The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-23
SEA AND SHORE.
4 Party of Observation at the
Union Iron Works.
Oceanic Steamship COmpany-Out Of Quaran-
tins-Unexpected Arrival of the Gaelic.
Ships Anchored in the Fairway.

John D. Spreckels Yesterday took party
of about twenty invited guests over to the
Union Iron Works in the tug Relief. The
new tug Fearless was Inspected and then
the party paid q visit 10 the big slips where
the new steamer for the Pacific Mail Com
pany, the battleship Oregon and the new
cruiser are being built Among til e party
was Z. Wainwright, prominent English
ship-builder, and one Of the owners Of the
steamer West Indian. This gentleman is Oh
a tour Of inspection through the ship-yardS
of the United States, and expressed himself
as greatly surprised with what he saw at the
Union Iron Works. The tug Fearless, he
said, is fully as large and powerful
as any Of the English tOwboats,
and surpassed the best of them in her
fittings. lie walked all around the
battle-ship Oregon and examined the i'm
mense iron frame of the vessel critically,
and then informed a CALL reporter that, so
far as he could observe, the work is as good
as could be done anywhere. Mr.. Vain
wright paid visit TO the ship-yard OF
SewalI & Co. at Bath Ne, before he came
10 San Francisco, and he says that no more
wooden ships Will be built in that yard
after the big ship now on the stocks Is
launched. The firm Is about to close con-
tract with a Scotch company for a full sup
ply of machinery and tools used in building
iron ships, and Will 60 into the business OF
iron ship building as soon as their plant can
be delivered and erected.
OCEANIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Oceanic Steamship Company the fol-
lowing officers were elected: John ID.
Spreckels, President; Charles Goodall,
D. .,,fr 4.
Agents and ITeasurers, aud A. b. SpreckelS,
Claus Spreckels c. NJ. GOOdal, a. l..
Tubbs and Austin Z. TuObs, Directors. T.
II. Sheldon was reelected Secretary In
his annual report to the stockholders Presl-
dent John D. Spreckels said: Although
the business for the twelve months has not
been SO remuneratlvt as in previous years,
from causes to which l shall presently refer,
your company paid SIX dividends OF %
cents per share $4,000, and there IS In
the treasury today SOL, jlJ. as against e53,
9l3 at the corresponding date OF 1881. Inc
first dividend was paid August /, 1891, and
the l3St January I, 1892. The displacement
OF the Zeaiandia 10y tie Union New Tea
land COmpanys steamer MOnowai, which
took place in December 1890 seriously IN
terfered with the business Of the company,
and in addition TO which the payments by
the Colonial Government we're reduced very
materially a fixed rate of i ShillingS 50 So
an annual subsidy. while papers and other
printed matter were to be carried free. The
receipts for mail subsidies from the Colonial
Government and tile United States for 1891
were So, SOL, as against Sl96,l62 IS for 1890.
This sum Of SO, Sjl, however, VIII he IN
creased by the December payments OF 1884,
Which have yet to be received
OUT OF QUARANTINE.
The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro was
released from quarantine on Thursday
evening, and was al once taken to the Pa
cidc Mail Wharf and the cabin passengers
allowed 10 land. The Chinese went ashore
on the island willingly enough, but the five
white who were also In the steerage re-
fused TO leave the steamer Some Of the
crew were called upon 10 force them over
the ships side into the barge, but when
each Of the passengers drew revolver the
crew concluded they might stay on board
CAPTAIN Ward at last induced them to 20
ashore in the tug, but they complained bit
terly against having 10 herd with the ulthy
Chinese, which they viii have to do for
fourteen days, and even longer if the dis
ease should spread
4 row Of iron posts is being placed in pO-
siilon at the ferry, on the north side OF the
cabIe-car tracks Of the Market-street road.
The cable company desired 10 take no further
risks at that place, and passengers will IN
future be prevented from running into dan
ger.
The United States lighthouse tender
Nadrona IS IN the dTy-dock at the Union
Iron Works, anu being cleaned and painted.
ANCHORED ~ THE PARKWAY.
Captain White of the ferry steamer Thu
ron was In the Cu.ei WharfnZer's Office DO
ing some tall kicking yesterday abOutthe
manner IN which ships are anchored IN the
stream. Several large Sims were anchored
not 800 fee, from the end Of l. Hmbard- street
Wharf yesterday, and right m the fairway.
No one need be surprised to hear Of a col
ll>iOn between them and some Of the ferry
steamers during Tie first heavy fog.
The mail steamer Gaelic surprised every
one at the Pacific Mail Dock by slipping
into port yesterday afternoon, one day
ahead Of time She had a fine run across
and brought 10 cabin passengers and Is
Europeans and - Chinese IN the Storage
Among her cargo are 80. $50 mats of rice,
44S0 chests Of tea, 921 bales Of silk 1927
cases Of OIL, 1924 bales Of mating, GA sacks
OF coffee and treasure TO the value Of
S23.000.
Tie weather outside the heads yesterday
was haZy, with a northwest wind six miles
an hour The barometer stood 1925.
Up TO PUGET SOUND.
The steamer Walla Walla, belonging to
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, re-
Sumed yesterday the run 10 Puget Sound
ports, touching at Vancouver and carrying
quite a large cargo Of freight for shipment
East by the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
The Puebia will shortly be placed on the
same route From this 1t is apparent that
the differences between the Canadian Pacific
and the Southern Pacific have not been ad-
justed and the lowering Of freight rates will
be ia order.
Captain Salmon has resumed command of
the steamer Wellington, as the most search
ing inquiries by the Insurance companies
failed to reveal anything to show him to
blame for the accidents that befell the
steamer last fall. Captain Lock VIII remain
in the service of Dunsmuir Il Sons.
A large number OF heavy tImbers was
taken to Alcatraz Island yesterday, for use
in preparing beds for the new guns which
are expected 10 arrive shortly.
The steamer West Indian will be brought
over from Sausalito next week 10 go into
commission again.
DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.
Departures were the steamers Oregon for
Astoria, Wala Walla for Victoria, Gypsy
for Santa Cruz, NewsbOy for Navarro aud
SunOl for Humboldt. The graIn-laden
ships DumfrlesShre toWed to sea, bound to
Queenstown, and the schooner Transit
sailed for Honolulu.
Arrivals were the steamers Columbia
from Portland, AlcaZar from San Pedro,
Bonita from Santa Cruz Island, Navarro
from Navarro, and Caspar from Caspar,
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Latest reported charters are the follow
ing: British iron ship City Of Benares, 1874
tons, will load lumber on the sound for the
West Coast.
Austrian bark Stipan, 973 tons, now on
the sound, wheat from Tacoma to Cork, u.
K, Havre or Antwerp-chartered prior TO
arrival
Mad Shippers.
Captains and owners of schooners are
very much annoyed by the restrictions of
the Street Superintendent in forbiddng the
opening Of the Fourth-street drawbridge
between the hours Of and o'clock in the
morning and have decided TO appeal to the
Board Of Supervisors for relief. Yesterday
high tide occurred about that tine and