The morning call., 1893-03-24
SEEN BOTTOM UP.
A Derelict Sighted Off Cape
Fiattery.
The Mexican Steamer Newbern Ar.
rives Two Days Late-A British
Ship Disabled.

Tile American bark Merom, CAPITA in
BjOrn, arrived yesterday ten and half days
from Seattle. She reports that on March
13. fifteen miles southwest from Cape Flat
terry, vessel was passed floating bottom
up. Her keel was copper, and she was
copper-painted. a piece of one of the nasts
was fast to the wreck and was partly
burned.
The steamer Newbern arrived from Mexi-
can ports yesterday morning. two days over
due. One crankpin became loose when off
San Diego, and q complete stop was obliged
to be made for repairs The same thing
occurred off Monterey, and another delay OF
five hours was made.
Heavy weather was experienced through
out the trip. The tug Fearless was spoken
at Ensenada on the way down.
The Newbern carried thirty cabin pas
sengers and six steerage besides a small
cargo. J. p. Hale. known as the king of
AIagdalena Bay with his wife was among
the passengers. Mr.. Hale intends spend
ing the summer at his Menlo Park resi-
dencP.
A dispatch from London states that the
British ship George Thompson arrived at
Sydney from Royal Roads with her bull
warks lost and her stanchions broken.
The steamer Peru arrived at Yokohama
on the 21st inst.
Captain Hunter. who has assumed COM
mand of the steamer Mexico, will be sue
ceeded on the Coos Bay by Captain Plum
mer.
Captain John T. Tulan has succeeded
Captain Benson in the command of the
steamer Ellen.
The California Navigation and Improve
meat Company's steamer T. c. Walker,
which Is to 20 into commission the first
week in May for her run between here and
Stockton. has come fha rOmDnuV'S
ways. The steamer has been undergoing q
general OYerhaullng and will be as staBch
steFawheeleT as there is on the river when
she begins her run.
The steam yacht Rosalie came over from
Oakland Creek to Washington street last
night to coal up for her trial trip Tomorrow.
Ihe California Navigation and Improve
mtnt C0mpany's steamer Leader was sent
up the Mokelhmne River yesterday to fur
niSh what aid is possible to the people
drowned out by the food.
The British ship Sir Robert Fernie docked
at Howard No. 1 yesterday.
The schooner Arago comes over from Oak
land Creek to-day and goes TO Little Main
street to fit out for fishing trip In the
north. She is owned by Lynde IL Hough.
The following vessels shipped nOn-union
crews yesterday: The steam schooners
Scotia, Albion and Celia, the schooner Ellen
NJ. Kimball and the ship John A. Briggs.
They are all bound for the north.
Louis a. Paradise, who rrrlved fiom
Shanghai on the steamer Gaelic Wednes
day night. expresses himself as grateful
indeed for the change from q Siberian
prison to the freedom of the States.
Paradise was one of the two men sent
ashore from the whaling shooner Mary II.
Thomas TO get water at Saghalen Island on
the 11th OF last July. The vessel put to sea
TO avoid storm. during the mems absence,
and left the two TO shift for themselves
They were arrested by tile Russian au-
thoritles as spies, and forced 10 work five
months with the convctS in the Kara gold
fields. They were subsequently removed TO
the capital of the island, and confined in
the fort until released by the United States
warshiD Marion and taken TO Shanghai.
The revenue cutter Hartley and the tug
Relief colided off Folsom No. l on Wednes-
day. The Hartley had fifteen feet of her
star hnnrd hnlNr arls SIN shad