The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-26
SEA AND SHORE.
Determined Efforts to Retain the
Coos Bay Trade.
The Earthquake Was Felt at Kobe-Wreck-
age From samoa-0pposition to the Pacific
Mail-Movements and Charters.

Some OF the merchants and ship-owners of
San Francisco are determined that the
trade of Coos Bay and the adjacent country
will not be DETECTED from this port to Port
land in spite of the fact that the merchants
of the webfoot city have paid a large sum
of money by way Of subsidy to the owners
of the steamer Wallapa. the vessel that took
the place of the old Willamette. Since the
steamer Del Norte has been placed on the
route and n regular agency established both
at Marshfield and Empire City the business
men and shippers at those places are less
inclined than ever to look to Portland as
their base of supply. The jetty being built
by the United States Government has
greatly increased the water on the bar and
has greatly lesSened the danger at that
point, so that steamers can enter and leave
at will, instead of being bar-bound several
days at time If there is any wind.
FELT TIE SHOCK AT KOBE.
The bark Hesper, Captain Sodergren,
that arrived in port on Tuesday night, was
at anchor In Kobe when that place with
several others was visited by the terrible
earthquake on October 2Sth The shock
was terrific one, and almost shook the
bark TO pieces, while the mastS very nearly
went over the side. The sea was greatly
agltatcd, and q strong smell OF sulphur
filed the atmosphere.
Fire was discovered yesterday morning
on board the tug Mile. lying at Washing
ton-street Wharf. The fire was subdued
before any damage was done, as the flames
were in the coal bunkers.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was haZy, with a light breeze from the
northeast The barometer stood 1912.
wRECKAGE FROM SAMOA.
A big pile Of wreckage, including rigging,
old iron, solid shot, copper and several
guns, Is piled up on the end of Fremont
street Wharf This strange pile was brought
up from Samoa on the brig L. w. Lucas and is
part OF the wreckage of the American war
ships Trenton and Vandalia, which went to
pieces during the hurricane at Apia on
March 8, 1889.
1t is stated that the steamer Sirius, now on
her way to this port from Mexico, will be
placed on the Panama route In opposition
to the Pacific Mail Company,
The Government steamers Madrona,
Thomas II. COrwin and General Mcdowell
will soon be placed on the dock for needed
repairs.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Chinsura
to Union street, Gowanbank to Vallejo,
Woolahra to Harrison, Brenhilda to Lonl-
bard, Felix to Green, Northern Light to
Howard. James Allen to Beale Sea Ranger
to Third, John p. West to Spear and the
Richard III to Pacific street. The Hope and
Lydia dropped into the stream, the Butte
SHIRE, Armida and Cawdor went up to Port
Costa TO load, the Alaska went over to Oak
land Creek and the Borrowdaie came down
from Por. Costa loaded and anchored in the
stream To-day the Arcturus will go to
Oakland Creek, the Alexander Black to
Lombard street, the Itata 10 Fremont and
the Highland Light to sea.
DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.
Departures were: The steamers Arcata
for Coos Bay, City of Puebla for Victoria,
Crescent City for Crescent City, Newbern
for Guaymas, Eureka for Wilmington,
Bonita for Port Hartford, Los Angeles for
Eureka, Mineola for New ork, barkentines
w. Fl. Dmond and S. G. Wilder for Ii ono
lulu. the bark General Fairchild for
Nanaimo. barker tine Catherine Sudden for
Grays Harbor and the whaling bark Alice
Knowles On a cruise.
Arrivals were the steamers Protection
from Fort Bragg, State of California and
George w. Elder from Astoria.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
British ship Principally, 1863 tons, now
on the Columbia, wheat thence to Cork,
United Kingdom or Antwerp, chartered
prior TO arrival by Balfour, Guthrie & Co.
British bark Tythonous, 1152 tons, now on
dom, Havre or Antwerp, chartered prior to
arrival by Balfour, Guthrie q Co.
Ship Prussia, 1l72 tons, coal from Seattle
to this port, chartered by Husband q
Brooks.
The bark Highland Light. 1865 tons, will
go north for coal
The rate of the Celtic Queen is g. IS.