The morning call., 1892-03-14
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
The Leak in the Mail Steamer
COlima Stopped.
VIII Return for Repairs-Ready for Her Trial
Trip-Accident to Reporter Move.
ments of Vessels.

A special dispatch from La Union to the
Merchants Exchange states that the leak in
the bottom Of the mail steamer Colima has
been found and stopped. This would in
dictate that the damage is not very serious,
as there are no facilities at La Union to
make more than the most trif1ing repairs to
an iron vessel. Her crew would have 10
rely almost entirely on their own resources
to effect repairs. 1t is not believed now that
the Colima was going at full speed when
she struck or her bows would have been
crushed in. 1t is probable that Captain
Austin will be able to complete the trip
without assistance, and the repairs needed
will be made when the steamer arrives at
San Fran cisco.
LYING IN THE MUD.
The steamer Empire is now on the mud
at Coos Bay and is leaking badly. An eff
fort will be made to patch her up In order
TO get her back 20 San Francisco for re-
pairs. This is the steamer that struck a
submerged wreck near the entrance to Coos
Bay while on her way FROM this city to
Nanaimo few days ago and put into Coos
Bay in distress.
As soon as the present cargo is out of her
the steamer Crescent City will be laid up
Owing, 1t is said, TO scarcity OF lumber.
ALONG THE FRONT.
The swarms Of fakirs that are usually
found along the city front every fine Sun
day were conspicuous by their absence
yesterday, and the crowds Of Sightseers had
TO content themselves with the Salvation
Army musicians, who were out in force
The big athletic sailor who wrecked the
bass drum the previous Sunday has been
reduced to the ranks, and his place filled by
small, cOnsumptlye Individual, who found
1t hard work 10 carry his bulky instrument.
Travel across the bay was lively, and all
tie boats were we'll patrOnIZsd, but there
was no such crush as on the previous Sun
day.
ON THE DOCK.
The steamer Maggie Ross came off the
Merchants Drydock Saturday evening and
her place was taken by the steamer Jewel
she Is on TO clean and paint and will come
off again to-day The trim little schooner
Mathew Turner is also on the dock to clean,
paint and get ready for her trip to Alaska
1he new twla-serew steamer Homer viii
be ready for her trial trip by Wednesday if
not tomorrow. and is expected to show a
good rate of speed.
sPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
NJ. Coward, reporter, met with spain
ful accident about 2:30 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon at Meiggs Wharf. While cross
Ing pile of lumber he slipped and badly
sprained his ankle lie was taken to his
home on Mission street in a hack.
IN FROM SEA.
The arrivals in port yesterday were the
steamers Rival from Fort Bragg, Gypsy
from Santa Cruz. Newsboy from Navarro.
National City and Pomona from Eureka,
Crescent City from Crescent City, aud the
81 HI from Departure Bay with a cargo of
coal for the Oregon Improvement Company.
WENT TO SEA.
The departures yesterday were the ships
Louis Walsh and w. 4. Babcock for Ma
nalno. the schooners Robert Levers for
Hon olulu, Kodiak Ter Kodiak, and the Jane
Cry on a whaling cruise. The coasting
schoOners Mary and Ida, John +. Miller,
Albion, Free Trade and Gardiner City also
went 10 sea.
MOVEMENTS.
The only move yesterday was the General
Fairchild 10 Howard No. /. To-day the
Pengwern goes to the refinery. Bonanza to
Beale street. steamer Jennie to the mail
dock. Dashing Wave TO Union Iron Works,
British Isles to Lombard street, and the
Narcissus to the rolling mills.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was thick. with a west wind miles an hour
The barometer stood 30 06.