The morning call., 1891-10-02
SEA AND SHORE.
Many Vessels Delayed by the
Heavy Weather.
Bad Accident to a Wrecker-Delay Of the
Belgio-A sloop Found Adrift-MOve-
ments and Charters

Another vessel has been compelled to re-
turn to port on account of the heavy weather.
The schooner Neptune left this port for
Eureka on September 18th, and experienced
such heavy weather that she sprung leak
and made water so fast that it was deemed
advisable to return for repairs. The steam-
er Point Arena came in yesterday and re-
ports that owing to the rough weather she
was unable to make a landing at Point
Arena. The fine steamer Pomona was sew
eral hours late in arriving from San Diego.
and Captain Hall told CALL reporter that
he had to buck against northwest gale and
a heavy sea all the way up. The steamers
Areata and Arago also had long trips up to
Coos Bay. Both left here on Saturday and
only arrived at their destination late on
Wednesday night.
CRUSHED BELOW THE KNEE.
very serious accident occurred on
Whitelaw's wrecking vessel Sampson, en-
gagged on the new breakwater at Port Har-
ford. One of the crew named c. E. Mckay
was standing near the big steam-wnch
about 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning,
when his leg was caught in the cogwheel5.
ana before the machine could be stopped
the limb from the knee down was crushed
IN lTlRUblul muHNeT. hChdy WIS DlOuShC
TO this city on the steamer Pomona, and
taken to the German Hospital yesterday
afternoon.
c. O. Olsen has reported to the HarbOr
Police that he picked uD on Tuesday night
a sl0Op called the Roman, which was adrift
halfway between Arch Rock and Yellow
Bluff. She had evidently dragged her an
chors, as they were both han ging from the
bow and Is fathoms of chain hat been paid
ont on each. Olsen took his prize to SauSa-
Ito. where she now lies.
BROKE THE RECORD.
The Teutonic Of the White Star Line has
again proved herself to be the fastest
steamer crossing the Atlantic. dispatch
was received In this city by the cOmpany's
agents stating that she had just finished the
run from New York to Queenstown In
days, p hours and p minutes, thus clipping
l hour and IS minutes off the best previous
record. The same vesse made the run from
Queenstown to New York in days, 10 hours
and So minutes, the best on record.
The river steamer City of Stockton ran on
the mud in the Narrows while on her way to
Stockton on Wednesday n ght aud remained
there from o'clock in the evening until
nearly . o'clock yesterday morning. In
consequence she did not reach this city until
late hour yesterday afternoon.
DELAY OF THE BELGIC.
The mail steamship Belgic, from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, is expected to reach
San Francisco some Il me Tomorrow. The
cause of the delay is SAID to be on account
of having left Yokohama two days late. and
having been further delayed by calling at
Honolulu. She Is booked to leave again GU
the Sth, and the comnanv will have to rush
things TO have her go away on time.
Charges of cruelty have been made by
one Of the apprentices, Sidney L. Stone,
against Captain George Adams of the Brit
iSh ship Andrada, but recently arrived at
this port. The lad says the captain is in
the habit of beating him, and has also struck
him with knife. Tue British Consul will
investigate
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was hay. with the Mind still from the north,
blowing is miles an hour. The barometer
stood $3.50
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Australia,
kilbraunan and Province to Port Costa,
Emily Reed to Beale, Southern Chief to Pa
ciGc, steamer Hounslow to Howard No. l,
Enoch Talbot TO Pacific, Columbia and E.
snOre to Spear street, Pericles to the sea-
wall, Ocean to the ROlling-mills, and the
GlenesSlin from Port Costa to the stream.
To-day the Levi q. Burgess will dock at
Bea e, the Lord TempletOn and Oriental will
go TO Oakland, and the Clan Robertson will
tow to Port Costa.
Departures were the steamers Rival for
Fort Bragg and Del N0rte for Crescent City.
The bark j. d. Peters sailed for New York,
the Trupic Bird for Tahiti, Oakland for
Port Madison, Alaska for Tacoma, Bunda-
leer for NanaimD, and the scho0Hers BOOo-
link. X bert and Minnie. Mary Eta Jennie
Griffith Ivy, Berwick, Emma Utter, Annie
Gee, Daisy Rowe, Eclipse, Ocean Spray,
Garcia and Sacramento for Coast ports.
Arrivals were the steamers Pomona from
San Diego, Point Arena from Mendocino,
and humboldt from Eureka; also the coast
ers Therese, Gusse Klose and Neptune.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are:
Norwegian bark Benjamin Bangs, 1l19
tons, now at Port Blakeley, lumber thence to
Melbourne, Adelaide or Port Prize, s. IS Cd;
chartered pliOr TO arrival.
Barkentiue North Bend, 35S TONS lumber
from Puget Sound TO Fiji; chartered by Rem
ton, HOlme, IL Co.
British iron barkentne City of Adelaide,
943 tons, loads lumber on the Sound for
Sydney.
Bark Theobald, 932 tons, coal from Seat
tie TO this port; chartered by Husband &
Brooks.