The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-28
SEA AND SHORE.
Release of the Guaranteed on
Angel Island.
Making War-ship OF the Old MOnooacy-A
Fast Trip-smashing Piling-Move-
ments and Charters.

After nearly a months weary residence on
Angel Island The whites aud japanese we're re-
leased from quarantine yesterday at noon ana
taken to the Pacific Mail Dock on the tug MIL
len GIiiih. DR.. Lawl0T was on hand and made
sure that not only the passengers but also their
effects had been thoroughly fumgated before he
allowed them TO come ashore. DIR. Mcintosh
would not allow the 497 Chinese to remain on
the island more than a day or two longer so the
Pacific Mail Company made arrangements 10
have the coolies carried back TO Honolulu on the
steamer Belglc, which VIII leave for the Orient
on Tuesday. The Chinese remain on the island
under guard until THAT day aud VIII then be
taken Ia barges 10 The BelgIc which Will call
al Honolulu on her way out and land them.
The single case OF smallpox on board the Rio
when she called at Honolulu has cost the Pacific
Mall Company considerable sum.
BOUND TO HAVE MAN-oF-wAR.
The following item, clipped from the Hong
Kong Telegraph, shows that the American nav al
officers In China are determined TO have a war
ship there even II they have to build one:
"The old MOnocacy again 10 the tore. Our
Shanghai contemporary the Mercury of the 9th
INST says that the Old United States side wheeler
has undergone some considerable repairs lately;
at present part OF her deck is being renewed
aud she will also receive new shaft for
the paddle-Wheels. The disappearance Of her
t0pmast, the Mercury says, will largely affect
her familiar appearance. She Is 10 be provided
with fighting tops Instead protected by hat-lnch
httti lldibS, duu tdcU Top IS 10 nave TWO nun.
H0tchFss guns, the shots Of which are charged
with half an ounce OF powder and are provided
with ehilled'stee points; Imagine the Monocaey
with fighting masts But at a distance she viii
look sufficiently blOOdIhrsty and less antedi.
luvlan."
The Alaska Commercial Company VIII try a
new experiment in Otter-nuntug this year. IL
has had several vapOr launches built IN which 10
pursue tie coveted animals. The boats are 2l
feet long feet beam aud 2l3 feet deep and
VIII be propelled by engines OF Two horsepower.
They VIII carry a crew of TWO men each while
five
Outside the heads the weather yesterday was
foggy, with a west wind eight miles an hour.
Jhe Datometerstood 3O.19.
A SMASH.
The passengers on the steamer Oakland when
she made her 5 :45 o'clock trip 10 this side OF the
bay yesterday morning had n good shaking up
when she reached the slip on this end Of her
route. BY some means or other the engines re-
fused TO act when the signal TO back was given,
and the result was that the boat ran Into the
pillng with q crash that made the passengers
think of the life. belts In the racks overhead.
Beyond smashing few piles no serious damage
was done and the steamer made the landing all
right.
In order to facilitate the collecting and de-
livery OF mails az Alaskan ports Putsers w. K.
Curtis and NJ. Nj. Buchanan OF the Pacific Coast
steamers Mexico and Topeka have been created
mail agents by the Railway Mail Service. From
this time on the mail for Alaska will be assorted
on the steamers before 1t reaches the port OF
destin atIon instead of being assorted after IL Is
btul ashore.
The steamer AK, which has been plying on
the Alaska route all WINTER VIII return TO Puget
Sound ports about March Z, and shortly alter
VIII return 10 this port.
CRASHED INTO THE WHARF.
The steamer North Fork also smashed a few
piles While trying TO dock at Broadway Wharf
about i o'clock yesterday morning. The strong
tide caught her, aud she only escaped cOllidlng
with tie steamer Mexico by few Inches, but be
fore the engines could be reversed she crashed
into the wharf, smashing many OF the piles and
doing fully $500 worth OF damage. The steamer
escaped with the loss of some paint.
Bay pirates are again at work. Not long since
hue slOOp was stolen from Long Bridge, and
last night another boat was stolen. The missing
boat is named the Pride, and is 20 feet long, 10
feet beam ana Is The property OF Samuel Vim.
cent The Pride Is sloop-rigged and painted
white on the outside, while the inside is OF dull
lead.color The boat was only launched few
days ago.
Captain Th0rsOn of the schooner Amethyst
eau boast Gl having made the fastest round trip
1rom this port 10 Eureka and return by sailing
vessel The Amythyst was only days and 10
hours on the trip, ana brought back cargo CT
100000 feet OF lumber.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Movements yesterday were the MaripOsa TO
Folsom street, Narcissus and Oriental 10 Ala
media, Pnmore % the refinery, Siren and Arch
dale 10 The stream. and the Conqueror 10 the