The morning call., 1893-03-23
CURRENTS DID 1T.
How Stockton Steamers
Came to Collide.
NO ONE WAS TO BLAME.
A Ship in Distress for Fresh Water.
The Columbus in Heavy Seas.
Waterfront News.
The Stockton steamers are at 1t again

The Stockton steamers are at 1t again.
The j. ID. Peters Of the California Navi-
cation and Improvement Company and the
Captain Weber of the Union Urausporta-
ton Company collided off Croziers Landing,
three miles from Stockton, Tuesday night
The Peters had her wheel and stern badly
battered and her cylinder timberS smashed.
The Weber Jared still worse, and with
splintered wheel and one engine disabled
was obliged to make her way slowly back
TO Stockton. She is to be repaired at once
and will leave for San Francisco to-day.
The accident cut her out of one round trip.
The Peters was able to proceed and arrived
here yesterday morning.
Managers Remission and j. S. Gerard of
the Union Transportation Company were
seen yesterday and stated that the way of
the accident was this:
The Peters, carried by the current ran
into the mudbank near Croziers Landing
and stuck with her fern swung out into
the slough. The Weber came up moment
later and her pilot whistled his desire to
pass. The Peters answered, All right; 60
ahead.
As the Weber came alongside the Peters
backed out and, swinging half round. the
steamers smashed together, their wheels
locking completely. The impetus given the
Weber forced her on the bank, where she
lay disabled. Tie Peters then drew out
and started on. A signal for help was
given, which was not Needed and the op-
position steamer was left to her fate.
An hour later the towhoat Leader of the
old line came to the Weber's assistance and
Helped her off the mud.
Captain McMurtry of the Peters was also
seen yesterday and asked for his version of
the story. He said: MY sworn statement
can be seen at the inspectors Office. The
Peters did not move at all. The Weber was
caught in the current and carried down on
US. smashing the Peters cylinder-timbers
badly.
I'VE were not signaled by the Weber for
assistance, and if we had been could not
have aided her on account of our disabled
condition"
The Peters went out on her regular trip
yesterday afternoon. Both steamers will
leave Stockton Tonight
The ship State of Maine arrived at Seattle
March from New York. She reported
that while rounding Cape Horn heavy gales
were encountered, during which number
OF her sails were carried away and the plank
ing OF the port bulwarks smashed. The
decks were often covered with water, much
of which reached the cargo.
The greatest trouble came when the salt
water got into the tanks. For nearly a
month The fresh water supply was limited.
On November the vessel reached Monte
videO with her entire crew disabled and
fresh water gone. Upon landing all but
one of the crew deserted.
Tie bark Columbus, from Puget Sound
to Adelaide, met with a heavy northwest
gale on November y, which lasted several
DAYS and was accompanied by such ter
rife sea that the vessel was at times COM
pletely submerged. Later on a second gale
was encountered when the vessel was put
under storm sails after seyeral of her or
dinary sails had .been carried away The
heavy seas in breaking on the deck washed
overheard part of the deckload. and the
tOpgallant buiwark5 were stove in. Some
slight further damage was sustained.
The American schooner Maid of Orleans,
Captain Mcleod, arrived from Shoaiwater
Bay yesterday. She was eight days out.
On March 10, while towing from Sunshine
to South Bend. in Sh0alwater Bay, W. 7.
Mason, a seaman on the Orleans and ma
tive of New York. fell overheard and was
drowned. Mason was % years Of age.
The American steamer Signal, Captain
Bendegard, arrived from Roche HarbUr
yesterday. When off the Columbia River
March the coupling on the main shaft be-
came loose ard the steamer was obliged to
proceed under sail.
The American ship st. Paul, Captain
Bruce, arrived from New York Tuesday
night. On November 10, in latitude 81 deg.
45 min. south, longitude SO deg. 16 min.
west, a heavy south west squall WAS en-
lQQQGf
head and caused the vessel to leak. Cailao
was put into for repairs on January %, and
on February the passage was resumed.
The American barkentine MOdoc, Captain
Bosch, out from Port Blakeley, bound for
Shanghai, was obliged to put into this port
yesterday on account Of having sprung a
leak.
1t occurred on March 10 in latitude As y6
north, longitude 1864 west, when a heavy
| southeast gale was raging. Forty thousand
Qf har tDH 70, Lao h..
| before the vessel could be righted.
When the MCdoc came to anchor off
Meiggs wharf she had ten feet of water in
| her hold.
She began discharging her cargo OF Ium-
| Der at Powell street yesterday preparatory
TO going on the drydock for repairs.
| When ready for sea again she will reload
her cargo and resume her voyage.
dispatch from London hearing date of
| the 22d states that the British ship Cedar
bank. from Newcastle, n. S. W, for San
| Francisco, put into Sydney with the loss of
| her miZZen t0pmaet
! Tie gasoline schooner Jessie Madsen was
| handed over to her owner by John Damon
| the builder, on Tuesday. There was some
| delay in her final transferral, which grew
! out of disagreement between Captain
| Madsen and Damon as to the payment Of
| certain amount of money for extra work. .
The British ship Lord Templemore, Cap
| tain Walker, left for Liverpool yesterday.
The American ship A. g. Ropes, Captain
Rivers, left for Hiogo.
| The schooner Contanza Captain ART, left
yesterday morning for Humboldt, but was
! forced to return on account of the strong
| northwest winds.
The bark Electra left for the Alaska can
! nerles yesterday with ffty-six Cinnamon
| and general cargo. The MOngols had re-
| ceved small deposit on their wages, and a
| sharp lookout was kept on them during the
| night to make sure that none got ashore.
They Will remain at the canneres until
the latter part of september, when the sea-
son closes.
a small stern wheel steamer, now build
| ing at Burns yards, at the foot of Second
| street, has been dubbed the Baby Ruth
| She is designed for service at the Alaska
canneries on Prince William Sound.
| The three-masted schooner Webfoot left
| for the north with nOn-uniOn crew.
The clipper ship Benjamin +. Packard
| has been assigned a berth at Howard No 3
| and will commence discharging at once
| The next vessel of the Grace line to reach
here is the Henry B. Hyde.
! The new steam-launch Rosalie, now at
| Whites shipyard at Alameda Point will
| leave WashingtOn-street wharf for her trial
| trip next Saturday at l o'clock p NJ She
| will make run around the bay and 90
| outside the Heads.
| AS the whaler Sea Ranger was towing to
| sea yesterday afternoon sailor on board
! suddenly objected TO the provisions OF his
| contract and jumping into the bay struck
| out for shore. whitehall boat put out
| from the foot of Powell street and picking