The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-02
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
The Largest Grain Cargo of Rec
ord Taken From This Port.
Sailing Record Broken-sixty Tons Of Coal
Lost in the River-Appointment Of Cap
tains-Movements of Vessels.

The largest cargo of grain that has ever
left the port of San Francisco in a sailing
vessel was that taken away by the new ship
Shenandoah, which sailed for Havre yester-
day morning. Up to the present time only
five vessels have cleared from this port with
100000 centals OF grain on board. They are
the cable steamer Silverton, which left
November II, 1882, with 107. 059 centals; the
ship Palgrave, on November l, 1886, with
107, 457 centals; the Rappahannock, on
February 8. 1891, with 100000 and the Alice
A. Leigh. on March %. 1891, with 102, 1854
centalS, while the Shenandoah took away
cargo Of 1857 centals. Each Of the five
ships had over 5000 tons of grain on board
Captain Hawley, Superintendent of the
Spreckelsi line of tugs, has returned from
his vacation, and is once more in charge Of
the boats.
THE JABEZ HowES AS FLYER.
A dispatch received at the Merchants Ex-
change yesterday gives the news of the ar
rival at Havre of the ship Jabez Howes.
The news created quite stir on change,
and John Rosenfeld. who chartered the ship,
made his arm sore shaking hands with his
numerous friends. The Jabez Howes sailed
from this port on April 18th, thus making
the passage in ninety-seven days, the fastest
u
know it was made by an American ship.
The tug Relief took the members of the
San Francisco Yacht Club and their friends
across to the Sausalito Clubhouse last night
on an excursion.
SIXTY TONS IN THE RIVER.
The scow-schooner Amelia. chartered by
Merrill & Teitjen to carry sixty tons of coal
to McAfee & Baldwin's big dredger at work
near Stockton, ran ashore near Bouldin
Island yesterday and dumped her entire
cargo into the river. Captain Olsen tried
to wade ashore, but stuck in the mud, and
it took the crew nearly one hour to dig him
out. 1t is stated that the coal cannot be re-
covered.
The steamship Onward is lying at Lon-
bard-street ferry-slip undergoing repairs.
Her stern-wheel has been taken off and
rolled upon the slip and another will be
fitted
The weather yesterday was foggy, with a
sxteen-knot breeze from the south west
The barometer stood 2o.S5.
CHANGES IN MASTERS.
The follo|ing-named captains were ap-
pointed yesterday: Captain Dodge to take
charge of the steamer Emily, Captain
Diaberg to command the barkentine City Of
Papeete. vice Bermde; Captain Manson ap-
pointed to the steamer National City, and
Captain Conway to again assume command
of the steamer Point Iona.
Piper, Alden d Co. have contracted with
the Oregon Improvement Company for 1000
tons of coal for Mare Island, which will be
delivered within ninety days. The same
firm also coaled the French war-shp Du-
bourdieu on Thursday, putting 400 tons on
board of her at Mare Island.
w. F. Fitzgerald, Custom-house boat
man, presented his resignation Yesterday to
Collector of the Port Phelps. who appointed
Thomas Sinnott to fill the vacancy.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the charters reported yesterday
were the following:
Norwegian ship Saga. 1413 tons. now at
Victoria, lumber from Burrard Inlet to
Melbourne, Adelaide or Port Prize, IS;
Sydney 60 los; chartered prior to arrival
by WEIGH & Co.
Ship Commodore 7. II. Allen, 2271 tons,
wheat to Cork, U.'K., Hayre or Antwerp,
option Of New York; private; chartered
prior to arrival by John Rosenfeld's Sons.
Norwegian bark Haugesund, 1895 tons,
now on the Sound, lumber thence to Mel
bourne, g. IS 81; Adelaide or Port Prize,
e3 IS; chartered prior to arrival.
British iron ship Clan Mackenzie, 1897