The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-31
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
The New Quarantine Steamer Pro.
n0unced Top. Heavy.
Longitude Without Chronometer-The Latest
About the Charleston-The Peru OF on
Her Trial-Trip

The moves yesterday included the Tam
@ Shanter from Beale street TO Pacific, the
steamer Oregon from the Union Iron Works
TO Spear the schooner Tampa from Mission
Nc. to Oakland Creek. the bark Caronde-
let from Howard TO the stream, the bark
Adolph from Howard TO Port Costa. To-
day the w. II. Dimond will tow from Fol-
som to sea and the schooner Golden Shore
from Pacific TO sea.
The steamer Walla Walla, which arrived
yesterday. brought down from Victoria
four of the crew of the seallpg schooner
Matte T. Dyer. now on her way here from
the Japan Sea and hourly expected. The
Overs news and the loss of her two boats
has been anticipated. She kept south of
the vessels Of the fleet and did not see any
OF them. William Thomas, one Of the hunt
ers on the Dyer. told CALL reporter yes
terday that the Dyer had 1901 skins aboard.
In Victoria skins were worth SIS, but the
men were paid off at $40; while in S an
Francisco skins in good condition are easily
worth Sl3. The talk about ski MS dropping
to SIS or 50 is net credited by men famii
with the trade. and itis believed the market
Will stlffen considerably before the next
sealer arrives.
One of the worst forms of impOsture on
the city front is the blind-pilgTlm racket
desperate hurry accosts the casual passen-
ger by the Oakland ferries on the corner
OF Market and Sacramento streets or East.
aud displays - cents IN evidence that he IS
not begging aims. He only wants some
kind Christian friend" to see him across
the street so he may make the boat IN time.
On the way across, While leaning on the
X. c. F.'s arm, be cOnfdes as a secret, not
10 be dlyulged 10 others, that the - cents IS
all lie has IN the world, and that when he
gets on the other side there will be no bed
for him. II the X. c. +. responds, the
bum is dOubtfuliy benefited by two
''schOoners." and retains the original 10
cents as capital to WORK the racket on
some other person. II is not yet on record
that one Of the ferry steamers has claimed
tie - cents, aud the chances are that meme
Of them ever VIII.
DIFFERENCE IN TINE.
Longitude IS supposed TO be difference in
time, but there Is vast ference between
times ancient and modern, long Itudinally
speaking. though q hours still make day.
In 1872 longitude was only obtainabie by
the rapid changes Of the moon in the sky, on
tables admittedly erroneous. Three years
later the lunar tables were rectifed and an
approach IL a ships true position was Oh
tainable. HarrisOn's chronometer came out
in 1865, rendering "lunars" almost obsolete,
but II was not till 1925 that chronometers
were introduced into the royal navy of
Great Britain. Two hundred wears before
longitude was almost exclusively computed
by the dead reckoning. Arson in his voy-
age around tie world ran east of Juan Fer
1audeZ Oh the proper parallel and had TO
fetch back again, from lmperfectlons Of lon
gitude methods. On the other hand many
7Oyages have been made successful llY without
Z chTOuOmeteT, "a was done by John Jacob
AStCr, the New FORK millionaire, in six in
stances, though lie lost $1,000 IN the sew
NTH by the arrival Of a Hong-hong vessel
furnished with the instrument
The new quarantine tuE. which has not
ret been named, went out Tor her trial trip
yesterday afternoon. There has been a
sreat deal OF mystery and dissatisfaction
bout this boat, ana il was learned that the
eSult OF this. the second trial. would not
0e considered satisfactory. The tug, or
property speaking steam-tender, Is OBJ
7l0usly top-heayY, and has been lying at
4ain-street wharf for several months.
There Is nothing against her in the way of
speed or general appearance, but she con-
YeYs decidedly top-heaYy impression that
may prevent her acceptance.
Mate w. {. Hayden OF the whaling
schooner ". {. BlakelY and eight men from
The sealing schooner Matte T. Over ar
rived by the Nalla Walla from Victoria
yesterday morning. The story of the
Dyer men has already been told, but Mate
Hayden promptly contradlcted the yarn
about the loss of the Blakely
he whaler Northern Light was last re-
ported at OonalaSka, badly damaged. The
crew alleged that she was unseaworthy and
refused TO put out in her. After the Offend
ers had been pat in irons fresh crew was
o0taneG and the vessel was t0wed 10 sea.
THE CHARLESTON.
The cruiser Charleston has been quietly
locked for here Tor four or five days past
but II las been learned that she has met
with mishaDs to both propellers and is
making slow time down the coast
Inc cruiser Boston will probably leave
Mare Island on Tuesday, after the court of
inquiry on the Ranger has been concluded.
The Peru was yeritably besiegei at the
Mall dock ali day yesterday. Some of the
besiegers wanted jobs some were up
Eolsterers anxious to get their work aboard,
some were mere sightseeTs, and some told
the meanest lies to get aboard ION general
principles" Inc steamer had tested her
engines aud boilers all the previous after
noon, and yesterday was given over to n
attempt to make things shipShape. All the
standing and running rigging was put up
and Strengthened out the boats were
hauled up 10 the davitS, and save for the
carpenters and joiners who were at work
everywhere, the craft would have looked
fit to 60 anywhere and do anything, Cap
tain Ward, who has recovered from his
spell OF sickness, was on board during the
day. The Peru was loaded down to Is feet
draught at SHUTDOWN, ready for her trial
trip.
LOST BOATS CREW.
1t is reported that the sealing schooner
Allie L. Alger lost a boats crew during a
fog in the Japan Sea aud that the men
reached the schooner Sophie Sutherland. AS
all the Japan sealeTs will be in during the
next 10 days the truth Will be known speed
Iiy enough.
1t is strongly suspected that Frank Will
son, the absconding collector of the Vienna
Bakery Of this city, has sailed away for
parts unknown" as he had followed the sea
Tor many years.
From letter received yesterday morning
from Captain Brown of the schooner Mary
Brown 1t is learned that the latter was at
MarZoyia on May 2 delayed by thick ice.
The remains of Captain William Greig,
king OF Tanning Island" were taken
on BOARD the brig George II. Douglas, at
Mission No. yesterday afternoon, en- route
10 the island home. The brig took down a
handsome tombstone. suitably inscribed
Red can buoys and and black nun
buoy 3 have been removed from the west
channel of InmhnLdt Rau tho nhn,...al