The morning call., 1893-03-15
ON JAGGED ROCKS.
The Wreck of the Schooner
Mccullough.
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT PAY.
The Australia Is to Sail To-Day-The
COlon's Long Passage-A Steamer
Fouls a Tugboat.
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT PA

Heyman & Mayer, the agents Of the
schooner John Mccullough, which was
wrecked at Fish Rock on the 18th inst, are
in receipt OF full particulars of the disaster.
The news came yesterday morning and re-
hearses tale of calamity that has never
been equaed in that part of the country.
It appears that on Friday last the Ne
CullOugh took on board twenty-five cords
of wood and WAS muoTed 10 Fish Rock by
five hawsers. Captain Hubs, who is the
vessels principal owner, was In Command
Of the schooner. Early in the morning a
storm came UP. which increased in violence
hourly and gave indications Of developing
into hurricane.
The McCullough's crew urged upon Cap
tam Hubs the wisdom of putting to sea at
once, and it is probable had he listened TO
them he would have saved his vessel. Hubs
refused to cast off, and the crew promptly
lowered the boats and rowed ashore. De-
sertiOn seemed the only prudent course.
Lett alone with his schooner Hubs pro-
ceeded leisurey to make things rs snug as
possible and prepare for an eYeutful night.
lie had IL. AT TOO o'clock, eight hours after the
crew deserted, The Mccullough went on the
rocks. Captain Hubs dropped his anchors,
when the hawsers parted, but IL was last
and futile effort.
The schooner sprang forward with the
foamlng seas and dashed onto the jagged
rocks. Wave after wave broke over her and
swept the decks like millrace The won
der was how Captain Hubs managed TO stay
on the wreck. Efforts were at once made
to rescue him, and his crew finally succeeded
in getting line aboard, and Hubs was
brought ashore in daZed condition.
The schooner is a total loss. She was
owned Oy Huns and his first Off er and was
valned at S6O00 The insurance was only
S2500.
The steamer Australia will sail to-day.
dispatch has been received by Postmaster
BackuS from the Postmaster General stat
ing that the Government will not pay for
the detention OF the steamer, and SO she
Will leave at once.
The steamer Colon arrived from Panama
early yesterday morning. She carried zen
cabin passengers aud general cargo.
Commander Cavarly reports a long and
eventful passage from New York to Pan
anna, The home port was left October II.
On the 9th Of November it was found peces-
sary II stop the engine to key up. A joint
was also made on the receiver. An exam
inatiOn showed the low pressure pin slack
IN the forward web Of the crank and the
key gradually working cut. After a Geten-
tlOn of twelve hours the necessary yepairs
were made and the steamer proceeded.
On the 2lst Of November Magellan Straits
were entered, and IN lew hours later an
anchorage was made in Possession Bay.
During the night and the following day the
wind increased to heavy gale. and in a
terrific southwest squall of hurricane force
the Colon lost her port anchor and chain.
The steamer put back to Monteyideo and
was delayed at that bort in effecting re-
pairs until December24 when she proceeded
without further mjshap.
The Oregon, Pacific and Willamette Val
ley and Coast railroad companies have made
application to the HarbOr Commissioners
for tnt4 WHARFAGE TAn4Frtiv OIL Inv
the Oregon development Company, which
corporation they have absorbed They also
ask that the Commissioners allow suitable
Offices for their use.
The British steamer Empress Of India
arrived at Vancouver yesterday and re-
ported having passed an ungnOwn derelict
three-masted schooner in latitude IS deg.
50 min. north, longitude 125 deg. O3 min.
vest at 600 Yesterday morning The
derelict was about four miles of Bonilla
steamer Michigan.
Another piece Of carelessness Is recorded
against the Union Transportation Com
pany. Its steamer, tie Dauutless, struck
the lug Tiger on her starboard side while
docking yesterday and stove in four stan
chlons. The damage is estimated at 500.
This Is the fourth time the Tiger has been
run into this month.
One hundred and flfty-six five-tael tins of
Victoria opium were found ia The forecastle
spector McIinnis yesterday. The Custom
house authorities have been particularly
warned against the Willamette Valley and
with the present find 10 corroborate their
suspicious they will prosecute their search
Of the vessel with energy.
The Occidental aud Oriental COmpany's
steamer Oceanic sailed for Hong Kong, via
\ 1oEOhamn, yesterday. She had on board
loo Chinese. There were twenty-sIx cabin
passengers for Yokohama, three for bong
Kong and three for Shanghai
Among the Yokohama passengers were:
Commander George NJ. Book and Ensign E.
l. WitherspuOn. L. ). n, Captain ?. de
Lemascheffsky, Otis A. Poole and Miss f.
Lichtrnberg.
Damage 10 the tug Hercules, sustained in
her efforts to help the stranded schooner
Gem of the rocks at Fort Point on Monday,
were very slight. The tug is a stanch boat
aud was so little injured that she is ready
for work already. The Gem is on the Mis-
sion mud flats, with her bottom badly
scratched. Her condition is not serious.
The Pacific Mail is mastering all its forces
in anticipation of a hard fight with the new
Panama line. The Colon arrived Yesterday
and will be placed in line. The steamers
now IN commission are the Acapulco, San
Jose, San Juan, Colima, City of New York,
City OF Sydney aud City of Panama.
The steamer Umatilla arrived from Vie
tOriR and Puget Sound early yesterday
morning. She had on beard fifty-fye cabin
and sixty steerage passengers
The steamer Santa Rosa, Captain Alexan-
der, left for San Diego yesterday
The bark Ceyion and the schooner Aloha
arrived from Honolulu yesterday after
NOM.