The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-14
SEA AND SHORE.
Bad Music and Worse Whisky on
the COryphene.
A Visit to the German Ship H. Bischof-Build-
ing Of Two schooners-Trouble Among
the sealers-Departures Of Steamers.

The bark C0ryphene, lying in the stream.
| displayed the police flag about 10 o'clock
| yesterday. and In response Officer Fuser
was sent off to the bark. Every one ashore
who saw the signal expected to hear of a
mutiny on board, but in this they were dis
| appointed. The trouble, if trouble it could
be called, was between the mate and the
| white men who are going up on the bark
to fish for the cannery. They are nearly
all Germans or Scandinavians and were eel
| ebrating their departure for the north In
manner that was, to say the least, noisy.
| A crowd of them came together on the
fore watch and were having good time,
singing and dancing, with one of them
using coal-oil can as drum. This was
| too much for the mates delicate nerves, and,
rushing forward, lie attempted TO throw the can
| overheard but was prevented by The man who
| was acting as drummer. The mate at once went
| aft and hoisted the police flag. On being re-
| quesGed by Officer Fusier to stop the drumming
| the man al once threw the can overheard and
| there was no further trouble on board, and GER
taInly nothing that could have been called
| mutiny.
| The fishermen on board had considerable
whisky slowed away, but al the captains request
| the Custom house launch went alongside aud
about fifty Hons of the stuff TAX en- aft and
| placed under the care Of the captain. This
done oliquOr is allowed to be taken to Alaska.
| The report that The captain was trying to ship
| non-un0n crew Is not true, as on visit to the
headduarters OF the Coast Seamen's Union 1t was
| learned that crew of union men had been
| shipped for the vessel on saturday
ONE OF THE LARGEST VESSELS.
| One OF the largest sailing vessels that ever
| came into San francisco is the German ship II.
| Bschuf, now lying In the stream above Mission
Rock. She was formerly the French mail
steamer Vile de Paris. but she was purchased
! by her present owners in 1882 and was sent TO
| England 10 be converted Into sailing vessel
| She is one OF The longest sailing vessels atOa,
| being over 800 feet on the water line with a
breadth of beam of so feet. She Is 270S tons
| register. but can carry almost 1000 tons of coal
| The ship is better supplied with labOrsaving ap
| pliances than any other afiOat, having no less
| than three powerful steam wlnches, while her
| windlass and TWO capstans are also worked by
steam.
The ship Is fitted with four of Carey's patents
| for hosting her topsals. and by ths means two
men can moist her tOpsalls In a far shorter time
| than twenty could by the old style OF halyards,
| while boy can lower them with one hand.
| There is purchased used, the heavy wire
| runner Is secured around the drum OF The ma
| chine and LETT there without having TO be made
| fast. The Blschof Is fOur-mastedivessel and
| square-rigged ON an masts. The wooden decks
have been replaced by steel ones In addition to
| The powerful double wheel 10 the house aft, she
| has wheel on the forward part OF the after
| house, which Is used In fine weather, or wnen ELL
| terug or leaving port.
Steam is furnished from a large boiler In the
| forward house, aud the mems quarters, as well
the cabin, are heated by steam in cold weather.
| The ship carries water ballast, which can be
|
| She Is also fitted with steam fire and bllge
| pumps. She carries crew, all told OF thirty
| and is said 10 be very fine ship in bad weather
for in spite OF the fact that she was hove TO of
| the Horn several times on her outward passage,
she only shipped one sea. But that sea was
| sufficient, as IL swept the decks fore and aft,
| and some OF the crew had narrow escape from
| being drowned on her deck.
| TROUBLE ON THE SEALERs.'
Many of the sealers are having considerable
trouble with their crews this year, ana deser-
| lions have been numerous, HE COMPLAIN
| OF poor food ana worse accommodations, thirty
| being often c0oped up on a vessel having room
| for less than half that number. The latest heard
| from is the schooner Lily L., owned by c. d.
Ladd of this city.
| She put into Port Townsend a couple OF days
| ago, with ten OF her crew in irons. they having
| refused duty on the 9th inst. Two extra men
were shipped, and the schooner proceeded on
| her trip 10 Behrlng Sea, the captain swearing
| he would keep them In irons aud feed thrm on
| bread and water till she came back to San Fran
cisco. or make them return 10 duty.
| The steamer George w Elder came Ia from
| Portland yesterday with 81 passengers.
The mail steamer City OF Sydney sailed for
| Panama yesterday afternoon.
TWO NEW sCHooNERs.
The new schooner Marietta, which Hay g.
| Wright have boon building for Bender Bros.
of this city, was launched yestel day at Oakland.
| She is 80 feet over all. "a feet beam and feet
| Deep and cost about $4,000. She Will ply on the
| coast between This city and northern ports. A
rrial trip will be made on the bay as soon as the
new schooner IS completed. The same firm has
| laid the keel for anoIher schooner for Th0mp-
son, Collie & Co., for the bay and coast tranie, 10
| cost $1,000 and 10 be Of about 40 tons burden.
The weather yesterday WAS cloudy and the bar
| rough. The wind veered from the southeast 10
the south and southwest, blowing twenty miles
| an hour. The barometer stood 2994.
| The ship McNear came In from Seattle with a
cargo of 1850 tons OF coal.
| THE NEW BUILDING.
The new ferry building will be well covered
| inside and out with advertising signs. 1t was
| learned hat the signs FOR one advertised CON-
| modify alone VIII cost over $4,000.
| The steamer Mexico sailed for Tacoma yester-
| day with a cargo of sugar. and, after dscharg-
| ing. will make the first "trip Of the season TO
| ALASKA.
Chief Wharfnger CorcOran has telephone com
| munication with four of the wharves, namely,
| Lombard Main, Howard and Union