The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-23

seaman of many years furser he'ta'
Xperlence-iudeed, he has spent most Of
his life at sea. aud has been in all classes
If vessels. For many years he was in the
service Of the Anchor line. He was also
chief officer CT the famous Atlantic liner,
City OF Rome, for three years.
SLIPPERY CHINESE.
There was some fun yesterday morning
on Mission-street wharf. where the steamer
Jeanle Is taking in supplies and $50 CHI
nose for work in the salmon canneries of
Alaska. The contract for hiring the coolies
was given to Chn7man known as China
Nike" and he succeeded in placing about
forty of the desired number on board by
which there were dozen others was driven
down alongside the steamer, and Nike at
once rushed them on board.
While he was doing so, however, ten of
the Chinese he had already placed there
slipped over the steamers rail. and. jump
Ing into the wagon, drove of. Captain
Porter was taken all aback, while Nike
shook his fist at the wagnn-load of escaping
coolies. and did some tall swearing In choice
Chinese. Subsequently the steamer pulled
out into the stream and Mike went off TO
secure the balance of his men.
A small fire on the roof of the freightshed
at the ferry caused a great deal OF excite
ment about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
1t originated from spark from the donkey
engine falling on some dry shingles. The
blaze was discovered and cxtnguished be-
fore any serious damage was done.
THE YORKTOWN.
The United States cruiser Yorktown ar
rived at San Diego at noon yesterday aud
will leave for San Francisco this afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. 1t is stated that the French
warship Champlain and the British cruiser
Warspite are also on their way here. The
latter ship has been in San Francisco before,
and is the largest ship that ever entered the
Golden Gate. The Yorktown may be looked
fnr int hfc ri att datf mi rla
old warship Pensacola is also expected to
arrive here about April from Honolulu.
ShipmasteTs still continue TO block the
fairway aud cause considerable annoyance
to the steamers going and coming from
Sausalito and 1iburon. The schooner
Transit and the brig Douglass are obstruct-
ing navigation at the present lime and
Chief Nharlinger Boobar will compel the
masters 10 move their vessels at o Dce
Within the past two weeks complaints by
the dozen have been sent to the chief
wharfEger, and his position Is trying one
while making an effort TO keep clear pas
sageway
According to the report of Captain Mel
son Of the British ship Anchen Cairn the
crew Of the wrecked ship Crown of Italy,
which went ashore on Cape San Diego,
near Cape Horn, are camped near the
scene OF the wreck. and are saving all they
can from the ship, which Is rapidly going
to pieces.
SPLENDID II TRUE.
A ship-carpenter named Desgagne, who
resides in St Roches, a suburb of Quebec,
has Invented an hydraulic machine, says the
Maritime Register, which he claims. when
fitted In ship, will navigate the largest
ocean vessel at the rate of from IS 20 60
miles an hour.
The repairs 10 the British shin Orissa
have been completed and the balance of
her cargo discharged. She was dismasied
some time ago in Mission Bay by dragging
hnr ab1r ataA fns,f flof D. t,.n a..
burn.
Second Officer J. II. Rynders will not sail
on the Oceanic when she next goes to sea.
lie has been appointed TO the Gaelic as
chief officer. e. A: Tuttle, formerly freight
clerk of the Oceanic, has been promoted to
purser OF the same vessel.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
The arrivals in port yesterday were the
steamer Columbia from Portland and the
schooners Monterey. Bobolink and Ocean
Spray from up the coast.
The departures were the steamer Oregon
for Astoria, the British ship Combermere
for Queenstown. the barks Oregon for
Nanalmo and Arkwright for Port Gamble
The schooner Falcon sailed for Ocos and
the Mary Gilbert and Orient for coast
ports.
The movements were the steamer ST. Paul
to the Union Iron Works. Alden Besse and
Crown OF Denmark TO the sugar refinery.
the Merioneth went to Martinez, the Ma
Jestic to Harrison street. Earl Of Granville
20 Howard No; 2. the Lancaster Castle to
Bencia to load The County of Edinburgh
came down from Port Costa loaded. To-day
the Glenlui and Fiery Cross 90 TO the rolling
mills. the Orissa to the drydock at Hunters
Point. the California goes 10 Oakland,
Francis Fisher to Port Costa. Gatherer TO
the gas works, Melrose to Oakland Creek
and the Albert lows tn sea-
LATEST CHARTERS.
British ship Fascadale, 1876 tons. wheat
to Cork. u. h. Havre, Antwerp or Dun
kirk: lss 6d-chartered by Eppinger & Co.
Ship Rufus E. Wood, l4O6 tons. now at
San Pedro, coal from Nanaimo to San
Francisco, option Of San Pedro-ehartered
by John Rosenfeld's Sons.
Trying sYen Sheev Gaze