The morning call., 1892-01-22
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Steamer Alameda
From Sydney.
Cruiser Charleston a. Mare Island-Christened
a Second Time-Repairing the George
C. Perkins-The Burned WhaleS.

The barkeutine George c. Perkins. which
was nearly sunk few months ago by being
run into outside the heads by the steamer
MiueoIa, is still in Oakland Greek. The
repairs are nea rly completed, and the vessel
will be ready for sea next week. A few
days after the collision the Pilot Commits
sioners held an investigation, and Captain
! Sim0nsen Of the injured vessel was called
10 give his testimony. The result Of their
deliberations has never been made public,
but Pilot Boyd, who was in charge Of the
steamer, paid all the damages. Captain
Sim0nsen Informed a CALL reporter yester-
day that Pilot Boyd boarded his vessel on
Tuesday and told one of the owners that he
wished to give the captain some good ad-
vice. lie said that in the future the captain
should be more careful aud not leave the
vessel without some one on deck, because,
when she was run down be Boyd saw no
one on deck. Boyd also said that the Per-
kins was going through the water fully four
knots an hour, and volunteered the infOr-
nation that the Commissioners had suS-
pended him for sixty days. Captain Simon
sen denies Boyd's statement that no one was
on deck at the time, because all hands were
eating dinner on the main hatch when the
collision occurred. and instead of the vessel
moving at a iOur-knOt gait she had no way
at all on her Captain Simousen says he
has been master Of vessels for eighteen
years and this is tie first accident that he
las ever met with.
N FROM SYDNEY.
Tho mail steamer Alameda arrived from
Sydney, via Auckland, Apia and honolulu.
After leaving the Australian coast she was
caught IN a revolving gale that blew Win
great violence, and the ship hal to be hove
to. The steamer rode out the gale in
safety, however, and no damage was sus-
tanned. The same gale visited Apla aud
raised such a swell that the American and
German war-ships lying in the narb0r had
to 90 TO sea. The steamer brought up
fair number of passengers and over POGO
bales of wool. She made the run from
Honolulu in six and half days.
1t Is stated that the reason why the 800
Chinese on the City of Rio we're not landed
at Honolulu was that a few days before
she rea he'd that port japanese steamer
had arrived With over 1000 Japanese on
board and the entire lot had to be placed in
quarantine, thus leaving no room for the
Rios passengers.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was hay, with the wind northwest miles
an hour The barometer stood 30.l2
THE BURNED BARK.
Captain Huntley and wife and nine Of the
crew of the burned bark John p. West
came up from Honolulu on the mail steamer
Alameda yesterday. The captain says there
is no truth in the story that the fire started
in the hold among the coal oil. because, in
fact, it started - f. ct from where the oil
was slowed. How it started is a mystery
but the flames spread 50 rapidly that there
was no time to make any investigation.
The pumps were manned but the crew
were forced to take TO the boats within
half an hour after the flames were dis
covered.
'The owners of the Norwegian iron ship
Prince Edward are having run OF hard
luck with that vessel. The ship recently
arrived on the sound from Montevideo in
ballast looking for a charter, but owing 10
the low rates prevailing II was decided 10
send her back to Coquimb0, Chile, for
orders. Size will probably be chartered to
take nitrate to Europe.
Captain Han has been transferred to the
steamer Eureka, Captain P.ummer to the
Newport and Captain George Leland to the
Bonita.
Up FROM SAN DIEGO.
The United States cruiser Charleston ar
rived DO port early yesterday morning from
San Diego and proceeded direct 10 Mare
ISland. y o time was lost by the naYy-yaTd
officials, for the vessel was lot at the island
over an hour before she was placed IN the
dry-doC6. Since she left here 10 the sum
mer Oi 1891 she has been 10 Japan and was
then ordered back 10 San Diego, via Homo
lulu Considering that she las not been on
the dock since August the cruisers bottom
Is Tot very foul.
As soon as the City Of Rio is released
from quarantine and can be discharged she
viii be laid up for general Overhauliug
Captain Ward viii 20 East 90 bring out one
Of the new steamers now being built for the
China line. 1t is expected that either the
City Of Sydney or the City Of New FORK
Will take tie place OF the RIO on the China
route.
Advices from the South Sea Islands are
that Bell and Davis, tue Australian bank
robbers, have sold the yacht Beagle at Ia
hiu and are now on their way to Portland,
Oregon. The chances are that the pair Will
be landed al San Francisco, as there are no
vessels trading 10 Portland from Tahiti.
CHBIsTENED AGAIN.
A party If over thirty ladies' and gentle
men gathered on board the line f0ur-masted
schooner Transit at MIsalOn-Strcet Wharf
yesterday afternoon, and alter inspecting
the vessel from stem 10 stern as we'll as the
crowded state OF the deck would allow,
adjourned 10 the cabin, where the popping
champagne c0rks made music for some
time and The health u the owners aud cap
tain aud success 10 the Transit was drunk.
The Transit viii leave to-day for Honolulu
and Will return with a cargo Of sugar She
is expected 70 prove one of the fastest YES
sells sailing out OF san Francisco.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Arrivals were the steamers Graudh0lm
from NanaimO with coal for Il. Duusmuir
y Sons, National City from Eureka, South
Coast from Navarro, Laguna from Whites
bOro, Gypsy from Moss Landing and the
Point Arena from Mendocino rhe ship
st. Mark arrived from New York with a
general cargo for Williams, Dmond 81 Co.,
and the British ship Siren from Newcastle.
England, with general cargo for Balfour,
Guthrie & Co.
The moves were the Two Brothers 10 Pa
cihc street. Iiat0 Hill TO Harrison. st. Mark
to Fremont Werra and Peter Upland to the
stream and the Formosa from Port Costa to
the stream, loaded. To-day the Sintram
will dock at Green street, the Oregon at
Main aud the DumfriesShire lows to sea.
Departures were the steamers keweenaw
for Seattle aud North Fork for Eureka, the
British ship Celtic Queen for Queenstown,
the Prussia for Port Blakeley, Governor
Ames for the Sound aud the sealing
schooner San Diego On hunting and fish
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