The morning call., 1891-06-07
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
The Latest Addition TO The Bays
Small Craft.
A Steamship Reported Missing = Departures
and Arrivals - Pleasure Trips on
Tugs-Loss of lib.

The scOw schooner Alma, successfully
launched at f. Semen's shiD-yard at South
San Francisco on the 23l ult. has length
over all of 81 feet, with a beam of 29b and
depth of hold of feet, measuring 40 tons
net register, but carrying a cargo of 100 tons.
She has proven fast SaiIer and made her
first trip to McGill Station on SOnOma Creek,
in the remarkably short tiIne of sixty hours,
including one day to discharge cargo. She
was blilt for j. Peterson, the bay and river
freighter. named for his infant daughter,
and is sailed by Captain John A. Hackey
The Alma is the first work here of the
builder, who has constructed several large
vessels in Bremerhaven, Germany.
The bark Vivex went to the refinery yes
terday to discharge her cargo of sugar. The
steamer Jeane was taken to the oil works,
and the ship Two Brothers came down from
Port Costa and locked at Beale street.
MISSING STEAMSHIP.
A dispatch was received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday that the steamer Tara
mung which left Newcastle. n. S. W., for
Melbourne had not arrived. She was due
i'm Melbourne on the I'd, and fears are enter
tanned that she was lost in heavy gale off
Gabo Island. Steamers have been sent out
to look for her. The missing vessel is OF
1881 tons, and was classed 100A at LloydS.
She was built in Glasgow in 1880, and was
owned by Peterson &. Co. of Melbourne
Her dimensions are: Length 246 feet D
inches, beam SO feet inches, with depth
of 10 feet inches.
The grain-laden ships Crown OF England
and GOldenhorn came down from Port Costa
yesterday and anchored in the stream.
The weather yesterday was hazy, with
northwest wind blowing thirtv-six miles an
hour. The barometer stood 299J.
DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.
The following vessels went to sea yester-
day: Ships Westgale and Antiope, both
bound for Havre, grain laden; barks Rufus
E. Woods, for Nanaimo, aud the L1dy
LampSon. for Sydney; steamships Hum
boldt for Eureka and the Coos Bay for VIII
mingtOn.
The following vessels arrived yesterday:
Steamships Umatilla, from Victoria, with
20 cabin and 1lS steerage passengers; Co
roma. from San Diego, with 100 cabin and ~
SteeTa9e passengers. and the Willamette
Valley, from Yaquina Bay.
The bark COwlitZ had new captain on
board when she went to sea yesterday. Cap
tain Miller, formerly OF the bark Henry
Buck, is now in command.
PLEASURE TRIPS ON THE BAY.
Most of the tugs will be busy to-day The
Vigilant has been chartered by party
which is going To DuxDury Reef for days
fishing, aud the Sea Queen OF the red stacks
IS going around the bay with party from
the Union Iron Works.
Few of those along the front who saw the
George G. Perkins arrive OH her recent trip
from the north recognized her in her new
rig. She was formerly schooner. but Is
now rugged as a barkentine.
The schooner Electra started to sea yes
terday, but did not go far. Before she
passed the heads she carried away her outer
jb, and had TO return in order to repair the
damage.
The British ship Tweedsdale arrived from
Hioga with a cargo of 2050 tons of coal Tor
j. ID. Spreekels & Bros.