The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
A British Sealing Schooner Struck
by Lightning.
One CT the Lumber Handlers Returns to Work
The Insurance or the Minnyhive-A New
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ming and escapes total destruction, yet the
British sealer Triumph had an experience
of the kind, and is now at Victoria under
going repairs.
The Triumph, with dozen other sealers,
was at anchor in the harbor of ClayoquOt
on the night of Thursday, March "a 1t had
been raining hard ali day. the storm being
accompanied with heavy thunder and light
ming. About 9 o'clock the crew were star
tied by a terrific peal Of thunder. and the
next instant the schooner trembled as if
struck by tornado. A few minutes after a
dense smoke was seen to rise from the fore
hatch, and the crew discovered the vessel
was on fire. Pumps and buckets were at
once manned and tons of water poured into
the burning vessel. but it was not until after
four hours hard work. and the assistance
of the other crews, that the fire was over
come
An examination Of the schooner showed
that the entire forward part of the vessel
had been burned to a shell, and the fore
mast was in danger of falling over the side.
The electric fluid had struck the foremost
and run down into the hold, where it set
fire to pile of clothing belonging to the
crew. The course of the lightning along
the spar could be plainly seen. as pieces
over a foot long and three inches deep had
been torn out of the mast. The Triumph
was towed to Victoria by the steame r Mys-
rery, and will be repaired as soon as pos
sible.
THE LUMBERMEN.
When a gang of non-union men went to
work unloading the lumber-iaden barken-
tine j. NJ. Griffith at Folsom No. at noon
yesterday large crowd of men gathered.
but the presence Of a number of bluc-c0ats
from tho South HaTbor station prevented
any disturbance il it had been the inten-
ton of any one TO create one.
John Shanahan was one of the Staunch-
est members of the union until yesterday,
when he took off his coat and went TO work.
His comrades were taken aback until John
explained that he had been out of work for
over seven weeks aud had wife and FAM
lily and was not going to see them starve.
lie is an old lumber handler and was made
foreman of the yard.
A lively runaway took place from Mission
wharf l about O'Clock yesterday after
neon. A big gray horse hitched to buggy
and belonging to {. +. Whitney, teamster,
took fright at a steamers whistle and
dashed up the wharf on a mad run. Several
attempts were made TO stop the brute, but
he got across East street and went up Mis-
sion street at a rate that soon carried him
away from the smell of bilge-water. Near
Second street the rig came in collision with
a heavily laden truck and the buggy lost
one Of the hind wheels. The horse stopped
Of bis own accord.
THE MTNNYHIvE.
The insurance companies have given mp
all hopes of ever seeing the British bark
Mlnnyhive and have paid over the insurance
on the vessel. The vessel was cOal-laden
and is out 249 days from Swansea consigned
to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Both ship and
cargo were fully insured. 1t Is thought that
the ship shifted her cargo during gale and
never recovered.
The fire on board the British ship Wan
mt Nv, If e
water about midnight last night. Captain
Brander states that the ship was not dam
aged In the least. How much coal has been
damaged is not yet known.
The members of the Coast Seamen's
Union in this city are indignant over the
the steamer Corona, and say that if the
arrest was made without justification q suit
for damages Will be begun.
John ID. Spreckels started up the bay in
the yacht Lurine yesterday afternoon
bound TO Benicla. lie has gone TO meet his
father and brother, who will arrive from the
East tomorrow.
NEW RAILROAD.
The first rails of the new track OF the
North Beach and Mission Electric Railroad
were laid on East street, at corner Of Fol-
son. yesterday.
The steamer Emily left San Francisco for
Coos Bay Sunday. but could make no head
way against the stormy northwest gale and
returned TO port yesterday. When Captain
Roberts has TO put back il is not much use
for any one else to try il.
The British sealing schooner Carlotta G.
Cox was spoken on March % with 1856 skins
This Is the largest catch so far this season.
The bark Comet and the British sealer
Maria are being repaired at Spear-street
wharf.
1t is stated that the Pacific Steam Whal-
ing Company has purchased the steamer
Newport, and will turn her into whaler
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The arrivals in port yesterday were the
steamers Caspar from Caspar Navarro
from Navarro, Sunol from Point Arena.
barkentlne ). \. Castle from Honolulu,
with sugar to j. ID. Spreckels & Bros, and
the schooners Ocean Spray. Ivy and Portia
The departures were the steamers Ma
yarro for San Pedro. Arcata for Coos Bay,
Nalla Nalia tor Victoria and Los Angeles
for Wilmington. The Norwegian bark
Fritzoe sailed for Victoria.
The movements We ,terlay were the Elec-
ira and Alex Mcneil to ths drydock at
hunters Point j. ID. Spreckels TO Folsom
No. 2, Fort George and Standard to the
stream, Melrose to Fremont street, J. M.
Griffith to Folsom No. g. ana the Boutwell,
to Martinez. To-day the Merom gees to
Vallejo street. the Urania TO Fremont and
the steamer Sirius to the seawall
LATEST CHARTERS.
British ship Cape of Good Hope. 1918
tons, wheat to Cork, e. K, Havre or Ant
werp, 81 los, new crop loading
Bark Melrose, 944 tons, coal from De-
partnre Bay to this port; chartered by r.
ID. Chandler
Schooner Emma Clandfna 1s6 tonr ,oar