The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Belgic From China
and Japan.
New Steamship Line to Victoria The San Bias
in From Panama. Sailors Jump.
Movements and Charters. .,szs

The mail steamer Belgic arrived yes
terday from Hong-Kong and Yokohama.
She entered the harD or soon after noon, but
did not reach her dock until2 o'clock. There
was not enough water for the big steamer
and she stuck in the mud off the end of the
Pacific Mail dock. She was not detained
long, as the rising TIDE soon floated her and
she came alongside the wharf. The Belgic
brought over 40 cabin passengers and 2
Europeans, $50 Chinese and IL Japanese in
the steerage. OF the Chinese 1872 are for
this city, 142 of them have merchants GER
tificates and have Consular papers. Among
the 1888 tons of cargo on board the steamer
are ZOO packages of rice, 29,6l4 chests of
tea, COL packages of silk, HOO bales of jute
and 201S bags of sugar.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Bias ar
rived from Panama and way ports early yes
terday morning. Sne brought up 40 cabin
and 46 Storage passengers, of whom 8 were
Chinese in transit to China.
NEARLY A WRECK.
A dispatch from Queenstown states that
the British bark Clairmount. from Oregon.
has arrived. From the captains report it
seems that the vessel had some very rough
weather, during which sho lost her boats,
nearly all of her bulwarks and started her
| decks. How long the gale lasted is not
| known, bat it must have been heavy one,
as the crew had to jettls0n part of the cargo
| to keep the vessel attoat.
The steamer Talchiow, of the Union
! Steamship Company of British Columbia.
| shifted around 10 Section of the ea-wall
| yesterday to load. 1t was learned yeSter-
! day that in addition to the GrandhOlm, now
| on her way out from England, the company
| is also bringing the steamer n IN HI Poo
| from China to run on this Coast Both the
| Grandholm and Nan HI Poo will be here by
the end of the present month. The latter
| ship is now on her way to Victoria with 1000
| Japanese on board, many Of whom have
| spent several years at sea, and these are the
| men that are TO be put on board the ships
on this Coast if any trouble Is experienced
| with the Coast seamen. The West Indian,
another of the fleet goes TO the sea-wall to-
| day TO load supplies for Chile, and as soon
rs she returns will take her turn on the
route 10 Victoria.
JUMPED OVERHEARD.
The steamer Ivy was leaving the end of
| Jacks ou-street W harf at o'clock yesterday
afternoon for Mare Island when a sailor
| came running down the dock. The boat
was several feet from the end Of the wharf
when the sailor got there. but that did not
| stop him. He wanted to go to Mare Island,
and this was his only chance; SO, taking
short run, he nads good jump, but in
| stead of reaching the steamer lie landed In
| the bay The ladies on board began to
| scream, and one IF the crew ran forward
| and tod the captain, who at once stopped
| the boat. The sailor proved to be good
| swimmer, and was soon fished out and
| hauled on board the boat minus his Cap.
The Ivy brought down a lot of stores for
| the Monocacy in China, and also for the
| ships in Behring Sea.
The Ranger IS at Mare Island, and orders
| to put her out of commission are expected.
| Things are quiet at the nayy-yard at the
| present time: only 450 men are at work.
| This force will be increased at the begin
| ming of the fiscal year. Tie French war
| ship is still on the dry-dOck, where she will
| remain for at least week.
A NEW STEAMER.
The Union Iron Works have received a
| contract from the Pacific Mail Steamship
| Company 10 build a new steamer for the
| China trade. The new steamer is to be
| about 600 feet long, 4j feet beam, and %
| feet deep, making her about 1000 tons regis
| ter. A sister ship to the above is to be
| built by the Chester Ship-building Com
| pany of New York, and both are to be
| launched by the LIST OF January. 1t is ex-
| pected that the new steamers will have
| speed of over sixteen knots.
The tug Relief will leave Mission Wharf
| at O'clock this evening having on board
| the members OF the Pacific Yacht Club and
their friends. The party will be taken to
| the clubhouse, where dancing will be had.
| IL Is understood that 1t Is the intention Of
! the club To give dance once a m0lth, at
| least during the summer.
STRUCK FOR WAGES.
! The men engaged lin loading the steamer
| Ialchiow at Section Of the sea- wall struck
| for higher wages yesterday afternoon. The
| men were getting 50 cents an hour and
struck for 60 cents. Officer O'NciI was sent
| down, but his services were not needed as
| there was nothing for him to do. SteVedore
| Ford made show of holding out, but when
| he found the men were in earnest he gave
in nd MAN rattt II, -grl- Of
| EHenry Burneham, engineer of the tug
! Wizard, met with painful accident on
| Thursday evening. He was assisting to un-
| load barrel of oil from wagon when the
| stakes slipped and one Of them struck hun
| on the leg below the knee. He paid but
| little attention to 1t at the time, but yester-
| day the limb was very badly swollen and
was black from the knee to the ankle. The
patrol-wagon was sent for aud the injured
man taken to the Receiving Hospital for
| treatment.
The .s.elmer Whtesboro is on the Mer-
| chants Dry-dOck for a few slight repairs
| and new coat of paint.
The schooner Bender Brothers, which left
here Thursday bound up the coast, returned
| yesterday, having carried away ner center
| board IN heavy sea, when off Fort Ross.
THE ARRIVALS.
| The following vessels arrived yesterday:
| The steamers Belgic from Hong Kong aud
Iokohams, San Bias from Panama, Corona
| NUN .Cdu DicEO. dUu Olub IOnd from
| Grays Harbor. The schooners Annie Gee
Mary Eta and Maxim came in from Coast
ports.
| WENT TO SEA.
The barks Andrew Welch for Iauique
and c. d. Bryant for Honolulu sailed yes
| terday, and the schooners Gussie Klose,
James a. Garfield, Webfoot, Newark, May
flower, Volant. Albion and Charles L. Falk
sailed for Coast ports.
| MOVEMENTS.
| The movers yesterday were the ships Port
Stanley to Port Costa to load; the barken-
tine w. H. DimOnd to the sugar refinery:
| steamer Taichiow to Section of the sea-
wall, and the big Sea Wait from Howard
to Mission
To-day the ships Ardmilan and Bidston
Hill go to Port Costa, aud the Ameo lows
| 10 sea.
CHARTER.
Schooner Louisa ID, 100 tons, merchan-
disc, to Mexican and Central American
| pOrtS-cbartered by L. Holmes.
| THE WEATHER.
Outside the heads the weather was thick
| yesterday, with south west wind blowing
sixteen miles an hour. The barometer
stood 1885.
A LIFE-SAVING CABINET.