The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-28
SEA AND SHORE.
Captain COlcOrd's Body Embalmed
aud Sent East.
Breaking the Record-The Brig John D. spreck-
els Makes Very Fast Passage-The
Mohican Coming Home.
v Of the Inflated Captain Colcord

Inc DOQV Oh IUt Ill-luleU SapAtlh NOiSSAN
of the ship Elizabeth, who was drowned
when the vessel was wrecked on the rocks
in Tennessee Cove last week. has been enl-
balmed and will be taken East this after
noon TO Searsport. Me-, for burial. His
widow and two children will go with the
remains East.
Resolutions expressing deep regret over
his death and sympathy with the bereaved
family are being circulated among the ship
ping and mercantile community of this city
for signature, and after being suitably ell
crossed will be placed il handsome frame
and sent to the widow.
ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN.
The brig John D. Spreckels came into port
yesterday after passage of II days from
Kahului. The vessel made the outward
passage in II days and tie round trip in
29b days, thus breaking the record. The
John d. Spreckels is one of the fastest YES
sells of her size that ever left San Francisco.
as her record for the last three voyages
shows. The last round trip was made in SO
days, and the voyage before that in 30 days.
This gives an average for three round trips
of 33R days The vessel is loaded with
sugar tor Spreckels Bros.
The steamer Alameda on her next trip to
Sydney Will take some very large timber to
sticks, twenty-five in all, measure Is inches
square and are over so feet in length.
WILL REDUCE THE TINE.
Captain Seabury and Chief Engineer Fer
guson of the steamer China expect TO make
the voyage to Japan and China and return
to San Francisco in eight weeks. Hereto
lore the regular trip has taken ten weeks.
CAPTAIN E. Smith has been appointed to
the command of the steamer Newport.
The crew of the man-Of-war San Fran
cisco at Mare Island have issued a challenge
to the United States ship Alert for race in
whale-boats over a distance of three miles
for $1,000 side. The def was accepted by
the Alerts, and great race is expected.
The date has not yet been decided on.
THE MICHIGAN TO RETURN
The United States steamer IroQuois is on
her way TO Honolulu from Samoa to relieve
the wRr-ship Mohican. The Mohican will
return to San Francisco and get thorough
Overhauling.
The subscriptions for Mate Barclay of the
wrecked Elizabeth are still coming in
Nearly $500 had been subscribed up to last
night
What many thought was new vessel
steamed into port yesterday and anchored
OF the Mail Dock. She proved to be the
San Bonito from London, with a cargo of
cement and creOSOte oil for the Pacific I'M
prOvement Company. This steamer was
formerly known as the Kimberly. She was
aud now flies the stars and stripes. The San
BOnito was formerly an English steamer
1t is expected she will be put into the coal
trade between San Francisco and northern
ports. The San Bonito came out via Barrys
and Magelans straits, stopping at Sandy
Point twenty-fOur hours. She was "a days
coming from London.
OF INTEREST TO MARINERS
The following directions are given by the
United States photographic Office for yes
sells bound to Nanout or Sydenham Island:
There is Il good passage into the lagoon
through the southwest part Of the reef A
sand spit, never entirely covered, lies little
to the east of the center OF the lagoon. The
sand spit in line with the opening on the
east side leads through the western passage
TO the center in II fathoms of water. Yes
sells will find good anchorage by passing
among the shoals, Which are plainly visible,
TO a position close to the land on the east
side of the lagoon.
There is also a small island near the
center of the lagoon of Tarawa Island, and
this island, bearing south 70o, east true,
east by south magnetic, leads in about five
tathoms Of water through the passage into
the lagoon.
Information has been received from MIR.
u. I. Smith, United States Consul at Apia
Samoan Islands, that ridge of rocks, ex-
tending one mile westward of the northwest
point of H0wland Island, Phoenix Islands.
was reported December 20, $780, by the
master of the Brisish bark Notero, aud the
report is confirmed by Captain Tribe of the
British schooner Ryno.
Tie reported loss of the Arthur [ is de-
MED by A. Crawford, who says he has no
fears for the safety of the vessel Mr..
Crawford says the Wreckage picked up by
the Helen w. Almy could not possibly
belong to the Arthur |.
NO SIGNAL GIVEN.
TIE captain OF the ship Jessomeue, that
so narrowly escaped going ashore during the
recent gale, does not feel very well disposed
toward the Signal Service men who are sta
toned along the coast adjacent to San Fran
cisco, and does not understand how it is
possible a ship could lay in such danger
Gus position as the JessOmene was in and
not be seen for thrty-six hours. The cap
tain Of the Jessomene claims that the ship
was anchored about II o'clock Saturday
night, and according 10 the Signal Service
reports she was not seen until 80 o'clock
on Monday morning. The heavy haze and
rain is stated to be the cause of the ship not
being seen before.
The weather at Point Lobos at 6 o'clock
yesterday morning was thick, wind south
east, 20 miles; at o'clock thick, wind
southeast, 10 miles; at u o'clock noon,
foggy, wind southeast, II miles; at 5
o'clock in the afternoon, thick, wind south
east, 10 miles.
At o'clock yesterday morning the barom-
eter stood 30.03; at noon, 1904 at o'clock.
1897.