The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-18
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Departure of the Steamship Mon
oval for Sydney.
The Drowning at Rockport-A Monster Ship
The Cutter Corwin Going Back to Alaska.
Movements and Charters.

The mail steamer Monowa departed for Aus
trall via Honolulu and Samoa al $50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon She carried away the
largest cargo that ever left this port for Aus
tralia ard also The largest list of passengers She
had 1l2 In the cabin aud over loo In tile steer
age. or The cabin passengers "A are for Homo
lulu, 2 for Samoa ana for Auckland; the others
are for sydney. OF tie total number on board
l25 belong 10 The circus. AS the time for de-
parture drew near the crowd on the wharf grew
so dense that 1t was hard to find standing room,
and many went over on Folsom No in order to
have a view OF the steamer as she backed out
into the stream. To say the vessel was crowded
would be drawing II mid, and from every part OF
ship, both on top and underneath the many
wagons all over the ship, men, women ana chill
dren could be seen waving a last farewell to
friends on the dock. AS the ship left the dock
the circus band mounted 10 the hurricane deck
and played several lively ans. The MonOwal
was gteeted by many steam whistles as she sped
down the bay with her motley cargo.
ONLY ONT WAS SAVED.
Charles Carlson, the survivor Of the three that
were In The boat belonging to the steamer Ven
lure and that capszed at ROckpoit a few days
ago, arrived In this city on tie steamer Caspar.
Louis johnson, second mate OF the Venture, and
a seaman named Andrew Olsen, were drowned.
The accident was seen by those on board the
steamer, but owing TO the heavy sea they could
render no assistance. When the boat upset
Carlson struck out for the shore, which he
reached, but his companions were drowned be-
fore aid could be rendered by the people on
shore. When Carlson left ROckport neither OF
The bodies had been recovered.
The revenue cutter Richard Rush will leave
for Behripg Sea tomorrow afternoon. Any mall
for that section OF the world will be taken If left
at the Custom-house or at c. j. Hendy's Mar
ket street.
PLUMMER STOOD THE LOSS.
Captain Plummer OF the steamer Al-ki yeser-
day made good 10 Miss Richardson The S137 that
was stolen from desk In his cabin on the day
that the steamer arrived from Alaska. Only for
Captain Plummer's kind act Miss Richardson
would be pennlless.
lie English yacht st. George was decked out
with bunting yeste day, In honor oil the various
Yacht clubs. Piper, Alden & Co. are putting 100
tons OF lie best Cardiff coal on board the yacht.
Outside The heads yesterday the W. aiher was
hazv, with a twelYeknOt breeze from The north
THE ARAGo's DAMAGES.
1t was learned Yesterday that the steamer
Arayo has her keel broken IN two places, be-
sides having several beams broken A couple of
her plates will also have 10 be replaced. Ii Will
take neatly Two weeks 10 have the We ssel ready
for sea again.
RAt SewaIl g. Co.'s yard at Bath, Me-. a few
DAYS ago, the keel was laid for what Will be tho
largest American sailing ship afiOat and one OF
the largest In the world. The keel Is 300 feet
long and the vessel will be nearly 1000 tons
register.
The schooner John Mccullough, from the st.
Lawrence River, reports that on September 4tb,
in latitude 5So 29' north longitude 1862 40' west
she spoke the whaler Alaska with ten whales.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrivals yesterday were the United States rev.
enue steamer Thomas Ii. COrwln from Port
Townsend, the Eureka from San Pedro Santa
Cruz from San Diego, Caspar from Caspsr, Ma
yarro from Hueneme aud Wellington from De-
parture Bay with cargo of coal for X: Dunsmulr
81 Sons. The cOaSllng scn00ners Martha w
Tnit, John Mccullough, Rose Sparks, Mary Bid
well and olden Gate also arrived.
Departures were the steamers Walla Waila
for Victoria, aud National City and Humboldt
for Eureka. The grain-laden ship Cardigan
shire sailed for Queenstown, the Levi J. Burgess
for Seattle, the schooner Sailor Boy for Callao
aud The schooners Porlla, WeDioot, Orient and
TheTese for Coast ports.
Moves yesterday were the Androssa TO Port
Costa, S. N. Castle to the refinery, Algoa Bay
and Renee Rckmers flom Port Costa TO the
stream. The Marion locked al Mission No. /, the
Chales (. bloody at Beae street, aud the Bor,
rowdae went across to Oakland.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
The latest Ieporied charters:
British bark Highland Forest, 800 tons, now