The morning call., 1891-07-22
SEA AND SHORE.
Wharflnger Aster Rids His Place
of a Loafer.
The Cause of the Santa Maria's Leak Discov.
ersd-Another Cargo of Food for Chile
Movements and Charters.

For some time past man named Welsh
| has been holding forth around the office OF
| Wharfinger Morris Aster at Vallejo street
and has made himself considerable of a
| nuisance. He has been fired from the off e
| several times, but would not stay tired. At
| last Aster hit on a plan, which by the aid
| OF half doZec boatmem was carried out
| yesterday.
Welsh as usual was taking snooze in
| corner OF the office when half dozen men
| rushed in and dragged him out on the dock.
| and before the astonished man could get his
| eyes open he found himself sitting in a
boat.
where are you taking ME TOP" he
asked in alarm as he saw straw bed and a
sailors bag thrown into the boat.
Taking you off to as fine a ship as ever
left the harbor," was the reply. you keep
quiet and everything will be all right"
But l don't want to go to sea; Amt
no sailcr," he exclaimed. MY God, won't
someone tell the police they are shanghaing
mel"
By this time the boat had showed out
from the steps and Welsh renewed his en-
treaties to those on the dock, but no one
offered to lend hand. This was more than
he could stand. and the first thing his perse-
CuLOlSi kllCN w clSu ulduc uISc llUlu LILO
boat and swan to the steps as fast as posi-
BILE. Once ashore he started uptown on
run with the water dripping from his
clothes at every jump. 1t is safe to say the
fellow will not be seen along the front again
Tor Soue time.
THE SANTA MARIA.
Captain Mahara, owner of the steamer
Santa Maria, Says there is absolutely no
truth In the sensational story, published in
Mt tho mOrnInD phOut of
the vessels former crew boring holes In her
bottom. 1t has been ascertained that the
cause of the steamer leaking was the iDeom-
potency OF the engineer, man named
Burns, who left one OF the sea valves open.
After the supposed leak was located the en-
gineer skipped out and has not since been
seen. The Santa Maria will go TO sea to-day,
and her owner made bet of a new hat with
Inspector Tim Bruce that the steamer would
make the trip to Callao and back ia sixty
days.
A dispatch from London states that the
German ship khersoneSe, reported as nav
ing put into Montevideo in a damaged con-
dltlon and with her cargo shifted, is on fire
at that place.
The British ship Angerona, from Liver
pool for San Francisco, has put into Monte
video with loss of foretopmast and some of
her sails.
FROM HONOLULU.
The mail steamer Zsaandia arrived from
Honolulu yesterday afternoon after pleas
ant passage. She had At cabin and 81 steerage
passengers. Among her cargo Is 17.443
bags Of sugar. 1898 punches and 304 crates
of bananas, 1915 bags rice and 206 crates of
pine apples.
The steamer Eureka was on the Mer-
chants Dry-dOck yesterday, having new
propeller put in, repairs made to her keel
and copper patched.
The barkentlne Retriever takes her place
to-day to clean and paint
The steamer West Indian finished loading
at the sea-wan yesterday and cleared for
Chile. Her cargo consists of flour, barley
aud hay. She will probably sail to-day.
The arrivals Yesterday were the steamers
Zealanda from Honolulu, Protection from
Noyo, Emily from Coos Bay, Pomona from
San Diego and Westport from Bear Harbor.
The schoOuers Golden Gate and John Fred
erick arrived from Coast ports.
WENT TO SEA.
The steamers San Benito for Nanamo,
Del Norte for Crescent City, Gypsy for San
ia Cruz, and Newport for Eel River. sailed
yesterday. The grain-laden ship Celtic
Monarch towed out bound to Antwerp, and
the brig Lurline sailed for Hilo The
schooners James Townsend, Mary Bidwell
and Meteor sailed for Coast ports.
Work on Section B of the sea-wall is near
ly suspended owing, it is said. to lack of
money and also lack of executive ability to
carry the work along.
Owens Bros. are the contractors, and
while the time called for in the contract has
nearly expired, not one-quarter of the work
is finished.
MOVEMENTS.
The movers yesterday were the Retriever
to Merchants Dry-dock, r. K. Ham to
Beale-street. Alden to sugar refinery, ship
Kelburn to the stream, Socotra TO the roll
ing-miiis. Glen Alton locked at Howard
No. g. and the Santa Maria at Mission No 1.
To-day the Don Carlos goes TO the Mer-
chauts' Dry-dock the Zealandia to the re-
inery, aud the Bidston Hill to Port Costa
to load.
The ship W. Fl. Lincoln. 1878 tons, loads
lumber ON the sound for Sydney.
Bark NewSboy, $50 tons, lumber from
Puget Sound TO Melbourne, Adelaide or
Port Prize, e3 Is 6d-chartered by W.
Freese & Co.
Barkentine S. n Castle 4S9 tons, mer-
chandise to Honolulu in Spreckels' Line.
Bark Albert, 643 tons, merchandise to
Honolulu in the Hawaiian Line.
Outside the Heads the weather yesterday
was hazy, with west wind blowing eight
miles an hour. The barometer stood 90 So