The morning call., 1892-08-16
ITEMS FROM SEA And SHORE.
Four Deep Water Ships Arrive
Here in One Day.
Stormy Passages Around Cape Horn-The San
Bias Leaves for Panama. Busy
Day on the City Front.

WASH IOW Ou tuootSdulcl iOEiOoON =
the Charleston took off Admiral Irwin and
went up TO Mare Island; the ship Ulrica
went to sea with one Of the most valuable
cargOes ever sent out of this port; the San
Bias sailed for Panama, and there was a
budget of squabbles and grievances sufficient
to keep all the city-front gossips busy for q
week.
Intelligence was received at the Mer-
chants Exchange yesterday morning that
the British steamer Empress Of Japan, from
Hong-Kong to Vancouver, had put back into
Hak0date, Japan, with cargo on fire. Part
OF The cargo had TO be discharged and the
vessel proceeded on her voyage; passengers
all WELL
The first deep-water vessel TO arrive yes
terday was the Norwegian ship Breidabik,
139 days from Liverpool, with 35S9 tons Of
coal consigned TO j. ID. Spreckels u Co. On
May II, in latitude As deg. west, the snip en-
counteTed gale, lost and split sails, and the
cargo shifted. At one time the Breldablik
was nearly on her beam ends.
The British ship John Cook. 149 days out
arrived yesterday afternoon with 290l tons
coal SIZE left Swansea on May %, and was
80 days running down TO the cape. There
she met with large quantity OF SNOW and
ice. and was twice blown back after round
ing. On May 22, in latitude So deg. 20 min.
south and longitude GO deg. 30 min. west, the
ship encountered very heavy gale from the
Test-SOnthwest, the sea running mountains
high. The ship WAS hove 10 under lower
lore and maiu-topsails. At 10 A. NJ. a sea
broke aboard. Rbaft the mainmast, carrying
away both iiieboats. smashing the hurricane
bridge, sweeping away the heueUops, break
Ing the poop ladder and doing other dam
age. About this time the John Cook sighted
ful-rigged shin with foremost aud all
headgear gone. The stranger was running
dead before the wind, with lower maiutop-
SAIL 10 gain the lee side of Staten Island.
Her maintCpgallant mast was also gone.
She appeared to be an iron ship OF about
1900 tons, painted lead color, with short Ugh
poop. The John Cook was 10 days eff the
pitch OF the cape. aud was hove TO Two days
between Point Reyes and The heads on ae-
count of thick weather.
FROM ANTWERP.
The British ship Edenballymore, Captain
Veysey, arrived from Antwerp, 127 days out,
with merchandise for j. w. Grace d Co.
She had a succession of heavy gales from
the southwest 10 west-sOuthwest, from %
deg. south 10 the Falkland Islands. In lati-
tude IS deg. south and longitude 6S west
she had succession of very heavy gales
On June l9 she carried away her lower
main topsail sheets and blocks and several
small sails. On May 26, in latitude 35 south
and longitude II west, she spoke the British
ship SocOtTa, 56 days out for San Francisco.
The British ship Clan Mackenzie, 128
days from London, with merchandise for
Balfour, Guthrie q Co., arrived last night
after a comparatively uneventful trip.
The schooner John q. North, which ar
rived yesterday from MahukOna with 10, 952
bags Of sugar for Williams, Dimond Il Co.,
"A days from Mahukcna, was only 10 DAYS
on the passage down from San Francisco.
She had to walt SIX weeks for a cargo at
Mahukona. and was p days on the outside
Of the place, the wind blowing stiff and
splitting two sails.
There was considerable excitement out
side Lombard-street wharf yesterday caused
by dispute between the captain and mate
of the American ship PrOgresO and the
Engineers and Firemen's Union. The lat
Ter claimed that the ship should 20 back
with crew at union rates. The ProgresOis is
one Of the new steamers running tn New York
by way OF the Horn, and came here with a
crew Of three tiremen and three coal-passers,
who were paid S35 and SIS month respec-
lively. AS soon as these had been dis
charged the union took q hand in the matter
The captain offered $40 for fremen and $50
Tor cOaEpassers. but the union wants $50 in
one case and $40 in the other. They also
claim that she should carry six firemen in
stead OF three
The Progreso brought In a very large
cargo, and the interior of Lombard-street
wharf is piled up and almost blockaded with
cases OF merchandise, proving how emi-
nently successful the opposition to the
transcOntinental and Pacific Mail monopo-
lies IS becoming. There is a full cargo ready
for the ProgresO to take out, with some to
spare for the next STEAMER month or two
hence. The Progreso put of 1000 tons Of
cargo at RedondO on the way up.
Section Of the seaWall is being replied
and replanked.
The moves yesterday were the ship u
rica from stream to sea; the ship Poseidon
from McNeer's TO stream; the ship Eulo-
meme from MARTINEZ to McNear's. To-day
the ship lvanhoe will tow from Port Costa
TO Mission Bay.
The new boiler for the red-stack tug
Monarch is ready, and will be put in this
week. TIE tug has been lying idle for sew
eral months.
1t is stated that the opposition line of
Stockton steamers has asked for a further
extension Of time before moving TO Mission
wharf.
YACHT RACE.
The nautical attraction for September 9
will be race On tie inside course between
the big yachts Lurllne, Jessie and Aggie
for stake OF $1,000.
AdyiceS by the Walla Walla by way of
Fort Townsend fix the pack Of the Alaska
Packing Association at 63,O00 cases and the
karluk Cannery al 90, 600 cases. Ii is light
pack, but there was not material enough for
more. The Chinese who were taken up 10
the canneries last spring are doing we'll
A. b. Webber of Oakland, superintendent
at Cooks Inlet, died on June 2S, aged 50
years.
The steamer St Paul OF the Alaska Com
merclal Company will leave for ST.. Michael
and Oonalaska on Thursday.
The bark ). G. Wilder sailed for Homo
lulu yesterday morning with a non-union
crew.
Lynde & Hough have received report
dated June that the goldfish catch is excel
lent and the boats have full cargoes.
The following is copy of q singular
letter which found its way into the hands
OF Chief WharfBger Boobar yesterday, and
VIII be referred TO the Harbor Commits
sioners for action:
COMMONWEALTH CLUB,
RICHMOND Va, Aug. 81
To the Treasurer JGcks0n-street BHdrf San
francisco, Cat.-DEAR SIR: In looking over
the papers OF my father, the late Aristides
MeIch, L found certificate Of 90 shares OF
Jackson street wharf IN your city | write for
Information relative to this stock, and should be
obliged TO you II you would advise me whether
this stock has ANY value not ANY infOrma-
tioD you may lmpait VIII be appreciated by
yours respectfully, JAMES o. WEIGH.
1t appears in this connection that 80
years ago most OF the whaIv YES in the city
we're owned by private individuals or firms
or small corporations. Meiggs wharf was
an example. Fillmore-street wharf is still
owned and controlled by the city and
county; but all the other wharves of the
city front belong to the State, which extin-
guisbed all claims when the State Harbor
commissioners were organized in 1868 un-
der the act of 1862. The old Jackson-street
wharf referred TO In the letter has long
since disappeared, but only search OF the
records at Sacramento could settle the
question OF what was done with Mr.
Weleh's 90 shares of stock. From q legal
standpoint the first thing necessary will be
to find what is the fOundati on Of the claim
THE BIG LUMBER RAFT.
The steamer Emily arrived yes terday
morning from Coos Bay and way ports.
She brought down two small bears caught
back of Port Oxford. Oregon, by John Hay,
weii-Enown local merchant Of this city,
who is spending few months there. Cap,
tain Roberts of the Emily reports that work
Is being, pushed night and day Gu the Fort