The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-23

her stay she has been on the dry-dOck at the
Union Iron Works to replace blade of her
propeller that was lost on leaving San Pedro
Harbor on the passage down. On the trip
| up from San Diego she encountered very
rough weather, and at all the ports she
| touched at heavy swell was runnng. max
| ing it difficult to go alongside the WharYes
and load aud land cargo.
This was especially the case at Port Har-
| ford, where tue swell was unusually high.
| When the steamer approached the wharf
and lines were got, n watch-tackle had to be
! placed Oh the bow and stern lines to haul
| her in, and all hands and the cook had to
spit on their hands" and take a pull 10
| breast her i'll. The vessel tuggeI SO that a
nine-iuch breast line was carried away, and
| the windlass was broken, while the iron
| bits on the deck were snapped off like pipe
| stems.
On the trip up, after leaving Santa Bar
| bara, two of the CorOna'S 1iremen, who are
| known as GeOrdie and ScOtty, had row
and fought one round, when Mr.. Nash, the
mate, stopped them. The men are in oppo-
| site watches, aud owing TO some trouble thai
| occurred when one man called his relief the
| two became enemies. 1t was mutually
| agreed to fight the matter out at Port Har-
ford. On arriving therea ring Was formed
ashore, seconds aud spongerS were appoint
| ed and the men went at 1t.
Scotty had the best of 1t all the way
| through, and at the end of the ninth round
| "Geurdie'S second threw up the sponge.
| Georde was knocked down seven times IN
the nine rounds, but was game to the last.
| ScOtty, although the winner, did not escape
punishment. His jaw was fractured, bis
nose has permanent cant to starb0ard and
| his face looks as if a cat had been scratch
| ing it.
| BAR-BoUND AT EUREKA.
When the steamer Humboldt left Eureka
| on Wednesday there were no less than
| eighteen vessels lying there bar bound.
loaded and ready for sea. The list included
| four steamers, two barkentineS and twelve
| schooners. Since the 18th no vessels except
the Humboldt on the IAN, the Los Angeles
on the 10th ana the Humboldt on Wednes-
day have crossed Humboldt bar, outward
| bound. The bar was smoothing down when
| the steamer left A dispatch received on
| Change last evening stated that the Electra,
| Ida Mckay National City, North Fork,
| ConfiaBZa aud R1by A. Cousins succeeded
in passing out over the bar at Eureka yeSter-
| day.
The steamer Bonita, which arrived Oh
| Tuesday, reported that she left the
| Hartford. 1t was learned yesterday that
while the Hansen was lying alongside the
| wharf at Port Hartford, a heavy sea took
| her and set her against the wharf, carrying
away = quantity OF her raj! and bulwarks.
| One of the ctew had his leg broken and an
| other had long silver run into his leg.
causing serious injuries.
| The schooner Bill the Butcher hence for
| Bowen's Landing, could not enter on ac-
count OF the heavy weather prevailing, and
| so headed for Humboldt Bay, where she ar
| rived on Saturday
PORT HARTFORD FOG-BEIL GONE.
When the steamer Corona was lying at
| the wharf at Port Hartford on her up trip
! from san Diego, very heavy swell was on
| and the steamer surged around considera-
! bIV Her plnnrnu limo n
| framework on which bangs a 1300-pound
| bell, which is used to give warning to YES
sells in cases of fog. The framework and
| bell were both knocked over into the bay and
| as the water is deep there and the under
| tow strong, 1t Will be difficult to recover
| them.
The steamer Oceanic left Yesterday after
| noon for ok0hama and Hong-Kong with
1852 Chinese, OF =" HON four were remanded,
and three were from Havana. The others
registered on the dock. Among the white
| passengers were tErty-seven missionaries,
| some In the cabin and others in the steer
| age a brass band was engaged to see them
| off, and played lively tunes on the after deck
before SAILING Tune. AS the steamer moved
away, the missionaries friends on the dock
sang, 1--WE Shall Meet on the Beautiful
| Shore"
The French four-masted ship France. re.
| Gently built on the Clyde, and the largest
| sailing vessel at1oat. arrived at Rio Janeiro
the smartest passages on record. She COW
| cred the distance between the TWO ports in
| thrty-three days.
The schooner BERTHE Minor, from San
Pedro for Eureka, which has been lying
off the bar for three days, succeeded in
| crossing on Tuesday.
ARRIVAL OF THE GLENBRECK.
TIE new British ship Glenbreck, Captain
| Burd. arrived yesterday, 155 days from
| Glasgow. Some little anxiety was felt on
| her behalf as she had not been spoken since
| September 18th, and had cargo of Glasgow
coal on board, which is liable to spon-
taneOus combustion. On Tuesday it was
| stated on Change that 80 per cent had been
| offered for reinsurance. Her arrival Will no
| doubt somewhat ease the minds of insurance
men regarding the Glentinart, which left
| Glasgow with similar cargo ia DAYS ago,
| 1t is said that as high as 10 per cent premium
| has been offered for reinsurance on the
| Glenfnart. 1t is good gamble.
Ross " Hewlett received telpgraphic adj
vices yesterday from San Diego that the
sealing schooner Ethel was about to sail for
this port to fit up for cruise ard requesting
them to engage hunters and have four 10
| foot keel hunting boats built. The firm
also received word that the sealer Henry
! Dennis sailed from Seattle for this port on
| the Goth inst
| On the 2Gth inst. the British ship Argo-
meme arrived at Cork, after Il passage Of 80
| days from this port, having sailed in Nav.
| 1890. Size put into Pernalnbuco in distress,
and was obliged 10 partly discharge to re-
| pair hence her long passage.
The steamer Willamette Valley left va
Quina Bay for this port yesterday.
A BOAT SEEN BOTTOM UP.
About six weeks ago it was reported in
this column that the crew of the schooner
Ida Florence had left her in a boat while
the vessel lay at her moorings at Fort
Bragg, had pulled out to sea and was prob
ah ipSt W 81,
the boat in which the men put out has been
sighted from shore bottom up. The cook.
who had been i'll her for some time, has a
brother in this city, and leaves widow and
two children in Sweden.
The schooner s. Danielson arrived In mort
yesterday from Coqullle River. She h "a
been bar-bound there for some time. The
schooner Coquelie, which was bar-bound
there for over three months, also passed
out and is now twelve days on her way TO
this port.
By the steamer Humboldt word was re-
ceived yesterday that j. Picrson, cook of
the steamer Pasadena fell from the con-
veyor at the mill where the steamer is lying
and had his shoulder broken.
The Alaska Commercial Company's steam
er Bertha, Captain Anderson, arrived yes
terday from Nanaimo with $40 tons of coal
for John RoSenfeld's Sons.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPS.
The ship Edward O'Brien went over to
Oakland yesterday.
The Melancthon shifted from the sea-wall
to Howard street.
The Clara came down from Port Costa and
anchored in the stream,
II. The Helen Bluhm sailed on sealing
The Rufus E. Wood VIII tow to sea to-
day.
The barkentine Portland shifted from the
sea,wall to Fourth street yesterday
The ship l. f. Chapman will 90 TO Port
Costa to-day, and the Occidental will dock
at Howard street.