The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-04

City of Picking, and that was by a China
man for $500 on his goods. l know of no
other reinsurance. AL of US marine insur-
ance men have confidence in the City of
Picking and believe that she is all right and
is coming into port slowly. There is no use
of soaring the people.
II tell You this talk about 40 or so per
cent reinsurance is nothing but the widest
| rumor. | will offer right now all the re-
insurance on the Picking that can get at 81
| per cent, and will place 10000 tomorrow
| at Yokohama 10 bind any transaction.
| am in constant cable connection with Yoko-
| hama. The case l told you of is the only
| case of reinsurance on the Pekng in this
city that | know of. would like to get a
| lot OF business on the steamer at 25 per
| cent, but there is no one to offer it. The
| shippers will not offer it. and the owners
| are confident that the steamer is all right.
''The value OF the cargo on the City of
| Picking is 81, GEO. 900 and the steamer hers ell [
may be said to be worth about $3.50, 600,
although she originally cost 81 600 600 But
since she was built she has seen a good deal
of service. So you see if an insurance COM
pauy could get good deal of this marine
insurance al % er cent, having confidence
that the steamer Is all right. it would make
a good pile. But there is no business to be
got on the Peking at that rate just now OF
course, if the Picking remains overdue an
other week there will De rise in insurance
rates.
you ask me why think the Picking Is
all right" said Mr.. Newell. II refer YOU
to the case Of the City of New York, Oh the
Atlantic. Size broke her crankpin. 1t took
fourteen days to repair this break The
workmen had to drill through solid steel TO
get the crankpIn out and substitute an
other. Take, again, the case of the UNI
bria, which was only recent. She broke
her cross bearings. and it took four DAYS to
drill through the steel and prop them up
The machinery of these large steamers is
so constructed that break like those men
toned will necessarily cause a DELAY. be-
cause the workmen on the steamer in mid
pecan have to drill through solid steel
almost a foot thick In ORDER to make the
repairs.
$50. taking all things into consideration.
| see no reason for anybody TO become
scared about the Picking. as a business
man, with many years experience in ma
rine insurance, you would not suppose that
| would be willing TO risk thousands of dol
lars on reinsurance il had not great conf
dence in the City of Peking being all right,
would youp'
There WAS quite lively scrimmage at
Maln-street wharf yesterday when the
schooner Fannie Adele took a non-union
crew Of Japanese on board. The vessel is
bound for Grays Harbor, and the officers
had TO use their clubs to clear the wharf.
Frank Reuy was arres ted by Officer Aiken
for battery on a japanese and was bailed
out by the Coast Seam ems Union.
The steamer State of California has been
compile. ely Oyerhauled, and will resume her
trips on the Oregon line, beginning with
the 11th inst The Queen. which has been
making the CALIFORNIA; trips, will be laid
up TO fit out for the summer Alaska excur-
sion season.
The new Stockton steamer Captain
Weber is still hopelessly stuck in the mud
five miles below Stockton, and as the tides
are falling off the outlook for getting her
off is not promising. Her passengers were
taken off by the Dauntless.
A new bulletin board, on which are
marked the locations of each and every YES
sci from day to day at the wharves, is among
the latest additions TO the Office OF Chief
Wharhnger B0Obar, who is being universally
praised for the work 1t is Mr.. BOobar's
own idea, and will save hours of time and a
hos: of inquiries.
All the small telegraph poles on the city
front end OF Clay street have been taken
down. TO the manifest improvement of the
appearance and freedom Of the thorough
fare.
At 3 o'clock yesterday morning the waits
and strays Of the city front were treated to
novel spectacle-the arrival of a bridal
party by moonlight. The steamer Mare
Island brought over from West Berkeley
John Baker and his bride. the latter being
daughter of Frank Roller of the Giant
Powder Works at SObrante. The young
couple went 10 the Palace Hotel. About
fifty guests accompanied them on the moon
light trip. and the ship was gayly decorated
with flags and Chinese lanterns. The we'd
ding took place at the Presbyterian church
on Bristol street, West Oakland.
The Pacific Mail steamer San Juan ar
rived from Panama, via San Diego, yester-
day morning. but brought no news outside
vi that already te legraphed
The steamer Mariposa, which sailed yes
terday afternoon for Sydney via Honolulu
and Auckland. carried forty-six cabin pas
sengers, twenty-seven of which were des-
tined for Honolulu.
Among those whose destinatio was the
paradise OF the Pacific" were many news
paper correspondents sent their on account
of the present disturbed condition of the
islands.
a very large crowd of friends saw the
travellers off on their journey and the scene
around the dock was more than usually
animated.
The passengers for Honolulu were as fol-
lows
Miss Clark. DR.. F. r. Day. Mrs Fl. W. Deacon,
Master Deacon, Mrs. j. f. Elliott, Miss Elliott,
Z. Bose. Miss Nj. c. GOldthwaile. Mrs. j. II.
Goldlhwalte +. w. Hebard. Thomas J. Higgins
aud wife, Miss A. t. Knapp, George LycurgIs, d.
Mason and wife, NJ. L. Miner. Miss Minnie Nor
ris, Miss Charlotte Roper, NJ Vamales, n. Yer
steeg. For Auckland ID. L. Brown, w. +.
Burdekin. Mrs. W. Gieer Harrison. For Sydney
F. g. Bloomer and wife. l.. s. Fairchid, Mrs
II. Falrcbild, Oscar FRANKS, James McCullock
and wife. T. w. Reynolds, Frank Richards. w
Walker and wife, w. II. Wilson, A. j. Wright.
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