The morning call., 1892-03-01
SEA AND SHORE.
Tempestuous Voyage of the
American Ship Yorktown.
Fears Entertained for the sirius-A Point for
Vessel.owners Gobbled Up by the
Opposition Line.

The American ship Yorktown arrived In
port yesterday morning, with coal and iron
for j. 4. Chapman g. Co., after passage OF
167 days from Baltimore. The voyage has
been veIy rough one from the time she
left Baltimore until she sighted the Fara-
Homes. She was hardly out Of port before
she was caught in hurricane that lasted
three days. The ship was hove to under a
goose-winged lower maintopsail, and for
hours at time the starboard rail was under
water
Tie heavy seas swept her decks from
stem to stern, smashing in the cabin doors,
flooding the cabins, washing away the poop
ladders. wheel gratings and pinnacle. To
make matters worse. the cargo shifted to
STAFFORD, giving the ship heavy list. AS
the decks were flooded with water, the
hatehes could not be taken off, and the crew
had to make the best of the situation until
the hurricane subsidized.
As soon as possible the crew set TO work
TO trim the cargo, but it took twenty-four
hours of hard work to do ii, and they had
hardly the matches secured again before an
other gale came on. and once more the thor
oughly worn-Out crew had TO reduce sail.
But this time the gale assisted. and several
of the sails were blown clean from the bolt
ropes.
SCARCELY ANY FINE WEATHER.
Day after day the gales continued with
scarcely any fue weather. and many o the
crew were injured by being knocked about
by the masses OF water that constantly
swept over the vessel. Not a man had a
stitch of dry clothing and the sailors often
found nearly as Underwater in the fOTecaStie
as they did on deck. During the most of
this time the crew had TO content itself with
biscuit and a piece Of raw salt pork, be-
cause no fire could be lighted 10 the gallery
owing 10 the heavy sea-
On December II Seaman Albert TrayeTs,
aged -, a native of London, gland, fell from
the main skysail-yard into the sea and was
lost The accident occurred about 30
O'Clock in the afternoon when the entire
watch was al0ft shortening sail. The ship
was running at the rate of ten knots, and
before the watch could come down from
aloft the poor fellow was miles astern.
Even had the ship been hove to and boat
lowered it is doubtful whether he could
have been saved, as he struck the water
with terrific force and was no doubt killed
by the conclusion.
Several times before the ship rounded
Cape Horn the cabin and forecastle doors
were smashed and the cabins and fOreCaslle
Hooded. One Of the quarter boats was also
smashed and number OF sails blown away.
After entering the Pacific better weather
was experienced and the rest of the voyage
was uueVentful.
WHERE Is THE sIRIUsP
What has become of the steamer Sirius?
is the question now most discussed among
shipping men. She left Ocos, Central
America, for this port with cargo of coffee
some time ago and should have been in by
the 10Th. Her cargo Is consigned to various
merchants and Is ylued at $4,000. Strong
tears are entertained for her safety, as it is
thought she has broken down at sea.
Others think she has run short of coal
and Is trying 10 make San Francisco or San
Diego under sail. Under no circumstance
would tie steamer likely have put into a
Mexican port, because she wOull not have
been able to yet away again in a hurry. 1t
viii be remembered that while under the
name of the Scandinavia she ran away from
, nta itosalia about year ago, taking one
Of the Mexican customs officials with her.
and without going through the usual for
mality OF clearing at the Custom-hOu sc.
" bat made matters worse was that she did
not hand all Ter cargo.
she next turned up at San Diego, where
Size was promptly seized by the United
States Marshal The vessel was released
on bonds, but as the case is no: yet settled
no doubt the Mexican authorities would
very much Ike TO see her I'm q Mexican
port again. Mr.. Meeks, her owner, is on
board. 50 II Is not likely she will be heard
OF from that part OF the world.
THE FIRST OF ITS NATURE.
AiR AOAtbNA AAtai bHt fDEAtlit 1eteETaDn
may be OF interest TO owners Of vessels:
Ia the United States District Court Yesterday
Judge HdLiofd handed down dec ee said 10 be
The hIsl OF IFS nature IN tie annals Of admiralty
III washing on. Ii was In the case Of William
Murphy against The steamer lola, IN which the
p!alnin. as half owner Of The lola, desired 10
libel tie steamer on account OF the unwlllngness
OF MS partner IN ownership 10 accede to his
wishes regarding a voyage, The question being
regarding his Iigut 10 institute such ~ Oceed.
Ing. Judge HaDIOrd sustained the plaintiff and
fnO nf aftt,a tI,a
circuit Court was made aad the motion DENT d.
The necessary papers for the sale were made
out by Clerk HOPKINS.
The mammoth tug Fearless will be
turned over to her owners, J. ID. Spreckels
* Bro, tomorrow. As soon as possible
she VIII be placed on the drydock to cream,
aud VIII then be ready for service.
i he weather outside the heads Yesterday
was fo@gy, with northwest wind twelve
miles an hour The barometer stood 1905
THREW Up THE SPONGE.
After a short but vigorous fight the own
ers OF the Berkeley ferry freightboat Mare
Island have Thrown up the sponge" and
leased their steamer TO Piper, Alden * Co.
ana captain BeDnet, owners Of the opposi-
uon line. The Mare Island viii continue
on the Berkeley route under the new man
agement. aud the Hope will be laid up.
Inc American ship Highlander, which
has been lying off Sausalito for some
months, will in few days be- brought to
fTelnoht-Sreot w harI and receive an over
hauling, after which she will probably pro-
ceed to Puget Sound aud load lumber for
this port.
he mail steamer City Of Picking will fall
que from China and Japan to-day. She has
only seven Chinese on board for this port.
The British bark Amanda, ITO tons, has
peen chartered 10 carry wheat from Tacoma
TO Cork, L. K, Havre or Antwerp.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The arrivals were the steamers Eureka
from Newport and Empire from Departure
Bay. The ship X. ID. Rice, coal-laden. came
IN from Liverpool, consigned to j. ID.
Spreckels d Bro, the bark Arkwright from
Fort Ludlow brought lumber for pope ~
Talbot, and the schooner Eva from NJ lhu-
kona q cargo of sugar consigned to Will
Jams, Dimond d Co.
The movements were The st. Mark to
Steuart street, Arkwright to Third street.
ECLIPSE to the Union Iren Works, Agenor to
Bay, Glencaid to Green street and the
Cr0martyshire to the seawall
= The departures were the ship General
Gordon for Port Townsend and the bark
Aure0la for the Columbia River.