The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-07
SEA AND SHORE.
Wreck of the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Nicaragua.
Arrival of the Chinese Steamer Belgic-Tug-
of-War Among the Boys on the City Front
Movements of Shipping.

Dispatches were received in this city yes
terday morning stating that the steamer
Nicaragua, enc of the Pacific Mail Con,-
pany's vessels, was ashore near Acajutla.
The Pacific Mail agents at this port at once
chartered the tug Vigilant of the Spreckels
line, with the intention of dispatching her
TO the assistance of the Nicaragua. Two
large wrecking- pumps were placed on board
the tug and 100 tons of coal were also taken.
The services of a couple of experienced
divers, with the requisite pumps and suits,
were soon procured, and Captain Clark of
the Starbuck was given charge of the work
of wrecking the vessel.
Shortly before the Vigilant was ready to
sail dispatch was received stating that the
steamer was a total wreck and all the tugs
in San Francisco could not do her any good.
The Vigilant's orders were at once counter
manded, and the wrecking apparatus taken
ashore.
The Nicaragua is a new vessel just out
from the East, where she was bnilt to take
the place OF the vessels that had been con-
demned. She was iron screw steamer OF
116S tons register, and was used as feeder
to the main line. She was on her way from
Panama to Champerico when she was
wrecked.
STRIPPING THE YARD.
in the Narrow-gauge freiGht-yard yester-
day morning. Only few cars remain in
the yard and as soon as these are taken
away all the rails will be taken up and the
yard stripped. In future the narrnw-gauge
fIeisht-carS will be landed at Lombard
street slip and run ashore on the belt
road.
In order TO keep warm the youngsters
along East street got up several tug-of-war
teams and had lots of fun. A team from
fI'Ar - lot kurA rftl
from tie "Barbary Coast" but were pulled
across the line IN just fifteen minutes.
They retaiated by rolling their captain in
the mud and then challenging their oppon-
ents TO a game OF fistcuffs, but before they
began Gghting some one yelled police and
the crowd scattered in all directions.
IN FROM CHINA.
The mail steamer Belgic arrived from
Fl 0ng-kong and \ OkOhama yesterday morn
ing, nearly thlrty-SX hours late. She
brought five cabin passengers and seventy
five Chinese in the Storage. Her cargo
consists of 32i2 tons, among which are
2l,S73 chests of tea, S232 sacks of rice and
beans aud 1852 bales of silk.
Yesterday was steamer day, as far as ar
rlyals and departures were concerned. ten
of that class of vessels arriving and three
going to sea. The arrivals were the Belgic
from China aud Japan, George w. Elder
and State of California from Portland.
Greenwood from Little River Coos Bay
from Newport, Wilmington from Astoria,
\ aQuna from Monterey, Costa Rica FROM
Departure Bay with cargo of 2400 tons Of
ecai Tor X. DuDSmulr " Sons, and the San
BeHlto from CUmax with 400 tens of coal
for the Southern Pacific Company.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The salings we're the Corona for San
Diego, Queen for Victoria, and Columbia
for Astoria.
The moves yesterday were the Many
down I Erappnnt vi Iur 70
Beale street and the Portland Lloyds TO
Lombard street.
To-day the Milton Park goes to Port
Costa, the Lake Ontario docks at Mission
No. 2, the Thistle at Boale street, and the
Care Horn Pigeon lows to sea.
The weather outside the heads Yesterday
was hazy with a northeast wind blowing Il
miles an hour. The barometer stood 1855.