The morning call., 1892-07-14
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
Mate Davey OF The Holt Hill
Killed at Sea.
The New Steamer Peru Nearly Ready fol
Her Trial Trip - Chinese Fishermen
Surprised Of Baden.

The British ship Holt Hill, Captain Ed
wards, arrived yesterday. 149 days from
! Liverpool 1t was a rough passage. with
| contrary winds all the way. On the day
! the ship left Liverpool, in strong gale OF
wind, First Mate Richard Davey was stand
! ing on the bridge and missed his footing
| Just as the tug cast off. A heavy pun
caught him and threw him over the rail to
the deck. lie died almost instantly, as the
! fall broke his neck. The captain signale d
] the tug TO return, and an attempt was made
! TO tow the ship to Milford Haven, so that
| another mate might be procured. 1T blew
so hard, however. that the tug had to cast
| off. and the ship narrowly escaped being
cast ashore ia the Irish Channel The mate
was buried at sea on the following ddv. lie
was 80 years old, married. and native of
Liverpool.
The sound steamers will not call at Vie
toTia. b. C.. till the quarantine at that place
has been raised The City OF Puebla, which
sailed yesterday. Will transfer her Victoria
freight and passengers at Port Iownsen q,
and the steamer Nalla Walla Will come
direct from the latter place tomorrow. In
the cargo of the Puebla was "A new Gran k
shaft for the steamer Il. =. Rlthett OF Vic
toria.
THE PERU.
The new steamer Peru Of the Pacific Mall
COmpany's China route is nearing compile
tlOn at the Union Iron Works. She will 20
on the dTydock to-day TO have her wheel
shipped and 10 paint II he cabins and
staterooms are nearly finished and it is eX-
pected that the vessel will be ready for her
trial trip on the 25th inst. III this Is salts
factory size viii make her maiden voyage on
August t.
Another Whitehall boat was picked up in
the bay yesterday and taken to FisheTmen's
wharf to await identification. The tact OF
two OF these boats being picked up in so many
dayS causes fear that there may have been
several lives lost, but so far as known there
are no members Ot the fishing colony missing.
Some six weeks ago three men went out
with regular hshlng-bOat and nothing has
since been seen Of either the men or the
boat.
The Albatross, when cruising among the
Russian seal Islands, touched al Atka,
where Bering. the noted explorer, Is buried.
captain Tanner bought from one OF the ma
tiyes for $3.50 well-preServed specimen OF
the Rytna gl5as, or sea COW, one OF the
Tarest or tie survivors Of the antedluvian
world. The only other specimen in exist
ence Is owned by the Gar Of Russia
THE wHALtBACK.
United States District Judge Deady has
rendered a decision at Portland. Or, in the
salvage suit OF the steamer Zambesl against
the whalepack steamer Charles w. Wet
more. The decision awards $4,000 to the
Iambesi Suit had been brought for
$4,000.
The schooner Gem has arrived from Apia.
Samoa, with cargo of cOpTa and iron. She
brings TO news.
The British Government has sent out r.
Maynard on the steamer Danube TO take
photographs of the Bering Sea seal Took-
cries.
A 5000-t0n whaleback steamer is to be
built at Everett Wash.
Tie Fish Commissioners launch Hustler
made trip to the Chinese fishing grounds
tlr.g.
the fishermen In the act OF using Illegal nets.
The outfit was cOndscated.
Nineteen clipper ships, aggregating Sc. 100
tons, are loading or now on the way from
New York fer this port. There is Denty Of
freight for vessels bound 10 San Francisco
from the empire city.
FOR THE WORLDS FAIR.
The old whaling bark Progress has sailed
from Boston for Chicago, where she viii be
exhibited at the Worlds Fair. She is fitted
ana rlgged as practical whaler, and is
treighted with a collection of products of
the whaling Industry.
The moves yesterday Included the
schooner Tampa from channel TO Oakland
the James A. Garfield from Oakland Creek
TO Howard, the ship JR5eZ H0wes from
Steuart to stream, the bark Fresno from
Mission No. 10 Alameda the barkeutine
lrmgard from Mission No. ! to sea and the
| schooner Una from Lombard to stream.
To-day the ship A. j. Fuller VIII tow from
Harrison 10 Steuart and the ship Sheuan-
doah from stream to Union.
Captain Charles Minor G00dall has re-
celyed his commission rs ieutenant-cOm-
mander Of the Naval Battalion.
The steamer Del NorJe will load at
Howard No. to-day to sail for Coos Bay
She VIII start day late.
The brig Sea Waf went out under police
protectlt yesterday with anOn-union crew.
The Robert Levers will also sail to-day with
a nou-union crew.
THE REPUBLIC.
The new British ship Republic, which
VIII dock IN day or two, is a new steel
four-masteT 2540 tons burden, 294 feet long
43 feet broad and "a feet deep. She was
built under the suDerntendence Of Captain
j. Owen, who brought her out, and was
here is months ago in the ship Colony.
The Samantha rs the longest out of the
wheat fleet, having left here I45 days ago
On July the grain fleet en- route from the
Pacific Coast 10 Europe numbered 80 yes
sells. against 144 last year. OF the 50 vessels
2S were from California, Is from Oregon
and 9 from Washington. All the vessels
from Tacoma for Europe with wheat and
Hour have now arrived out except six which
sailed between February II and March %
Denmark has just launched the two first
steel vessels ever built in that country
1hey are sailing vessels, bark rgged and of
23)0 tons burden.
Captain T. =. Fl. Whiieiaw, who has been
quite sick ln Victoria, is convalescent and
VIII shortly resume his efforts to raise the
sunken steamer san Pedro.
Captain Iribbe has taken command of
the steamer Alexander Duncan.
John /. Mcmillan OF the United States