The morning call., 1891-09-11
SEA AND SHORE.
The Rose Sparks lowed Into
Port and Righted.
Departure Of the Pensacola-shipping Wine
to France-Bernhardt on the Bay-Ar-
rival Of the Starbuck.

The tug Sea Witch, with the overturned
schooner Rose Sparks in tow. reached va
llejo-street wharf shortly before 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The Wizard, Cap
tain Glen Randall then went to work on
the Sparks and within one hour had the
schooner on an even keel again. All the
deck-load of bark was lost and so was
great deal of that slowed i'll the hold. Fart
of the mems clothing was lost from the
cabin and the rigging will need good over
hauling. The hull of the vessel Is not dam
aged, and in a few days she viii be ready
for sea again.
During the passage of the bark Charles B.
Kenney to this port from Bristol Bay one
of the crew, named August Lender, died
from natural causes and was buried at sea.
WILL COME BACK AS FRENCH WINE.
Ii is well known that large portion of
the wine shipped from France to this eoun-
try is grown in California. The CALLS
marine reporter was struck by the large
number of casks of wine Of various sorts
lying II the II arrison-street Wharf waiting
to be placed on board the ship Commodore
Il. II. Allen now loading for New ork. a
few inquiries elected the information tnat
the stuff is destined for MarSellleS. where IL
will be put up i'll different packages ana
then shipped back to the United States as
genuine French wine.
A large force Of carpenters are at work
putting in new waterways, channels ana
waists in the ship Mercury, lying at FIRE.
mOnt-Street Wharf. The ship Two Broth
ers lying at the same wharf, Is having &
new rudder put into her.
OFF AT LAST FOR HONOLULU.
The United States steamer Pensacola left
for Honolulu yesterday afternoon about )
o'clock. The lOng-eXuected orders arrived
from Washington on Wednesday night, and
her entire crew was hard at work yester-
day forenoon receiving supply OF stores
for the run down TO the Islands, where she
will in all probability remain for long
time. The probabilities are that this VIII
be the last cruise of the old craft, as she
win no doubt be condemned on her return
to the United States
Sarah Bernhard with her son Maurice
and couple of gentlemen friends chartered
the tug Active and went for trip around
the bay yesterday morning. The party lelt
Folsom street Wharf at o'clock and WIS.,
tied the principal points OF interest, return
ing to the wharf ut noon.
CAME TO MAKE REPAIRS.
The Pacific Mail steamer Starbuck ar
rived in port Yesterday afternoon from
Panama and way ports. Sne brought a
cargo consisting of 342 sacks of coffee, 1857
bags OF sugar and Il case oil SILK SnaWlS.
The Starbuck is one of the vessels used as
- FEEDER for the larger steamers OF the
Pacific Mail Company, and ran from Pan
anna to Acapulco and the small ports along
the coast. 1t has been on the Central
American coast for over two years, and
comes here for general overhauling.
One of the finest steel ships ever built on
the Clyde is now being fitted for sea at Port
Glasgow. and is Intended for the California
trade. The new ship Is 80 feet long, IL
feet beam, with depth of hold OF -: ieet,
and has registered tonnage Of $3.50. She
was named the Wanderer, and will be co M
manded by Captain George Currie, who is
well known In this city.
The weather outside the heads was haZy,
with the wind blowing tWenty-eIght miles
an hour from the northwest. The barome-
ter stood 30,O5.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Province to
Green street, Yosemite to Beale, Clan Rob
ertson to Oakland, j. D. Peters to Spear
street and the Arcturus to Third street. To-
day the Thomas Maclellen will 90 to the
Hunters Point Dry-dock, and the Occidental
and Parthenope to Oakland.
The arrivals we're the steamships Santa
Cruz from Lompoc, Ventura from Rockport,
Gipsy from Santa Cruz and Humboldt from
Eureka. The scbOoners Mary Gilbert and
Amethyst came in from coast ports.
The Coos Bay left for Wilmington and the
bark Sarah and Emma for Queenstown.
LATEST REPORTED CHARTERS.
Among the latest reported charters are the
following:
Ship Parthfa, 2371 tons, wheat to Liver
pool direct; 81 lis 6d-chartered prior to ar
rival by William ORES bach.
Schooner Sailor Boy, 316 tons, lumber and
merchandise to CallaO, prlrate-chartered
by w. Freese & Co.
Brig Consuelo, PIG tons. to Honolulu in
Oceanic Steamship Line.