The morning call., 1891-12-02
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the British Cruiser
Nymphe.
Harbor Police Guarding schooner's Crew,
officers Injured at sea-Heavy Shipments
of Coal - Movements and Charters

The most important arrival In port yesterday
was The British war-ship NymDhe. She is from
Esqumalt, b. c., aud is on her way to Magda-
lena Bay TO meet the British flagship Warspite.
The Nymphe is one OF the British cruisers that
spent the summer in Bchring Sea guarding the
sealing grounds. While in the sea she warned
quite number of sealers and captured four, the
most Important OF them the British schooner
Annie c. Moore, craft that had run away from
two or three of the cruisers
When oyerEauled by the Nymphe she was pre-
pairing Tor raid on tie ToOkerles. She III once
made sail and at! tempted 10 escape. and no doubt
her crew thought the chances OF escape were
excellent as she had fully six miles the star! of
the cruiser and was famed by all the wind she
wanted. The Nymphe's guns have Il range of
over seven miles, and when Captain Turner saw
that the schooner was likely 10 escape h opened
fire on her with his forward gun. The shot
prov 10 be well aimed, as II passed within
dozen feet of the schooner and disappeared in
The sea half 4 mile ahead. This convinced the
captain OF he sealer that If he did not heave to
the guuners on the cruiser were likely 10 make
things very lively for him, and lie considered
discretion better than valor under the circum-
stances and hove his vessel to and was taken
into V!ctoria prisoner.
Tie Nymlhe Will remain here only long enough
10 coal. and Will then continue her voyage south.
This is Tie vessel's first cruise, she having been
placed i'll commission a, Portsmouth on July 3,
1889. She carries a battery OF eight 4Ia-lnch
Arms Iiong breech-loadiug rifles, besides num-
Der OF machine Edn>, aud can steam about
Twelve knobs an hour Following is a lisI OF tbs
Turner; Lieuteuanta-P. {. Mu>graye, V. b.
Webb; San Surgeon. l.. II. k"liett; Pay
master, X. II. Harris; Chef Engineer, +. w.
hawkins; Engineer, ". NJ. Wlnsom; GInuer,
W. Sims.
BAD WEATHER OFF THE HORN.
Nearly every vessel that has arrived and
heavy weather, and many OF them have lost
spars as well as sails, and lad their decks
SWEPT Gy lie terrible seas. Tue same story IS
told by those that arrived Yesterday, and the
records shew mat the weather around Cape
HON this yeai has been unusually severe.
The ship Manuel LiaguiIo, HON New York,
bad bad weather from tue River Platte until she
got well into The Pacific. For four weeks she
had 10 ly off the Horn, and her decks were
sweui of everything movable by the seas That
swept over her; and for days . a time lie crew
had The greatest d.fhcuiy III wul king the ship.
SO that life liues were stretched along tie deck
IL order 10 prevent the crew from being washed
overheard
Captain Smal!ey was severely hur: during d
gale OF HE River Platte. He WAS in the bath
room when tie big medicine chest broke adTIit.
He was caught between the chest and The ship
SIDE, and badly crushed aud bruised about lhe
CHEST. lie long spell of bad weather made hul
worse, ana lie Was forced 10 put lutO Cdllao fot
medical assistance. The vessel arrived at CaliaC
OF October ii Ii aud sailed again un The follow
ing day.
Captain Lewis OF the schooner Novelty took
advantage oI lie large number of men IN port
ana shipped ii nOn-uniOn crew yesterday morn
lug. Tie vessel Is bound Up the coast, aud as
soon rs the union men heard what the captain
had done they at once tOOl steps TO prevent the
crew being placed on board the vessel. Lewis
lplec 10 Captain Duuleavy of the harboi
police for assistance, and lie detailed Otficrrs
twin ana Ellis 10 accompany the sailors 10 tue
HesSvi, which lay in tile slIehm III Folsom street
No dlffculiy was experienced Ia taking The
men uuaid hut the number OF buaLs that
hung around lie schooner convinced The captain
that an at emli would he made 10 take The crew
ouI OF Tie vessel as az the officers left He
soon explained his fears 10 Captain DUnleGyy,
who detailed TWO men from tie South harbUT
station 10 remain on board until The vessel put
10 sea, which size will do TINS morning.
The weather outside ihe heads yes erday was
thck, aud the wind from the southwest lG mile:
Eu hour. The barometer STOOD 5000.
IN \ TERRIFIC STORM.
The British ship Itby tom Hamburg also re-
ports having had a rough time OF II off The Horn.
She Was caught, on September 2O,h, in a terrific
gale, which blew away yeTal sails. The fore
yard went adliit and Ior a time II seemed If II
would tear The foremost out OF tie ship as II
swung from Side 10 side. Heavy seas swept oveI
the snip in Il manner That threatened TO take The
crew on The decks.
The chief officer was once caught and dashed
against the rail with force sufficient TO knuc,
him seEseless. lie was taken into lie cabin aud
for several days was unable 10 leave his bed.
The steamer General Mcdowell has been taken
10 HHft lsei-street Wharf. where SHE VIII remain
for fully SIX weeks. Sac viii be Ihol oughy over
VIII DC good new.
COAL FOR THE WINTER.
An enormous amount OF coal has arrived at
this port during the month, surprising the re-
San Francisco. Tie following Is a list OF the re-
celpts fOr November aud Tor HE year UP to No
yember 3Oih, while IN November, 1890. there
war only 1923 tons from Au.tI ALA and less than