The morning call., 1891-08-18
SEA AND SHORE.
Laying Of The Postal Telegraph
Cable Across the Bay.
Accident to River steamer-Recovery of an
Anchor-Departure of the Alameda De-
layed-Movements and Charters.

The river steamer Sanoma met with
very serious accident while ON her way to
Sacramento on Sunday morning. Every
thing worked all right until off Walnut
Grove at 2 o'clock in the morning, when
she broke her shaft. At the time of the
accident the boat had a barge in tow, and
both craft were at once tied up. The
steamer Aurora was soon sighted on her
way to this city, and she took the disabled
steamer in tow to this city. The Sonoma
tied up at JacksOn-street Wharf and her
wheel was stripped preparatory to putting
in new steel shaft.
The tug Wizard. Captain Glenn Randall,
recovered yesterday the anchor lost by the
bark Germana on Sunday The mud-hook,
with the chain attached was landed at
Main-street Wharf.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH LAID.
The work of laying the submarine tele-
graph cable from this city to Oakland was
finished yesterday afternoon by laying the
three and half miles of two-inch cable
from Oakland TO Goat Island. Quite large
gang of men was employed, and the work
was completed without a hitch. The land
line across Goat Island is also completed,
and the finishing touches will be put on to-
Gay by making the connection. The new
line will be OF great service both to this city
and Oak land.
The Government steamer Ivy went out to
the scene Of the Palestine wreck yesterday
with the object of blowing I'D the sub
merged hull. Up to late hour last night
ii was not learned whether she had sue
ceeded or not.
Outside the Heads the weather yesterday
was foggy, with a northwest wind blowing
sixteen miles an hour. The barometer
stood 30.
TIE ALAMEDA DELAYED.
The date of the departure of the mail
steamship Alameda has been postponed
from Thursday until Friday, owing to the
fact that the Australian mail. which arrived
in New York by the Umbria, missed the
fast mail, and in consequence will not reach
this city until Friday.
Like the famous beanstalk of fable noto-
riety, the big fence at the foot of Market
street is steadily growing day by day. 1t is
already so high that pedestrians have to 90
about two blocks up Market for glimpse
of the clock in the tower.
a dispatch from Panama states that the
steamer Santa Maria, which left this port
laden with supplies for Chile, has arrived at
Panama short of coal.
UP to last night the police had not dis
covered the miscreants who attempted to
blow up the schooner Annie Larsen at
Pacific street on Sunday night.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING.
The steamship Pomona came in from San
DIEGO Yesterday, the Lakme from NanalmO,
with S02 tons of coal for John Rosenfeld's
Sons; the Haytian Republic from Port
Townsend and the Cosmopoiis from
lIueneme; the British ship Culmore from
Newcastle, n. S. w, with 1852 tons of coal
for Henry Lund & Co.; the ship Ivanhoe
from Seattle with $3.50 tons for 2. p. Corn
wall, and the schooners Volunteer, Maxim
and John friedrich from Coast ports.
The ship Stanley went to Oakland and
the bark Nicholas Thayer to Mission ., the
Germania to Port Costa to discharge. The
Glen Alton came down loaded, and the
Galilee locked at Mission to discharge.
The schoOners Robert and Minnie and
Mary Buhne left for Coast ports.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the charters reported yesterday
were the following:
Ship Kennebec, POPS tons. coal from
Nanaimo To this port. option of San Pedro
chartered by John Rosenfeld's Sons.
Ship John w. Mari, 1545 tons, wheat to
Cork, United Kingdom. Havre or Antwerp:
e. 5s-chartered by Balfour Guthrie & ca.
British iron bark Sarah and Emma, 1897
tons-rechartered for wheat to United King
dom, Havre or Antwerp. sos; an advance
British iron ship Culmore. 1000 tons
chartered prior to arrival for wheat to
Europe.