The morning call., 1891-10-31
SEA AND SHORE.
Quick Dispatch of the British
Ship Thomas Stephens.
Arrival Of the City of New York-Work at
Hare Island-Ending Her Days as
Whaler-Movements and Charters.

The British ship Thomas Stephens sailed
for Queenstown yesterday with 20i5 tons OF
wheat, having been in port but twenty-one
davs. She arrived on October 9th, 130 days
from London, with a cargo Of Gillingham
Portland cement. DiScharging was finished
on Saturday and on Sunday the ship was
towed to Port Costa. She returned TO the
stream on Wednesday, cleared on Thurs
day and sailed yesterday morning as stated.
While the time spent in port is probably
not the shortest en- record, 1t is far below
the average, ard the owners will have rea-
son 10 congratulate the captain on his luck
in obtaining such quick dispatch. Quite a
number Of vessels which arrived fortnight
or mole ahead of the Thomas Stephens are
yet lying alongside the WharYes waiting for
stiffening, and therefore unable to finish
discharging their inward cargoes, while
Wharfage and OtheI expenses keep creeping
right along.
IN FROM PANAMA.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of New
York arrived from Panama and way ports
yesterday morning. The steamer brought
thirty-three cabin and twenty eight steerage
passengers and a very light cargo. As if to
make up for the light cargo, she had on
board treasure to the value of SS4,151,
mostly Mexican silver. Captain johnson
reports everything quiet in Guatemala.
While in Panama, some time ago, he had a
chat with the commander Of an English
war-ship, and in speaking Of the war at that
time going on in Chile the English captain
remarked that no matter which side won
some other nation would have TO prolOng 1t,
because if Bamaceda won the English
would have to take Chile down peg, and
if tile Congressionalists won the United
States would have to give them lesson.
The steamer Macknaw of the Holmes
line, which was taken back TO New oTk
disabled soon after she had left for this
port will be ready for sea again IN Two or
three DAYS, as the damage to her machinery
is only slight.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was hazy, with little or no wind. The bar
ometer stood, 30.10,
AT MARE ISLAND.
Work at Mare Island Navy-yard Is on
the increase, as fully eco men are now en-
Iloyrd there. and work Is being done on the
Adams Thetis and Ranger The MOhican
is in the stream off the yard, and Il survey
will likely be held on her in few days to
determine what repairs are needed to the
ship. Should the Government decide TO
send a fleet to Chile it is more than likely
that a large force of hands will be put on,
and the various repairs needed to these ves-
sells rushed to completion.
William Smith, q seaman of the British
ship Arctic Stream, lying AT Howard No. !,
was al work yesterday, wnen he struck his
left knee against the bumkin, fracturing
the knce-cap. The injured man was treated
by DIR. LawlOr.
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio de
Janeiro is due from China today, but is
hardly expected to reach here before to-
morrow.
A BLUBBER HUNTER NOW.
The schooner Blakeley. now being fitted
out at this port, was at one time a tuwbOat
on Puget Sound, and spent the best part of
her career at that work. She was then sold,
her machinery taken out and the vessel
turned into a schooner. Under that rig she
spent several years on this coast as a lum-
Der droger. Having ended her career of
usefulness in that line, she is destined to
spend the rest Of her days as blubber
hunter.
The ferry steamer Piedmont will resume
her place on the ferry line 10 Oakland to-
morrow morning Over $500 has been
spent on her since she has been laid up, and
she Is now as good as new. The Newark,
Familiarity known as 'the suicide boat, Will
be laid up, much to the relief Of number
of timid passengers, who shudder every
time they find themselves on board the old
steamer.
The schooner Helen T. Kimtall is on the
Merchants Dry-doek to clean and paint
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrivals yesterday we're the steamers
Arcata from Coos Bay, AlcatraZ from Moss
Landing, National City from Hueneme aud
the San Mateo from ComoX with cargo Of
44jO tons Of coal for the Southern Pacific Com
pany. The whaling bark StambOul arrived
from Behring Sel with go barrels OF oil and
5000 pounds OF bone, consigned to Wright,
Bovine IL Co., and the schoUners Archie and
Fontie and Rose Sparks came in from coast
ports.
The moves yesterday were the Horatio TO
Main street, AbeTcarne to the sugar re-
inery. Oriental to Mission Bay, Macdairmid
to the sea-wall, Forest Queen to Mission
and the SutherlandShire from Port Costa to
the stream. To-day the Habitant will go
to Fremont street, Lydia to the Arctic OIL
Works, Don 10 Harrison street, Sierra Mi
randa to the Mail dock and the Yosemite
and Ocean 10 sea.
Departures were the British ships
Thomas Stephens for Queenstown and
Pericles for London. The bark CarOndolet
sailed for Seattle, the English steam yacht
St. George went out bound to Honolulu,
the barkentine Tam o Shauter left for the
Columbia River and the schoOners Berwick,
Albion and Sacramento sailed for coast
ports.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
British ship Port Sonaehan, 1112 tons,
wheat to Cork. U. K, Havre or Antw erp;
81 It's 6d-rechartered.
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