The morning call., 1891-06-03
SEA AND SHORE.
Daily Runs Of the San Francisco
to Payta, Peru.
Destitute North Carolinians-The Charleston
at Acapulco-Departure of Ocean Steamers.
Thoroughbreds for Japan.

|
ron In the Pacific. arrived at Acapulco on
the morning of the 18th OF April, with the
ships company reported all we'll A cor
respondent of THE CALL on board of her
has furnished the following figures, show
ing her daily run from this port to Payta,
Peru:
To Acapulco-April 9th, 176 miles; 10th,
262; 18th, 240; 12th 266 18th. 241 14th, 236 :;
18Th, 232; 10Th, 49, Total, 1910 miles.
To Payta-April 10Th, 12l miles; goth, 247;
2lst, 22S; odd, 247; 23d. 215; 9th. 45; 18th,
300; Goth, ZIG. Total, 1879 miles.
TIE San Francisco LEFT Acapulco at II AS
o'clock on the morning of April 18th. The
passage to Callao, Peru, where she arrived
on Sunday, May 3D. was without particular
incident On the 9th Of April the ships
company, while at Payta, was drilled and
practiced with the 6-nch rifles, the 1, and
Founders, the Hotchkiss revolving and the
| Gatlings. Drill was again the order of the
day on the 2Sth, when also the band played
| on board for the entertainment Of visitors,
| as we'll again on shore in the evening for
| an hour and a half, with the natives stand
! ing around the musicians and sentries with
! arms to keep the natives back. The anchor
was weighed at O'Clock on the morning of
| the Doth and the cruiser left two houIS
| later. The compass was tested on this day
| and up to noon on the 30th run OF twenty
seven miles was made on one boiler.
PUT IN AT THE LOBOs ISLANDS.
The cruiser put in at the LobOs Isla nds.
a group of three, off the coast of Peru and
| about twelve miles from the mainland,
where there are large guano deposits. The
| San Francisco left again at O'Clock in the
| afternoon and on the 1St of May made a
run OF 1872 miles, followed by another of $50
| miles on the ID whe then port Of CallaO was
made at o'clock in the morning, after a
total run of 1918 miles. A French man-Of-
war was met, and saluteS were exchanged
with her and also with the city.
The harbOr was full of craft and the
weather fine. COaling the ship began and
| liberty was given the crew to 60 ashore. On
| Sunday, May Sd, all hands were piped on
| the main deck to listen to the Blue Book
| and for general muster On Monday coal
| ing by the natives was in progress, but very
| slowly, the cOaling continuing throughout
the night, and the trim and snOw-white
! cruiser as black as can be.
On this day the American Minister 10
! Peru, with the Secretary and the ladies of
| the Legation, were dined and entertained
aboard. On the 9TH coallng was not ended,
| and on this day there was more ceremony
| with the band playing, as Admiral Brown
| and suite in full uniform, went ashore
| shortly after the noon hour, and by special
| train were conveyed to Lima, to be presented
| to the President, returning TO the ship
DESTITUTE FAMILY.
Among the passengers by the Pomona yes
| terdaY morning was family named Taylor,
| cOnsiSting of a man, wife and four small
| children. They are on their way TO Hills
| bUrO, Oregon, from Durham, n. G. TaY-
| lOr who is an invalid, states that when in
| San Antonio, Texas, he was robbed by foot
pads of all the money he had in the world,
| some S7S4, He reported the matter to the
| police, but the robbers could not be found,
| and the family came on TO Los Angeles, for
which place they had tickets. After spend
ing a night in the Jail at that city, the sum
of $50 was raised by subscription and they
were forwarded to San Francisco on the
Pomona. The matter was brought to the
attention of Ex-Governor Perkins by Officer
Fitzgbbons. and he gave s. to the officer
with instructions to take the family 10 a
steamer George w. Elder Will leave on
Thursday, when TAYLOR and his family will
be taken north on her.
CLEARED SHIP FOR ACTION.
The following is from a private letter.
written at Acapulco on board of the cruiser
Charleston and received by the latest mail
at Vallejo:
Arrived To this port on the 10th inst. at 1880
o'clock in the morning, 122 hours from San
Pedro. Cal. We have been hunting for the ltaIa,
hut failed 10 find her. AT 4 O'clock on the morn
ing OF he 10Th Inst. we came across the EsIner-
aida. We were making sneak for Acapulco,
n
she did We were called 10 general quarters and
cleared ship for action The crew were at their
stations for three hours and as we supposed that
the ltata was IN the harbOr We had everything
re ady take her. IL looked like business TO see
and eight inch shells lying around ana every
gun loaded. / commenced 10 thn> how many
would be angels aud how many would be heroes.
About O'clock in the morning the ESmerada
came into port and so we had good chance to
size her up. AT long range we have the advan-
tare, but at short range 1t would be a stand-of.
The weather was haZy outside the Heads
yesterday, with north west wind blowing
twenty-four miles per hour. The barome-
ter stood at % so
The ship Serya towed to sea Yesterday
bound for Havre loaded with cargo of
grain valued at Sl07, 800. The Governor
AmeS for NanaimO also went tn sea.
PACIFIC OCEAN STEAMERS.
There were about fifty cabin and twenty
steerage passengers on board the mail
steamship Zealandia when she left for
Honolulu at 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Among them were Judge j. Nj. Davidson of
the Hawaiian Supreme Court, G. W. Ash
ton of the Kings Guard ana Miss NJ. Z.
Barry of the Clement Grammar School. who
prefers Honolulu to Alaska in which to
spend her vacation.
The big Pacific Mail steamer City of
Picking left for China at 1880 O'Clock. She
carried away about twenty cabin passen-
gers and lis Chinese Fifteen of the Celes-
tials were remanded to the land OF their
birth by the courts.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of Sgd
ney arrived from Panama and way ports in
the afternoon. She brought 62 cabin pas
sengcrs. q Steerage and Chinese. Among
her cargo were $3.50 bags of coffee, and
treasure 10 the value of $62, 800 90.
AMERICAN HORSES FOR JAPAN.
The first shipment of thoroughbred horses
from this country to Japan will be made by
the German steamship Pempt0s from Port
land The animals we're purchased In Ken
lucky for the japanese Government.
Until Section of the seawal shall have
been built the Sacramento River steamers
will use La Rue's Wharf, and the first boat
went there yesterday morning.
In order to afford room for the new belt
line road the Oregon Coal and Navigation
Company is tearing down its fence and
Offices on Davis street
From private adyices from Chignik Bay,
Alaslyo if is laaruad that fuIIv IN nor oont