The morning call., 1892-06-25
The Alexander wrecked.

The Alexander wrecked.
number of them escaped in a boat, having
fixed the other boats so that they could not
be launched. The men were finally hunted
down and returned TO the brig. Nothing
more was heard of her till the dispatch Of
Yesterday announced her total loss.
The schooner Mary II. Thomas is another
member Of the whaling fleet concerning
which her local agents are reasonably anX-
iOus The Thomas was built at Essex,
Mass, in 1885, and is % tons ret register.
She was last reported on ApTll % at Nladl-
vostock In a leaky condition. and went to
Nagasaki to go on the dTydOck. The China,
which left Yokohama On the 10th of the
present month, brought no news OF her,
and il s feared she has fOundeTed at sea.
She carried a crew Of 20 men, under the
command of Captain w. j. Robinson. The
Cane Horn Pigeon is MISC reported IN lie aky
condition, while the Tamerlane has been
totally wrecked with loss of all hands, and
tie John p. West and the Andrew Hicks
were only saved by great efforts, after being
set on fire by the crew.
Tie Union COmpany's steamer MOnOwai,
Captain Carey. sailed at o'clcck yester,
day afternoon for Honolulu, Auck land and
sydney with full passenger list Among
the cabin passengers we're: Miss Emily
Soldeue, the lyric artist; Hon. A. Mus
grave, q British attache In New Guinea; a.
de Lopez, who takes back number OF
H Low, c. II. Mather ami f. H. Sterling.
naval cadets for the cruiser San Francisco;
a. Bronis and James Wall, Australian
bOokmakeTs: a. CuTriP. Sydney merchant,
ana Captain Charles Nelson, well-knOwn
ship-OWDer. The MonOwai carried 500 tons
of freight, in which were 7O,5OO pounds OF
coffee.
Owing to the fact that the English mails
arrived on time the MonOwai was enabled
10 leave On schedule time and this caused
several Of the passengers, who had expected
1T least an hours grace, 20 be left behind
when the MonOwai drew away from the
wharf Tugs and rowbUats were put
in TeluisitiOn and all tie left ones got on
board with the exception OF Fred Chllds,
who while trying 10 board the Mou0waI
from a tug fell overheard while waving
edleu to his friends. lie was struck by the
propeller as the big steamer passed and was
lucky 10 escape with no worse injury than
having one Of bis ears cut of He was res
cued and taken to the Receiving Hospital.
No longer back than last October FIRE.
mOnt-StTeet wharf was thoroughly replied
and repaired. Yesterday The attention of
Chief Wharfuger B0obar and Engineer
Manson was called to the fact that the end
of the wharf was considerably out of plumb
On examining il they found that the entire
row OF piles at the wharf head were inclined
at an angle of % degrees from perpendicu-
lar, in a nOrthwestery direction, and that
the line OF the stringers had been shifted
fully six feet TO the north. The stTinger at
the mead of the wharf was bent into an
arch, and it did not take Alr. Bo0bar or Mr.
Manson long 10 decide that tile structure is
liable TO collapse al any time and that half
Of it will have to be torn down and rebuilt.
Tie matter will be attended to ar once.
There are signs of trouble at Fishermen's
wharf. Lately the Sacramento River fisher
men have been using the wharf at the Gus
tOnaTy charge Of % cents per boat per day,
aud the LEGAL fishermen are not at all pleased
at the prospective competition. They have
been making efforts 20 have the Sacramento
River men confined to the outer end OF the
wharf SO as to prevent them from reaching
the spot where the fish sales are usually
effected. The HarhOr Commissioners hope
10 settle the difficulty by giving the Sacra-
mentO men the l. annex.
1t is stated that First Officer J. T. Smith
of the China Will be promoted TO be captain
of the Rio de Janero.
The Mexican passengers detained on the
steamer Newbe have been permitted to
Land.
The steamer Newsboy yesterday landed
a passenger, George Andrews, who had
sustained a compound fracture Of the leg in
the lumber country, and had been unable TO
obtain proper surgical treatment there. He
was taken to St Mary's Hospital, and tie
steamer proceeded to San Pedro
Lieutenant w. ". Jaynes, for several
years or the United States survey steamer
Gedney, has been transferred aud promoted
TO the steamer WOlc0tt.
The Sailor Boy, which sailed yesterday,
took aboard nOn-union crew from the tug
Ethel and Marion.
The Navy Department has received intel
ligence from Port Townsend that the
steamer Albatross will leave here TO return
10 Boring Sea on the 29th inst A great
many persons here have mail which is 70 be
sent to Arctic stations, aad such letters must
be in the P0stU1ce before O'clock on Sun
day if they are to be delivered by the
steamer.
The moves yesterday included the bark
Sonoma from the stream TO the refinery, the
Mary Winkeman from Howard to sea, the
schooner Louise from Third TO sea, the
steamer Point Iona from Third to Steuart,
the ship Columbia from the refinery to
stream, and the schooner Anna from the
stream to the refinery.
The new Stockton opposition steamer
Captain Weber. while docking at Clay
street pier yesterday morning, carried away
two Of her stanchioLs by collision with the
anchor Of the Humboldt.
The Government tug Ivy. while on her
way here from Mare Island yesterday,
burst one Of her boiler tubes. Those on
board were transferred 10 the schooner
Annie, which stuck Ia the mud on the way
down.
The British ship Toxteth, from Sydney, Is
discharging $500 tons OF coal at Oakland.
Captain John Ross has succeeded Cap
tain Brown in command of the steamer
Haytian Republic