The morning call., 1891-11-14
SEA AND SHORE.
How COal.Laden Vessels MOnOpO'
lie the Nharves.
New Whaling Statlon-Fillipg up Of Barge
With Water-Arrival Of a Whaler.
Movements and Charters
a New Whalil

Tie masters ard cOnsignees of coal-laden
vessels now in the stream are complaining of
the mannerin which some of the vessels now
at the wharve3 are being handled. Most of
the coal-laden ships are being used as ware
houses, and the coal is only taken out as
it is sold, in small quantities. Often not
more than twenty tons are taken out of a
vessel in a day, and the result is vessel
with loco OF 1900 tons of coal on board lies
at the wharf about five times as long as she
should do, thus keeping other vessels out of
berths. 10 the present crowded state of the
harbor time limit should be put on all
ships unloading at the wharves, or more
wharves should be built
Hobbs, Wall & Co.'s steamer, the Del
Norte, is making big bid for the Coos Bay
trade, and is becoming very popular, as she
is by far the fastest boat on the route, and
has good accommodations for passengers.
FULL OF WATER ON THE FLATS.
The old barge Neya belonging to the
Southern Pacific Company had a cargo of
about $50 tons of coal on board, and was
lying at Mission ,, but during the night the
old tub SpraDg a-leak, and when the crew
put III an appearance at o'clock yesterday
morning the barge was on the point of TAX
ing a dive to Tie bottom. a tug was sent
for in hurry, and the barge was lowed to
Mission Flats where she now lies full of
water.
The funeral of II. G. Dexter, late chief
officer Of the steam whaler Orca, will take
place at noon to-day, and nearly every
whaler in port is making arrangements to
attend. Dexter was one of the best-known
whalemen on the coast. and had big circle
of friends.
The whaling bark Hunter arrived from
Fox Island yesterday morning with 80
n NJ mr. or f..r
james McKeRna.
NEW WHALING STATION.
a whaling party of fifteen. under the
leadership oil Captain Bin Thomas, left on
Thursday for new whaling station on the
coast at point between Santa Barbara and
Point Conception, where kelp is found in
great abundance. The station is equipped
with two large whale boats, guns and
cooperago outfit.
The British ship Talisman, previously re-
ported, reports that on the 18th she was
caught in hurricane and thrown on her
beam ends. The cabin, fOrecastle and gal
ley were Quilted and considerable damage
was done to the ship. The pumps were
choked and there were fourteen inches of
water in the ship. The cargo shifted and
over fifty tons Of wheat had to be thrown
overheard.
Dispatches TO the Merchants Exchange
from London state that the Norwegian
bark Cosmo firm Port Blakeley for London
has arrived at Grave5end leaking and hay-
ing lost several sails.
The Weather outside the heads yesterday
was may. with light breeze from the
northwest. The barometer stood 1901.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrivals yesterday were the steamers La
guna from Fields Landing, Walla Walla
from Victoria, Record from WeStport and
Eureka from Newport; British ship Maxwell
from London with cargo of u, 3Sl casks
OF cement consigned 10 BaliOur, Guthrie &
CO.; three coal-laden vessels consigned to
j. d. Spreckels IL Bros; the British ships
Thistle from Cardiff, with 5000 tons, the
Carnarvonshre from Liverpool, with 1873
TONS and the Lady Ruthyen from Nsw-
castle, y. s. W., with 2274 tons. and the
bark Lady Lampson from Sydney, with 60
tons for j. j. Moore & Co.
Inc moves were the steamer Belvidere to
the Union Iron Works, the Habitant, W. j.
Prize and Aderlty TO the sea-wall, the
Alexander Black locked at Beale the
Waterloo at Fremont. the Galilee at Mission
No. l. the Patagonia and Sierra Miranda
came down from Port Costa and anchored
in The stream. To-day the King Edward
Will 20 into the stream and the Lady Lamp
son TO the rOIlling-mills.
Departures were the mail steamer City of
New \ ork for Panama and the schoOners
RIO Rey, Newark, Glendale, Eliza Miller,
MAY flower and Nettie Sundborg for coast
ports.
LATEST REPORTED CHARTERS.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
Snip Carondelet, 1867 tons, lumber from
Puget Sound TO Port Prize, 81 rs 81; char
tered by the Pacific Pine Lum Der Company.
British iron ship Lady Ruthven, 1891 tons,
wheat TO [. X, Havre or Antwerp, prior 10
arrival. Ais Sd
Bolivian bark Bundaleer, 92l tons, coal
from Departure Bay to this port chartered
by John Rusenfeld's Sons
Schooner Nora Harkins, 1870 tons, mer-
chandise to Mexican ports; chartered BY f.
Holmes.
Brig Galilee. $50 tons, returns to Tahiti,
For the Landing of Powder.
The Harbor Commissioners have selected
Thursday as the one day Of tie week when
it viii be permissible to land powder on the
waterfront Wharves. The explosive cam
not be stored on the wharves, but must be
removed Immediately on landing. The Com
missioueTs state that they intend to use all
possible precautions against the danger of
handling the explosive, and will not allow
II to be landed al any other point than Sec
ton of the sea-wall.