The morning call., 1892-01-07
SEA AND SHORE.
A Large Number Of Sealers Pre-
pairing for the Season.
Both Legs Broken by a sailOr-The Whites
boro Ready for D0cking-A Fast Cutter
Needed-Movements of Vessels

There is considerable activity among the
sealers and many of them are preparing for
the seasons work. Most Of the fleet Will
fit out at Victoria. 3. c. and fully 90 YES
sells will leave that place alone. The CascO
was the first to SO to sea from this port, but
she had to return and the chances are the
Dora Blum. now fitting out at Mission No.
/, will get away before the Casco. Besides
the feet now on the coast it was learned
that fifteen schooners will be brought out
from the East to engage in the work Of catch
ing seals, in fact some of them arc on the
way now 1t is said the men will take far
greater chances this season than they did be-
fore, and the war-shps will have their work
cut out to prevent them raiding the Seal
Islands.
There will be two steamers from this port
for Panama on the 18th. One of these will
stop at a number of ports in Mexico and
Central America.
BROKE BOTH LEGS.
Fred Anderson, one Of the crew of the
steamer Navarro, met with bad accident
while hauling the steamer into the wharf at
| Navarro on the morning OF December olSt:
! While running a hawser ashore he slIppeu
| into the coil and in an instant the poor lei
| low had both legs broken below the knees
| lie was kept on board until she arrived yes
! terday, when he was sent to the Marine
| Hospital.
! A dispatch from London under date OF
! Mondav conveys the intelligence that the
| British bark Scottish Hero, at queenstown
! from Oregon, had severe gales on the yoy-
| age and lost portions Of her sails and bull
! WarkS.
READY TO BE DOCKED.
The steamer Whitesboro was taken to
| Spear street yesterday ready to go on the
| Merchants Dry-dOck as soon as the Govern
ment steamer, General Mcdowell, when IS
now on the dock TO clean and paint VIII
cone off Until the vessel is locked no one
can tell what damage she has sustained.
Collector Phelps appeal II the Govern
meut for revenue cutter VIII be Tor one
in which he can cross the bar, II necessary,
and which will be able TO oyertake anything
which enters tie haTbOr. Such vessel
should have a speed OF fully twenty miles
an hour.
Outside the heads yesterday the weather
was foggy aud calm. The barometer stood
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The movers yesterday were the Flintshire
from Port Costa 10 the stream, lrby and
R1ss-shire to the sea-wal, Benlarg 10 Berry
street, Wachusett TO Harrison street, and
the Marion LightbOdy TO the stream. To-
day the Schiller and Sierra PedrOsa will go
10 Port Costa, the Nsurgs come down
loaded, and the Canada TO- to sea.
Departures were the steamer State OF
California for Astoria and Pomona for
Eureka, the grain laden ships Barcraig
and Lady Ruthyen for Queenstown and the
Retriever, Roy SOmeTS and Azalea Tor
coast ports.
Arrivals comprised eight steamers: the
Wilmington and Oregon from Portland,
Willamette Valley from Yaquina Bay,
AragO from Coos Bay. Navarro from Ma
yarro, Nettje Low from Point Reyes, Record
from Point Arena and Eureka from New
port,
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest reported charters are the
following:
Ship Glory Of the Seas, 2l0o tons. now at
san Pedro coal from Nanaimo TO San
Francisco, option Of San Pedro-chartered
10y John R1senfeld's Sons.
Schooner Transit, - tons, merchandise
to Honolulu in the Hawaiian line.
Schooner Aloha new, lumber from Port
B!akely TO Honolulu.