The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-24
SEA AND SHORE.
List of the Missing of the Ill
Fated Ship Clara.
A Pilot Taken OFF North-Ths George H.
Chance Total Wreck -Another Search
for the Brother Jonathan.

The members of the boats crew of the
| Inflated German ship Clara, which was
burned at sea, were Intercepted by CALL
reporter yesterday afternoon, and denied
| the story that the mates boat was sighted
| shortly before they were picked up by the
California. The two boats parted company
| on the first night after leaving the vessel
and the missing boat was not sighted after.
The crew deserted the vessel on January 6,
ana the captains boat was picked up on the
| IZth. Information of the occurrence was
cabled to the owners at Bremen by Captain
Meyers at midnight on Monday, or within
one hour after the arrival Of the California.
Inc names of the missing are:
+, Herring, mate.
Ii. Jaros, cook.
w. Fyllhiean, carpenter.
A. Anderson, H. Anderson, T. Poessta,
d. Taylor, j. Nelson, J. Borgers, w. Sands
and A. Ackerlifo, seamen.
b. Miller cabin-boy.
NOT ON PLEASURE BENT.
Captain Charles Mathews, the pilot, is on
his way to Port Blakeley, but is not on a
pleasure trip, because no doubt he would
much prefer TO remain closer to San Fran
cisco. The captain took tie German ship
Fanny to sea on Tuesday, and after crosG-
i Ing the bar found there was too much sea
on for the pilot boat to launch the skitf and
take him off. so he had to remain on board
the ship. As the owners of the ship will
nave to pay him IS a day for every day he
is on board, however, the pilot need not
worry much over his enforced trip.
Inc weather outside the heads yesterday
was t0ggy, with a northeast wind twelve
miles an hour. The barometer stood 30.06.
A TOTAL WRECK.
Information has been received in this
city TO tire effect that the little steamer
George III. Chance has become a total
wreck. She went ashore at Siuslaw, Ore
gon, but strong hopes were entertained that
she would be got off The recent blow on
| the Oregon coast proved too much for her,
and she was pounded to pieces on the rocks.
The new French schooner Papeete IS
about ready Tor sea, and the beautiful vessel
attracts great deal Of attention as she lays
at Mission No. /. Captain Andrew Ans has
been engaged 10 take her down TO Tahiti,
and expects to make a very fast passage
The steamer Bonita mad new Smok e.
stack pat in her yesterday, as she lay at
Broadway Wharf.
SEARCHING FOR A WRECK.
a schooner has been fitted out at Port
Townsend to search for the wreck of the
steamer Brother Jonathan, which went
down off Point st. George on July 30, 1865
with large amount OF treasure aboard.
Several attempts have been made TO locate
the wreck and thousands of dollars have
been spent.
The steamer Arcata was placed on the
Merchants Dry-dOck to be repaired, she
having struck on Duxbury Reef on her re-
cent trip from Coos Bay. The damage IS
very slight and the steamer Will be ready
for sea again in day or two.
The sOutheIly wind which has prevailed
during the last few days had the effect Of
bringing quite a large fleet of ships into
port, no less than twenty-three foreign yes
sells having arrived since Saturday.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Movements were the Kolus aud James
/ DrummOnd to the stream, General Gordon
10 Fremont street, James Nesmith 10
Howard No. 2 ana the BOwdeu to the sea-
wall. To-day the Vandura will 90 to tbs
stream, the Firth Of CrOmarthy to Port
Costa and the COwlitz, ". f. Jewett, Nc
Calum Moore and HOnresleld tow to sea.
Arrivals were the steamers Venture from
ROckport, Umatilla from Victoria and
Oregon from Portland; the British ship
Sierra Cardena from Liverpool, with a
cargo of 272J tons Of coal, consigned TO
Meyer, Wilson " CO., and the bark Tacoma
from Tacoma, with 26J7 tons Of coal, con-
signed to John Bosenfe IDS Sons.
Departures were the steamers State of
California for Astoria and Eureka fol- Will
mington, the bark He.en W. Almy for
Butartar the barkentne Tam o Snanter
for the Columbia River and the schO0ners
AZalia, &. L. HUL Mary BldWell and V0lun-
teeT for coast ports.