The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-12
SEA AND SHORE.
Return of the Relief From Her
Ocean Tow.
Caution Against Monday Rock-Rough Trip
Of the Governor Ames-Another Tow to the
Columbia-A British Man-of War.

"Home, Sweet Home" was the tune Dan
Haskell softly sung as lie ran the Relief into
her berth at the end of the Oceanic dock
yesterday afternoon, after return from his
eyentful trip to Portland. to which place he
went with the ship Kinkora in tow. Cap
tain Haskell says he does not want another
trip like that one. The second day at sea
fifteen tons of the coal on the tugs deck
was washed overheard and the weather
was frightful When off Ynquina Bay he
had to cut loose from the ship. and did not
see her again for nineteen hours and then
picked her up close in TO the land. BY that
time the kinkOra was a wreck aloft. All
her sails were blown away, and the main
tOpsail-yard hanging over the ships
side in three pieces. The crew OF the
ship lost heart and took to the
hunks, saying they could die as
well in their beds as on deck. The two
vessels were outside the Columbia River bar
three days before tho bar tugs could take
her in, and during that time the Relief had
all she could do to hold the slip against tie
strong southwest gale. The vessels crossed
the bar on the night OF January lst ana
were soon at anchor at Astoria. Inc he
lief started back on Saturday morning and
had fine weather down. OF Crescent City
she uicked up the Homer, new steamer
built on the Coquille River, and which was
coming to this port under sail to receive
her engines and boilers. The Homer Is 1913
feet long 81 feet wide and II feet deep, and
viii enter the coast trade. She Is COM
mauded by Captain Butler, late Of the En-
pire.
MONDAY BOOK BELL-BUOY.
The MONDAY Rock bell-buoy. which re-
Gently parted its moorings and went adrift,
has been replaced. 1t now lies $50 yards
81 rhrpa- pfuhfha wRst from the
rock. NavigatOrs therefore must be care
full and not attempt. by giving the buoy a
wide berth, to pass between the rock and
the North FarallOu, for this course might
lead them directly on TO the rock. 1t has
been found impTacticable TO place the buoy
nearer the danger. This is dangerous
l0cality-a place to be avOded-Dut II the
mariner finds himself in this vicinity, In
approaching the coast he should not pass
between the bell-buoy and the North
FaUallon lset
Outside the heads the weather yesterday
was tOggy, with a northeast wind twelve
miles an hour. The barometer stood 1921.
COASTING IN A FIVE-MASTER.
The big tye-nasted schooner Governor
hnes is not q faVOrIte with the Seamcn on
the coast. On her recent trip from Depart
ure Bay she kept her decks full nearly all
the time. The crew says the vessel was too
deeply loaded, and had no chance 10 clear
tile crew were on very short TatlOns be-
cause owing to the quantity Of water on the
dessePs deck 10 ire could be kept IN the
galley George Dixon, one OF the crew.
was severely injured by being struck by a
sea and dashed against the forward house.
The new tug Fearless will be ready by the
end Of the month. and about the first work
she will do will be TO Tow from this city 10
the Columbia River the new light-Ship now
building a the Union Iron Works.
The Government steamer General Me-
Dowell has resumed her place on the island
trips, after having been thoroughly over
hauled
II. NJ. s. DAPHNE.
The British war-ship Daphne arrived in
TOTt Yesterday from Acapulco on her way
TO Victoria, b c. She is vessel of 1850
tons and is armed with eight 5-lnch guns.
Her officers are: Commander, Charles K
Wood; LieutenantS, \. ii. u. Williams, Il.
". Martin; Paymaster, |. w. Taylor; Chief
Engineer, Joseph W. Allen; Sub-Lieuten-
ant, :. @. Douglas; Surgeon, Robert Me-
lYuT; Assistant Egg neer 4. +. Kings
north; Gunner. John 3. Thomas; Boat
swain, homas IIley.
Tue crew of the ship America thatdOcked
at Beale street yesterday morning had
full days work cut out for II 10 clear her
anchor Of over fifty fathoms of chain that
had coiled around ii while at anchor in the
stream.
OWlu1 10 4 Utlay III the arrival OF the
MATS. the steamer Monowai will not leave
until early this morning.
NOV ENfESIs OF VESSELS.
lie movements yesterday were the High
lander and Eureka 10 S&usal!tO; Fascadale,
Thistlebank and St0ckbridge to Oakland,
John CasWell to Beale street, Snow and
Bu! CESS to Third, Marion LightbOdy TO
Fremont. General Knox to Folsom, Eagle
horn TO Port Costa, and the Schiller from
Port COstl 10 tie stream To-day the
Duchess Of Albany will 60 the sea-wall,
EIus to Pacific street, Archdale to Har-
Tis3u, NOTtheTnhay TO Pacific, Highland
Light to Howard No p IvanhOe to Main,
Sierra PsdTosa from Port Costa to the
stream, and the Alden Be,se 10 sea.
Arrivals were: The steamers City of Puebla
from Victoria, Coos Bay from Newport
British ship McCalIum More from New
castle. \. ). W, with cargo Of coal for j.
ID. SprcckelS Il Bro. the ship Ivanhoe from
Seattle for =. b. Cornwall, the General Fair
child from Departure BaY, coal for John
ROSenfeld x Sons, and the lumber vessels
Catherine Sudden, Maria r. Smith and Al
blOD, from coast ports.
Departures We're the steamers Corona for
San Diego, COsmopoIis and Celia for Hum
b0ldt and Crescent City for Crescent City.
The grain-laden ship Star OF Russia towed
to sea bound for Queenstown.
CHARTERS REPORTED.
Among the latest charters reported are the
following:
Norwegian bark Orion, 1894 tons, now at
San Pedro, lumber from Puget Sound to
Melbourne, Adelaide or Port Pirie, 81 lis
6d-charteTed prior to arrival.
British ship Bowdon, 1913 tons, wheat to
Cork, United Kingdom, Havre or Antwerp,
E2-chartered prior to arrival.
Ship GathercT, 1909 tons, coal from Seattle
to this pOrt-CharteIed by the South Prairie
Coal Company.
British iron ship Brunei, 1915 tons, will
load merchandise to Sydney, lump sum.
Barkentne w. II. DmOnd. 376 tons, re-
turns to Honolulu in the Oceaac line.
Bark Harry Morse, 1913 tons, lumber
from Astoria to Carmen Island.