The morning call., 1892-03-30
ALONG SEA and SHORE.
Stormy Voyage of the Sealing
Schooner Maria.
Washed From the Jibboom and Drowned at
Sea = The New Lightship-Lets Of
Seals - A Curiosity.

The British sealing schooner Maria put
into this port yesterday morning in distress
She is a S3-tOn craft. and is one of fleet of
seven that are on the way from Nova Scotia
to Victoria to take part in seal-fshing. The
Maria is 13l days out from Maitland, Nova
Scotia, and has had rather a rough trip.
She made the run down to Cape Horn in 66
days, and in the Strait Of lie Marie sighted
another of the fleet that had left several
days before her. Some bad weather was
experienced of the Horn, but it was moth
ing to what she encountered when of the
California coast. There she was caught in
a heavy gale and lost her maintopmast, had
her decks swept and was hove to for nearly
a hours. Again, on March 26 she was
struck by terrible gale, and for a while the
crew thought she would founder. Sea after
sea swept over the little craft, and every
thing movable vas washed verboard. The
vessel rolled aud laoored so heavily that the
head OF the foretopmast was sprung. The
only canvas on the vessel had to be furled.
Soon after the outer JI0 began to blow out
Of the gaskets, and James Anthony, a sea-
man ~ years old. was sent out to secure it.
WASHED OVERHEARD.
He had nearly finished the job when a
heavy sea struck the Schooner, causing her
to bury her jibb0om deep in the water, and
the unfortunate young man was swept
away. lifebuoy and several ropes were
reach and drowned before his shipmates'
eyes. Anthony was a native of Maitland.
Nova Scotia, and was general fayorite on
board the vessel.
Captain Lowell was off the heads very
early yesterday morning and made many
signals both for pilot-bOat and a tug. but
could not get either. the only sail he
could carry was reefed Stayforesail. and
he made up his mind to take the risk of
bringing his ship into port rather than re-
main out in such gale as was then blow
ing. Captain Lowell had never been in San
Francisco before and did not have a chart
of the port, but he boldly steered across the
bar. sailed up through the Golden Gate, and
brought the Maria safely to an anchorage
off Meiggs wharf. The Maria will repair as
soon as possible aud proceed on her voyage
to Victoria.
THE NEW LIGHTsHIP.
The new lightship for the Columbia River
bar will leave for the north to-day in tow
of the big tug Fearless. This is the vessel
that was built at the Union Iron Works
and launched last Saturday.
The Mail steamer Acapulco was tested
for speed over the course from Pigeon
Point TO Point Sur and was placed in the
third class. The steamer showed speed
Of 1912 nautical miles per hour over the
50 emile course.
Victoria yesterday and reports having
spoken the British sealing schooner Gene
We've near the mouth of the Columbia River
with 276 seals.
The new Board of Port Wariens will
enter upon their duty next Friday. The
board is as follows: Captain J. w. Gage,
Il. j. Watson, formerly Naval Officer of this
port; Samuel Thornton and A. j. Martin.
A CURIOSITY.
Bill Bent, well known on the water front,
has secured another curiosity. This time he
has got hold of the lower Jaw OF a sperm
whale, 1t measures Is feet in length. The
whale from which this splendid specimen
was secured was captured near Honolulu by
the whalng-bark Triton. The immense
bones have been polished, and will be added
to his already large collection.
The arrivals in port Yesterday were the
steamers Corona from San Diego and the
Walla Walla from Victoria. The ship
Jabez Howes arrived from Baltimore with
a cargo OF a coal for John Rosenfeld's Sons,
and the British sealiug-schooner Maria from
Maitland. n. s.. bound to Victoria. put in in
distress.
The departures were the steamers Gypsy
for Santa Cruz, Willamette for Seattle, and
Signal for Por: Townsend.
The moves yesterday were the DechmoDd
to the Tolling-mllls, Mary Wrinkle and
Marina Ala to the refinery, and the Reuce
10 Sausalito. To-day the GlenIui goes to
Martinez and the Amelia. S. &. Allen and
PiDmore tow to sea.
LATEST CHARTERS.
British bark Chieftain. SOL tons, redwood
lumber from this port to United Kingdom,
chartered prior to arrival by w. Freese
& Co.
British ship Sierra Cadena. 176S tons.
wheat to Cork, U. II, owners account.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was thick, and at times the wind attained
velocity OF over 60 miles an hour. The
barometer stood 29.S7.