The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-05
SEA AND SHORE.
lIdings of Two British Sims
Anxiously Awaited.
a Rev Vessel for the California Traas-Tss
Detained Bark Ferris S. ThOmpson-TOu-
mage on the Way to the Port

Insurance men and others Interested ar.
anxiously awaiting tidings of the Britis5
vessels Deanfeld and Malaysia both boord
ir IN Inis port for Europe. The former is a.,
n,tio,- n Ish bark of 1912 tons re i,ter
ooron o 20. mere on June IL, 1890 with a
Iaiso Vi general merchandise for hamburg.
iAei cargo Is valued at S9l ,24O and is fulIv
covered by Insurance in this city. 1t "a
generally believed that the Deanfield was
the vessel seen by the ship Mentone. which
on Its arrival at Glasgow, reported hayinS
seen an iron bark of about HOO tons ashore
near Cape Horn. The Mentone reported
too' having passed through a quantity ef
| wreckage near the Cape, which might hay.
come from the Deanfeld.
THE MALAYSIA.
The British ship Malaysia, Captain Kirk
bride, left here on August 9Th of last wear
for Cork with cargo of g., 742 centals of
wheat, valued at $4,000. shipped bv En-
plnger u Co. She is an iron vessel OF 1871
tons register. There is no doubt that she
encountered the hurricane that was met by
the ships Ventura and Queen Victor ia, both
OF whlch mad to put back to port in distress.
once leaving here she has not been spoken or
heard CT The Ventura sighted some wreck
age ana floating oil cases, which it is almost
certain came from the Malaysia 1t is sand
that insurance men are freely Offering IS
takers.
THE DETAINED BARK.
The bark Ferris S. Thomson, which had
her sailing delayed by orders from the Cu,.
tom-house, Is lying at anchor in the streaia.
waiting Ior Inc matter to be adjusted. There
Is no doubt that the affair Will be settled TO-
DAY and the bark proceed on her voyage to
Kahulu.
Captain John r. Howard, who was ia.
command Of the vessel up to Saturday, aud
VINO hled the protest at the CustUm-hotss
that caused the delay, said in a CONVERSE
ZION yesterday: Il took the course l did 10
protect myself. Yesterday morning; when
asked Captain Potter if l should clear tbe
vessel, he informed me that she was cleared,
ana added, you Can pack up your traps and
60. wanted to be Unidentified in some
way for such summary dismissal in what
might be called the middle of voyage, and
wanted, too, to be right with the owners
In New York, whose agent ] was, as cap
tam. L could not find Mr.. Spreckels, So
did what Thought my duty aud filed pro-
test against the vessel leaving. At the Cas-
Ionl-house IL was ascertained that Captain
Potter was not the legal agent OF the vessel
ahd owned no interest in her according g.
documents on file there. l suppose tu-mal-
row Geographic adviceS will be received
from the owners which will enable the bark
TO get away with another master, but MI .
see that L am UNIDENTIFIED.
FOR THE CALIFORNIA TRADE.
A new vessel, built and owned by Houp1
ton Brothers, was launched at Bath, Nc, !.
last week. She is said to be beautiful err - :.
her dimensions being: Length 260, beam 4,
depth OF hold rs feet, gross tonnage 2l95, l.st
23IO. Her carrying capacity Is $500 TOYS.
When ready for sea she VIII have cost y
ward of S125,000 The new ship has been
named tile Parthia. She was built express ~
for the California trade and is chartered .
load at New ork for this port
TONNAGE ON THE WAY.
The total tonnage of vessels now on lie
way to this port Is 27S.9i5 At the same tine
last year 1t amounted 10 1895 tons. OF
that now on the way 3O,779 tons comes from
New York, 1925 from Philadelphia, 1j,Gi5
from Baltimore, II. 1871 from Antwerp, l., $40
from Glasgow, 1888 from Hamburg, 9jl3
from the Hawaiian Islands, IS 239 from l. v
erpoUl, l5,49l from London, 44,99l from
Newcastle, \. 5. W., S0I2 from Newcas r.
on-IynP Rio de JuneirO 26lS. Sydney 7l51
and Swansea 6,72S.
QUIET WATER. FRONT.
The city front, except in the neigh "
hood of the ferries, was entirely desef I'd
yesterday. AT the south end. after tie
wind freshened up in the AFTERNOON, 5ae
water was little lumpy, but the wind being
from the south the bay was sheltered some
what and all the vessels RODE easily. The
only vessel arrivals, coasting bark and
schooner, and tho schooner Allen a sugar
laden from Honolulu. Nut a single vessel
went to sea.
The weather was thick at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day from the
southeast, blowing AT 8 O'Clock in the after
noon twenty-four miles an hour. Fho
barometer read Eight o'clock in the morn
Ing, 5000; noon, 30.OI; o'clock in the eve,
ming. 1892.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Pacific Mail steamer City OF Peking
went on the Hunters Point dry-dock yes
terday.
The steamer Montserrat came over from
Works.
The ship W. f. Babcock will shift frGll
the sugar refinery to-day TO Mission No. =
The bark Alex Mcneil has locked at.
Howard No. l.
The General Roberts viii 90 to Fremont
street to-day, and the General Knox will tow
to sea.