The morning call., 1892-01-15
SEA AND SHORE.
Ocean Towing Across the Stormy
Atlantic.
Desertions From H B. NJ. s. Daphne-Arrival
Of the Volante-Wreek Of the San Pedro.
Parting of the Military Cable.

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/ Janeiro in a badly damaged condition, and
/ her owners found that the cost Of repairing
/ there would be more than the ship cost
| when first built, so decided to take her to
| Liverpool for repairs. The big channel tug.
| Victoria, was chartered, and is now on her
way - Rio to tow the ship to England. 1t
is expected that she will only stop for coal
once On the Trip, and that will be at the
| Western Islands. To do this she will have
to tow the vessel over $500 miles without
stopping The Victoria is twin screw
steel steamer of about 800 tons and was
built expressly for ocean towing. She Is
whalebackei fore and aft, and can steam
eighteen knots an hour. She carries crew
OF tWenty-one all told. Her first tow was
from Gibraltar to Plymouth, and the vessel
was the big troop ship Scraps. which had
broken her shaft while on her way with
troops from Malta to England. About a
year ago she picked up a German steamer
1900 miles t. the westward Of Cape Cl' ar
and lowed her to Liverpool. That's ocean
towing.
DEsERTIONs FROM THE DAPHNE.
The crew of the British war-ship Daphne
at least that portion Of it comprising the
marine guardians been somewhat reduced
since that vessel arrived In tdls port. our
deserted on the first day in port and three
more stole away in a boat yesterday morn.
ing. Al White and another man went OH
to the ship IN Whitehall ana not only
took two off the ship but also induced the
sentry to desert. A sailor named Randall
had made up his mind 10 desert, aud not De
ing able to secure boat decided 10 swim
ashore. The strong tide proved too much
and he was no doubt drowned. Inc
Daphne left for Esquimalt yesterday morn
inc and will o. the GTT-fiOpk for TeUHlT5,
FOR THE TRADE WITH MEXICO.
Thenew schooner Voante arrived yester-
day, four and a half days from Coos BAY,
with a cargo Of lumber for the Simpson
Lumber Company. The VOlante is 100 leet
long - feet beam and feet deep, aud was
built for j. f. Schleiden of this city, who
will lace her in the Mexican trade.
The coal in the bunkeTS at the Pacific
Rolling-millS is still on fire, and the fire.
boat Governor Irwin worked Oh 1t Tor over
twelve hours. When she returned to her
berth yesterday morning the fire was again
under control
Every British ship In the harbor had her
ensign at half-maSt yesterday out Of respect
10 the Duke Of Clarence and Av0ndaie, the
eldest son of the Prince Of Wales who died
yesterday.
WRECK OF THE SAN PEDRO.
Captain H. q. Lewis, agent of the Cana
dian Marine and Fisheries Department.
and Captain James Ghudin Of the steamer
Sir James Douglas have been appointed
commission 10 investigate tile circumstances
attending the wreck of the steamer san
Pedro at Victoria 10 December The in
quiry has been asked Tor IN the public H.
terest by Messrs. Earle and Prior, NJ. 5.
\ telegram from London under date OF
the 14th gives the intelligence that the ship
Alexander Gibson, from Baltimore for san
Francisco, put into Rio de Jaueiro with
pumps out of order.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was hay, with 2 southwest wind twelve
miles an hour. The barometer stood 5000.
CUT THE CABLE IN TWO,
The newly laid military cable between
Fort Mason and AlcatraZ did not last long,
for Yesterday morning the British ship
County Of Edinburgh dragged her anchor
and before she stopped her mud hooks had
cut the cable in two The ship was taken
to a safer berth in Mission Bay after the
accident.
The largest gathering OF pilots and cap
tains that ever took place In the United
states Will assemble in Brooklyn on Iu~s-
day. Walker {. Tyler is the delegate to the
Grand Har5Or for California HarOUr OF san
Francisco.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Movements were the Battjni Accama to the
ea-wall, the Pinmore 10 the refinery, steam
er Willamette to the Union Iron Works,
I dNuUI anu 1lhllUu 1ldll ub0u mum va
Costa, and the Hutton Hall. IyanhOe and
Argus up to load. To-day the Rufus K.
Wood will dock at Howard, the Harold at
Fremont, and the Carlton tow to sea.
Arrivals were the steamers State of Cali
fOrnia from Portland, Point Arena from
Mendocino, Gypsy from Santa Cruz Emily
from Coos Bay, Alclzar from San Pedro,
Humboldt from Eureka, and the bark Oak
land from Port Madison, lumber laden.
Departures were the steamers National
City for Eureka, Coos Bay for Wilmington,
Columbia LOT Astoria, Costa Rica for Nanai-
mo, Scotia for TillamoOk, and the bark
Lucknow for Tacoma.
CHARTERS REPORTED
Latest reported charters are the follow
ing:
Italian iron bark Battini Accame, 1855
tons, wheat to United Kingdom, Hayre or
Antwerp, POS 81.
Schooner Puritan, 5S4 tons, merchandise
TO lilo in SpTeckelo' line.