thirty of the can1ery crew, and the re-
mander, about $50 Chinese, will come back
on the ship Columbia. When the Flickenger
left Chignik Bay she had on board large
deck-load of wreCkage and part oil tile carEo
taken from the wrecked schooner Sadie f.
Caller, which was wrecked some time ago
while trying TO enter Chignik Bay. Captain
Rerd, agent for one of the insurance conf
panies, went north and saved about 400
boxes of tin, most Of the rigging, the an
chors. chains, boats and lot OF other ma
terial, which was loaded on the Fllckenger
10 be brought TO this city.
On the second day at sea the vessel was
caught in heavy gale, which started the
deck load of wreckage, and for awhile 1t
looked as if the stuff would tear the bull
warks out. After short consultation 1t
was decided that, as the deck-load could not
be secured, the best thing TO do would be to
throw it overheard.
Even this proved to be no easy task, as
there was great danger of the men being
caught and having their limbs crushed by
the heavy boxes oil tin. By hard work the
crew dumped 300 boxes of tin into the sea,
and the rest was secured Captain Reed re-
ports the Sadie f. Caller total wreck.
A WELCOME SURPRISE.
The little fishing-boat Hoodlum and her
crew of fve including lighthuuse-keeper
George Sine had a rough time of 1t on the
recent attempt TO reach the Farallones. The
party left San Francisco nearly one week
ago and were given up as lost by friends, but
their unexpected return alive and well
yesterday was glad surprise. The boat
reached the FaraloneS, but owing TO the
heavy sea could not land, and was forced to
run for brakes Bay. 1t took almost thirty
SIX hours to reach that haven of safety, and
there the crew were forced 10 remain until
the weather moderated. On the second at
tempt Mr.. Sine was landed, and then the
WORKOUT, haif-drOwned party made their
way back to San Francisco and arrived yes
terday morning.
The bark Royal Tar was released from
quarantine at noon Yesterday, after having
been thoroughly fumigated and all the
clothes and bedding on board burned. 1t is
feared that two Of the men who were taken
ashore to the Marine Hospital Will die.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was foggy, with west wind blowing six
teen miles an hour The barometer stood
29.9j.
REPAIRING THE MORNING STAR.
The famous missionary brig Morning Star
is now lying at Harrison street Wharf,
" here she is undergoing very extensive re-
pairs. The boilers were hosted out on
Saturday, and have been condemned. A
new miZZen mast, new tOpsal yard, main
gaff and other spars will be put in. The
main mast will be heightened six feet, and
the decks calked and cemenied. The hull
is as sound as when first built and needs no
repairs, but the cabins will be enlarged aud
refurnished. 1t will take at least two
months before the vessel is again ready for
sea, and she will then sail fer Honolulu in
charge of her commander, Captain George
4. Garland.
Stewart Menztes sent large force Of men,
steam hosting engine aGd the necessary
tools up to Seiby's works on the steamer
SunOl yesterday. The man are sent up to
discharge the bark Lord Templeton, which
recently arrived laden with coke.
Goodall, Perkins 81 Co. have received q
letter from Captain Plummer Of the steamer
Al-kt, stating that he arrived at Sitka on
August 10th with the schooners La Ninfa
and Ethel in tow. They had been seized
for illegal sealing.
Among the charters reported yesterday
were the following: Chilean bark Ema
Luisa 1880 tons, now at Moodyville, lumber
thence to direct port west coast, e. pa 81,
chartered pri or 10 arrival by Welch & Co.
British ship Colony, 1854 tons, wheat TO
Cork, U. K, Havre or Antwerp. e. Is Cd,
chartered prior to arrival by Eppinger 81
Co.; schooner Governor Ames, 1890 tons,
coal from Nanaimo TO this port option of
San Pedro, chartered by John Rosenfeld's
Sons; British ship Genesslin, 1921 tons,
wheat to Cork, U. K. Havre or Antwerp,
g, chartered prior to arrival by Eppinger
81 Co.; barkentine Uncle John, 299 tons,
now at Eureka, lumber thence to Sydney,
s3 sd, chartered by WEIGH & Co.. British
bark Royal Tar, 53S tons, lumber from HUM
boldt Bay to Sydney, owners account.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
steamers Maggie Ross from Coos Bay, Rival
from Hueneme, Coos Bay from Newport,
and Montserrat from Departure Bay with
1893 ions of coal for the Oregon Improve
ment Company. The bark ArcturuS from
Port HadlOck brought cargo of lumber,
aud the schooners Mary Bidwell, Rio Rey
and Maid of Orleans came in from coast
ports.
Departures were the steamers Pomona
for San Diego, Truckee for Tillamook aud
the Umatilla for Victoria. The grain-a
ships Tam O'Shanter and Berlin lowed to
sea bound TO Havre, and the schOoners
Howard, Maxina and Nettie Sundburg left
for coast ports.
The moves were the Comliebauk from
Port Costa to the stream, Katie Flickenger
to Hathaway's, Colony to Howard street,
DashiBg Wave TO Folsom street, the Are
turus to Oakland the SLEEVE Donard to Port
Cnsta and the lnId Tam nlntnn tn SelhNs