The morning call., 1891-10-12
SEA AND SHORE.
How the Crew Of the AragO Was
Taken OFF the Ship.
Along the Front-A Case of scurvy-Pumped
in vain-The Capsized schooner-Move-
ments Of Shipping.

The scow schooner that capsized off the
sea-wall Saturday night now lies at Vallejo
street Wharf, bottom up AS stated in The
CALL yesterday, the red-stack tug Red
mond went to her assistance, but after sew
eral hours hard work was unable to get her
right side up.
When the vessel capszed her masts struck
the ground and broke off short and the
deckload of sand, of course, went to the
bottom. Her name is said to be Mary +.
Cruise. but beyond that nothing Is known OF
her, as the crew that went ashore early
Saturday night has not yet returned and
know nothing of the accident.
THE STEAMER ARAGo.
The iron steamer Arago, that recently
went ashore on the south spit at Coos Bay,
arrived in port yesterday. Captain Lang
horne of the Arcata, who superintendent the
work of getting the steamer off the beach,
said Yesterday that the steamer was leaking
very little. Her keel is sprung and many
of the stanchions are bent. The deck-house
is started and some slight damage was sus-
tanned otherwise. Tue steamer grounded
stern first or she would soon have been
pounded to pieces by the heavy sea.
Tie day before the steamer was hauled
off the beach the crew was taken from her
By the life-saving men by means OF the
brooches buoy. The hawser was stretched
from the masthead of the steamer to tug.
1t was impossible to keep the hawSer taut,
and at times the man in the buoy would be
fifty feet in the air and the next moment
under water No accident occurred, now
ever. aud the crew got ashore in safety.
Only about eighty tons OF coal Was thrown
overheard, and over 600 tons were Drought
down on the vessel.
AS soon as the cargo is discharged the
steamer will be placed on the dry-dock for
repairs.
Quite a Jolly party chartered the steamer
Grace Barton and made trip TO points OIL
interest around the bay yesterday. The
beat returned to Clay-street Wharf about .
O'clock.
PUMPED IN VAIN.
The tug Alert spent couple of hours yes
terday morning trying to pump the water
and clay out of sunken lighter at Harbor
View. The craft is an open one and was
sunk some time ago She will have to be
lifted ard the cargo of clay taken out Of
her before she can be pumped clear OF
water
The Spreckels tug Relief had a new Zes
propeller fitted to her yesterday atthe Union
Iron " orks. The tug comes off to-day, and
1t Is eXpei ted that the new wheel Will make
considerable of an increase in the boats
speed.
wRECKERs AT WORK.
The Southern Pacific derrick and wreck
inG-car was brought across the bay yester-
day morning, and the work Of fishing out
the car that went through the dock lew
days ago was begun. by 5 O'Clock the body
of the ear had been recovered, hut the trucks
were still at the bottom Of the bay.
CASE OF sCURyY.
A bad case of scurvy was taken TO the
Marine Hos ital Saturday night The VIC
tim is Charles Curtar, one Of the crew OF
tie British ship Sierra Miranda, recently
arrived. Curran was taken sick about
month age, and is said to have had the germs
of the disease in his system before he joined
the Sierra Miranda.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were the steam
ers, Newsb boy from Hueneme, Silver Spring
from Port Hatford, Columbia from Port
land, Protection, Emily and Arago from
Coos Bay. Los Angeles from Eureka,
Cleone from Usal. and Celia from WeStDort.
The German bark Auguste arrived iron,
Newcastle, y. 5. W., with a cargo OF coal
for j. d. Spreckels " Bros
The coasters Garcia, Bill the Butcher,
Bender Brothers Seven Sisters and Mary
Gilbert also arrived.
The steamers Eureka for Wilmington,
and Signal for kGrluk sailed yesterday.
The British ship Province towed to sea
bound to Queenstown, the Merom sailed for
Nauaim o, the Dashing Wave for Tacoma,
and the schooners Maxim and San Buena-
ventura lett for coast ports.
MOVEMENTS.
No moves were made yesterday. to-day
the W. B. Flint goes to the stream, the
Chebals to the sea- wall, Thomas Stevens
to Berry street, Willamette Valley to Long
Bridge and the C. Z. Funk and John A.
Briggs goes to sea.
THE WEATHER.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was foggy, with a twelve-knot breeze from
the west
The haronetar stood 90 81