The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-01
SEA AND SHORE.
The British Ship Josephine
Troop Given Up for Lost.
Delayed Departure Of BarSentine-A Rough
Bar-Crew Of the SLAYER Tahiti-An-
other Collier Tramp-Collision.


Croker walked ashore in a body at the
sea-wall shortly before noon yesterday,
many thought that the impending war be-
tween the Coast Seamen and the ship own
ers had begun. The vessel was on the point
of proceeding to sea when the men packed
up their dry goods and deserted her owing
to the fact that one of them, who is tar from
being professor of the English language,
nursed notion that the captain intended
to reduce the wages from $40 to $50 per
month. 1t took over an hour TO convince
the fellow that nothing of the kind was in
tended, and then all returned to the vessel
and she dropped into the stream.
Outside the heads the weather yesterday
was f0ggy with the wind from the southeast,
blowing twenty miles an hour. This made
the bar rather rough, and In consequence
none of the small coasters ventured out.
The barometer stood 30.09.
GIVEN UP AS LOST.
The British ship Josephine Troop has
been given up as lost. She is now out pa
days from Antwerp and is laden with coal.
1t is the general belief that she has been
destroyed by fire. and if so she is the fourth
vessel bound to this port that has been de-
stroyed in similar manner within year.
There is, however, chance that she may
Horn ana is now on her way out around
the cape of Good Hope. The ship Gretna
did this about year ago and arrived in
port after she had been given up as lost.
The Josephine Troop Is vessel of 1850
tons and was consigned to John ID.
Spreckels & Bros.
A ships sidelight, which will swing as
she heslS and always shine upon horizon
tai plane, has been invented in Cardiff
With the fixed light and the ship well
.1nl III lfrKl, ~, pY,l,r
half mile.
The Government steamer General Nc
Dowell will be laid up for repairs and her
place will be taken by the river steamer
SOnOma.
THE SLAYER TAHITI
The lost SLAYER Tahiti carried crew of
only five seamen, all of whom Joined her
Oh September 81 in brakes Bay. They
were shipped to replace crew of six nom
union men, who were discharged because
they refused to proceed any further in the
vessel. Following is a list of crew and Off
GERS: Captain Erickson, First Mate j.
Knecht. Second Mate NJ. Mons!n, Third
Mate and Sailmaker Richard Smith; cook
and steward, David Ferguson; cabn-boy,
Edmund Marwrai, and able seamen, j.
w. Hunter Charles Sjuusen, Henry Burns,
}. Vanvidke, Jake Peterson and a. Samuel
son.
The tramp-steamer Grandholm arrived
yesterday with coal from Departure Bay.
She is owned 10y the Union Steamship Com
pany Of british Columbia and was brought
out from England. If she does not do any
better than others of the same class her
stay on this Coast will be limited.
Lighthouse Inspector Perry has given
notice to mariners that the spar buoy
painted black on the outer edge of Humboldt
Bar, California, has disappeared. II will lie
replaced as soon as practicable.
RAN INTO A TUG.
The steamer Wilmington, plying between
this port and Astoria, endeavored TO make
landing on Sunday at the latter place. but
ran into the tug Astoria, stove in her side,
displaciug the engines AMI breaking some of
tile pipe connections. At the time the tide
was running very strong, and before the
signal 10 reverse engines could be given, the
Wilmington was biOadsdeS up againjt the
Astoria The damage to the Astoria is esti-
mated between 5000 ana $4,000
The rain yesterday morning transformed
East street, north of Market, into a veri-
table sea of mud, and pedestrians had a
hard time trying to cross the street without
sinking over their shoe-tops in mud. The
crossing a East aud Market streets was a
vast pool of water, through which men and
women had TO founder in order to 20 to the
ferry. Several people escaped being run
over at this point, as the traffic was very
heavy, and the police officers stationed
there had their hands full.
Captain MckinnOn, formerly of the British
ship River Falloch, arrived from London on
Saturday evening to take charge of the
British ship Armadale. He relieved Cap
tain Duncan, who retired on account OF the
illness Of his wife.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the Moewe to
Port Costa, steamer Bertha to Oakland
Creek, St. Johns from Port Costa to the
stream, the Jesse D. Freeman to the mud
flats, the Orca 10 the oil works. Drum
burton locked at Main street, the Beecfoft
at the sea-wall. County OF Flint went TO the
TolliDg-Inills and the King Arthur dropped
into the stream. To-day the Belvedere will
go to the stream, the Ceylon to Mission
street, FllntshiEe TO Howard No. 2, the
Celtic Queen to the rolling-niils, and the
c. +. Crocker, Harvester, Armadale, An
nesley and the whaling bark Abraham
Barker TO sea.
Arrivals were the steamers Wellington
and Grandhom. both from Departure Bay,
with coal to K. Dunsmuir 81 Sons. the Cres-
cent City from Crescent City and the Los
Angeles from Eureka.
The only departure up to shutdown was
the steamer Coos Bay for Wilmington.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following:
British ship Sierra Madrona. 1430 TONS now
on The Columbia River, wheat thence to Corr, U.
X, HaYre or Antwerp-chartered prior TO ar
rival by Bafour, Guthrie q Co.
British ship Afghanstan, 1921 tons, now on
the Columbia River, wheat thence to Cork, U.
rival by G. Cesar & Co.
British bark Ednyfed, 1851 Tons now on the
Columbia River, wheat thence 10 Cork U. k,
Hayre or Aniwerp-chartered prior TO arrival
by &. Cesar Co.
British ship City OF Carlisle, 1923 TONS now at
Victoria, Il. C., salmon and naval stores thence
to London-chaftered pIIor to arrival by Robert
Ward & Co.
British bark Iiata, 927 tons. wheat from Port
land 10 Cork, Z. X, HaYre or Antwerp; private
chartered by BafOur, Guthrie & Co.
British Ship Atblon, 1871 tons, now at Burrard
Inlet, lumber thence 10 Melbourne, e2 Is Cd
chartered by Tie Hastings Mill Company.
German bark O6eron, 1877 tons, merchandise
10 Hamburg and Bremen; lump sum-chartered
BY Schaclt. Lemcke g. 5 elmer
German bark LAX. Ontario, lO61 TONS wheat
to Cork. U. X, Havre Antwerp; private
chartered by BalfOur, Guthrie & Co.
Ship j. Is. Brown, now al San Pedro coal from
Nanaimo to san PedrO-charteIed by John
Rosenfeld's Sons.
German shp Kalliope will load wheat at Ia
coma for U. K, HAVE or Antwerp,
The Wellington Must Pay.
Judge Morrow, sitting in the United
States District Court, yesterday rendered