The morning call., 1892-01-06
SEA AND SHORE.
A Card of Thanks to the Will.
annette Valleys Captain.
Two Plates Of the Umatilla Cracked - The
Bear in Winter Quarters Rough Trips
Down the Coast.

The following "card of thanks" is from
the Coos Bay News Of December 23d. The
men claim that Captain Patton was thinking
more of the amount of salvage he would
realize for picking up the Maggie Ross, and
did not care whether the schooner weathered
the gale or not:
CARD OF THANKS (?).
We, the undersigned. desire 10 express
thanks 90 TO Captain Patton OF the steamer Will
annette Valley for not answering the signals of
distress Of The schooner WebiO0t on December
ION, after Captain Palmg' en- of schooner Web
foot took the trouble to sail within one mile OF
the steamer, when he deliberately proceeded on
his way aud paid no attention 10 our signals
not knowing what distress The schooner was In.
We must say that II such conduct Is becoming
TO a gentleman and a captain we fail 10 see IT,
T.. Palmgren, master OF schooner We6loOt; II.
Setback, ieOf schooner Webfoot; +. 7. Taylor,
mate of Maggie Ross; B. McAnnery, chief en-
giEeer Maggie Ross; Ed L. Cramp, first assistant
engineer Maggie Ross
The British bark Ravenswood, bound
from Hull for San Francisco, has put into
Valparaiso In distress, having been dam
aged in heavy storm.
The weather yesterday was clear outside
the heads, with 16-knot breeze from the
northeast. The barometer stood 1902.
TWO PLATES CRACKED.
The fine steamer Umatllla will have to
lay over for few days in order TO replace
two of her plates, which were badly
cracked by collision with the new wharf
at Victoria. The accident was unaYOid-
able, as the steamer was driven into thu
wharf by the heavy gale that was blowing
when she entered the harbOr. The end of
the wharf struck her amidship3 on the star
board side and the force cracked the heavy
plates as If they were glass. AS the damage
was all above the l0ad-lne it was decided
to bring the vessel TO this port for repairs,
and in order 10 do this cement wall was
huI 0roF n - n
side and answered the purpose admirably,
not drop OF water having come through
the break.
The United States steamer Bear was
taken 10 SausalitO to lay up for the winter,
instead Of to Oakland Greek, as previously
reported. The Rush went into winter quar-
tiers UP the river.
ROUGH TRIPS REPORTED.
Four steamers came in from the north
Yesterday and all report having had n very
rough trip down the coast. The Del Norte,
Emily and AIcata from Coos Bay ran into
strong southeast gale rs soon as they LETT
the haTOO", aud 1t lasted until Cape Mendo-
elmo was reached. The Del Norte brought
down six passengers. and in spite of the
gale behaved spleudldly, arriving here some
hours ahead of tAe Emily and Arcata. None
of the steamers were damaged by the gale
but all were delayed. and none Of them
made the run In less than seventy hours.
Two of the Emily's crew-Fred Walen-
strom, sailor, and Frank Russell. steward
were left in the hospital at Coos Bay
WalleRstrOn had bruised hand and Rus
sell bad dose of measles.
A dispatch from Sydney states that the
ship W. II. Lincoln, at that port from Ia
coma, IS on fire, and IN spite of all efforts to
check the flames the fire was still spreading.
Part of the Inward cargo is still on board.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The movers yesterday were the Vera to
Oakland. MOntseTrat tn kland Greek,
Maiden City to the Rolling Mills. Hutton
Hall to the stream, Desdemona to Harrison
street. Celtic Queen to Howard ., Benlarig
to Third street Thisiehank TO Long
Bridge West Lothian TO Howard l, Harry
Morse to the Gas Works. and the steamer
City OF New York t the drydock at Hunt
ers Point.
Departures we're the steamers San Juan
for Panama, Coos Bay for Wellington,
NewsbOy for NavarrJ, Gypsy Tor Santa
Cruz, and the United States steamer Thetis
for a cruise. The ship, Drumburton and
Brenhilda sailed for Queenstown, grain
laden.
Among the arrivals was the Umatllla from
Victoria.