The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-18
SEA AND SHORE.
Larceny From Passenger of the
Australia.
Arrival Of the Governor Ames-Movements of
Shipping Craft-Wheat and Flour for
France-Flag-ship Of the Pacific.

The steamship Australia arrived in port
yesterday morning seven days from Homo
lulu with seventy passengers in the cabin
aud sixty in the Storage. OFF Black Point
the steamer hove to and word was sent
ashore that a larceny had been committed
aboard and that officers we're wanted to in
vestigate. Detectives Bohen and Anthony
went out on the tug Relief and learned that
on the first day out from Honolulu EXPIRES
ident j. NJ. Samayoa of Guatemala had
stolen from him jewelry valued at $3.50 and
5000 in gold coin. The valuables had been
taken from his satchel during his absence
from the staterOom Both sides of the
satchel were ripped open and the contents
distracted. Throughout the voyage an eff
fort was made TO locate the thief and re-
| cover the property, but without success. The
detectives also made a thorough search upon
boarding the steamer, but no trace of the
missing money and jewelry or the thief
could be discovered.
! ARRIVAL OF THE FIVE-MAsTER,
There was considerable comment on
! Change yesterday over the arrival of the
| Governor Ames, the first five mastsd
! schooner to enter the Golden Gate, and the
| largest vessel of her class in the world. The
Davis, and made the voyage from Baltimore
| TO this port in al days. Her cargo consists
of 2130 tons of coal, consigned to John Ro-
! senfe IDS Sons. She was built at Waldsboro.
Me-, in 1888, for the Pac fic Coast ira ie
| The net tonnage of the big schooner is 1880.
and the dimensions are :. Length, 245 feet
| and inches; breadth, 1876; depth, 81 y.
| Upon her arrival at the III ads she WAS met
| by the tug MQnarch and anchored in the
| bay opposite Green-5trert Wharf. She will
| be locked to-day and the work of discharg-
| Ing the cargo commenced.
Captain David Of the bark COryphene,
which arrived yesterday, 80 days from Hon.
Olulu with cargo Of sugar. reports having
had Il succession of gales from the north
northeast for eighteen days.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING.
Many movements were made among the
shipping on the bay yesterday, the follow
ing being the most important: Bark Nicholas
Thayer, stream to sea-Wal; ship L mback
stream to Oakland; schooner Eva, sea-wall
to Merchants dry-dock; ship earl of let
land, stream to sea; bark Portland, Howard
to sea- ship Bacchus, sea-wall to Long
bridge; barks james A. Borland, Oakland
to Mission street; Corvphcne, sea to >tream;
schooner William Benton, Folsom street to
sea; ship Levi ?. Burgess, Third street to
sea; barks Forest Queen. stream to sea-
wall; Ii. w. AlmY, Mission to stream;
schooner Norma, Barry to sea; ship Fingal,
stream to sea; Uarks ElsinOre, Oak land Creek
TO lacinc; Aureola, stream to Pacific; vi
dette, stream to Fremont: schooner Alex
ander, sea-wall to Third Street; ship Lord
DuferiD, stream to Harrison; and bark j.
D. Peters, sea to stream.
Three wheat-laden vessels cleared yester-
day for Havre, France They took IL, 561
centals of wheat and 5000 barrels of flour,
the total value of the clrsoss being S274630
During the past few weeks France has Sc
purp1 a great MANY parpops nj wheat fTom
this port and Portland, Oregon.
SOMETHING OF SURGEON ALSO.
Captain Hamilton of the British ship
Craigend, lying at Howard Wharf 2, has
reputation rs surgeon rs well as mariner.
While u number of men were engaged in
loading wheat in the hold of the vessel
yesterday afternoon, sack jumped from
the chute aud struck Patrick Sheehan,
veteran stevedOre, better known as Soldier
Welsh" breaking his left leg below the
knee. With the skill OF n surgeon, Captain
Hamilton promptly placed Spllnts around
the fractured lilab and bandaged it with
the precision of an expert. For his acts Of
kindness tho skipper was greatly praised
by the crowd of steyedores, who lowered
around, eager to assist in administering
comfort to their unfortunate companion.
While driving downtown yesterday |
morning, Chief Wharfnger Corcoran met |
with Slight accident The king-pin of
his buggy br Ike aud his horse ran away on |
Market street. Nh. Corcoran fell over the |
dashboard and in addition to several |
bruises, the little finger of his left hand was |
broken.
Rear-Admi:al George Brown has decided |
TO transfer his flag from the Charleston to |
the San Francisco The cruiser Charleston |
was never intended for flagship and the |
change will be made as soon as the San |
Francisco is ready for sea, which will be in |
about ten days.
A PIANO FOR ENGLISH
A delegation of employees of the Harbor |
Commission, headed by Chief Wharfnger |
Corcoran and Chief Engineer Manson, |
boarded tine o'clock boat Tor Oakland last |
night. Their destination was lbs Tenth |
street, o .kland, the residence Of ex- HarbOr |
Commissioner w. ID. English. Arriving at |
the residence the party surprised MIN and |
presented him with piano as a token of
their esteem. The presentation speech was
made by Mr.. Manson, and the eX-Commi5-
sl0ner responded insa feeling manner.
A horse attached to buggy became fright
enrd Oh Mission Pier yesterday afternoon
and ran away from tile wharf. From the
wharf the horse ran across East street aud
c0llided with lamp-post at the corner Of
Mission. No. l, smashing the shafts Of the
buggy. j. A. TObin captured the refractory |
animal and held him all the afternoon, PHI
tently awaiting the arrival of the owner.
The schooner Esther CobOs arrived from
Bowens Landing, and Captain Johansen re-
ported that he passed boat, bottom up
ward, eight miles west of Point Reeves 1t
is supposed that the boat was blown away
from some vessel during one of the recent
gales in that vicinity.
wHALERs OFF HONOLULU.
The following whalers are off Honolulu
awaiting the arrival OF the mail steamer
Zealandia before departing for the north:
Banks Reindeer, Mars, Triton, Northern
Light, f. +. HERMAN and Alaska, brig
Alexander and steamer Bplvedere. The
whalers have completed their cruise in
southern waters, but the only Que reported
as having made eaten is the Mars, which
has thirty-fye barrels of sperm oil. Cap
talns for some Of the vessels will arrive on
the Zealandia.
Cargoes of coal are still being rushed into
this port The vessels arriving yesterday
were: Schooner Governor Ames from Balti-
more with 2l30 tons, consigned to John ROS-
enfelds Sons; bark Aureola from Depart
ure Bay with ITO tons, consigned to r, +.
Chaudlera; ship Oriental from Tacoma with
200 tons for the Southern Pacific Company:
bark j. ID. Peters from Departure Bay with
1850 TONS consigned to r. Dunsmuir & Sons,
and ship Columbia from Nanaimn with 1851
tons, consigned to John Rosenfeld's Sons.
John Houston, owner OF the British ship
Allyn, has ibeled the British ship Helens-
burgh, through his agents here for the sum
Of $500, claiming that they were in collision
during the latter part of last month in
storm, and that the Helensburgh was to
blame.