The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-23
SEA AND SHORE.
WaShingtOn's Birthday Observed
on the City Front.
Nearly Lost but Safe in Port-A Fleet of Deep
Water Ships Coming In Arrival of the
Routenburn-A Lucky Man.

As usual, the British and German vessels
hung out lots Of bunting, and 1t was freely
remarked by those along the city front that
the foreigners were far more patriotic than
the Americans, and one would think that,
instead Of being the birthday of the immor-
tai Washington, ii was a British holiday.
No work was done on the wharves, and a
large crowd of sightseers visited the Drum
rock, Orssa and other objects of Interest.
The wharf at Broadway was well filled
with persons to see the steamer Santa Rosa
leave on her trip to san Diego after being
laid up for two years.
SAFE AT LAST
Much to the surprise of every one inter-
ested the British ship Bontenburn arrived
in port last evening. The ship was out l62
days from Rio IN ballast. and much anxiety
had been felt for her. Fifty and even 50
per cent had been offered to rensure her, as
she had been almost given up as lost. The
reason of the long passage was apparent
when it became known that the ship had
come by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
When thrty-fve days out from Rio she
was caught in gale Of wind that took away
all her topsails. and, as there was no pros
pect Of the weather mOdeTating, the ship
was kept away for the east cape. But bad
luck seemed to follow the vessel as she was
driven far TO the southwark, and Tor twenty
DAYS was hemmed in by vast fields OF Ice
through which she could make but SLOW
progress. Half the watch had to be on the
lookout during the night, and even then the
snip had several narrow escapes from col
lis0n with the floating icebergS that sur
rounded her.
After New ZEALAND had been passed the
voyage was succession Of gales ana Gains,
han off The 81 OF AllllGTDld
the dense fog made 1t necessary TO reduce
sail 50 that little headWay could be made.
Owing TO the long passage the water gave
out and when the ship came 10 an an-bOr
there was not more Than buckettul lett on
board. After a supply OF water ana pro-
visions have been secured the ship Will pro-
coed on her voyage 10 Portland, TO when
place she has been ordered.
A HARD PASSAGE.
Among the arrivals in port yesterday
was the British ship PrngWeTn, Captain
Davis, from Liverpool with a cargo Of coal.
The passage out occupied 80 days and the
vessel was nearly lost several times, owing
10 the shifting of the cargo, which kept her on
her beam ends at one time for nearly twenty
four hours. When off the horn she was
caught in a gale that drove her away 10 6l0
south and blew several sails from the
DO ltropeS. On December il, IN 5oo south,
she ran into a hurricane and the ship was
making a clean breach over her.
All hands were at once set O. work trim
ing The coal 10 get the ship on an even keel
again, but as fast as the men shoyeled 1t 10
Wndw ward the vessel would give q lurch and
il would all roll back again. Several Of the
crew were nearly killed by lie coal rolling
down on them, and II VS. p until after
thirty-siX hours hard NOTk that the cargo
was secured. But the overs ked sailors
got little rest, as ms de OF thirty hours the
cargo broke loose again, and the ship was
thrown on her beam ends, with the water
nearly up To the main matches, and the work
of curing the cargo had 10 be done over
again.
Inside Of three weeks the cargo shifted
DO less than i've times and as 10 blew
heavy gale all the time the crew were well
nigh exhausted by their efforts TO keep the
ship on an even keel, and nearly every man
was more or less bruised and injured by the
rolling coal. In spite Of her hard battle
with the elements the snip came into port
fin frS,-class tim and no one would think
to To- k al her that she had SO narrowly es-
capped going TO the bottom.
N FROM SEA.
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
Corona from San Diego Cosmopolis from
Hueneme, Protection from Fort Bragg and
the collier San BenitO from Tacoma with a
cargo Of 1890 tons Of coal for the Southern
Pacific Company. No less than nine deep
water vessels arrived. They were the
American ship w. F. Blbcock from New
York with general cargo for sutton Il
Beebe the British ships Fiery Cross from
Glasgow with cargo Of 2OJ0 tons Of coal
for order, the Peugwern from Liverpool
with 2430 tons OF coal for j. ID. SpreckelS x
Bro, the GIencaiTd from London with
general cargo for Never Wilson IL Co ::
the X utenburn from Rio de JaneirO in bal
last, the barks CeylOu from Honolulu with
sugar 10 Welsh & CO., Bonanza from New
castle, \. :. w, with 1919 tons Of coal to j.
d. Spreckels 81 Bro. The barkentine
Planter and the schooner Robert LeYens.
bOth sugar-laden from Honolulu, are c n
signed to Williams, Dimond & Co. The tug
Kate O'Neil came in from San Pedro with
two lighters in tow.
MOVEMENTS
The moves yesterday were the Galilee 10
Mission !, GalEate 10 tho gas works,
Carrolion to the Mail Dock, W. f. Babcock
to Harrison street, and the lrmyaTd 10 the
refinery. To-day the K0lus and James
Drumond 90 to the stream, the Arcata TO
the Merchants Dry-dock for repairs, and
the SumatTa docks at the sea-wall.
The lighthouse tender Madr0na was at
/ Green street taking IN stores yesterday,
and sailed early this morning for Point
Reyes with the regular halt-yearly supplies
for the station.
NAVAL NOTES.
In spite Of the large number of war-ships
now at the navy-yaTd at Mare Island very
little work is going on and the force OF men
has been greatly reduced. NashlngtOn's
birthday was observed by all the ships in
commission and the vessels were literally
,mothered ia gay bunting. The men en-
! joyed themselves by holding regatta, and
several hutly contested races took place in
which the boats from the Baltimore, Charles
ton, Mohiran, AlbatrosS, Patterson and Iu-
dependence took part.
The A,batrOSs is now on the dry-dock re-
ceivlng an OveThauling preparatory to an
other trip to the Hawaiian Islands TO re-
survey the route for the proposed cable
She will get away about March -.
The Adams and Nlpsic are still under
repairs, and will take some time TO get ready
for sea, while the Ranger will take at least
three months before she is ready to 90 into
commission again.
LUCKY MAN
Captain Whitelaw, the we'll known
wrecker, is about as shrewd In making a
bargain as any man on the Coast, aud
seldom pays ont dollar unless he can see q
chance to double it at no distant day. Not
/ long ego the Norwegian ship Dominion
sailed from Victoria aud was forced to re-
turn inside of q week, having been in a
heavy gale that strained her badly. The
ship was surveyed aud ordered sold, and
Captain Whitelaw secured her for $780,
1t will not cost a great deal to make her
| seswOrthy again, and the captain will 90 TO
work on her as soon as he has the San Pedro
| off his hands.
| Some time ago CAPTAIN johnson OF the
| ship Glendale had the misfortune to fall
! into the hold Of his vessel as she lay loading
/ sugar at Kahului and was severely injured
! The unfortunate man is now paralyZel
/ from the hips down and the chances are
/ that lie will be cripple for the rest of his
! life.
THE MATE IN CHARGE.
The ship Lizzie Colby, previously re-
! ported as having put into CoquimbO with
the captain sick ana having had fire in the
cabin, has proceeded on her voyage to Es-
! quimalt in charge of the mate. The captain
was left in the hospital.
Captain AL H0usen had the curiosity to
] die intn q mound ranr hat k-n,..n,