The morning call., 1892-06-01

pairs can hardly be executed within two
weeks or for less than $4,000. The damage
to the pier is about 5000 1t is stated that
Captain Mckenzie made a forcible repre-
sentation about tue danger Of this landing
place two weeks ago, and predicted Just
snch an occurrence as that OF yesterday.
The steamer narrowly escaped a collision
with the Humboldt not 80 feet from where
she was smashed up yesterday, and the
probability is that the Tamalpais, which is
making the San RafaePs trips, will use one
of the other cOmpany'S slips till better ar
Tangements can be made The necessity
for a second boat for the evening trip VIII
probably compel the North Pacific Coast
Company 10 charter the Bay City or some
OIL eT steamer.
on the register at the American Exchange
has bit OF nautical romance attached 10 It.
When Mr.. and Mrs. GlencTOss started on
the Walla Walla from New Westminster,
b. c., three or four days ago, they were Two
persons. Now they are one, and there i ;
not a single element dear to the dime
novelist that is wanting in the story. Mr..
GlencrOss is 20 and his wife is Is. There
were hard-heaTted parents and unsympa-
thetic relatives on both sides, so the young
people decided 10 trust their fortunes to
the sea- They told Captain Wallace their
story. The Rev. ID. ID. Cameron OF the
Episcopal Church was among the passen-
gers, and the result Of their joint delibera-
lion was that all hands were called to attend
an mprOmptu wedding. The affair took
place Is miles off Point Reyes. and as Ii was
gathered that the young people, though
respectfully connected, were not by any
means rich a purse OF SO was raised for
them. GlencrOss is an uphOlsterer by oeeu-
patton, and unless the parents relent he
will settle down 10 his trade here.
The mail steamer Australia, Captain
Hondlette, arrived from Honolulu yester-
day with - cabin and 159 Storage passen-
gers. Nearly ali the latter were Portuguese,
and an idiot a cripple and a blind child
were of the number. Among the cabin
passengers were: c. l.. Goddard, Captain
f. Hopkins, Dr. G.. I. Rodgers, Honorable
Paul lseBberg, a wealthy planter; Honor
able c. r. Bishop and Mrs. Admiral Brown.
The Australia ran Into gale on Sunday
night 1t lasted all through Monday,
flooded the cabins with water and kept all
the passengers in a state OF uneasinesS and
suspense till the heads were sighted. The
smokestaek of the steamer was bleached
white with the spray that had condensed
and dried on II.
The removals yesterday included the
Alexander McC0llom from Hunters Point
drvdock to Mission Rock; the steamer Po-
mona from the Union Iron Works to Broad
way; the schooner MelancthOn from chan
mel to sea; the steamer Corona from the
seawalI to Broadway; the steamer Santa
way. To-day tho schooner Tampa will tow
from the stream to the sugar refinery, and
the knight Commander will go on the
Hunters Point dTydock.
The cruiser San Francisco will leave the
Hawaiian Islands about June II, or as soon
as relieved, and will proceed TO Mare Island
for small repairs.
The new fOuT-maSted ship Lyderhorn.
which was laun ched at Milford on May 16,
is one of the largest and finest of the day.
She is built Of "Reminiscences steel
throughout and is fitted with every modern
convenience and appliance. The first voy-
age will be to this port.
The barkentiBe Eureka, which arrived in
ballast from Redondo yesterday. had a very
bad time in Sunday nights gale and sailed
in with eight feet of water in the hold
The well-known pilot-boat Caleb Curtis,
80 tons, was sold by auction at the Mer-
chants Exchange yesterday. The bidding
was started at $500. and at S925 the hammer
fell TO the bid OF Lawrence Ford, who will
fit her out for the sealing or South Sea
island trade. The Caleb Curtis was built
In the East In 1859 and came around the
Horn. Her place will be taken by the fine
new schooner Bonita, which made the run
from Cape Flattery in three and a half days.