The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-14
SEA AND SHORE.
The Alert Made Quite a Record
as a Traveller.
Narrow Escape From Going on the Rocks.
Building at the Union Iron WOrks-StOr-
age Room for Wheat Lacking.

According to a letter from one OF the
crew of the United States war-ship Alert.
anchored off Shamien Island, Canton River,
at Canton, China, that vessel has made
quite a record for herself as a traveller since
she left this port on June Is, 1891. She has
travelled over a distance of 10000 nautical
miles, arrived at Canton on the 18th Of No
vember, and for two months patrolled
Behring Sea. On her way from Alaska TO
Yokohama, she was caught in couple OF
very severe storms and was compelled to lay
to for two days. Again when caught IN
typhO0n, the vessel was almost swapping
but four oil bags were put out and acted
like a charm. Speaking generally the
writer said: " Our cOnsort. the Marion,
did not 60 the way we did at being an al
most untried passage), and consequently.
starting three days before US, arrived just
thirty days behind US. This is the little
ship that some people said the bottom was
falling out Of. Not leak, break or any
thing starting, in spite Of travelling $500
miles in siXty-six travelling days, including
five days laying to for storms, eL;., and not
counting days in harbor."
NARROW ESCAPE.
The fine new schooner J. NJ. COlman mar
rowy escaped going on the rocks at
SEOalwateT Bay on the night OF December
Goth. During heavy southwest gale both
cables parted, and for nearly eight hours
the vessel lay with only rldge-anchor and
q couple Of stray sails set to keep her of
the shore. After the blow the anchors were
recovered by the aid Of a tug, and the vessel
crossed the bar and cut TO sea.
Outside the heads the weather yesterday
was cloudy, with a northwest wind L miles
an hour The barometer stood 1920.
NORTHWARD TO LOAD WHEAT.
Quite a number Of ships went north to
load wheat that would have loaded at this
port If they had had place where grain
could be slowed as II was brought down on
the coasters The big shed at Sections
aud has been crowded to the utmost dur
ing the season and more shed-r0Om was
sadly needed, so that it looks as If Section 3
will have TO be covered IN order to give
the REQUIRED ROOM
Intelligence from Valparaiso is to the ef-
feet that the American bark Rose MclnneS,
Captain Warwick, has arrived there with
the crew Of the British ship Glencarse,
saved off Cane Horn on the 2l5t inst. Her
cargo consisted Of coal, which had shifted
when the crew was taken of. The vessel
moreover was dismanted and at the mercy
Of the elements.
A ROUGH TRIP.
Dispatches from Hong-hOng to the Mer-
chants Exchange state that the Canadian
Pacific steamer Empress Of China has ar
rived at that port leaking badly. During
her trip from Vancouver she experienced
very rough weather aud her saloon and
cabins we're flooded several times. She
reached Hong Kong with her f0Tepedk full
of water and Will have 10 dock Tor repair.
The protective deck Is bang lad on
Cruiser No. at the Union Iron Works. and
a large force Of men is at work on the frame
Of the battle-ship Oregon. The keel has
been laid for the new Pacific Mail steamer,
and in less than one month her frame VIII
be set up.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Moves were the Hattie Gage and Star Of
Germany 10 fremont street, Australia to
the refinery, Lucknow 10 tue stream, Modoc
10 Berry street, MivertOn to Port Costa,
FUrmOSa to Green street, Melruse 10 Pacific,
and the Professor Koch 10 Bale street To-
morrow the Haddon Hail will come from
Port Costa to the stream, and the IyanhOe
ana HaddOn Han viii 20 up TO load.
Arrivals were the steamers Point Iona
from CosmOpoljs. Mexico from san Diego,
NoyO from NOy0, willamette from Seattle
Caspar from Clspar, aud The schooner ). NJ.
IuzaIs from Tres Maria, with a cargo OF
cedar logs consigned to W. Olsen.
Departures were the steamers Pomona
from Eureka, Greenwood for Greenwood,
1ruckee tor Tillam0ok and the bark Tanner
lane for a whaling cruise.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
or latest reported charters are noted the
following:
snip Daniel Barnes, 1886 tons, lumber
from Puge. Sound to Philadelphia, SIG
chartered by the Pacific Pine Lumber Com
pany
German bark Werra, $50 tons, lumber
from Puget Sound TO MoliendO, 81 2s Cd
chartered by Thomas Bell & Co.
British ship FUrmosa, 1895 tons. wheat to
Cork, United Kingdom, Hayre or Antwerp,
l--recharlered by q. ". McNear.
German ship Orient, 1919 tons, rechpr-
tered for wheat to United Kingdom, Hayre
or Antwerp, &.