The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-09
SEA CRIPPLE.
The Twilight RudeIy Used
by the Storm.
Into Port-The Last of the
Whaling Fleet.

The schooner Twilight. Captain Larsen,
was one of the overdue vessels concerning
which great deal of anxiety has been felt.
She was twelve days from Coos Bay. and
her trouble commenced as soon as she was
well out OF port.
Whom twenty-five miles from land she
was struck by the full force of the south
east gale and shipped heavy sea that
carried away the foresail and started the
forward deck lashings. For several hours
the vessel was under water most of the time
and some OF the lumber got loose, but not
enough 10 be OF any consequence,
The gale lasted for five days, during which
time 1t was almost impossible to work the
ship. Even when the sea went down the
loss Of the foresall was so vital that the
vessel scarcely made any Roadway.
She was picked up yesterday morning by
the tug Annie and towed TO Howard-street
pier. When passing the city front she pre-
sented curious appearance and looked as
IL the foremost was Iigged with leg-of-
mutton sail. This was the ingenious work
OF the captain who, to replace his foresail,
rugged up staysail and a topgaIlant sail on
his foremost.
The schooner Coquelle also reports having
had hard time during the storm. She was
out seventeen days from Coquilie River, and
was butfeted about by the wind for six days
Her cargo shifted slightly. but she lost no
rigging of any kind.
Beginning to-day. the weather signal
service flags will be displayed from the
flagstaff of the Merchants Exchange.
The whaling brig Hidalgo, Captain Will
lsms, arrived yesterday from Okhotsk Sea,
thirty-two days from Nadejda passage. She
completes tue whaling fleet for the season
of 1892 She brought down only 100 pounds
OF bone, which she got from the wreck OF
the Nautilus, and forty barrels of oil, which
she got in trade. She could have been
home much sooner. but the captain waited
until the last day 10 the hope OF getting even
ono whale, so as not TO come home loser
on the voyage. Everybody was well on
board, and no accidents of any kind were
met with. The Hidalgo is unusually late
and several OF the whalers have already
started on their cruises for the season of
1893. The Northern Light left Wednesday
afternoon directly for the Arctic, and the
{. W. Morgan left yesterday for o cruise in
the southern waters. after which she will
60 north.
The captain OF the coasting schooner
Donelson sent n letter 10 the Merchants
Exchange, which was received yeste rday
stating that he had found a whale without
the trouble OF looking fer it.
The little vessel was lying barbOund at
the mouth of Siuslaw River. in Lane
County, Oregon, when suddenly all on board
felt shock, and thought the schooner must
have slipped her cable and drifted on TO the
bottom. But when the men rushed to the
side OF the vessel they saw an enormous
dead whale floating near by.
They threw out such tackle as they ha d
ana made the prize fast. 1t turned out 10
be sperm whale eighty-seyen feet long,
and the captain and crew went 10 work and
got out sixteen tons OF biubber in a short
time. There was as much more left, but it
was on the under side, and the schooner
had no tackle on board TO turn the whale
over.
1t has just been discovered that the old
line Of Stockton steamers have been making
another attempt to freeze out the new line,
They have been trying to make freight rates
lower by towing the scow schooners up the
river Tor nothing But as the captains of
the schooners have been doing well since
the opposition came on they have refused
the offered assistance. They say that the
old line has tried to freeze them cut several
times before. and they are not going to help
them succeed now.
The British ship Ben Douran has been
posted at Lloyds as missing. She sailed
from here Oh the 22d OF April last and was
frst-class four masted iron ship. She has
not been spoken since her departure, and IL
is feared she has foundered of the Horn in
the terrible storms that have ragged there
for several months. She was built in 1881
at Port Glasgow by Murray & Co, and was
owned by watson Bros. She was 1904 feet
In length, 40.2 feet in beam, 236 feet in
depth of hold and had a carrying capacity
Of 1850 tons.
The British ship Dunrennan. which
went ashore in the Scheldt. has been lowed
to Antwerp. She was badly strained and
altogether is in very poor condition.
The new brig, the Geneva, was tnwed
down from Benicia yesterday and is now
lying alongside of Mssion-street wharf.
She was built for Mathew Turner. and will
be put into the China aud Australian trade.
There is not handsomer-looking craft on
the bay and she has been built of the hear
material. She is zoo tons gross, with tom
mage OF 10i5 dead weight, and a carving
capacity of 10000 feet of lumber. She has
very fine steam wndlass forward. which
was put In at an eXnense of Sonan