The morning call., 1891-05-08
SEA AND SHORE.
The Mount Washington Sprang a
Leak at Sea.
A wharfnger outtricked- Arrival Of the Bel
eie-Anoshsr Record Broken The Omaha
Homeward Bound.

The bark Mount Washington, which ar.
rived from Sydney day or two ago, came
nearly going to the bottom on the trip. Soon
after leaving Sydney she began to leak bad
", and the crew had to put in one-third Of
the time at the pumps. Tho vessel made
water so fast that q search was made for
the leak, aud after some trouble it was
found on the port bow below the water line.
Several attempts were made to plug the hole,
but it was too far below the water llne and
as last resource all hands set to work
shifting cargo, and many ton of coal was
shifted over to the starb0ard side in order
to bring the bark above water. Fortunately
the weather was fine, and as soon as the
hole could be reached the carpenter was
lowered over the bow in bowline and
drove plug into the hole. The cargo was
then trimmed and the vessel made no more
water than Ls Iai. The bark is over twenty
two years old, and the crew say she would
surely have gone to the bottom if she had
been caught in gale.
PUT INTO THE ATTORNEYS HANDS.
About the worst fooled man in San Fran
cisco yesterday morning was the wharhnger
at Beale street The Scow schooner Howard
went there to load on Wednesday night,
and as her owners have been placed on the
black list by the HarhOr Commissioners for
non-payment OF dues the custodian OF the
wharf was instructed to keep sharp eye on
her. When he went down to where the
craft was living 10 order to collect the money
due for wharfage he found she was gone.
The matter was reported to the Harbor
Commissioners and they instructed their at
torney to collect the bill.
The following named steamships arrived
yesterday: George w. Elder from Port
land, the Empire from Departure Bay, and
the Umatilla from Portland. The sailing
vessels were the bark Albert from Homo
lulu with 9,205 bags of sugar, aud the Mem
non from Newcastle, n. S. W., with 1900
tons OF coal.
FROM THE ORIENT.
The steamship Belgc, from Hong Kong
and Yokohama, came in at an early hour
Yesterday morning. She brought 50 cabin,
European and 1913 steerage passengers,
ninety of whom are japanese. She also
brought 1864 tons of cargo, including p, AS
bags of rice, 234S chests of tea, 1140 packages
Of silk, 1000 bales Of jute and 1872 bags of
sugar. She also had opium worth $4,000.
The new brig Galllee, from Tahiti, ar
rived Yesterday, having made the passage
in 22R days, the best Oh record. She
brought general cargo aud $4,000 cocoa
nuts.
The mail steamship City of New York
also arrived from Panama aud way ports
with 58 cabin and SO steerage passengers.
and 10 Chinese in transit to China.
The ship Lord ShafteSbury came down
from Port Costa, and the Carleton and San
tiago went up TO load
FOR THE GRAIN TRADE.
A contract, it is reported, has been let for
the building Of new steel bark of 1898 tons.
to be used in the San Francisco and London
grain trade. She will be built in Boston
and will cost 500, coo.
The steamships China for Hong-Kong,
Corona for San Diego and the State of Cali
fornia for Astoria went TO sea yesterday;
also The Louis Walsh City of PaDeete,
Highland Light, John g. Worth and s. G.
Wilder.
The United States steamship Omaha left
MazRtlan for San Francisco on Wednesday.
She was sighted by the City Of New York
and reported all we'll on board.
The Charleston came down from Mare
Island yesterday morning and anchored in
the stream. She viii leave for the south
in day or two to test her guns.
EarbOr Commission.
At meeting Of the Harbor Commission
ers yesterday letter from w. G. Curtis,
Assistant Manager of the Southern Pacific
Company. was read and placed on the table.
The communication proposed the alteration
Of its accommodations at the foot of Mar
ket street by moving out the Branch Post
Office and lunch-counter, claiming that the
area in the waiting-rooms is Is per cent less
than in the old building. The board will
investigate the proposed change.
The Supervisors will be asked to move
the fre-engine house now on La Rue's