The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-16
ALONG SEA and SHORE.
The Mis- slug Boats Crew From
the Clara Safe.
The Warship Alliance Ashore at Yokohama.
How the Gleneorse Was Lost-He Fell
From Aloft.

The barkentine Tropic Bird arrived from
Tahiti early yesterday morning and ought
the Welcome news that the missing boat
containing twelve of the crew of the Ger
man ship Clara Is safe. As previously
reported in THE CALL, the Clara was
burned at sea while on her way from Sgd
ney, n. 5. W., to San Francisco with cargo
of coal. The crew left the ship in two
boats, one of when. containing the captain
and thirteen men, was picked up by the ship
California and landed here. The two boats
were heading for the Marquesas Islands
and became separated soon after leaving
the doomed vessel. The mates boat sue
ceeGed In reaching the islands after hard
struggle that lasted fifteen days, during
which they were sadly in need of water.
The shpwreeked men were taken on
board the Tropc Bird by kind-hearted
Captain Burns and brought 10 Tahiti. One
of the men then shipped on the Tropic Bird
and came to this city. while the rest were
sent to Valparaiso and will reach Germany
on one OF the German steamers.
TWICE WRECKED.
From the four apprentices of the British
ship GlencorSe that was set on fire and
abandoned off Cape Horn ON the 22d of
December, and who are now on board the
how the ship was lost. The Glencorse was
on her way from Liverpool to IquiQue with
cargo OF coal and was eighty-Six days ont
when the crew left her. On the night of
December 10 she was caught in a terrific
gale, and the heavy seas swept everything
movable from her decks. Shortly before
midnight tremendous wave struck the
vessel on the port side throwing her on her
beam ends, and causing the carge 20 shift so
that the water was up 10 the main hatch.
Seeing that unless relieved of her spars
she would capsiZh Captain Manson ordered
the masts to be cut away to save the ship.
As soon as possible this was done but the
ship was held down by the weight of coal
and could not rise. All hands then went
below and tried TO right the vessel by turn
ing the cargo. but the coal Slid back as fast
as it was shoveled TO windward.
JETTIsoNED THE CARGO.
As last resort aboat fifty tons were
dumped into the sea. Ii was all in vain
however, as the ship continued to settle,
and. 10 make things worse, sprung leak.
About noon on the 22d the American bark
Rose inneS hove III sight and was sgEaied
for help. Realizing that the ship was
doomed, Captain Manson asked to be taken
OF, and this was done. The crew of the
Gleneorse managed to save their Clothes
except the apprentices, VINO lost everything
Before leaving the vessel Captain Manson
set her on fire, as she was danger to navi-
CATION. The shipwrecked crew were TAX en-
10 Valparaiso and turned over TO the Con-
sui.
Captain Manson and the officers took
passage for Liverpool on the Inflated
steamer John Elder, and were shipwrec ked
again soon after leaving VALPARAISO, and
were once more taken back to that mort
this time by a British warship The cap
tam subsequently sailed for home on the
steamer Liguria.
The Gleneorse was vessel Of 1854 tons
and was owned By j. b. MalmSey & Co. Of
Liverpool.
THE ALLIANCE ASHORE
Information obtained from the passengers
OF Inc Oceanic Is 10 the effect that the
United States warship Alliance was ashore
on the bTeakwater at I Yokohama and grave
Tears are entertained for her safety. She
ran on the breakwater while escorting the
Oceanic out Of the baTbnr and had on board
at the time Admiral Harmony and staff,
who were paving their respects TO Admiral
Beiknap, who WAS leaving for home in the
Oceanic.
The British warship Mercury sent a barge
and forty men 10 the Alliance and three
tugs bad hold of her, but from what could
be seen II was very doubtful whether they
could pun Ter of, as nearly half her length
was out of water.
sad accident occurred on board the Brit
lsh ship Nanderer within an hour after she
came 10 anchor In the bay Monday night,
While furlng the sails a. W. Francis, one
Of the seaman, fell from the lower main
topsal-yaTd TO the deck and fractured his
right thigh. The Injured man was taken to
the Marine Hospital yesterday morning
NOW A TRADER.
The once famous yacht Fleur-de- Lis is
now at Butarltari, in the Marshall Islands.
and will leave for this port about pril 1st
to rent. She has been turned into trader
The arrivals yesterday were the steamers
Grandholm from Nanaimo, Walia WaIla
from Victoria. Greenwood from Point
Arena ana Protection frem Westport. The
British ship Thetis arrived from Antwerp
with general cargo for J. W. Grace * Co.
the bark Alexander Mcneil from sydney
has coal for j. ID. Spreckels & Bros. the