The morning call., 1891-03-20
SEA AND SHORE.
Loss Of the Ship Malaysia and
Her Entire Crew.
Arrival Of the Mariposa From Sydney-A
Steamer Loses Her Propeller-Fen From
Aloft-Lots of Coal.

The British ship Malaysia. which left San
Francisco last August loaded with wheat
for Queenstown, is posted at Lloyd's as
missing, and it is thought the vessel is lost
with her entire crew of twenty-eight men.
The Malaysia sailed in company with the
Ventura and kept with her up to August
18th. when the vessels met with fearful
hurricane, and the latter-named ship was so
badly damaged she was forced to return to
port.
Since then nothing has been heard from
the missing ship except that after the blow
in the same latitude the British bark
NoddlebUrn picked up quantity of wreck
age. which include part of boat with the
word Liverpool painted on it. A coal-oil
can was also picked up with label attached
on which was the words, Nathan, Agent,
324 Front street. s. f."
The missing shin hailed from Liverpool
and there is little doubt that the wreckage
belonged to her. The ship has not put into
Honolulu, and no doubt went down in the
gale that disabled the Ventura. Only two
Of her crew were shipped here, the men
having staid by her. The two men from
this port were T. McGuirk and j. II. Young,
both able seamen. The Malaysia was
built in 1885 and was owned by j. & w.
Godfrey of Liverpool.
The ship was 1927 tons register, length 262
feet, breadth 40 feet and depth 24 feet. She
had a cargo of g. 742 centals of wheat,
valued at $4,000, only partly insured by
Eppinger & Co. of this city.
WENT ASHORE AT APIA.
The Hawaiian bark Alicia is total loss.
She put into Apia leaking badly, and 1t was
found that the cargo wonld have to be dis
charged TO repair her. While this was be-
ing done gale of wind sprang up and she
began to drift and collided with the brig
Sea Waif and then went ashore. A survey
was held and the vessel condemned and
sold, with the 500 tons of cargo that re-
mained in her. for $3.50 She was COM
manded by Captain Broadhurst. and was
owned by Frederick Holmes of this city.
PROPELLER LOST.
The steamer Jewel left this port on the
18th inst. bound for Caspar. She is now
on the Merchants Dry-dOck having new
propeller Fput into her. The Jewel met
with very heavy weather after leaving port,
aud when off Point Arena the heavy sea
caused her to race So badly that one after the
other the four blades of her propeller were
broken off. The vessel was at once headed
for San Francisco under sail, and made nine
knots, having a gale behind her. She got
in at Z O'Clock yesterday morning and was
at once put on the dock.
FEELING GOOD.
There was fun on Fremont-street Wharf
about o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t was
cauS ed by horse hitched to dump-cart
getting a notion into his head that he was
out for good time. So he started oil run
up the dock, and after nearly running over
half dozen dock laborers who tried to stop
him climbed over whaleboat, smashing it
to pieces. The animal then ran into n pile
of lumber and smashed the cart. AS soon
as he found himself free instead of running
away he quietly walked back down the dock
as if nothing had happened.
EATEN BY CANNIBALs.
News comes from Samoa that a brother of
Chief Zetula has been killed snd eaten by
some natives on plantation, and the head
and bones buried in taro patch.
News comes from Honolulu that John r.
Finnerty, seaman on the United States
steamer Mohican. fell from aloft and was
instantly killed. He was 90 years old. and
leaves a sister 81 Boston. Finnerty was
member Of the Grand Army.
TO BE SOLD.
1t is learned that the American ship Lead
ing Wind, with a carg6sef fax and kauri
gum for New York, is to be sold at Auck-
land. Tie cargo caught fire and the vessel
was scuttled. She. was ai1erward raised,
and the lowest bid to repair her was S25.-
600, so her owners in New York concluded
to sell her As she now lies in Auckland
she is valued at $4,000.
THE MARIPosA.
The mail steamer Marposa reached port
yesterday alter fine passage from Sydney.
She had large list of passengers, having
eighty-fYe in the cabin and sixty-siX in the
Steerage. Tie passengers thoroughly en-
ioyed themselves on the trip with dancing
and concerts nearly every evening. A
gloom was cast over the ship Just before she
came into port by the death of Theodore,
infant son of Rev. DIR. Bertram, who died
in his mothers arms Death was caused
from infantile diarrhea. On the passage
out steerage passenger named Arnold
Judas, native of Switzerland. died; he was
2S years old. Among the cargo brought by
the Mariposa are 1857 lunches of bananas
and r. 906 bags of sugar.
A number OF sporting men were on the
dock when the Mariposa came in yesterday,
but the men they were looking for, jim
Goddard and Joe Choynski, were not on
board.
COAL RECEIPTS.
The receipts of coal so far this month
have averaged 1900 tons day, or 1000 tons
day in excess of the consumption. The re-
ceipts for last month averaged 5000 tons
day. A large number of cargOes are on the
way here from different ports.
The ship Helensborough, which has been
libeled by the British ship Albyn to recover
on damages sustained 10 collision on the
bay on the 18th ult, was released from GUS
tody yesterday on $1,000 bonds.
CHANGE OF RIG.
The ship Sea King is being reftted at the
Merchants Dry-dock, and when she goes to
sea about ten days henca will be as good IS
a new vessel. She will have a new fore
mast. topgallant mast and all new yards aud
standing rigging The mizzen mast has
been taken out of her and she will be
changed to bark. The port side forward
is being repanked, and powerful engine
will be put into her TO work cargo and hoist
sails and anchors. The Sea King will be
put iuto the coal trade and Captain G. Ii.
Pearce will be in command. She will make
her first trip as bark to Departure Bay.
COAST SEAMEN.
The new shipping office of the Coast Sea-
mems Union was opened for business yes
terday. The men are determined TO do
away with the blood money that has been
| obtained by the boarding masters.
There are now eight four-masted ships in
| port Seven are iron and one Is wooden
| vessel All fly the British flag..
| Tha stnamn Hnmhnldt camn In yastardnv