The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-18
SEA AND SHORE.
Work on the Jetty at the Mouth
of the Columbia.
Romantic Wedding at sea-slesping-Cars for
Australia-Laying the Cable to Oakland.
Movements and Charters.

Work on the jetty at the mouth OF the
Columbia mas been progressing rapidly since
fine weather set in, says the Oregonian.
During the past month the tramway has
been extended over 1000 feet, and 224 feet
have been added during the week. The
amount of rock deposited in the jetty is
larger than was deposited during the
same time last year. The jetty is now
out so far that the action of the waves has
more effect upon it. 1t is necessary to keep
the work Of putting down mattresses and
dumping rock as close up to the pile-driver
as possible, as the action Of the waves soon
washes out the sand between the piles
where there is no rock. All along the rear
of the jetty the sand is building up very
fast ana ntar the end there are two large
areas, which ale now bare from two to four
hours before low water As fast as the
rock is extended, the sand begins to bank
up behind it. Major Handbury will take
sOundings on the bar as soon as favorable
opportunity offers, TO ascertain how much
the depth of water has increased He has
the project for a tWenty-fye-foOt channel
from Portland to the sea well under way
and viii have it completed before Congress
meets, and will be able at any time to
Portland commission may need.
Welded AT SEA.
a marriage on the high seas was solemn
lied with all nautical style by Captain Dun
nigan of the little tug Mile yesterday
morning. The bride was Miss Madeline
Tisch and the groom Stewart A. Pickett,
both of Oakland The others of the we'd
ding party were George Pickett. brother of
the groom, and Miss Annie O'Hara. In
honor of the occasion tie gallant skipper
doned his best suit of clothes and spent the
preceding night in hunting up prayer
book. The tug left Clay street Wharf about
O'Clock in the forenoon, and ran out as far
as the nine-fathOm buoy, where the cere
mony was performed. Both bride and
groom were too sick to stand up and in-
terrUpted the ceremony several times IN
order to take long, deep look into the
ocean, as If looking for something. As soon
as the thing was over the party returned to
San Francisco. Once more on terra tirma
the gallant groom made up for lost time by
impTinting several smacking kisses on the
lips Of his blushiDg bride, in spite of the
fact that half hundred people on the
wharf were enjoying the spectacle. Pickett
is an engineer If an Oakland planing-mil
and his bride is said to be the daughter of
the proprietor Of the Palace Baths, on
Washington street The wedding at sea
was the result Of opposition on the part Of
her parents t. the match.
CARS FOX AUSTRALIA
When the MaripOsa will leave for Aus
tTalia on her next trip she will take to the
colonies several eeping-carS built by Pea I
body & Co. of New York. They are in
tended for the New South Wales Govern
ment and an expert will 20 down to superin-
tenG putting them together. These are the
first cars Of the kind ever shipped from this
country to Australia.
The stretch Of cable from Goat Island to
Oakland for the new Bennett NJ ackay Cable
Company was laid yesterday and the line
will soon be in working order.
The weather Yesterday was thick, with
south wind blowing sixteen miles an hour.
The barometer stood 1886
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The GLOWING vessels came into port yes
teriay: Bark c. d. Bryant, sugar laden,
from Honolulu for Williams, Dm0nd Il
Co; steamers Willamette Valley from va
Quina Bay, Del Norte from Crescent City,
Whitesboro from Greenwood. NOyo from
Noyo, all lumber laden, Point Iona from
Grays Harbor, North Fork from Eureka
and Alexander Duncan from San Diego;
schOoneTs MelanCthOn and Howard, also
lumber laden.
The following named vessels went to sea:
Steamers Los Angeles for Eureka, Hermosa
for Port Townsend, Eureka for WIlmin gt0n,
Empire and Costa Rica for NanaimO. the
ship Columbia for OunalaSka and the Forest
Queen bound to Honolulu.
CARRIED AWAY HER FANTAIL.
While the steamer Pride of the River was
docking yesterday at JacksOn-street Wharf
she carried away her fantail by striking the
end of Washington-street Wharf.
The steamer NUyo reached port with her
raft Of 500 piles without having lost one
stick The tow was made in faster time
than ever before.
Work on the new belt road is going ahead
with a rush. Ties are &aid nearly to Wash
ingtOn street and a long stretch Of rails has
been laid.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The movements yesterday we're: Ship
Tam O Shanter from Beale to Mission, bark
British Princess TO the Rolling-millS, Yo-
semitic from the Union Iron Works to Free
mont street, steamer ATratl from SSusait0
to Vallejo street, Gaena from the stream to
Union street, bark Majestic to the Rolling
mills and the Bonanza to Pacifc-street
Wharf. To-day the John A. Briggs will go
to tbs refinery, the Crown Of England 90
Harrison street and the Clan Mdcfarlan to
Section of the Seawal.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
OF charters reported yesterday are the fol-
lowing: Robert ). Bernard, British bark,
1896 tons now on Puget Sound, lumber from
Hastings Mills to Australia; prior to arrival.
Alexander, British schooner, 235 tons, mer-
chandiSe to Central American ports by T.
7. II. Whitelaw