The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-03
SEA AND SHORE.
Report of Captain Latham of the
Steamer w. I'll. Harrison.
a Passenger on the Steamer st. Paul Drowned
at Seattle Tug Robarts Returns 10
Port With Her Tow.

A few days ago word was received mere
that the steamer w. 81. Harrison was sup
| posed to have been lost on the hoftueih
| coast with all on board.
A dispatch received at the Merchants Ex-
change yesterday from Shoalwater Bay an
pouuces. however, that the steamer arrived
there on the 9th ult. with loss Of deck-load.
After leaving Shoalwater Bay the Harrison
went to South Bend and thence to Portland,
from which place Captain Latham yester-
day telegraphed the following report OF his
voyage, the accounts of which he says have
been much exaggerated:
I'VE crossed out" says the captain. lat 2
o'clock in the afternoon on the day before
Christmas and encountered a big gale that
evening. We stood well off shore, and the
little steamer rode the waves like duck.
We took a little water on deck, but did not
lose any cargo. As to the story of our run
ming fer shore, we made no attempt to do so
until we ran for Shoalwater Bay and crossed
in. None of the crew were injured on the
voyage, ana the vessel sustained no damage
whatever. While discharging freight at
South Bend sailor named Anderson fell
against a casting and had two OF his ribs
broken"
DROWNED AT SEA.
The steamer st. Paul, Captain Erskiue,
arrived yesterday, seventy-nin hours from
Port Townsend, with cargo of merchan-
disc for Getz Brothers. The captain re-
ports Left Port Townsend on December
30th; experienced very heavy southeast gale
from Cape Blanco TO Mend0cino; then light
southeast winds and very heavy westerly
swell to Point Reyes.
A sad accident occurred on the st. Paul
on her second day out from Port Townsend
Frank Richards. one of her passengers, was
thrown against the low railing of the YES
sci, when she gave heavy lurch, and fell
overheard The vessel was stopped and
everything possible done to save him. but
without avail aud he was drowned. The
deceased was EN- poyed in the Custom house,
and had been to Puget Sound for a holiday
lie was a brother of Carlton Richards, the
Interpreter OF Chinese in the CuStom-house,
and resided with his mother at 1903 Third
street.
The weather was hazy at Point Lobos yes
terday, and calm prevailed all day. The
barometer read: s o'clock i'll the morning,
3OO6; noon, 1910; 3 O'Clock in the evening
BOIL.
THE HAwsER PARTED.
The tug Robarts left ort at o'clock yes
terday morning, having in tow the schooner
San Pedro, which was going 10 wreck the
schooner ArgOnaut, recently lost near Half
moon Bay. AT 3 o'clock in the afternoon
outside the heads heavy swell was encoun-
tered and the hawser parted and as it was
thought that it would be too rough TO do any
work on the wreck the captain of the San
Pedro determined to come back.
One of the quickest, If not the quickest
piece of sail-makers' work ever reported,
was done in a local sail-loft last week.
William Wallace young Sail-maker, roped
the foot OF ships mainSail, SO feet in length,
IN one hour and fifty minutes, this including
the making and roping over Of two spices.
SlX-lnch rope was used.
The steamer Navarro, Captain Anderson,
arrived yesterday, eighteen hours from Men
doclno, and went up river direct.
The steamer Newport, which arrived yes
| terday from Eel River after a passage of
| forty hours, had been bar-bound up there
| for over one week.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Clarendon came down from Port
Costa and anchored in the stream.
The Pass of Balmaha went up to Vallejo
City.
The bark Highland Light lowed to sea.
The Lakme shifted from Mission No. 9 to
Lombard street.
The ship Standard locked at Harrison
| street
The schooner W. L. Beebee locked at
| Mission street.
The barkentine Tam O'Shanter locked at
/ Howard street on arrival
Ihe L. f. Chapman will dock al Harrison
! street to-day.
The ship California has finished loading
and Yesterday hauled into the stream
Rock to-day and the Two Brothers Will 60
to sea.