The morning call., 1891-09-15
SEA AND SHORE.
Two Steamboats, Nearly Sunk as
the Result of a Race.
An Excursion Of Orphaned Children-Return
Of the Willamette From Chile-Mak-
ing Repairs at Mare Island

Considerable racing has been INDUCED in
by the various steamboats, ON Puget Sound,
but an accident occurred on Friday that will
no doubt put a stop to the practice for
while at least On the day mentioned the
steamers Olympian and City of Seattle were
racing from Tacoma to Seattle and it was
close race, but the City of Seattle was a
short distance ahead at the finish. She had
such headway on her as she neared the
wharf that before she could be stopped she
crashed into the steamer Cascade, nearly
cutting the stern off her. Several women
among the Seattle's passengers tainted and
for awhile the greatest excitement prevailed.
An exhibition drill of tie new water tower
and adjustable hose bridge was given at
Howard-street Wharf on Sunday morning.
The fire-bOat Governor Irwin furnished the
power and the exhibition was in every way
satisfactory.
CHARITABLE FIRM.
A short time ago Piper, Alden G. Co.
placed their fine steamer SunOl at the dis
p0sal of the Directors of the Orphans Home
at Vallejo. and the little ones were given
free trip TO this city and return. Soon after
the firm offered the steamer to the children
in st. Vincent's Home at Vallejo for a SIM
liar purpose, and the kind offer was gladly
accepted. Thursday of this week was the
day named, and every child in the institu-
tion will come down to san Francisco on
pleasure trip. The public school children
were offered similar privilege, which will
no doubt be accepted.
Among the passengers that arrived yeSter-
day on the steamer Walla Walla from Vic
tOria was Miss Emma Thursby, the singer.
The lady arrived here all right, but her
trunk containing dresses and jewery did
not, as it was sent to the steamer Empress
of Japan by mistake, and is now well on its
way to China.
BROUGHT THE LUMBER BACK.
The steamship Willamette arrived in port
from Chile yesterday, aud. 80 far as can be
learned her trip was not a success tiuan-
cially. Captain Hanson says tnat the
| Chileans were anything but short of sup
! plies, and most of what the steamer took
down was sold at price that hardly paid
| the cost OF transportation from this port.
| The captain was offered only SO a thousand
| for a lot of lumber that cost him Sl4 In this
city, so he brought it back again rather than
| dispose of it al such figure.
Most of the crew OF the United States
| steamer Ranger have been transferred 10 the
| guardship Independence, and the vessel has
! been stripped but is still in commission. 1t
! is rumOred that extensive repairs will be
| made. A large force of men is at work on
| the Adams. and it is said that she will be
used as training-ship for the naval bat
| talon.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was foggy, with the wind from the west,
blowing eight miles an hour The barometer
| stood 1896.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the j. w. Mari
| to Port Costa, Annie L. Wright to Long
| Bridge. Ptrices to the rolhng-mils and
! the Kelburn from Port Costa to the stream
| To-day the w. II. Macy will 60 to Howard
| No | The sfeampr Arapn tn the Merchants
Dry-dock and the bark Detroit will tow to
sea.
The arrivals were the steamers Green
wood from Bridgeport, Noyo from Fort
| Bragg. West Coast from Carmel Bay, va
| quina from Port Hartford, and san Pedro
from Departure Bay with a cargo of 300
tons of coal for +. Dunsmuir & Sons
Departures were the steamer Eureka for
| Wilmington and the bark Tidal Wave,
| bound to Port Madison.