The morning call., 1892-02-10
The Star of Italy Total Wreck-At Turner's
Ship-Yard-Loss Of Sails by Schooner
The Humboldt Docked.

] tulllg utN UHL ~ QdNS II lu new 1 VI n
! laden with general cargo for Sutton e
! Beebe of this city, was spoken on this side
/ Of Cape Horn when only nineiy-fve days
out, and should have been in long ago.
The British ship Minnyhve left Swansea
for this port 1914 days ago with cargo Of
! coal consigned 10 Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
! was spoken in the Atlantic on August TO-
| 1891, ard has not been seen since.
/ The British ship Rontenburn sailed from
Rio de Janero for Puget Sound 151 days,
ago, and the British ship lakewood also
from Rio for the sound is now out 126 days
and neither has been heard of. 1t wa 5
learned last night that 30 per cent had been
offered to reinsure the Rontenburn, but was
refused.
MURDOCH HAS THE PALM.
The British ship Knight Commander.
Captain Murdock, takes the PALM however.
She left Antwerp for San Francisco $50
days ago, aud 50 far as known has not yet
passed Gaze Horn. The ship was forced
into Port Stanley three times. the first time
with n damaged rudder. This was repaired
and the ship made a fresh start, but in the
first blow encountered the rudder pintes
we're again carried away and once more sac
was beaded Tor Port Stanley to repair dam
ages
Again the ship put to sea, but by this time
the crew had become dissatisfied aud made
a decent on the cargo, and obtaining sew
eral cases Of liquor went on the war-path.
Captain Murdoch again headed his snip for
Port Stanley and about half the crew was
arrested for broaChng cargo and ma tiny,
and after a tri al sentenced to six months IN
jail.
No men were to be had at Port Stanley.
so the captain was forced % 90 to Monte
ydeO IN order 10 ship fresh crew. II he
bliugs her 10 port safe he will have made
one or the longest trips on record.
REPORTED A TOTAL Loss.
4 csbrgram was received at The MeT-
chants Exchange last night from Nalpar-
also that q report has been received from
Sandy Point, Straits Of Magellan, TO the
effect that the British ship Crown OF Italy had
been totally wrecked Of Cape San Diego
Staten Island. The fac of those on board
is not known, but it is thought they were
saved. This must be The vessel sighted on
Christmas day by the British steamer ArIw
While on her way from New Zealand to
Plymouth.
An unknown ship signaled the steamer of
Cape Horn and reported that ship was
ashore on Staten Island. The Araw
searched the coast aud found the vessel
stranded about one mile off Cape San Diego.
On going near tile wreck it was seen that
she was abandoned and had a strong list to
WludWari. Her name could not Ue made
out, AID as II was nearly dark the Araw
was forced TO stand Oft. The Crown of
LAZY was on her way from Liverpool to
San Francisco with a cargo Of coal consigned
70 John d. SpreckelS x Bros.
Size vas built in 1855 and was owned by
Robertson, CWikshauk IL Co. of Liverpool.
and was commanded by Captain Green
bank. Her Dimensions were, length 25l
feet, beam 3 feet and depth u feet Her
crew numbered about thirty all told. II is
supposed tbdt the ship was driven ashore i'm
gale and that the crew made its escape TO
tie shore IN the boats.
HAS HIS HANDS FELT.
Tie veteran shD builder. Mathew
Turner, successfully launched the new
scbo0ier Paperte at his yard at BeaIc.a on
Monday. The vessel was built to the order
Of the French Government, which will use
her as a revenue cutler AZ Tahiti She viii !
come down next week. Captain Turner
is also at work on new brig 10 take the
place Of the Waterfront Hiawaths, and tue
fame IS already up a 7J-t0n schooner is
also 10 frame for San Francisco parties
and VIII soon be completed. II IS seldom
that Captain Turner is idle rs his vessels
have acquired reputation Tor speed and
workmanship a Il over the Pacific Ocean.
a dispatch from London states that the
British ship River Nth, previously reported
A. being ashore, has been tOwed OH LEAKING
badly and Is now safely anchored.
LOST HER SAILS.
From Honolulu comes the news that the
schooner Anna. which sailed from Kahu'ui
for San Francisco on JIuHary 3O.h, only
proceeded about fifteen miles outside the
EarOOr when she was caught in q gale and
all her sails with jhe exception Of the flying
jO were blown away. She hUisted signals
Of distress anl tried to make her wy back
10 port, but came very near being wrecked
M Inn F1f Foil
the steamer Claudine, which lowed her into
port for tie consideration Of 5000 New
sails were made al Honolulu and sent down
20 the schooner.
THE HUMBOLDT
The steamer Humboldt was placed on the
dTy-dock at Hunters Point yesterday and
the extent OF her damage was found tn cor
sIst Of the loss OF rudder-pOst and rudder
and a badly damaged stern-posL Ii il
thought that size can be- repaired IN time To
allow her to depart on her time schedule on
Saturday.
The American steamer M5ckinaw will
load at Section 3 OF the sca-wall for Puget
Sound instead OF returning TO New YorK.
LAUNCH OF A SCHOONER.
The new 43-ton schooner Mary Brown
was launched from Dickie's shIp-yard al
the P0tfero yesterday, and later was
brought 10 Mission Pier to fit out for
sea-otter hunting trip in Alaskan waters.
1 ut lduuCll " as d@AGUutG DV a large num-
Der Of persons The Mary Brown will be
commanded by Captain William Brown.
y no viii shortly come here from his home
at MarZOya near Unimak, In the Iwestern
part Of Alaska. The new schooner is n
feet long.
The mail steamer Australia arrived from
honolulu yesterday afternoon. She brought
100 passengers, 1920 b rs Of sugar, 5I26
punches bananas and 2542 bags of rice.
She experienced heavy weather nearly all
the way up, and on Monday night ran into
gale that swept her decks several times No
damage was done however.
Outside the heads Yesterday the weather
was hay, with northeast wind eight miles
an hour. The barometer stood 1921
he Chilean bark Anna Catherine previ-
Ously reported as having nut into Honolulu.
leaking, has repaired, and sailed again on
January 10Th,
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Movements were: The Tlnto Hill to Oak
land, Hiawatha 10 Beale street, ST. Mark to
the refinery, Andrew Welch and Portland
to Mission No l. Montgomeryshre and
Cape York to Fremont, Spartan to Main,
Lakme to Hunters Point, CromDtOn to the
rolllng-mllls. Maude aud Drumcliff TO the
stream and the Gatherer to the gas works.
To-day the Rufus K. Wood and Sjntram
Will tow TO sea-
Departures were the steamers Whitesboro
Tor Eureka and Gypsy for Santa Cruz, the
Shlps Daniel Barns for Port Townsend. and
the schOOners Orient, Ocean Spray, Daisy
Rowe and Geo. c. Perkins for coast ports.
Arrivals were the Mexico, from San
Diego, and the ship Spartan from Seattle
with Zoo tons Of coal for p. b. Cornwall
LATEST CHARTERS.
Latest reported charters are:
German ship Fanny, 1854 tons, lumber
from Puget Sound to Valparaiso for or
ders, Pisagua range; 81 los.
Barkentlne 5. q. Wilder, ga tons, returns
to Honolulu in the Hawaiian line.
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