The morning call., 1892-04-03
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
The Whaleback Charles W. Wet.
more i'm Port Disabled.
The Wanderers Cargo on Fire-The Lightshir
Gone at Last-Died at Sea-Freights
and Charters.

The whaleback steamer Charles w. Wet
more arrived in port yesterday morning.
and the chances are that before she goes to
sea again she will be. in part, rebuilt at
least the forward end. The steamer left
San Diego on the Goth, bound for Port
Townsend She experienced heavy weather
all the way up the coast, and was badly
strained by the continued plunging into the
heavy head seas. The queer bow OF the
vessel looks as if designed to offer the great
est possible resistance to the big seas, and
the result is that the continual pounding
caused the nose Of the vessel to turn up.
The heavy stanchiops in the hold are bent
nearly double, and the plates In her fore
port strained 10 such q degree that the
pumps had to be kept going in order to keep
her afioat. The steamer got as lar north as
Point Arena, and seeing the condition his
ship was in Captain O'Brien decided to run
for San Francisco. The crew will be paid
of tomorrow and the ship placed on the
straight stem will be built on the
steamer, as in her present condi-
ton she is liable to break her nose
in a heavy gale. By strange coincidence
all the lake-5uilt steamers on this coast are
now in port for repairs, and none OF them
seems to have prospered since arriving on
this coast The Mackinaw went to the
Union Iron Works for repairs yesterday.
the Keweenaw WAS towed in from sea with
her rudder-post and Tudder gone. and now
the much talked-of whalebacku steamer
comes in with her nose in sling. so to
speak.
CARGO on FIRE.
There was CONSERVATION on board the big
British ship Wanderer, lying at Green-street
wharf, yesterday morning when the matches
were taken off to resume the work Of dis
charging cargo. AS soon as the matches
were. lifted dense volumes Of black smoke
rolled out, and the men at once realized that
the cargo Of coal was on fire. The fireboat
Governor Irwin was sent for, and was soon
alongside the ship. but no water was turned
on. A large gang OF men were put TO work,
and an effort was made to reach the seat OF
the FIRE. but up to late hour last night this
had not been accomplished. 1t Ia thought
that no serious damage has been done, and
the heated coal will be taken out as fast as
possible.
GONE AT LAST.
The big tug Fearless passed down the
harpor about o'clock yesterday afternoon
with the new Columbia River lightshp In
tow. The lightship will be towed to As
toria and there turned over TO the Govern
ment. She will be moored on the bar rs
soon as possible after arrival
The American ship St Charles arrived
from Philadelphia, after o good run Of 12l
DAYS. % the voyage the Chinese steward
died and was buried at sea on March 2.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The arrivals in port yesterday were the
steamers Alcazar from San Pedro, Noyo
from San Diego, Rival from Fort Bragg.
Humboldt from Eureka and the Charles w.
Wetmore from sea disabled.
The ship st. Charles from Philadelphia
has q general cargo for Sutton q Beebe, and
the schooners Laura Pike. Del Norte, Mary
Buhne. Hayes and Robert and Minnie came
in from coast ports.
The sail!pgs yesterday were the steamers
Laguna and Homer for Eureka, and Point
Arena for Mendocino. The brig TrOpic
Bird sailed for Tahiti, and the schooner
John j. North for Mahukona.
The moves yesterday were the Ben Avon
to Oakland, Star OF Germany FROM Port
Costa to the stream, the Dechm ond to How
ard No. 1. St. Charles to Fremont street,
Bear to the Union Iron Works, Alcedo to
Martinez, Fascadale to Port Costa. and tue
Mackinaw to the drydock at the Union
Iron Works To-day the Sirius goes to
Hunters Point ana the James Nesmith lows
to sea.
LATEST CHARTERS.
The bark Melroso loads coal on the sound
for San Francisco.
Schooner TRANSIT, COS tons, merchandise
to Honolulu in the Hawaiian line.
Schooner Beulah, $50 tons, merchandise
to Vladivostock; chartered by Roth, Blum
& Co
Schooner Gear. 1877 tons. merchandise to
Mexico; chartered by the California Powder
Company.