The morning call., 1891-02-12
SEA AND SHORE.
A Large Steamer Capsized and
Ten Men Drowned.
Narrow Escape of Four Men in an Open Boat
A Menagerie Aboard Ship-The Amigo
Gone After More Slaves.

A few days ago the schooner Helen Blum
left here bound on a sealing trip to Behring
Sea. When the vessel was off Point Arena
number of seals were seen, and boat was
lowered, and four men started to try to cap
ture them, After the boat left the Sc hooner
thick fog sprang up, and the boats crew
we're unable to find the vessel again. For
two days and half they were without food
or water, as they took none in the boat
when they left the schooner. The men
finally reached Point Arena nearly dead
from hunger and exposure. The Helen
Blum is now lying at Fish Point The cap
tain says lie spent two days looking for the
boat. and was then forced to give up the
search believing the men were lost The
Blum is the first vessel of the sealing fleet to
meet with mishap.
HAS HER OWN MENAGERIE.
The crew of the ship Thalatta which ar
rived here Tuesday from Newcastle, New
South Wales, can see a menagerie without
going to the Park, as they have one on
board the ship 1t includes an emu, an os-
trich-like bird, all neck and legs, with a
stomach like a waterfront junk-stOre. 1t
| will eat anything, from bread to scrap iron
and glass. An excellent chance is offered
to secure the rare bird for the Park, as all
where else. The crew have spent the time,
when not otherwise engaged, while on the
passage IN swearing about an opOSsum
| that is hidden somewhere aboard the vessel.
1t was brought aboard while the ship was at
| Newcastle and at once disappeared. 1t
| stole knives and forks from the cabin, to-
| baccO, Socks, spoons and pipes from the
| men forward and no doubt has built nest
| with the articles somewhere amongst the
cargo. The captain says he is willing the
TiD cd nj eholI 70 tla Dav
anyone can catch him. They also have a
| cage of roSalias, or rose-cOlored parrots, and
a kangaroo. The latter is great pet and
| the officers would be sorry TO lose him. The
| apprentices belonging to the ship captured
the entire outfit while their ship was lying
| at Newcastle.
THE DEL MONTE.
The new steamer Del Monte, lying at
Main street, will soon be completed. To-
morrow her engines will be turned over to
| see that everything is all right, and by next
Saturday she Will be ready for her trial
trip. The new steamer is intended for the
! trade between Crescent City and San Fran
| cisco, and will run in conjunction with the
| steamer Crescent City. As soon as the Del
| Monte is ready for sea the Crescent City will
| be thoroughly overhauled, and will 90 OH
the dock for that purpose. The Del Monte
| has accommodations for eighteen cabin pas
| Sengers.
| The German tramp steamer Amigo went
| to sea yesterday loaded with a general
cargo, all shipped by Chinese merchants.
| The Amigo is bound to Hong-k Kong. She is
engaged in the slave trade and will return to
| Mexico with all the coolies they can crowd
on board her. 1t is understood that large
| steamer is now at Hong Kong loading Chi
nese under the same charter as the Amigo
ToPPLED OVER.
dspatch from New York received YES
| teTday states that while large iron steamer
| was being towed from Jersey City she top
| pied over and sunk the tugs and ten men
| were drowned. 1t is thought she had no
ballast In and was blown over by the
| strong wind.
| The British tramp steamer Elton, that col
lided with the City of Pueblo last month,
was so badly damaged that she had to dis
| charge her cargo aud 20 on the dry-dock at
| Esqulmalt when it was found that two of
| the plates on the port side we're sprung.
The Bowhead Social Club is the name
| given to new organization got up by
| number of young men who work around
| Clay and jackson streets The officers are:
| President, ID. F. Crowley; Ntce-President,
John Traynor; Treasurer, w, Bendt; Secre-
| tary, c. Luning; Sergeant-at-ArmS, John
| kurtan.
A dispatch from London states that while
| the ship st. Paul was being moved the haw-
| ser broke and the ship went ashore ON OeYIFs
| Rock but was afterward towed off and taken
| into dock.
The mail steamer City of Picking arrived
| at Hong-kong on the 10th.
The steamer Mariposa arrived at Sydney
| on the 10Th.
ARRIVALS.
The steamer Point Iona, Captain Con-
way, 6S hours from Grays Harbor, arrived
| in port Yesterday
The steamer Tillamook, Captain lie Bal
lister, came in yesterday from Coos Bay.
| The schooner Bill the Butcher, CAPTAIN
| johnson, came from Bowers Landing in 30
| hours
The bark Oakland, Captain Welgore, came
| in Yesterday days from Port Madison.
| The steamer NewsbOy. Captain Liebig,
came down from Fort Bragg In Is hours.
The steamer Suuol, Captain Warig, was
40 hours coming from Coos Bay.
! The steamer Maggie Ross. Captain Miller
| was 80 hours from Coos Bay.
The Hawaiian steamer San Mateo, Cap
| tain COlvill, came into port yesterday, AZ
| days from Comax. She has a cargo Of 400
tons of coal for the Southern Pacific Com
| pany.
SAILED.
The schooner City of San Diego, Captain
Wester, went tie sea yesterday. She is bound
on hunting and fishing trip.
The British ship Duchess of Albany
lowed to sen yesterday, bound for Havre,
/ France.
The ship Levi G. Burgess, Captain Rock,
went to sea. She is bound for Seattle.
The steamer Los Angeles. Captain Han
nah, sailed for Eureka.
Inc schooner Mary Il. RlSS, captain
Peterson, sailed for Tacoma.
The schooner Lizzie Derby, Captain Scott,
sailed yesterday. She Is on a hunting and
fishing trip
The British ship Toxteth. Captain Whit
ing, was towed to sea, bound to Dunkirk.
The German steamer Amigo, Captain
Bruhn, steamed out. She is bound for
Hong Kong.
The schooner Mary Gilbert, Captain
Alderman, sailed for Albion.
MOVEMENTS.
The ship Aeous was lowed up to the
rollng-mils yesterday.
The ship Chrysomene went out into the
stream and anchored.
The steamer Orca left the oil works and
went out into the stream.
The bark G. Winthrop was towed from
the Union Iron Works to the oil works.
The ship OthelO was taken to the sea-
wall
The bark Oakland went to Third street.
The ship Glenmorag was lowed to Beale
street.
The schooner C. G. North went to Mission
street Wharf.
The weather at Point Lobos yesterday, at
o'clock in the morning, was foggy. wind
west, eight miles an hour; at 9 O'clock
haZy, wind northeast, eight miles; at noon,
hazy, northeast six miles; o'clock in the
afternoon, haZy, wind northwest, sixteen
miles. Yesterday morning at o'clock the
barometer stood 30.02; at noon, 1905; at 4
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COAST ITEMS.