The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-21
SEA AND SHORE.
Beginning Work on the New
Yard at Port Orchard:
The Pensacola and IrcQuois Coming Home
En- Anchor L0st-R Low Charter Rate.
Movements Of Vessels.

| The old sloop- of-war Nipsi', memorable
( on account of the hurricane in Samoa, will
/ shortly leave for Port Orchard. the site Of
/ the proposed new nayy-yaId. She will be
used as a storehouse and quarters for a
| gang of men going up to Gle ar the ground Of
brush and timber ready for the work Of
construction. The Nipsc will be tOwed up
/ by the warship MOhican, which will then go
to BehTing Sea for the summer cruise. The
revenue cutter Richard Rush will go to
Point BaTaow with supplies, and the Bear
will 90 to the rendezvous at Unalaska. 1t
! is expected that the cruiser San Francisco
/ will remain at Honolulu until June, when
/ she will return to San Francisco and go on
the dry-dock. The Pensacola is expected
mp from Honolulu next month, and the
lrCquOS is said to be on her way home now
TO san Francisco from Samoa.
CONDENSER TUBES.
The following from the Vallejo Times is
/ Of interest:
There is not much romance in an order for
! $500 condenser tubes, yet san Francisco finn
received this order from the authorities at Mare
] Island ten days ago. They were told that these
/ $500 tubes must be on the Baltimore within
eight DAYS OF there could be no contract. The
order was accepted and the wires set TO Work.
The same day 16O 600 pounds OF condenser tubes
were sent on fast express across lie continent.
] The height alone amounted 10 S2+0O. because
! the charge was 10 cents pound out The tubes
| arrived ia i've days, aud on The sixth day were
/ delivered to tile Baltimore, thus leaving margin
/ OF a day and a half IN The contract. II seems
/ strange that 4 new ship Ike the Balti-
/ more would need her cOudenserS renewed but
such IS iEe case. Those taken cut We're so rotten
that they could easily be broken by hand. All
/ cur STEEL ships are having the same experience
ana Diner naFleS Suuet Ike ours. IL IS supposed
that some gdlvanic actIOu TuSts them. lie
tubes taken from the ChareStOn's boilers are
/ found 10 be hOneYcnmbpd. aud one OF them is IN
J 4 "A d.
/ has been FORWARDED 10 Washington for the iu-
( SiectIuu OF lie department. 1t Is discovered
thai iron and composition tubes IN wooden ships
last twice as long as IN our steel vessels, and tie
/ fact puzzles experts. Small quarters are now
( being hited up on the yard, aud Engineer A. NJ.
/ Hunt OF The Albatross is 10 make series Of eX-
/ peiimeuis with view 10 getting some light on
/ Ihe peipleXng subject
LOST An AECHGR.
The ship A. McCalIum had the misfortune
to make rather "a long voyage from New
York to this port, but to make matters
worse after coming up TO her anchorage on
| Friday night she lost her port anchor. When
the order TO let the mudhoUk 20 was given
! the mate promptly Obeyed, but by an over
sight the compression was down and in
stead Of the chain running cut il parted in
the haWse pipe, and the big anchor, with
about 212 fathomS OF chain, disappeared.
The staTUOaTd anchor was ready and at
once let 60. and the ship brought up.
The weather outside yesterday was thick,
with q SiXteen-kuOt breeze from the south
east The barometer stood 1902.
A LOW CHARTER RATE.
The large f0ur-masted iron ship Pinmore.
which arrived here on December 80 under a
charter Of 40S. has been rechariered at 1Ss
10 Cork, L. h, HavTe or Antwerp, or los %
10 4 direct port IN England. This Is the
lowest figure yet accepted. The original
CharteTer had no wheat for the vessel and
could not ind any at a price he deemed sal
f-f roo toy n FrF| oh
400 TONS aud there will be a loss Of over
$4,000 on the charter party. So It Will be
seen the spectators do not always hit il,
even when they bid such a comparatively
reasonable rate as 40S. or course the lSs
rate Is not likely 10 be repeated very often
IN this market, Tor there is no money in il.
The new tug Fearless was inspected by
the United States Inspector yesterday and
fully came up TO all requirements Of the
law. II is not yet decided when she viii De
turned over to John d. Spreckels Il Bro,
her owners.
TALK or A NEW LINE.
\ movement is on loot to establish a line
Of small sailing vessels 70 run 10 the SOuth
Pacific Islands. a number Of influential
men are connected with the scheme and all
the capital needed has been assured. There
Is money in the venture as the vessels would
! be able 10 20 into many places where
! larger vessel cannot CO. thus bringing the
cargo here direct instead Of ttauss hippiug
/ as has 10 be done now. The projectors Of
| the new venture viii he able in a few days
/ 10 give more definite information regarding
the matter
The steamer Santa Rosa IS once more in
commission and will take the place of the
Mexico on the san Diego route. She was
thoroughly INSPECTED yesterday by the
United States Inspector Of Hulls ana Boil
ers. The Mexico Will DC. thoroughly over
hauled preparatory TO being placed on the
Alaska route.
WAITING FOR TOMORROW.
Chief Wrarfprer Boobar ia one of the
most atriotir men on the citv front. and i
! anyisusly awaiting for tomorrow In order
| TO hoist a new ffteen-f0Ot flag over his
! Office A thirty-foot fag-pole has been
! erected, and the national ensign will float
over the Chief Wharfnger's Office to-mor-
/ row fer the first time. The order for the
! pole and fag was given at the last meeting
! IF the iarbOr Commissioners.
Tie steamer Del NUTte arrived at Coos
| BAY Yesterday after a very quick run from
| this port.
! The little tug FrOlic broke her propeller
! Yesterday and Will have 20 lay up for re-
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