The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-14
The collision of the launch and the Fearless.

The collision Of the launch and the Fearless.
with water, and would have sunk inside OF
five minutes. The seven men in the boat
could not bale out one-fOurth of the water
that poured in, but just in the nick of time
Captain Dan Haskell of the Fearless jumped
on the tug Alert and headed her for the
spot. Two large hawsers were shipped fore
and aft on the tug. and the launch was
raised sufficiently to bring the hole in the
side clear OF the water. In this condition
the launch was towed out to the Fasana and
hoIsted on board tor repairs. The Fearless
sustained no other injury than having the
paint seraped of her bows at the water
line. The Fasana will leave for Honolulu
to-day.
A protest has been made at Benicia and
Port Costa against ships going up to tie
"bOneyard" in ballast. 1t has been there
fore arranged that instead Of stiffening the
vessels in this way they shall go up under
easy canvas without yards.
new gasoline launch for the Aptos
Fishing Company of Santa Cruz was
launched from Thornton's gbcatyard and
tested on the bay yesterday. The craft will
have about 600 pounds OF ballast put in be-
fore going down the coast to-day. She is 30
feet long, 6 feet beam, 4 feet deep, 8 horse
power and can steam about eight and half
knots. She will be handled by Captain j.
Z. Hanson.
The Relief will take the San Francisco
Yacht CLUB members and the Fearless the
Pacific Club members TO the clubs high
jinks at Sausalito to-day.
The steamer MOntserrat which sailed
hence for the Gilbert Islands, via Nanaimo,
about three weeks ago was spoken on the
18th inst by the Alden Besse from Kahu-
lui In latitude IS deg. 10 min. north and
longitude 137 deg. 3 min. west.
The City Of Picking is having a new gig
ger-mast put in.
No fresh eases Of yarolold were reported
at the Angel Island quarantine station yes
terday
The light at Point Hueneme has been
changed to an 0cculting white light with in-
teTvals Of five seconds between eclipses.
A human arm was found on Tuesday
last in the stomach of a shark caught by
Chinese fishermen in San Pablo Bay.
There was a star on the back OF the wrist
in India ink, and the wristband OF a blue
flannel shirt remained on the arm.
The new steamer Homer, Captain Butler,
sailed for Portland yesterday. after taking
on quantity OF powder in the stream. The
Homer is the first of new line of freight
steamers, carrying passengers when re-
quired, and will make a special feature OF
calling at TillamOOk. IL is believed that a
proitabl trade can be made between Tilla-
nook and Portland. as well as between
TilamOok and San Francisco. f. L.
Kruse is the local agent and George y bet
trick are the freight agents. The Homer
is 800 tons and schOoner-rgged.
The steamer ST. Paul was towed from the
stream 10 Mission No yesterday.
Captain Wagner OF the schooner Berwick,
which arrived in port yesterday morning,
reports that while on MS way here from the
COquille River he passed q whaling bark in
distress. He believes the craft to be the
Abram Barker. which left here on Deem
Der of last year for tween season cruise
in the southern seas. The agents for the
vessel are skeptical, but there are cOnfTma-
tory notes from several sources that such a
vessel has been seen by coasters in the same
vicinity. A report obtained currency last
night that the craft was off the heads, but
no trace Of her had been seen from the look
out station at Point Lobos, and she is prob
ably far up the coast.
The Sausalito ferry slip is being repaired
and the ferry steamer San Rafael Will for
the present dock at Washngton-street
wharf
Private Bnlger Of Company B. First U. S.
Infantry, who recently got months i'm
prlsonment for fighting on the steamer Nc
Dowell, has been cOurt-martIaled for
another offenSe and will be sentenced next
week.
The steam schooner Jeane cleared for
Alaska yesterday with leo Chinese, 100
white men and two cannery outfits.
Information has been received from
MOntevideO Of the stranding OF the schooner
Warrior, from Halifax Tor Victoria. The
vessel will probably be total loss.
The following wheat charters are re-
ported: Snip Susquehanna, 1928 tons of
wheat, to Cork. United Kingdom, Havre or
Antwerp, 1SS Cd; british ship EarIscout,
1113 tons wheat TO Cork. United Kingdom,
Havre or Antwerp, 81 IS; ship Rh0derick
Dhu. 1912 tons of wheat, to Cork, United
Kingdom. Hayre or Antwerp. 81 IS; Brit
4. - l. 49,
Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp,
July loading. 81 Is Cd; British ship Ravens
wood, 1889 tons of wheat, from the Column
bia river TO Cork, United Kingdom, Hayre
or Antwerp, 81 lis 3D.
Seali0ns are reported as working great
havoc among the salmon In the Columbia
River
All of the 80 wheat vessels cleared from
this port for Europe last November are no W
accounted for The average time was 13l
days and the best time LOG days. Only
seven wheat ships were cleared from this
port last month. Two Of them went out
under a charter OF los Cd, the lowest ever
accepted at this port.
The ship Berlin has sailed from New
York with an assorted cargo. This makes
II vessels on the way. The ships now under
engagement at New York for this port are
the Arabia, Bohemia. Francis, Joseph S.
SpinDey and l.. Schepp.
Company OF Honolulu has received the in
sigma of the Order of Kapiolani from the
Hawaiian Government for saving the lives
Of seven natives.
The American iron ship T. T. Cakes. re-
Gently arrived at New York from Havre,
will be laid on for the Pacific Coast
The Alinous, which arrived at Queens
town on March 10, VIII load at Cardiff for
this port The William j. Roach, which
arrived at Hong Kong in ballast from this
port. has been ordered back with rice.
The steam launch Lena, running between
Seattle, Colby and CresswelPs Landing
with passengers and NAH, has been de-
stroyed by fire.
The lenses to be used in the lantern on
the light station at ST. Georges reef, Cal,
were shipped to this port from Paris via
New York on April 30. They should reach
here in July.
A. Lyons, boatheader of the steam
whaler Grampus, has been lying seriously
i'll on that vessel since March IS.