The morning call., 1891-11-11
SEA AND SHORE.
C.psIzing and Sinking of the
Helen Brewer in the Clyde.
A Collier on Her First Voyage Burned at Sea.
Launching Of Naphtha Schooner.

Captain Laurenzen has received letter
from Captain Charles Schauer, dated at
Port Glasgow, stating tina. the fine new
stee! ship Helen Brewer had capsized and
sunk in the Clyde. The accident occurred
while the ship was lying at the wharf at
Duncan'S yard, which, by the way, is the
same from which the Inflated Wamphray
sailed. Owing to the extreme high water
the ship tore the mooring posts out of the
dock and then capSlZed, filled and sank.
The Helen Brewer was fully rigged but
no sails were bent She was to have sailed
in few days for Philadelphia there to
load for Japan. The Helen Brewer was
built for the trade between this city and the
Hawaiian Islands.
The harbor is crowded with vessels, and
the tugboats are kept pretty busy, yet they
keep bright lookout seward, as there are
no less than sixty deep water vessels now
on the way to this port that are expected to
arrive any day.
BURNED AT SEA.
Dispatches from London state that the
British ship Wamphray, Captain Neon
nell, has been burned at sea. The crew were
saved and landed at IquiQue. The Wam-
phray was new steel ship, on her first
voyage, and was laden with cargo of
Scotch splint coal, consigned to j. d.
SpreckelS Il Bros. She was of 1924 tons
register, 270 feet long, 40 feet wide and %: i
deep, and was out ninety-two days. This
is the third vessel burned at sea during the
year laden with the same kind of coal, and
1t is regarded as one of the most dangerous
cargOeS that can be put into a vessel.
,I0SHnnIup TrOOn
now out 1874 days, is also laden with spliut
coal for j. ID. Spreckels eS Bros, ana moth
ing has been heard of her since she was
spoken on May 18th Seventy-tive per cent
has been offered and refused to leinsure her,
as it is feared she has met fate similar to
the Wamphray.
The mail steamer Alameda will leave for
Honolulu and Sydney at 3 O'Clock to-mOr-
row afternoon.
DISABLED A SECOND TINE.
The British ship Knight Commander has
again put back TO Port Stanley on account
of damaged rudder. A dispatch received
in this city on July 81 stated that she had
put into Port Stanley with her rudder
plntleS broken. In order 10 repair most Of
the cargo had to b. discharged. This was
done; bat the facilities for doing work of
this kind at Port Stanley are not the best
IN the world, aud the result was that soon
after the ship sailed the rudder pintle again
broke, and tie crippled ship was forced to
days, and is consigned 10 A. Carpenter.
The old apron at the narrow-gauge ferry
Slip has been removed. and new one is
being put in. The old one has beer re-
garded with suspicion for some time, so it
was decided TO put in new one before any
accident happened.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was hazy, with an eight-knOt breeze from
the northwest. The barometer stood at
30.07.
A NAPuTHA SCHOONER.
A new schooner-rigged craft will be
| launched from Dlckey'S ways at the PO-
| trero tomorrow. The new vessel has been
named the Nettie Low, and in addition to
| her sails Will be provided with a gasoline
| engine of Is horsepower. She will run be-
tween this port and Point Reyes and Cap
! tain John Low, formerly of the Jennie
| Griffin, the owner OF the new craft, Will
! command her. I he Nette Low is "a feet
long on keel. GO feet over all, Is feet beam
and feet 10 inches deep.
! Chief Officer Fox will be in command Of
| the British ship Bercr0ft when she sails,
/ CAPTAIN w. j. Christie having resigned on
! account of sickness, and win sal! Tor Aus
traa ON the Alameda to join his family at
! Sydney. Captain Christie has been in the
! cOmpanys employ for over twenty years
! and Is lOath to give up his fine ship.
| No decision has yet been rendered by the
INSPECTORS of IIuils and Boilers in regard to
| the wreck OF the Nhacr William Lewis but
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrivals yes. eTday were the steamers Va
! Qui; from LOmpoc, Coium ba from Port
| land, Dora from UnEa, Del Norte from Coos
| Bay. willamette Valley from Yaquina Bay,
! and National City from Eureka; British ship
| Astoria from Newcastle, y. s. W, with car
! 90 OF 1915 tUas Of coal consigned to BAl.Our
| Guthrie * Co.; bark Harvester from Hilo,
sugar and hides for j. ID. Spreckels IL Bros !:
! bark Valley Forge from Sanaim0, 1881 tons
If COL Tf., I,,s,., ~.
I Canada, Lumber from Tacoma. The schoon-
| ers NtttIe SundOorg and MelancthCn ar
| rived from coast ports.
| The moves yesterday were the Moewe to the
| rolling mills, Commander to Howard No. l,
| Mars TO the Union Iron Works, ViscOunt and
| HackEed to Green street, ). =. Hitchcock
| to Long Bridge, Dashing Wave ana Canada
| to Folsom street, Sea Breeze to Little Main,
! Aurecla to Oakland Creek, Star of Russia
! to the stream, O~kworth to the refinery,
Memnon to Fremont street William BAylies
! to Beale, and the Detroit to Pacific street
| To-day the Two Brothers will 90 to Oak
| land, the Commonwealth dock at Lombard
| street, the Gatherer will go TO the gas works,
| tine Aldersley Will drop into the stream, and
the Thessalus and Il. X. Ham Will tow to
| sea.
Departures were the steamers Point Iona
| for Aberdeen, Protection for Fort Bragg
and Oregon for Astoria. The American
ship Partha sailed for Havre, the British
| bark Rufus E. Woods for NanaiIno, and the
| schoOnerS Electra, Gussie klOsa, w. S.
| Phelps aud Volunteer Tor coast ports.
| CHARTERS REPORTED.
Amang the latest reported charters are
| the following:
British bark Hawthornbank, 1898 tons,
| now at Victoria, wheat from Tacoma to
| Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp
| chartered prior to arrival.
| British ship Vscount, 1870 tons, wheat to
| Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp;
g 5s--cDartered prior to arrival by Balfour,
| Guthrie ~ Co.
Bark Wakefield. $40 tons, merchandise to
| Sydney or Melbourne, charterer's option :;
| private-chartered by J. J. Moore Il Co.
British ship Killean, 1860 tons. wheat to
| Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp;
g Is 9d.chartered prior to arrival by
| EppinGer Il Co.
German ship II. Hackfeld 1902 tons,
| wheat to Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or
Antwerp; & IS 6i-chartered prior to ar
! rival.
British iron ship Astoria, 1886 tons, wheat
to United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp,
| prior to arrival, 37s Cd.
Schooner Governor Ames, 1890 tons, coal
| from Seattle to this port-chartered by the
| Oregon I'm nrn Cnmnanv