The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-26
DELAYED BY WIND.
Storn1bound Ships Outside
the Heads.
THE NEW Works. ROUGH TRIP.
She Waited Thirty-six Hours for q
Chance to Gross the Bar.
narine Notes.

All day yesterday the wind continued to
blow from the direction of the south and as
a consequence no sailing craft arrived in
this port. The steamers which did get In re-
ported terrible time with the storm, but no
serious damage.
There must be large number Of sailing
vessels few miles off shore and as soon as
the wind changes to favorable quarter they
will come in so fast that they cannot be kept
track Of.
The steamer Peru. which lay in the chan
mel all Saturday night, sailed at little after
daybreak. The bar was very rough and
breaking badly.so she went out through the
north channel
When she was well under way she spoke
the Pacific Mail Company's steamer City of
New York just coming in. The Peru had
taken pilot on aboard, but saw no way OF
putting him ashore, and il looked as il he
were bound on trip TO China when the
City of New York hove in sight badly in
Deed of the gentleman's services. lie was
put on board and brought the vessel TO port.
The City of New York made the trip from
Panama in seventeen days aud carried lar
number Of passengers and over 700 pack
ages of Height.
The weather was not really bad until after
the vessel left San Diego, although the
water was rough and the steamer rolled
considerably. She arrived at point nine
teen miles southwest OF the heads al II 80
Friday night and the wind was blowing a
hurricane. Captain johnson said il would
be dangerous to attempt 10 get In, so held
Of shore 10 point south OF the FRral-
tones. Saturday morning he steered east
and took look at the bar and then went up
toward Point Reyes. He kept of shore
all Saturday night while the wind vas
blowing at The rate Of seventy miles an
hour and the fog so thick it was impossible
10 see two boat-len gths.ahead. But the YES
sci was well handled and stood the storm
nobly. Very little water came aboard and
not particle Of damage was done.
Captain Johnson says that the whole day
and a half lie was outside he didn't see a
mast or sail of any kind and that the sea
looked as il he were coming To some desc
late coast instead Of the harbor Of a big
city. He says il was the first tipe such q
thing has happened in all his experience
sailing out Of this harbOr.
Shortly after midday the sea went down
considerably and the bark Oregon was
towed to sea without much trouble. She
was the first sailing vessel TO cross the bar
since the storm. The captain Of the whaIer
Abraham Barker. which put back to port
last Friday, Intended to go al the same time.
but line of breakers that could be seen
near Fort Point forced him to change his
mind. The vessel will remain until things
have quieted down and sail with the first
favorable wind.
The steamer Greenwood took four days
to come down from CleOne. She was loaded
with lumber and piles, and for a time ii
looked as If something was going over
board, but the captain hove to and very
little water came on deck. The whole cargo
was brought safely TO port.
The steamer Pomona arrived from Eu-
reka yesterday afternoon. She was only
thirty-two hours on the trip and did not
suffer from the storm. Her passenger list
al Ia
tTEyel by water during the bad weather.
The sailors on the shin John Mcleod are
still 10 state of mutiny on account of the
vessel going TO Coquimbo, Chile. Things
lookpdsseri0us yesterday morning, as the
men were in q bad humor because they
would not be permitted to 90 ashore. Sew
eral fights occurred on board, and the men
threatened TO fire the ship unless their de-
mands were complied with. The captain
appealed 10 the police for protection, and
several ficers were put on board. At last
accounts everything was quiet, but grave
trouble is feared.
The principal topic OF conversation in
Yachting circles the last few days has been
j. V. Coleman's latest purchase. II is
known that he has purchased racer, and
all who know anything about 1t say that
the sloop Miranda has passed into his
hands. What the consideration was and
when the bargain was made are matters of
conjecture.
I2e tuG IraYeler from Grays Harb0r has
been at Howard-street pier for the last
week undergoing repairs. So much new
work has been put on her she is practically
another vessel, aud would not be recognized
by those who knew her formerly. II the
weather permits she will &c home to-day.
Tie Mariners Church Will not have the
usual Christmas celebration this year. but
instead will put all their efforts into tie
Sunday school entertainment, which will
take place next Thursday evening
The steamship Oceanic. Captain Smith,
arrived last evening, fifteen days from Yok-
hama. with twenty-three cabin and IO4
Chinese passengers
She had $4,000 packages Of freight in her
cargo, 200 of them being tea from the new
crCp. There were also two packages of
treasure and forty-eight packages of nail.
There was an unusually large quantity Of
c1rlos and Chinese and japanese toss, as
well as great number of geese, turtles,
goiohsh and other Oriental articles Of vertu
that were intended for the holiday sales
here.
The Oceanic had a very rough passage.
and was hove-t0 for several hours at differ.
eht times On the voyage. The decks were
s~ash for several days, but no damage was
done.
Among the passengers we're Comman der
=: Bell OF the British navy and Justice
Woods
The largest vessel every built on Hum
beidt Bay was launched last SATURDAY.. She
Is the bsrkentine Jane L. Stanford, and is
OIL sIo tons register. She was built at Ben
di1en's shipyard. and Is intended for the
lumber trade between Puget Sound and
racine Coast points She win be com.
manded by James A. johnson.