The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-02
SEA AND SHORE.
Tie Be!gic Carries Away the
Rios Coolies.
The Sirius Tcwed Into San Diego With Her
Propeller Gone-Did She Founder IAN
Ocean Race Sailed Again.


| the time since they arrived here at the
! Quarantine Station on Angel Island. As
| previously stated, the Pacific Mail Com
! pany made arrangements with the Oriental
| and Occidental Company to send the coolies
! back to Honolulu on the steamer Balgic that
| sailed last evening. Yesterday morning the
| 500 Chinese on the island were crowded into
| big barge together with their effects aud
towed to the Pacific Mail Dock By the tug
| Mllen Griffith. The coolies were not
| allowed TO land on the wharf, but were at
| once placed on board the Belgic and sent
| below. They are the flthiest and most
detected crowd of Celestials that ever en-
tered San Francisco Harbor, and they
nearly broke their necks in climbing up the
side of the steamer, so eager were they to
escape from their forced confinement at the
Quarantine Station. Besides the Chinese
from Angel Island about 80 from San
Francisco also took passage for China on
the Belgic.
Prominent among the few saloon passen-
gers was Sir Edwin Arnold. The steamer
did not get away until nearly o'clock.
AN OCEAN RACE.
The fast sailing little clipper brig Cali
leu, without doubt one sof tue fastest
sailing vessels that ever left this port, will
have to defend her laurels on her present
L
built by Mathew Turner for the French
Government, is also bound to Tahiti, and
as both went to sea yesterday lively race
may be looked for between the two. Both
vessels are in good trim for race, and
fast trip may be expected. for as Captain
Turner is confident the schooner will reach
Tahiti first
The missing steamer Sirius has at last
been heard from. She was tOwed into San
Diego yesterday morning by the steamer
l. ~ Oh o.
with her propeller lost. She lost her wheel
on February %, when off CedTOs Island
on the coast Of Lower California. A boats
crew was sent 10 the island and the steamer
Tillamook was found and at once went 10
the assistance Of the disabled vessel.
NoN-UNIoN CREWS.
The brig Galilee and schooner Queen both
shipped noD-uniOn crews, and the harbOr
police had 10 send squad OF men to Mis-
sion Wharf 10 see that the crews were not
molested. There was no trouble, however,
and the TWO vessels got away without any
bother.
The revenue cutter COrwin will soon be
ready for sea, and will shortly leave for
BerIDg Sea 20 guard the seal rookeries.
The cutter now carries quite formidable
battery, having been supplied with one
9-pOuDd HotehkisS rifle and two 3-pouuders,
all breech-iuadeTs.
a large force of men are at work raising
the waterl0gged schooner Alice kimball at
FremOnt-StTeet wharf. A pair of shears
have been TiPged, and il is thought she can
be lifted sufficient to make the hole in her
side to be got at.
on THE DOCK.
The steamer Laguna aud the schooner
Eclipse are both on the drydock to clean aud
paint
Ii. c. Whitney, General Manager Of the
San Francisco and North Pacific Coast
road, complained to Chief Wharfnger
RuOhar
of vessels in the track OF the San Rafael
and Tlburon ferry steamers. The schoOn-
ers Eva and Golden Shore were lying right
in the track Of the ferry boats, and should a
fog spring up il is more than likely there
would be collision. The vessels were or
dered 10 move al once
CAPTAIN ;. j. Rains, who acted as pilot on
the British slip City of Benares, hence
February for Tacoma, returned to the city
yesterday overland. Captain Rains states
that between and 10 p. NJ on February %.
when The City of Bsnares was about forty
miles off Cape Flattery, vessel was
sighted on the starboard beam. The vessel
tired two Suns-a signal Of distress. Cap
tain Rains at once backed the yards and
hove to, and then burned torches and blue
lights. thinking that the vessel in distress
would put out boats and make for him. lie
was hove to for an hour and three-quar ters
and tben filled away and steered for where
the vessels light had last been seen, but
could fad no trace OF her.
Captain Rains is OF the opinion that before
tie City OF Benares could reach the dis
treSsed vessel she foundered with all on
board. Beyond the fact that the craft was
square rugged no description of her could
be gained, as II was dark when she was
sighted The vessel may be one of the feet
bound to this port, or she may have been
bound north. Ship-owners and seafaring
men generally are at a loss as TO her identity.
and time alone can reveal what vessel it was
SAILED AGAIN.
A dispatch from Baltimore states that the
ship Alexander Gibson, from Baltimore for
San Francisco, sailed from Rio de Janeiro
on January II for her destination. She put
into Rio January IA with pumps choked.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
City OF Panama from Panama, Walla Walla
from Victoria. Protection from Fort Bragg
and the Mackinaw from Tacoma with a
cargo of coal for the Southern Pacific Com
| pany.
The departures were: The steamers Bel
| gic for China, Newb bern for Guaymas, Santa
! Rosa for San Diego, Del Norte for Coos
| Bay, aad the whaling steamer Jesse Ii.
! Freeman for a cruise. The German bark
| Professor Koch sailed for Londonderry, the
| brig Gaiiee and schooner Papeete Tor Ia
| hitl, AID The schooner Queen Tor Vladivos-
| took.
The moves yesterday were: The High
lander to Fremont street. Grassendale to
| Mission No. ., Columbia to the Union Iron
| hPulSiDutu DOWuSH TO YAK
land, and the Achilles from Port Costa to
| the stream.
To-day the Bonanza goes to the refinery.
| the PinmOre aud County Of Edin burgh to
Port Costa. and the Siren and the Firth of
| Cromarty tow to sea.
| The weather outside the heads yesterday
was thick and calm. The barometer stood
| 1892.
| LATEST CHARTERS.
Schooner j. Nj. Coleman, AL tons, goes to
| HilO for sugar.
Ship Highlander. 1886 tons, lumber from
| Puget Sound to west cnast South America.
Norwegian barkentine Grei, 3j2 tons,
| lumber from Puget Sound to Australia :
chartered By J. J. Moore & Co.
| British bark Port Yarrock, 1918 tons. now
| on the Columbia, wheat thence TO Cork. u
X. Havre or Antwerp; G. IS. Chartered
| prior to arrival.
Schooner Eva, 263 tons, merchandise to
Mahukona, in Spreckels' line.
| THE STOCK MARKET.
| The market continued dull and heavy yesterday