The morning call., 1891-09-30
SEA AND SHORE.
Heavy Weather Reported Outside
of the Heads.
An Anchor Of the sunken United States Man.
of-War Cumberland Is Now Possessed
by the Ship W. H. Macy.

Advlces were received at the Merchants
Exchange yesterday that the weather was
very severe outside the heads. the wind
blowing at the rate of forty miles an hour.
A dispatch was received at o'clock that
the Government wires were down west Of
Crescent. The schooner Louisa d. which
left early in the morning. was compelled to
return in the afternoon, having been unable
to make any Roadway against the heavy
seas One OF her boats not being fastened
we'll was washed overheard aud lost. The
schooner Amethyst, which also left In the
morning, put back about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon on account Of the squally weather.
In the wind-storm her jib was carried away.
The ship Jason, which left in the after
noon, lost two of her tOpsails going out,
while off Point Reyes, but she continued on
her course.
ONE OF THE CUMBERLAND's.
Captain Amesbury of the ship W. ii.
Macy stated yesterday that his port anchor,
which weighs i've tons, was one OF the
original anchors on the United States man
| nf-War Cumberland, which was sunk dur
| ing the Civil War in Hampton Roads by the
| Rebel monitor Merrmac. Alter the war
| the sunken vessel was sold TO wreckeTS, who
recovered. among other effects, the anchor
| mentioned and disposed Of 1t to the owners
| of the Macy.
! Word was received yesterday from Cap
| tain Miller of the bark Annie johnson,
| owned by Crawford, that she had arrived at
| Nanaimo, 10 days from Honolulu, which is
| considered very fast time.
The steamship Belgc will be due from
Hong Kong to-day
SEVERE GALES OFF THE HORN.
The American ship 5. P. Hitchcock ar
rived IN port yesterday from New York in
| IA days, which was very slow time for the
| ha Ia hafor. 10 ha
in 10l days The Hitchcock encountered
very severe gales around the Horn, during
which her lower foretOp sail came down by
| the run. Fortunately, no one WAS injured.
Tho Oceanic Steamship Company's
| steamer arrived yesterday with light cargo
of sugar. There were also OH board 365
! bags OF rice, 1852 bundles of hides, 149 bales
| of wool and 5567 punches OF bananas.
Among the passengers were j. ID. Spreckels
| and wife, who have been spending some
| weeks i'll Honolulu.
Captain d. K Shaw has taken command
! of the tug -Etna and Captain ID. c. Thorn
| sen has been transferred to the tug Sea
| Queen.
WASHED ASHORE ON ALASKA.
Two OF the crew of the schooner Marguer-
| tie OF Seattle, named Thomas Boswell and
| j. SchieffelIn, were washed ashore GA the
| north side OF the Alaskan peninsula. When
| they landed they encountered a BEAR and
| in the contest with the animal Boswell had
his knee crushed. The men managed to re-
| gain their vessel
The steamer Walla Walla arrived yester-
day from Victoria and Puget Sound ports.
| Captain Wallace stated That the schooner
| Fannie Dutard, which was recently run
down by the steamer Zambesi had been re-
paired, and would return to this port next
| week.
The Sailors Union has strong hopes of
being able to place union crew on the
schooner Vina, which arrived In port with
non-uHiOn men.
WON BY THE MAINE SHIP.
According to Seaboard, Bath people have
been greatly interested in a novel ocean
race, which has terminated with Maine
| vessel the winner. The vessel is the ship
Henry b. Hyde, 1858 tous. built in Bath in
1884 and commanded by Captain Putnam.
| The Hyde left San Francisco for England
on the 10Th Of May and arrived in the Mer-
sey on Thursday evening, September 81, in
tow of the ScTew-tug Jane Jolitfe, which
fell in with her off Hollyhead This vessel
was the subject Of heavy betting on the
American side of the herring pond" she
having been pitted against the Liverpool
iron ship DawPool, Captain Fearon, which
sailed from San Francisco about the same
time, both bound for Liverpool. On Friday
night, the 4th, there was no news of the
II ,5 seyeef tugs we're on the
sands of dollars are at stake on the result OF
the race.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The ship Spartan Will be towed to sea to-
day; the bark Germauia will go from the
stream to Main street and the ship Ivanhoe
to the west side of the same wharf; the brig
Lurline from the Union Iron Works to Mis-
sion street; the ship Hitchcock from stream
10 Fremont street; the barkentine Marin
from Oakland 10 Harrison street; the brig
) | J. d. Spreckels from the sugar refinery to
. the Union Iron Works; the schooner Arma
y | from the sugar refinery to the Union Iron
Works; the steamer Australia from Fulton
5 street to the same place; the ship Harry
Morse from stream to Long Bridge, and the
W, H. Macy from Howard street to Port
5 Costa; the schooner Letitia was towed
: from the stream TO Oakland Greek yester-
: day; the ship Alaska from Alameda tC
5 Beale street; the ship Macdarmd from the
s stream to Green street, and the Jason to sea
the barge Seattle from Beale street to Oak
0 land Creek; the ParthenOpe from Mission
street TO Union street and the steamer VII
lamette Valley from the sea-wall to Unior