The morning call., 1892-07-03

him into the Clay-street landing. Sae ami
NAL was so exhausted that he lay in a criti-
cal condition for an hour longer. Finally
he was gotten on his feet and taken 10 the
Ocean stables, with big cut In his shoul-
der. The boatmrn think the salvage worth
SO and have notified the driver that they
will look for that amount
The tug Vigilant has her new boilers.
etc, in, and Will be ready for work about
the 10Th inst
AN oLD-TIMER.
The bark California, now lying In the
stream, was formerly the steamer OF that
name in the Hacifc Mail Company's service.
running On the Panama route with the
Panama and the Oregon. She was built by
Webb Of New York in 1S4S. and was re-
built in 1875 at a cost of $4,000 for y.
Bichard, her present owner. Since her re-
construction the California has made many
eventful trips, and is now rated as Il bark of
III tons net register.
The British ship Galena arrived yester-
day. 122 days frcm Greenhithe. a Thames
side port, with cargo Of cement. soon
after the start she foued the steamer Flint
shire eff the Mouse Light on March g. losing
several braces and sustaining minor dam
age. On the trip the Galena spoke the
Servia and Eurasia, bound fer this port,
and the ships British Yeoman, Martha
Fisher and West Lothian.
On the corner Of Batteryjand Pacific streets
is an old ship-st0re built out of the remains
Of the ship Arkansas, a New Orleans packet,
which was new vessel when she came here
in 1849. She was broken up by Charles Hare
and part OF her tlmbers went into the Chi
cago Hotel.
The British ship Rathdown, Captain Nor
rissey. arrived on Friday night 247 days
from Cardiff. During her trip she lost her
foretol mast and had a seaman drowned.
She put back into Queenstown and was re-
paired at Belfast, whence she was 162 days
out She had gale Of % days duration Of
Staten Island, In which she sustained fuI-
ther damage.
The ships A. j. Teller and John McDon-
aid are dIscharging zoo tons OF Alabama pig
iron, which is pronounced by the foundry
men TO be superior to any Of the foreign
product hitherto received
AprOpos OF long passages to this port, and
the knight Commanders eventful trip of
453 days from Antwerp, il is stated that this
record was beaten by the Una, which ar
rived here IA years ago, $50 days out from
Bremen. Her experiences at the falkland,
Islands were very similar TO those Of the
King Commander.
Charles Edwards, an apprentice on the
ship Cypromene which was towed down
yesterday from Port Costa, had several
ribs broken by the swinging Of a capstan
bar, and was removed to the Marine Hos
pital in very critical condition.
There were over 200 passengers on the
steamer Santa Rosa, which arrived yes
terday.
The chief wharinger's office vii be open
on Monday for the transaction of urgent
business only.
WHEELMEN OFF FOR STOCKTON.
The Stockton steamer Mary CARAT left
at o'clock instead of 5, last evening. to
accommodate the Bay City Wheelmen. VINO
went up to the Slough City on her The
City of Stockton took up large party of
Native Sons
The British ship Drumalis arrived yester-
day, 62 days from Newcastle. New South
Wales. In latitude 80 deg. south she en-
countered a heavy southwest gale aud her
cargo shifted. but was replaced in good
time.
The schooner Queen, 80 days from Hako-
date, Japan, arrived yesterday with 535l
bags Of sulphur Her news was anticipated
by the Ihirlmere from the same port.
The bark Theobald. from Seattle, lost her
anchor and chain on the way down.
The Pacific Mail steamer China came off
Hunters Point drydock yesterday and was
towed to the Mail dock
Ihe Paul lsenberg for Honolulu, the
Henry y. HYDE for New York and the
yesterday.
Captain William T. Tribble has taken
command OF the steamer Coos Bay, vice
captain Leland, and Captain James Nc
lntyre mas succeeded Captain Conner in
command OF the bark Richard III.
The bark Seminole, which will sail to-
day, was one OF the old-time half-ciinner
ships and made her first passage to this
port in 98 days.