The morning call., 1892-01-02
SEA AND SHORE.
The Highland Broke Adrift
for a Little Tear.
Anchors Dragged by the Albatross = To the
Rescue Of the Whitesboro-No News Of
the MISUNDERSTANDING of Vessels.
The ship Highlander went on a tear about

The ship Highlander went on tear about
/ o'clock yesterday morning and for a while
made thing sliyely at Harrison-street Wharf,
where she was living. The strong wind,
aided by the high tide, caused the vessel to
part her bow mooring, consisting Of couple
of heavy chains, and before those on board
knew what was up she had swung across
the dock and collided with the ship James
Drummond. The tug Vigilant paid out a
line across the dock to the Highlander'S
bow. but it took nearly seven hours to move
her back to her berth and make her fast
No serious damage was done, and both yes
sells escaped with the loss of considerable
paint and a couple Of checks. A large iron
lighter was alongside the Highlander when
she started across the dock, and this broke
adriit and crashed into the steamer Point
Iona, knocking off her fashion piece and
chatting her side badly. The crew of the
Point Iona turned out, and after couple
of hours hard work cleared the lighter and
tied her up to the dock.
DRAGGED HER ANCHORS.
The United States survey steamer AL
batrOSs caught the full force of the breeze
in the bay early yesterday morning, and in
spite of the fact that the second anchor was
let 60 she dragged down the harb0r for
q
over the bow from the time she was brought
up until daylight, clearing the anchors that
had become foul. This is probably the first
time the electric light has been put to this
use in the harbor of San Francisco. thus en-
abing the crew to do its work as well by
night as by day.
Arrangements have been made for the
tug Wizard to go to Little River as soon as
the weather mOderates and tow the steamer
WhtesbOrO to this city for repairs. AT pres
ent the steamer is lying in snug position
and. so far as known, is but little damaged
Part of the crew arrived here last night on
the steamer Point Arena, and the others
will remain and come down on the Whites
bor0.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was foggy, with a southeast wind blowing
thirty-six miles an hour. The barometer
was steady at 1925.
ALONG TIE WATER FRONT.
Yesterday was not an inviting one on the
city front. East street was yeritable sea
of mud for its entire length, and the few
pedestrians that tried to reach the ferry had
to wade through mud ana slush ankle-deep
at the least. Travel across the bay was
light. most people preferring to spend New
Years at home. No work of any kind was
done, except to replace mooring here aud
there that had teen parted by the breeze of
the night before. Nearly all the tugs were
tied up to the docks and up to shutdown but
one vessel entered the harbor.
The MGntSerrat, from Departure Bay,
had nasty trip down the coast, as she had
strong southeast gale to contend with all
the way. In spite of the bad weather Cap
tain Blackbu brought her through with
out serious damage and in fair time.
Up TO shutdown nothing hal been heard
of the Kinkora or the R4lief, but as the
wires to Astoria are down she may have
arrived at that place all right. The two
vessels left here on Saturday for Portland.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves yesterday were the John
Caswell to the stream, and the Barcraig
from Port Costa to the stream loaded.
To-day the Lake Ontario and the p ter
Upland will dock at Harrison street. the
America at Beale and the Benlarig at Mis-
sion No. 2, the Miredale will 20 to the
rollng-miIIs, and tile Taus and Dumfrie-
shire 10 Pert Costa to load.
EArrivals the Gamer MontSerrat from
Departure Bay with calgp OF coal for the
Oregon improvement Company and the
steamer Point Arena, from Little River.
Departures were the ship Alaska for
Seattle brig Tropc Bird for Tahiti, and
the schooners Lizzie Prlen and Jennie Grit
fin for coast ports.