The morning call., 1893-03-01
DUSkY. MARINERS.
The MeIrose Sets Out
With a Negro Crew.
A Shirt+rlaker's Horse Runs Away.
: The ST. Paul Chartered for the
Panama Route.

The bark Melrose left her berth at Pa
ciiic street for NanaimO, B. c., yesterday
morning. She had full crew Of eight
negroes. They are all able seamen, and
will handle the bark in fine order. They
came around the Horn from New York on
the :Sl. Mark, which is now lying at Union
street.
1t has been thought that Captain .Kalb
might experiences some trifing incon-
veniences with Ills dusky seamen when
night comes on and they are aloft in the
darkness, This. however, is scarcely to be-
expected.
For instance, there is no reason for fear
ing: that his orders may not be promptly
obeyed when he calls out TO the men In the
shrouds, and suppOses that they are sone-
where up there in the black night. There
will be no need for the Melrose'S crew TO
hide ii they should violate any Of Captain
kafb's regulations. The darkness will sup
pement what nature has we'll begun and
eheetualIy accomplished this.
The herose," said one observer Twill
be Ike phantom ship as far as her sailors
go. Imagine her III the dead OF night. The
sails are spread and reefed and furled; the
ropes are manned and ably handled; the
vessel springs along through the waves
and yet not sailor can be made cat against
the background Of dark sky and water"
and the Melrose is TO be congratulated upon
securing SO good crew,
The horse of Mr.. William Meyer, a shirt
manufacturer, took fright while standing
on the FTemOut-street dock, and leaped into
the bay, carrying Mr.. Meyer and-a light
buggy over with II. Meyer struck out for
shore, and was thrown q line and drawn up
on the dock in safety. The horse, however,
did not fare so well. Efforts to save it only
j. --nsifed its fright, and before any assist
ance could be rendered il had drowned.
The buggy was secured after some trou-
bic and gotten on the dock. Much of its
crltents flsated prgmiscuously about on the
water. Fine laundried shirts with collars
and cHtfs attached or separate, could be had
for the asking. The whaTf-hands turned in
and helped gather up the floating goods and
assisted Mr.. Meyer to the best of their
ability.
The North American Navigation Com
pany has completed its arrangements with
the Alaska Commercial Company for the
steamer st. Paul, which viii be at once put
into service between this port and Panama.
Tie 81. Paul is an iron steamer OF $50 horse
power. She IS 205 feet long, 81 broad aad
16 deep. and has gross tonnag {of sSS. She
was built by Cramp Bros. of Philadelphia
in 1875
Telegraphic information from the United
States photographic Office at Port Town
send states that the tug Sea Lion struck a
rock on the following bearings: POint
Wilson, north by north half north; Violet
Point, Protection Island. southwest quarter
south; buoy, southeast quarter east, distant
about half mile. The tug was drawing
twelve feet al the time. e..
The schooner Neptune will begin loading
at Mission No to-day.
Tie whaling bark F. a. Barston viii be
/ brought to Howard No. 3
The British ship Colintrare. Captain W.
T. KaymGnd, made her trip. from Port Glas-
gov In: lis days: She was built by A.
Rogers & Co. of Port Glasgow, aud is owned
by Hugh Hogarth of ArJirOssan.
The schooner Mary Eta, running between
mere aho. flelqs Landing, shipped nom
union crew ofthree men.
Ihe steamer Jennie has been on the dry
dock having new propeller put in.
Tie Nlgilant Is on the Union Iron " orks
drydoek being painted and scraped and
having her stern bearing raised. .
The schooner John q. North, Captain
Garrison, arrived at 9o'elock last night from
MauukOna. She carried. a cargo of 1900
bags of sugar. On February "a, In longi-
tude. 1872 deg west. latitude So deg q min.
horth, sue encountered strong ndrth-north-
west winds blowing eighty miles an hour,
which handled the vessel roughly. Her
head stay and water cask were smashed in
and her: cabin and foreeastle flooded Cabin
windows were broken and the store provi. .
a5tons entirely spoiled. The mate had his
shoulder dislocated by heavy sea- Fifty
i've barrels OF mOlasses were lost
Ihe steamer Eastern Oregon Of the Ore.
eon lmprovement COmpany'S line, which
was burned on the gridFOn at Olympia
year ago, has been partially repaired and
closed in and Ill be brought to San Fran
cisco to be thoroughly renovated and re-
built. The underwriters have allowed
the owners to have her brought to this port
after several months careful con sideration
of the question. She Is now lying at Seattle
and Will be commanded by Captain Green.
The Eastern Oregon is steel steamer of
577 tons net. She Is 200 feet long, 81 broad
and II deep. She was built by Cramp in
1888
=. The ship Fiintshre arrived from Rio de
.Janeiro. She made the passage in Ill days
In latitude 80 deg. north. 1913 deg. west she
experienced continuation of hard gales
from the north. with clear weather and
very high glass. At that time she passed
large quantities of .driftwood, consisting OF
trunks OF trees, logs and a spriukling of
WTeckage.
December /. in latitude 45 deg. south, 48
deg. west. she spoke the ship Mannydo wn
and December u in latitude 81 deg. south,
AZ deg. west. the bark Port Garlic standing
north.