The morning call., 1891-08-27
SEA AND SHORE.
TWenty-eight Deser!ions From
the War-Ship Pensacola.
Dlscredited Report of Massacre Vessels Out
Over 100 Days-Discharging the Gwalla.
Collision on the River.

From the appearance of things, and il the
United States steamer Pensacola remains in
port much longer, Captain Kautz will have
to call on the newly formed naval reserve in
order to obtain men enough TO get up the
anchor, as the crew is desertiIg as fast as
the men are setting foot on shore.
on Tuesday the Captain sent out the de-
scr.ptions of four who had failed to report
at the expiration of their liberty, and yes
terday the descriptions of no less than
twenty-four more were placed in the hands
OF the police and reward of $40 offered
1or the return of any one of them. This
last batch is made up of two carpenters,
Two marines, six fremen and cOal-paSsers
aid fourteen Seamen, three of whom are
petty officers.
A CALL reporter interviewed half dozen
OF the men on East street yesterday with the
OBJECT of ascertaining the reason why 50
many are deserting. The first man spoken to
was an individual who proved to be of the
know-nothing kind, speaking. moreover.
very little English. When asked whether
ne ilad any cause OF complaint against the
snip he replied that he was well satisfied,
and thought the rest of the men should also
be.
FROM OTHERS OF THE PARTY.
1t was learned from the others of the
party that the man should be satisfied, as
he Is kind of pet with the officers, and
mas been given petty officers position in
preference to men who had been longer in
the service and who were better sailors.
Most of the men who have deserted are
either native Americans or speak the En-
gllsh language, and of those who returned
to the ship more would have left but dis
liked to leave the results OF years work
behind them.
One of the men, a petty officer and ma
tive American, said that he expected fully
100 men would desert from the ship If the
entire crew Is given liberty. The men look
on the vessel as unseaw0rthy and do not
Ike the Idea of having to make trip to
emma IN her. 1t would not be so bad If The
old Tub was patched up and a few new
beams were put into her.
1t Is true she has been calked and painted,
but that did not make her any stronger, and
IL she Is caught i'll heavy gale in her pres
ent weak condition she might sustain in
lures that would send her to the bottom.
The ship has taken in large supply of
stores and coal and may leave Mare Island
at any time.
WHENCE CAME THIS NEWS?
The dispatch from Washington sent from
the Treasury Department. and relating to
the massacre OF two boats crews from the
steam whalers wlnterlng near the mouth of
the Mackenzie River, is given no credence
In this city, and how the department re-
celved the news is a mystery to Captain
knowles, the manager of the company. He
says that not single vessel has been with
In 800 miles of the spot where the steamers
wntered. The Grampus and Mary ID.
Hume of the Pacific Steam whaling Com
pany's fleet have been further north than
any of the Government ships, and had they
received such news 1t would certainly have
been sent TO the cOmpany's office.
The weather yesterday was foggy, with
west wind blowing twenty-four miles an
hour. The barometer stood 1886.
OUT OVER 100 DAYS.
At this time no less than twenty-nine
shIpS are on the way 10 this port aud out
oyer 100 days. OF the fleet six are from
New York, one from Philadelphia, two
each from Baltimore, Antwerp and Cardiff,
and four from each of the followiDg-named
ports; Glasgow, Liverpool, Newcastle-on-
ont is the Emily Reed from New YORK 2O4
days, the Knight Commander 203 days from
Antwerp, the Parthia 169 from New York
and the Reeme Rlckners 149 from Liver
pool.
Nearly all the wheat has been taken out
of the bark Gwalla at Spear street. and
every sack of it is spoiled. Very little of
the coal remains untouched by the fire and
most of it will be a total loss. AS soon as
the coal is out Of her she Will go on the dry
uOch lOE IepaiTs.
A CRASH BOW ON.
There was rather serious collision up
the river at about 9 O'clock on Tuesday
night, when the schooner Margaret e
crashed bow on Into the fruit steamer
Aurora. The schooner was going through
the water at lively rate when she struck,
cutting through the steamers heavy guard,
and tearing away large portion of her light
woodwork. The Margaret c did not es-
cape unimpaired, retiring with the loss of
her bowsprlt and the upper part of her bow
stove in
Dispatches from London state that the
ship Exporter. bound from Vancouver to
severely damaged in heavy gale, during
which the deckl0ad was jettisoned to tighten
the vessel. She must discharge and repair
before she can resume her voyage.
IN FROM SEA.
Quite a fleet of vessels arrived yesterday.
1t comprised the steamships West Coast
from Fort Bragg. the Del NOrte from Cres-
cent City, Record from Rules Landing,
Point Iona from Cosmop0lis, Alcazar from
Greenwood and Pomona from San Diego.
The bark Anreola from Departure Bay has
a cargo OF 1900 tons of coal for X. D. Chand-
Ter, the British bark Robert S. Besnard
from Nanaimo 1894 tons for John Roseu-
fields Sens. The bark Tidal Wave and the
schooners Albion, Premier, Ida Mckay,
Mary Bidwell, Rose SPARKS, Fannie Adele.
mary lda, Nettie oundDerg, Jennie Griffin
and Rio hey came In from coast ports.
DEPARTURES DURING THE DAY.
The departures were the steamers Rival
for Fort Bragg, Navarro for Navarro. Sill
yer Spring for humboldt, Alcazar and
Greenwood for Greenwood, and Los An
geles for Eureka. The grain-laden ships
Socotra, Gaena and Eurasia towed to sea
bound to Havre, aud the bark Northwest
left Tor Port Madison and the Germania for
Seattle.
IN AND ABOUT THE BAY.
The Thomasina Mcclellan went to the
refinery, the j. A. Briggs TO Howard street
and the Tidal Wave to Mission flats. To-
day the Dione will dock at Green street ana
the Commodore L. ii. Allen at Steuart
street, the Drumeton will go to Long Bridge
and the st. James will tow to sea.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest charters reported are
the following:
German ship Theodor, 1888 tons, now on
the Sound, wheat from Tacoma to Cork,
United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp, 81 us
6t-charlered prior to arrival by Balfour,
Guthrie & Co.
Barkentine j. NJ. Griffith, 575 tons, now
due on the Sound. lumber thence to Homo
lulu, Sc 75-chartered by Pope & Talbot.
Norwegian bark Dione, 764 tons, wheat to
United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp, prior
TO arrival, 455.