The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-16
SEA AND SHORE.
The Cargo of the Valparaiso Re.
ported to BE on Fire.
A Sailors Fall From Aloft-C Changes at the
Ferry-Schooners at Turner'S Yard.
Movements and Charters.

Movements and Charters.
8 The British ship Clan Macfarlane arrived
yesterday from Hamburg, and from her
crew it was learned that on April 18th the
French ship Valparaiso, bound from Val
paraiso to San Francisco, was spoken. The
Valparaiso was again sighted on Saturday,
when about 40 miles off this port. She
was then showing signals of distress, and
Captain Rankine of the Macfarlane bore
down to see what was the matter. 1t was
then learned that the Valparaiso's cargo Of
coal was on fire. 1t was stated that the fire
started on June 1st, but how much damage
has been done could not be learned. The
ship is consigned to Eugene Thomas & Co.
of this city. who state that the French YES
sci has a cargo of 1900 tons Of coal. Tugs
have been sent to look for her and render
any assistance that may be necessary. Just
before the horn was reached the Macfarlane
was caught in heavy gale and lost several
of her sails. A heavy sea was running and
the ship had to be hove to. Tons of water
were poured on her decks, but no further
damage was done. After entering the Pa
cifc tine snip was caught in another heavy
blow, which lasted thirty-six hours, and
again the decks were filed with water.
While the vessel was towing to sea from
Hamburg she ran aground and over 200 tons
of her cargo had to be discharged into light
ers, after which she was tiOated OF and the
cargo again taken on board.
STRUCK BY A FALLING SPAR.
An accident occurred on board the ship
John i. Kelley yesterday morning. The
ship, which is bound to Havre, was towed
TO sea by the tug Relief, aId was cast off
near the whiStlng buoy. While making
sail, the main-topgallant tie parted, letting
| the ward down by the run. A sailor named
James Lyons was standing on the upper
topsail yard, and was struck by the spar,
knocking himIOff the topSail yard. In his fall
| he tried 10 seize hold Of some Uf the gear,
| but failing struck the main rigging about
| half way up, where he was held by the rat
| lines. Half a dozen men climbed aloft and
| lowered him 10 the deck. Captain Gibbons
! at once made signals of distress, which
| were responded to by the tug Rescue
| Lyons was taken to the Receiving Hospital
| and found 10 have sustained fracture OF
| the right arm and bruises about the body.
| Subsequently he was removed to the Marine
| Hospital.
| CHANGES AT THE FERRY DEPOT.
There is considerable confusion at the
| ferry depot of the Southern Pacific Com
| pany at the foot Of Market street The
| outside ticket-ofices we're moved yesterday
| and the ticket-YendeTS at The inside office
had their hands full. The large Office first
erected and intended to be used for a ticket
office is again to be torn out. aud from
| resent indications the new addition VIII
not be ready for some time.
NEW VESSELS.
A new schooner will be launched from
Turner's yard at Benicia on Saturday. She
is for Mr.. Levy Of Tahiti, and is intended
for trade at the islands. A 10O-tOn schooner
for AHA will be ready to launch from the
same yard in about two weeks. The keel
has also been laid tor another to be used in
the cOasting trade.
A gang of carpenters is at work putting
in new hatch cOmbingS in the ship NJ. Z.
Grace. lying at Harrison street.
NO RUN YET OF SALMON.
The steamer Bertha arrived yesterday
morning from Kodiak. via NanaimO, from
which place she brought 4j0 tons of coal.
She reports that up TO the Time Of leaving
the salmon had not commenced to run, but
a good season is expected by all hands at
the canDery. The steamer locked at Mis-
sion No. =.
There was tempest in a teapot on board
the mail steamship City of Rio de Janeiro
during her recent voyage from China. Some
OF the cabin passengers were often ded, so it
is stated, because the captain in his PRAYER
during divine service mentioned queen lc-
tcrla 5 name OetOIt luhI Oh tHe IeSlueuI Oh
the United States.
The weather yesterday was thick, with
the wind veering from northwest to south
west, blowing twelve miles an hour. The
barometer stood 299j.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Charters reported are the following:
British iron ship Clan Macfarane. char
tered prior to arrival, for wheat to United
Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp. at 40S.
British ship Benicial, 1910 tons, wheat to
Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp.
81 lis 6i-chnrtered prior to arrival by Bal
four, Guthrie IL Co.
Ship John A. Briggs, 2O33 tons. wheat to
Cork, United Kingdom. Havre or Antwerp,
g, option of New York, lump sum-char-
tered prior to arrival by john Rosenfeld's
Sons.
British bark Ben MacDhuit, 100 tons,
now on the Sound. wheat from Tacoma to
Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Ant
wpTp-chartered prior to arrival.
Bark Memnon, 807 tons, coal from Depar-
ture Bay to Honolulu-charlered by Rem
ton, Holmes q Co.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
steamer Bertha from Alaska, ship Joseph
S. Spinney from New York, with a general
cargo for Sutton d Beebe, the British ship
Clan Macfarlane, from Hamburg, with gen
eral cargo consigned toWiliam Wolf & Co..,
and the schooner John Frederlcks, from
Bodega, with 80 boxes of butter.
The following vessels left yesterday:
John Il. Kelley, for Havre, with cargo Of
grain, steamers Mischief, for Suislaw River
and the NewsbOy for Navarro.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The movements yesterday were: Bark
SOnOma to the sugar refinery, l.. Schepp to
Beale street, bark CeylOn from the refinery
to Mission No /, Aurlga to the rollin g-mlls,
Sumatra to Third street. j. S. Spinney to
Union street and the Alaska to Alameda.
day the Port Stanley will 60 to Union
street, Manx King to the rollng-mills,
Yosemite to the Union Iron Works and the