The morning call., 1892-02-07
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
The Ship Thirlmere Not as Badly
Damaged as Reported.
Fast Passage of the Galilee From Tahiti-The
Whaleback Is Great Attraction.
Strike of Pile Drivers.

The whaleback steamer G. w. Wetmore,
which now lies at Berry-stTeet Wharf was
again visited yesterday by a large crowd of
shipping men, who took great interest in eX-
aiming the peculiar craft. The impression
was that before long there would be many
whaebacks travelling between this port and
Puget Sound, and that they would be en-
gagged in the carrying of coal. The great
feature OF the whaleback Is that she saves
so much coal. 1t is stated that there are at
present at Duluth, Mich, HOO men employed
on the hullS of steamers of the whale
back pattern, which are expected to be
launched before the end Of the year.
WONT OBEY THE FOREMAN.
A gang of eight workmen, engaged on
the ple-drlver at LOmDard-street Wharf,
refused to obey the foreman, j. Fulton and
quit work. They were all employed b y the
HaTbOr Commissioners. Considerable trouble
has already taken place between them and a
foreman named Holden. Holden was sue
ceeded by Fulton, but it appears the latter
could not manage the men any better. The
HaTbor Commissioners, at their next meet
ing, viii consider the matter and endeavor
TO discover the reason why no foreman can
handle the men.
The steamer Lakme, chartered for the
Central American ports OF OeOS, Champer-
lea, San Jose de Guatemala, Acajutla, La
loading on Tuesday at Mission street Pier.
TIE DAMAGED THIRLMERE.
Additional particulars were received at
the Merchants Exchange yesterday regard
ing the disaster which happened 70 the Brit
sh ship IhlTlmare w hch left this port for
England and which suffered a collision some
days ago when near her destination. The
latest dispatches state that the Thirlmere
was damaged to the extent Of $500 by the
heavy weather encountered, but that the
damage due 10 the collision was but tritllng.
The estimated total cost .or repairs was
placed at $3.50.
a dispatch from Santa Barbara announces
that the steamer City OF Sidney had arrived
AT that port In the morning, and that she
had made 1854 knots in her test trip, placing
her IN the third class mail service.
The new steamer Homer Is receiving her
boilers which were ~ de at the Union Iron
Works.
TO AVOID CONFUSION.
To avoid confusion Captain L. L. Tanner
OF the Fish Commission steamer AIbatross
requests that mariners take note Of the fol-
lowing: " His number, by day, Interna-
tonal Code, &. v Q. b.; by night, rocket,
followed by green and red roman candles
Eery's night signals"
The brig Galilee arrived last evening
from Tahiti, the trip having been made in
the remarkably quick time of twenty four
days. THIS is the second time the Gtlillee
las made this record. The time Of former
briggs plying between the Islands and this
port was forty days
CAPTAIN Bryan of the Oceanic and Orient
Company has gone to Victoria to supervise
tie work Of floating the San Pedro.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The Retriever locked at Folsom street {;
the Wilma went to Mission Bay; the Star Of
Austria locked at Seawal >; the West
Lothian went from Howard street to Sausa-
Tito, and the George c. Perkins locked at
Fremont street