The morning call., 1891-10-09
SEA AND SHORE.
What the Crew of the Francis
Has to Say in It's Behalf.
Homeward- Bound Chinese on the Belgic-The
Albatross Coaling IMPROVEMENTS Of
Vessels-Sale Of a Sealer.

The charge made by the officers of the
ship Francis that out of crew Of nineteen
shipped at Baltimore only two were seamen
is denied by some of the crew. One of them
named Fred Taylor says that six of the
crew were old sailors. The story that the
mates did nearly all the work aloft, he says,
is not true. and he also declares that the
only time that the mate went above the
shearpole, he went up and began teaching
one IF the men. Taylor also says that the
mate is no Judge of sailor as he is not enc
himself, and had to have one of the men
show him how to make and reeve lam
yard. The men also claim that they were
kicked and knocked about from the time
the ship left Baltimore until she arrived
here.
CoAIING UP THE ALBATRoss.
The United States steamer Albatross
dock ed at Lombard-street Wharf yester-
day morning, and spent the day in coaling
ship. She was to leave last night, and her
first work will be to pick out a location for
the shore end of the proposed Hawaiian
cable. In all probability this will be at a
point near Salinas Landing in Monterey
Bay. The difficulty and cost of laying a
cable to the Hawaiian Islands will be much
greater than for the same distance III the
Atlantic, as the water Is twice as deep and
the bottom very irregular.
Dispatches from London state that the
bark George f. Manson, previously reported
par italy dismasted, has arrived at Sydney.
FOUR HUNDRED CHINESE GONE HOME.
The mail steamer Belgic left on time yes
terday. She had a medium cargo. lrinci-
pally -four. Her passenger list was quite a
large one, numbering about forty cabin and
fully 400 Chinese. Twenty of the latter
were remanded by the courts.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was very toggy, with west wind blowing
twelve miles an hour. The barometer stood
% 500.
The sealing schooner C. II. White has
been sold to the Eagle Fishing Company for
$4,000, and will be turned into mackerel
boat.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
Eureka from Newiort; Gypsy from Santa
Cruz, and Haytian Republic from Port
Town. end. The barks Northwest and c. d.
Bryant brought lumber from the sound, the
Sumatra from Departure Bay coal Tor X.
DunsmuiTS Sons; tie brig w. D. Irwin
from Honolulu, passengers and sugar, ana
the schooner Emma Louis from Sand Point,
furs for L. ID. Laid.
The moves were the Invergary from Port
Costa to the stream, W. c. Irwin TO Folsom
street, City of Athens to Mission No 2
" dItCu anu I1iuS CoShSS W -'AuiA
street. The steamer Zeaandla was lowed
to Sausaito and laid up. To-day the West
Indian will 90 to Sausalito. the Sumatra to
Alameda, c. c. Funk to Lombard street
and the ship Australia TO sea.
Departures were the bark Germania for
Seattle, Monitor for Humboldt, and the
schooners Fanny Adele. Portia Hayes,
Dora Bluhnl and James a. Garfield for
coast OTIS.
ARCTIC OIL WHARF.
At meeting of the State Board of Harbor
Commissioners held yesterday afternoon a
communication from J. \. Know les man
nger of the Pacific Steam Whaling COM
pauy, was read, calling their attention to
the repairs on the wharf at the Arctic Oil
Works in the Potrero. which he wished hur-
ried. He also asked that some dredging be
done all around the wharf. The matter
was referred to Chief Engineer Mason and
Chief Dredger Grouse.
A RUNNER IN TROUBLE.
Dan O'Shea was held yesterday before
Commissioner Sawyer In the sum OF $500 to
answer for illegally boarding vessel. He
went aboard TO solicit for clearinghouse
LATEST CHARTERS.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
British iron ship ADdrosa, 1914 TONS char
tered for wheat 10 U. h, Havre or Ant
British ship City of Athens, 1889 tons,
barley 10 Cork, Z. K, g., chartered by Tru-
Deubach & Co.