The morning call., 1891-02-13
SEA AND SHORE.
The st. Paul Loses Her Foremost
i'm a Collision.
Long Voyage of Bottle Over Three Years at
sea-The Bear Fitting Out for the
Arctic-More Coal Arrives.


by her odd appearance, as she had no fore
mast. The ship lost her mast as she was
leaving Port Townsend.
The St Paul had hardly left the wharf
when she ran foul Of the Chilean ship Emma
Louisa. The st. Paul tried to rIn under
the bowsprit of the Chilean vessel. and in
doing so had her foremost carried away
close to the deck. The falling wreck
smashed the starboard side of the bridge
and broke one of the beats in two, besides
carrying away part OF the rail and slightly
damaging the wheel-house.
Captain Erskine was on the bridge at the
time and had a very narrow escape, only
saving himself by jumping to the deck. 1t
was miracle no one was hurt, as the decks
were full of passengers at the time of the
accident. The ST. Paul will have new
mast stepped before going to sea again.
She brought down fitty-one passengers.
STEAMER SUNK.
a dispatch from Anacortes states that on
the night of the 18th some persons cast
off the little steamer Union from the wharf
and the vessel drifted off and sank in thirty
five fathoms of water. Nothing whatever
can be seen Of her.
THE BEAR.
The Government steamer Bear, lying at
Harrison-Street Wharf, is being sheathed
with ironwo0d, and some slight repairs are
being made 10 her engines. Her officers say
she is the most comfortable ship that ever
went TO the Arctic. and is splendid craft to
go through the ice. The Bear carries
crew, all told, of sixty men. She will be
ready for sea In about six weeks.
RUN INTO BY A sCow.
The tug Relief, while lying at the Oceanic
Dock, was run into by the scow Nettie
loaded with grain. The scOw's bowsprt
Knocked out the alter window and bent the
iron plates of the tugs deck-house The
Nettie escaped without Il scratch.
The schooner Dashing Wave is having
some new timbers put III and Will have new
pianking all around Oh her topsides.
VOYAGE OF A BOTTLE.
A vessel recently arrived at New York
from Central America reported that on the
18th Of January she picked up a small bottle
at AmbergiSkey, q small island close to the
coast OF ucatan. A slip of paper was III
the bottle on which was written: "Ths
bottle was thrown overheard from the
Cunard steamer Cephnlonia, on the oath of
November, 1887, by W. c. Lippard, when
the ship was about 400 miles from Boston,"
The bottle had been over three years al sea,
aud during that time had Travelled over $500
miles, an average Of about six miles day.
TIE sEALERs.
The sealing schooner Louis Olsen went
on the dry-dock yesterday, and will be
given q thorough OVelDaulHg.
Ross x Hewlett of this city have shipped
seven boats by the City Of Puebla, which
will sail next Saturday. They are for the
new sealer now at Victoria fitting out for a
cruise. The sealer was built at the East,
and Will fly the British flag, but is owned
by Americans.
New steam launches have been supplied
the sealing schooner Henry Dennis at
Sausalito, and she is expected TO make big
catch of otter.
OPPOSITION TO ALASKA.
The Pacific Coast Company will not have
things all their own way during the coming
Alaska excursion season, which opens next
month. The Canadian Pacific Company
will run the steamer Danube from Victoria
and Vancouver to Alaska The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company will run the
Queen and Mexico. The Corona was run
last year, but had not sufficient accommodate
tons.
Que of the best voyages for a long time
was made by the ship Lucille. She left San
Francisco on November Sd and arrived at
New York on Wednesday last, having made
the passage In 100 days.
ARRIVALS.
The ships Drumcraig and Kings County,
both bound TO this port, have been spoken
at sea.
The steamer St, Paul, Captain Erskine.
was 80 hours from Port Townsend. She has
1000 tons of coal on board.
The ship Guardian, Captain Marsden,
was days on the trip from Nanailno, with
1918 tons of coal for John Rosenfeld IL Sons.
The steamer Coos Bay, Captain Leland,
came up from San Pedro in 2la days.
The steamer WhitesborO, Captain Gun
dersOn, came in yesterday, 10 hours from
Cleone, with 600 railroad ties,
The steamer Oregon. Captain Polemann,
came in at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
She was "a hours from Portland c1a 4Asto- t
ria She brought down As cabin and 80
Storage passengers.
The steamer HUMBOLDT. Captain lessen
came down from Eureka in twenty-one
hours.
The steamer Crescent City, Captain
Stocafieth, vas thrty-six hours on the
trlU from Crescent City.
The steamer Gypsy, Captain Piummer,
came up from Santa Cruz in twelve hours.
The steamer Venture was ninety hours
from GrayS Harbor, lumber laden.
The steamer Navarro, Captain Anderson,
was seventeen hours coming from Mendocno
City.
The schooner Rebecca, Captain Christian
sen, made the passage from Humboldt in
SiXty-ei ght hours.
The schooner Mary Bruhn. Captain
Molie, was three days coming down from
Humboldt.
The steamer CIeone, Captain Hanon.
bound from Coos Buy to San Pedro. put into
this port Wednesday night for coal.
The steamer Record, Captain Jensen, with
a.cargo of lumber, arrived here Wednesday
night. "A hours from Westport.
SAILED.
The bark George T. Manson, Captain
Crack, towed to sea yesterday, bound for
Tacoma.
TIE steamer West Coast Captain Gerne,
sailed yesterday for Westport
The steamer Pomona Captain Hall, went
to sea, bound for San Diego.
The Hawaiian steamer Costa Rica, Cap
tain Mcintyre, left bound for Nanaim0.
The schooner John Frederick, Captain
Beck, sailed yesterday for Bodega.
The schooner Maria f. Smith went to sea
yesterday. She is bound to Tacoma.
The bark Nonantum, Captain Mcclure,
lowed to sea, bound to Port Madison.
The bark Oregon, Captain Boyd, was
towed out yesterday, bound to Port Angeles.
The schooner Glendale, Captain johnson,
left for Gig Harbor.
The steamer State of California sailed for
Portland.
MOVEMENTS.
The bark Tamerlane came over from Oak
land yesterday and locked at Third street.
The ship City of York came down from
Fort Costa and went to Union street.
The bark NJ. E. Watson towed to Harri
SOn-street Wharf.
The steamer Bear came from the Union
Iron Works and went to Harrison street.
The bark Sea Ranger went to the hay
wharf.
The ship Riverside lowed from Oakland
out into the stream and came to an anchor.
The ship Occidental was taken to Howard
street Wharf.
The schooner Alton went. to Fremont
street Wharf
WIND AND WEATHER.
AT O'Clock yesterday morning the barom-
eter stood 30.06; at noon, 300S; at o'clock.
1907. The weather at Point Lobos at
O'Clock yesterday morning was cloudy;
WIND southeast, miles; at 9 o'cluck,
cloudy, southeast 20 miles; at IL o'clock
noon, cloudy, southeast, % miles; at