The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-11
BACK FROM THE ARCTIC.
The Whaler 0rca Arrived
Last Night.
She Got Fourteen Whales and Had a Very Sue.
ces.ful ses,on-Gateh of the Whal-
Ing Fleet

The whaling steamer 0rca, Captain Nc
Gregor, arrived in port yesterday evening,
seventeen days from Fox Islands. She had
taken IA whales, and had in her hold 1850
barrels OF oil and 80. 600 pounds OF bone.
Captain MeGregOr reports that there was
very little OF interest on the trip. The
weather was rough part of the time, but the
season was very open one. Many of the
whaiefs went as far east as Cape Bathurst.
which Is In Ion. l27 deg. west and lat. "a
north. In search Of whales. The catch was
excellent, and, but for the terrible calamity
OF the Helen Mar, the season would have
been almost free from casualties.
On the way down the Urca spoke the
United States steamer Adams and the rev.
enue cutter Bear, both of which were out
looking Tor poachers. But up to October %
they had taken none, and reported that
everybody on board was we'll
The Orea Is the whaler that rescued the
I'VE men from the il-fated Helen Mar. Two
OF them wefe transferred 10 the Beluga,
which came In last Sunday. The mate and
Anton Pangolino were kept on board the
0rca, and one sailor was put on board the
REINDEER.
The mate, Ward. was badly frozen and
although everything possible was done for
him lie died on October II and was buried
at sea; His death threw gloom over the
ship that was not dispelled until the vessel
was inside Of San Francisco harbor.
me boatsteerer. Anton Pangolno, was
one OF the survivors of the Helen Mar.
brought dbwn on the Orca, and All attempt
was made TO obtain SONS information from
him, last night, by CALI. reporter
When the Orca came In she proceeded
oifect 10 the Oil works. although an effort
WAS made TO get aboard her at Meiggs
wharf. When the reporter got there the
men mad all gone ashore, bag and baggage.
linen followed hunt through the dives of
Barbary Coast. where several men Of the
whaier Orca were found, aud at last Que
volunteered to act as pilotto the spot where
Anton Paugolino was last seen.
But anton had tired OF the dusky charm
ers Oh that place and gone to some other
lie was traced through several. and at last
found on the floor Of a dive on Green street
IN me last stages OF intoxication.
When questioned about the wreck he only
repiied; Foot sick. See Doc" And pointed
TO his left foot, which was bandaged in
Itw IS impossible to obtain word of In.
orea told the story Of the wreck substan.
tially as II was printed in last Mondays
CALI. Antonio Pangofino was left In THE
dive, but said he would 90 home Tomorrow
and would be able totafk.
Inc following is the catch OF the whaling
season up to October 90. 1892: Barker s,
Ahce KNOWLES 8, Hicks 5, Belvedere 4, Bar
STOW o, Reindeer 5. Sea Ranger q, Narwhal
., sea Breeze 5h. Wanderer 4, Percy Ed
ward ], BonanzaS. La Ninfa 2. California
0, mermaid 4. bounding Billow9. Grampus
= hunter IL, James Allen 2, Winthrop ],
0rca IA, Thrasher l6, Newport 9, Bolins s,
The Fireman n9sr !. Vim; Bsylss N y,
teen whales. She lisa sailing vesselib but she
peat All the steamers Her catch is pheno-
fnenai Tor one season.