The morning call., 1891-06-12
SEA AND SHORE.
The California Slips Out With a
Non. Union Crew.
Wreck Of sealer-The Opium on the Halcyon
Arrival Of the Australia-Move-
ments Of Vessels.

day morning, bound for Huanchco, with
crew of non-union men. Captain Morine
shipped the crew several days ago and in
tended going to sea on Wednesday, but the
union men kept such a close watch on the
vessel that the crew was afraid to 60 on
board. The captain then applied to Captain
Dunleavy of this HarbOr Police for prOtec-
ton, saying he wanted the men On board
early yesterday morning. Sergeant Helms
was detailed to see the crew on board in
safety, and about o'clock yesterday morn
ing he took ten policemen with him and
went to the Sailors Home where the crew
was staying
Few opposing men were in sight when
the sailors piled their bags and chests onto
an express wagon, they having changed
their tactics. The bark was lying out in
the stream, and expecting that crew might
be taken off to the vessel in the night a
large force of men was put into small boats
and lay close to the bark, though making
no attempt to board her. Sergeant Helms
escorted the men down TO the FOlsom-street
wharf, where a tug was in readiness to take
them off to the vessel. There was a look
Of blank surprise on the faces of those who
had watched the bark all night whe n they
saw the tug run alongside and caught sight
Of the strong force of blue-cOated police
men on her deck.
After putting the men on board Sergeant
Helms perceived that they would probably
remain but short time should he and his
men go back on the tug, so sending seven Of
his men ashore, he remained Oh board with
Officers Mahoney and Dover until the ship
was we'll out of the harbor, when they left
her at the whistling buoy and returned to
the shore in the tug that towed the vessel
to sea.
THE HALCYON's OPIUM.
What has become of the opium brought
from China on the HalycOn is a mystery 10
every one but those who were on board of
her, but if what one of her crew. who was
recently discharged, says is true, at least
part Of the cargo may be accounted Tor.
This man states that sometime before the
yacht entered Barclay Sound several days
were spent off the California coast, and dur
ing that time some 500 or 1000 jars supposed
to contain ginger were transferred to a
schooner called the Feagnaught This is
the name Of the vessel that put to sea from
San Diego with big crew TO OVerta6e the
Halcyon. If the story is true those who
went out to capture the sEuggler knew eX-
actly where to tind her, and were employed
to land at least part OF her cargo, so that the
story of the attempt to capture the Halcyon
was circulated in order to throw the customs
officers off the track.
Captain lessen has resigned his command
of the steamship Humboldt and the position
has been filed by Captain Gage.
WRECK OF THE MAY BELLE.
Tidings from Alaska are that the sealing
schooner May Belle was wrecked at Yukitat
Alaska, in May. The crew took 10 the boats
and was adrift for twelve days in the open
sea. with only Scant supply of food and
water. Her boats dritted toward Juneau,
where the half-Starved men we're rescued.
Their sufferingS were terrible, because for
the last four days they had neither food nor
water.
Quite curiosity was shown at the Office
of the Merchants and Ship-Owners' Tug
boat Company. Three large barnacles were
grown close together, and out OF one Of them
muSsel, over one linen long. The queer
m0llusk was taEen from the bottom Of The
schooner 4. X. Woods, which went on the
dry-dOck yesterday.
The ship Columbia, 1899 tons, has been
chartered to carry Cannery supplies TO
Alaska for the Chignk Bay Canning Com
pany.
The steamship Moutserrot is reported as
having arrived at Iquique, Chile. This is
the vessel that left San Francisco laden with
provisions.
ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIA.
The mail steamship Mariposa arrived
yesterday morning from Sydney and Homo
q
gers, among them couple OF Australian
puGllists. Included in the cargo were 5000
bags of sugar, 40 boxes OF opium, 3214 pigs
OF tin and 2400 boxes Of apples.
The weather yesterday was thick, with
slight sprinkling Of rain. The wind was all
around the compass from the west to south
and southeast, blowing 10 miles an hour
The barometer stood $3.50.
The steamer ThetiS tripped her anchor
yesterday afternoon aud went up to Mare
Island. She lay here some time trying to
ship crew, but only obtained three men.
The revenue cutter Thomas III. COrwin
will begin cOallug to-day. No orders have
been received by her to go to sea, and she
may lay in the stream for a week yet.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The following named vessels arrived IN
port yesterday: Steamers Gypsy from Santa
Cruz, Humboldt from Eureka and Mariposa
from Sydney The Rival from Fort Bragg,
with a cargo Of lumber, went up river d.
rect The steamer Venture came in from
RockpOrt with 325, 600 feet of lumber and
schooner Mary Gilbert from Albion with a
cargo of 5000 ties. The latter went TO Oak
land to discharge.
The following vessels went to sea: Ship
Crown of England for Hayre, bark CalifOr-
MIA for Huanchc0, barkentine Retriever for
Port Hartford and the steamers NOyO and
BenitO.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The following were the movements yes
terday: Steamer Lakme, Mission to sea-
wall; bark Ceylon, stream to sugar refinery;
steamer Australia, refinery to Folsom street,
and the ship Tweedsdale stream to sugar
refinery.
To-day the Lord Canning will 90 from the
stream to Oakland. bark Northwest from
Oakland to Harrison street, and the John
r. Kelley will come down from Port Costa.
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