The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-21
NEARLY WRECKED
The Rough Passage of the
Schooner Wright.
The Barracuda Repaired-A Valuable
Cargo of Skins-Bay Pirates
at Work.

Wright, :Bowne & Co.'S schooner the
II. c. Wright. which arrived yesterday
forenoon from Otaru. Japan, had an ex-
perience with a hurricane on October 9
which came near causing her destruction.
But for the GOODNESS of Captain jacobson
and his officers the vessel would have
probably gone TO the bottom.
The Wright was out five days from
Hakodate, and Immediately after the first
squan of wind struck her two immense
seas swept over the schooner. cleaning her
decks OF every movable thing, cutting the
cabin and forward house and causing
great damage to bulwarks, stays and
stanchions.
Sail was shortened and the vessel hove
to- lead on to the wind.
For three days the gale lasted. the
Wright weathering it almost under bare
poles.
Sea after sea came aboard, carrying away
more of the port bulwarks and forcing the
crew 20 jettison 100 tons OF coal, which
formed the sch0oner's deckl0ad.
Captain jacobson was cool and collected
throughout the storm. and succeeded in
bringing OILS vessel out all right.
The Ii. c. Wright made the passage from
Otaru in forty-six days.
The Barracuda is almost ready for sea,
and will sail for Panama on the Sth inst In
command of Captain Irvine, her former
commander.
All effects of the mysterious explosion in
the Barracouta's saloon, which occurred
when that vessel was at sea en- route to
San Francisco about three months ago.
have been effaced by mechanic. carpenter
and painter.
The steamer has been thoroughly revo-
waited and overhauled.
Skins in great number and OF great value
constitute the cargo of the steamer Cres-
cent City, which arrived from Sitka yes
terday.
The Crescent City is the North Ameri-
can Commercial Company's boat, and her
skins represent the accumulation of sew
erai northern stations Of that corporation
While in the north the steamer made
frequent trips between Sitka and OOnal-
aska, carrying the mails, provisions, ETC.
Captain Thomas is in command of the
Crescent City. and he says his cargo is one
Of the most valuable of its kind that has
ever been brought to San Francisco.
The schooner reported ashore on Angel
Island during the recent blow was the En-
ergetc. bay sc0w.
On Friday her captain and crew came
over to this city to secure help to get the
vessel Oft the beach, and during their aD-
sence bay pirates stripped her cabin and
decks of everything that could be carried
away. furniture. ropes, anchor and even
part OF the cargo was stolen. and the skip
per has no idea who the thieves were. he
has reported the matter to the police.
News is received from up the river that
an upturned schooner OF small tonnage
was found drifting about in Honga Bay by
a man named L. V. Mccain, who got line
to her from small boat and lowed her
ashore. The craft was loaded with w wheat.
She is supposed to be the Greenwood, a
river scow.
A ships cutter, lost from the shin j. B.
Brown. which is anchored off Goat Island,
was picked up by the steamer San Juan
Saturday morning aud returned to its
owners yesterday. The boat was found
drifting about Mission Bay.
The departures Yesterday were the Brit
ish bark lnverkiD for Queenstown and the
schooner Olga for the Hawaiian Islands.
At the meeting OF the Board of uarbor
ermen will wait upon that body and re-
quest that instead of placing their boat
sheds at the end of the Fisherman's wharf
it be built inside the artificial harbOr,
in the place IL has heretofore occupied, as
1t Is not convenient In rough weather to
haul boats up the shute from the end of
the pier.
Captain Whitelaw is still working on the
City OF New York, under direction of the
Pacific Mail Company. and has not been
sGppanted by the manager of the Rogers
Iron Works, as was rumored.
The tug Millen Griffith took a cargo OF
cement ont to the wreck Yesterday to plas-
Ter over the big hole amidships. No pom
toons have reached Point Bonita vet, and
the work of attem pting to lift the vessel
off the rocks will be governed entirely by
The state of the weather.