The morning call., 1891-12-16
SEA AND SHORE.
Return of the Richard Rush
From Behrlng Sea.
Fail Of Captain Into the say-Arrival of
the Australia-Hope for the Crew of the
Maggie Ross-A Cruiser in TyphOOn.

The United States revenue cutter Richard
Rush returned from Behring Sea yesterday.
She came down in November, but was or
dered back on what proved to be a wild
goose chase, owing to a rumOr that a num-
Der of sealing vessels were hidden in Behr-
ing Sea, with the intention of r2lding the
rooKeries as soon as the patrol ships had
gone. She left for the sealing grounds on
November 18th, and has had nothing but
bad weather. Not sealer or any other
vessel, except the Bear. was sighted In the
sea, and had any sealers remained they
would have no chance to raid the Islands, as
the boats from the Rush could not make a
landing either on st. Pauls or st. Georges
islands. Besides every seal had left before
the Rush arrived there, so even If the
poachers had raided the rookeries they
would capture no seals.
The British ship Lord Canning, hence on
July 18th for Dunklrk, lost her anchor in
the Downs yesterday, but obtained another
at Deal.
SLIPPED INTO THE BAY.
While descending the steps at Vallejo
street on Monday night, about 10 80 O'clock,
to go on board his SHIN Captain Fox of the
British ship Beecroft slipped and fell into
the bay, his head striking against the rail
of the boat and knocking him senseless. He
was dragged out Of the water by BOatman
Gately, who took the injured man off to his
vessel in the stream. Captain Fox did not
recover consciousness for nearly an hour,
but was able to take his ship to sea yester-
day. He had a cut nearly four inches long
on the back Of his head.
The steamer Arcata Is on the Merchants
Dry-dock, and Will be thoroughly repaired
and calked. Part Of her forefoot was found
badly damaged. she having grounded near
Fort Point while entering the harbor some
time ago.
The mail steamer Australia arrived from
Honolulu yesterday, bringing sixteen cabin
and sixty-tlree Storage passengers. Part
of her cargo consists of 8614 punches of ba-
nanas, s248 bags Of sugar, and 3747 bags Of
rice.
THREE PICKED UP AT SEA.
Three of the men belonging to the Maggie
Ross have been picked up at sea, aud there
is some hope that others Of the missing may
turn uD. From a private letter received in
this city il was learned that after the
steamer Willamette Valley had taken the
Maggie Ross in tow schooner was sighted
some distance ahead. 1t Is now learned
that the vessel seen was not the Annie Gee,
and the strange schooner has not yet been
reported at any port. She may possibly
have on board some Of the missing.
Professor Charles ii. Townsend, natural
ist of the Albatross, nearly lost his life
while out yachting at Honolulu on the Both
ult. While the yacht was in stays he was
struck by the boom, knocked senSelesS and
into the sea, and would have been drowned
had not A. l.. c. Atkinson, one of the
party, leaped in and held him until boat
arrived.
Owing to the fact that the bottom has
dropped out of the grain charters at this
port and the chances of obtaining q grain
cargo on this Coast, the German iron ship
Adelaide has accepted cargo Of redwood
lumber for England
THE CHARLESTON AT HONOLULU.
The United States steam cruiser Charles
nttrlu h. fnet
and reports having been caught in heavy
typhoon on the second day after leaving
Yokohama. The heavy weather lasted ten
days, and the officers are loud in praise of
the seaworthy qualities Of the cruiser. Cap
tain Remey reported all well on boar1.
the new schooner John ID. Ta.lant was
launched from Hay Wright's ship-yard at
Alameda yesterday. The craft is 1873 feet
long, 1916 feet beam and u feet depth of
hold. She Will be rugged as a four-masted
schooner, and viii enter the coast trade
with Captain Henderson as master.
A stern wheeler Is on the stocks at Hay
& Wrghts yard. The steamer is 80 feet
over all, % feet beam and :6 feet deep. She
is for the Arctic Steam Whaling Company.
A schooner for Bender Bros. IS also on
the stocks in the same yard.
Outside the heads thseweather yesterday
was hazy, with northeast wind "a miles an
hour. The barometer stood 30 rs.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Departures were the steamers Starbuck
for Panama. Gypsy for Santa Cruz, National
City and Farallon for Eureka, Oregon for
Astoria and Corona for San Diego; ships
Lockee ana Beccroft for Queenstown. Com
modore for Port Angeles and Mercury for
Port Blakely; barkentine Tam O. Shanter
for the Columbia River and the schooners
Orient, Robert Searles. Electra and Mary
Bidwell fer coast ports.
The DunneIdale went to the Union Iron
Works, Batinin Accane and Josephine to
the stream, S;ar OF Russia TO Port Costa.
Glenalvon and Benlarig to the Hay Wharf,
Felix to Beale street and the Katy, knight
of st. Michaels and Blue Jacket from Port
Costa to the stream. To-day the TheObald
win 90 to Hunters Point. Australia to the