The morning call., 1892-01-20
SEA AND SHORE.
Another Monster Sailing Vessel
Launched at Glasgow.
Fears for the Minnyhive-The COal-Bunkers
Are Still on Fire-Departure of the Aus
traIia-To Chile in Ballast.

The new sailing ship Maria Rickmers,
recently launched at the yard of Russell &
Co.. Glasgow, is the largest sailing vessel
in the world. Her dimensions are: length
375 feet. breadth IS feet, depth Is ~ feet.
She is built Of steel throughout and is
fitted with compartment tanks for water
ballast. In rig she is very similar to the big
French ship France, having five masts and she
will carry an enormous spread OF canvass
For facilitating the work of loading and
discharging cargo, she IS fitted with large
donkey boiler, three steam winches and
steam windlass, besides powerful ian 10
yentilate her cargo. In addition to her
vast sails the ship viii be fitted with triple
expansion engines of $50 horsepower TO be
used in light winds or calms and circulated
to drive her at least seven knots an hour
when fully loaded. The vessel is OF 1913
tons register and Will carry 900 tons
dead weight on LlOYd's freebOard. The
ship was built for MessrS. Rckmers of
Bremen and IS intended for the East Indian
rice trade.
OUT 173 DAYS NOW.
Fears are entertained that the British
ship MlnuyhiVe, now out lI3 days from
Swansea, has been burned at sea. The YES
sci was consigned TO Baltour, Guthrie ~ Co.,
and is laden with coal. Already two YES
sells belonging 10 the same hrm-IhOmas
f. Guthrie Il Co. Of GlasgOw-haye been
lost in two months. The fine steel ship
EuteTkin was lost il the English Channel
during a heavy gale and the Nhamprey, a
splendid new ship on her maiden voyage,
was burned at sea while on her way To San
Francisco with cargo Of coal
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was hay, with a light breeze from the
northeast. The barometer stood 1921.
THE COAL IS STILL BURNING.
The fire in the big coal bun kers at the Pa
cifc Rolling Mills is still burning, and over
a hundred men and forty teams are al work
carting away the coal. Almost 5000 tons Of
coal have already been removed and 1t Is eX-
pected that July as much more viii have TO
be taken away before the ire can be eXtln-
guished. The hre-boat Auasha remains
constantly al the scene, and one OF the fire
engines 10 also in attendance.
The mail steamer Australia left at 2 O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon for Honolulu. She took
away p cabin passengers and Dig list OF
freight.
On account OF the funeral of the D9ke of
Clarence the British Consulate will be closed
to-day,
TO CHILE IN BALLAST.
The British iron ship Marion Lightbody
sailed yesterday for Luta, CHILE, IN ballast
60 seek a nitrate charter She arrived here
lJtGtfiDti
her owners decided 10 send her to Chile
rather than accept grain charter at the
prevailing rates.
Chief Wharnnger B0obar has received
orders 10 allow no more vessels to dock al
the south side Of Mission ? as the work of
building coal bunkeTs on the wharf will
begin at once.
The steamer City Of Puebla has been laid
off, and Captain Debney has been trans
frvTed to the Corona. Captain Hall has
been transferred to the Eureka.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves Yesterday were the Amazon
and DumfTieshire from Port Costa to the
stream. MauydOWn to Port Costa, Buuda-
leer 70 Alameda, John Caswel to Spear
street and the Catherine Sudden to Folsom
l. To-day the Two Brothers will 60 TO
Pacific street, Star Of Austria to Sausalito
aud the Adelaide to Green street
Departures were: The Australia for Hon
Olulu, NestpOrt and Ventura for Eureka,
Protection for Fort Bragg, Gypsy for Santa
Cruz, the Eraln-laden ships IaluS and Rps-
shire fnr Queenstown.
Arrivals were; The steamers Walla Walla
from Victoria and SunOl from Coos Bay,
the brig Courtney Ford and the schOOners
Charles Hanson and BERTHE MiuOr from
coast ports.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
The latest reported charters are the fol-
lowing:
British ship Samaritan, 1897 tons, now on
the sound, wheat from Tacoma to Cork. L.
K. Havre or Autwerp-chartered prior TO
arrival.
British bark Madeira, s4j tons, now on
the sound, wheat from Tacoma 10 Cork, L.
K, Hayre or ADtweTp-chartered prior to
arrival
Nicaraguan bark Bundaleer, 92l tons, coal
from Departure B - to this p .rt-cbartered
by John Rosenfeld's Sons.
Bark Charles B. Kenny, 1913 tons, coal
from Tacoma to this port-chartered by the
South Prairie Coal Company.
German bark Agnes VIII load lumber at
a British Columb ian port for Antofogasta,
40s.
French bark Etoile Gu N0rd, G66 tons, red
wood lumber II Leith, chartered by w.
Frese d Co.
Bark Melrose, 944 tons coal from Depar-
ture Bay TO tins port chartered by R. D.
Chandler.