The morning call., 1891-08-09

fruit of every kind, which is piled up until
the boxes reach almost to the roof of the
shed. Matters did not improve when the
steamer I. c. Walker arrived from the Sac
ramento River yesterday afternoon with
over 10000 more boxes mostly pears.
In order to gain more room for the great
quantity OF fruit now arriving a gang of
men was set TO work yesterday putting up
fence TO inclose the bulkhead clear up to
Pacific.street Wharf. This will give about
200 feet more to JackSOn-Street Wharf.
The barge j. Chester sank in Mission
Bay on Friday night after coliding with
the piles at Mission Rock hard enough to
knock a hole in her side.
CoRCoRAN's RETIREMENT.
A rumor is going the rounds Of the city
front that successor has been appointed
to Captain Martin Corcoran, who for eight
years has filed the position of Chief
Wharfnger. The new chief, it is said, will
be James Boobar, Deputy County Clerk.
The change is not received very favorably
by shipping men along the front, and an
effort is being made 10 have Corcoran retain
the position.
The prompt assistance rendered by Cap
tain Campbell of the ship Sieve Donard,
and by Captain Teale Of the steamer Caro-
line, saved many hundred bales of jute from
being damaged in the fire on Harrison
street Wharf Yesterday, and Captain Brown
ing OF the SardOmene feels thankful for the
services they rendered.
At the present time there are no less than
twenty new vessels on their way to this
port from Great Britain, and eighteen of
them built OF steel.
ANOTHER OCEAN RACE.
Another ocean race started from San
francisco yesterday morning. The con-
testing ships are the Genorchy, Loeb Eek
and Benicia, all bound to Havre. The prize
Is basket OF wine and a suit of clothes, and
the winning vessel will receive a new ensign
cir hafc boxr,
made on the result, and the Glenorchy
seemed to be the favorite.
Plans have been received and bids called
for TO build a new ward at the Marine Hos
pltal. The new wing will cost about SI0.-
600, and will be finished by January 1st
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was thick, with an eight-knct breeze from
the west. The baropeter stood 1886.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING.
The following named vessels left this port
yesterday: Steamships Humboldt for
Eureka, Umatilla for Victoria aud the COL
laden ships Gienorchy, Loeb Eek and Be
nicia tOwed to sea bound to Havre; the
barks Don Carlos for Port Towns send, High
land Light for Karluk, Bundaeer for
Nanaimo, and the schoOners Del Norte,
ConfanZa and Maxim for coast ports;
The steamships Yaquina arrived from
Port Hartford, the Rival from Fort Bragg,
Willamette Valley from Yaquina Bay, Ven
tura from Rockport and the Pomona fro III
San Diego, also the bark Vidette from Port
Madison and the barkentine Tam O. Shanter
from Tacoma.
The bark New sboy went to Howard-street
Wharf, the Modoc to the sugar refinery and
the ship Stanley shifted from Fremont to
Berry street. To-day the Falls of Halla-
dale VIII dock at Fremont street and the
Wavertree will go to sea.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
-. Among the latest charters reported are
the following: German ship Elsie, 134S
tons, lumber from Puget Sound or Burrards
Inlet to Melbourne, Adelaide or Port Pirie,
93 5S-cbartered prior to arrival; bark Serica
to load salmon at Victoria for IT, K