The morning call., 1893-10-26
SHIPS IN A GALE.
The Rough Passage of the
Undaunted.
A BARKENTINE DIsMANTLED.
A Large Mosquito Fleet Comes Into
Port-Money Collected for Mate
RusselI's Family.

After passage of 1856 days the Ameri-
can ship Undaunted arrived in port yes
terday morning from Philadelphia. Only
a few days previous the ship was rein
sured at % per cent.
The Undaunted had an exceedingly
rough trip, and that accounts for her long
passage.
Captain Lewis reports that fine weather
was experienced until Sc deg. south was
reached; then all went wrong. The wind
commenced to blow and the ship was
worked with her canvas pretty closely
reefed. Heavy weather continued till sc
deg. south was reached, and then there
was a moderation for a few days. On
July 25, during a heavy westerly gale, the
bobstays were carried away. and the yes
sci had to be run twelve miles to eastward
while repairs were being made. On Au-
gust the wind increased in violence and
veered around to the southwest. It blew
steadily for - hours; during that time the
Undaunted's S decks were filed with water
preven ting the crew from handling the
ropes. 4 binding snOwstOrm followed
and the weather turned bitterly cold. The
seas ran high and broke over the ship
with such violence that the doors TO the
partment filled with water
a number of the crew suffered from
frost bites, as ice formed in the rigging
freezing ropes in the blocks and festoou-
ing the running gear with lcices. Ice in
sea and ice aloft confronted the seameD on
every hand, and it was impossible Tor the
ship to make any headway. During the
passage Thomas Moore, a seaman, ative
of Ireland, died and was buried at sea.
The Uudaunted brought general cargo.
consigned to Sutton d Beebe.
Misfortune also attended the barken tine
John Smith, which arrived from Kuchi-
noIEu, Japan, with load of coal. The
Smith sailed all the way from Japan in a
partially dismantled condition.
Captain Groth of the Smith is the person
who made a complaint against the Ameri-
can Consul at KuchinOlZu for having
forcibIy obtained from him certain docu-
ments. The skipper has not yet filed any
charges with the local Federal authori-
ties.
The Smith has crew most of which are
japanese, and it is generally supposed
that the lack of able seamen caused her
losing her spars. Her first officer ex-
planned that while off the Japan coast the
barkentiDe weathered very severe gale,
accompanied by tremendous swell.
which threatened TO shake the sticks out
of her.
While anchored in the stream off Har-
riSon street the Smith came near being
run down by the ship Eclipse. which
dragged her anchor and got tangled up
with several vessels, luckily escaping dam
aging any Of them.
Up to o'clock yesterday afternoon
thirty-two arrivals were reported, mostly
eOastiDg schooners. This is the largest
feet that has arrived here for many
months The "mosQuitos" started 10 come
n q ahnnf m nd
tinued to be reported up to the time men,
toned.
The ship Wachusetts. from Nanaimo
yesterday. is reported to have come into
port in a waterlogged condition. there
beng four feet of water in her hold. No
official report of her condition was re-
ceived.
Mayor L. T. Kinsey of Eureka has re-
celved q letter from Scotland from the
family of William Russell. who was mur-
dered at Eureka some months ago. Rus
sell was the mate of an American schooner,
and was found floating in Hum boldt Bay
with his arms pinloned and several con-
fused wounds about his body and head.
Russelps heirs acknowledge the receipt
OF S10S sent by the citizens of Eureka.
The amount was collected by subscrip-
ton.
The tug Katie O'Neil will carry passen-
gers to and from the Union Iron Works
to-day from the foot of Clay street.
The steamer George W. Elder will be
placed on the Portland route next week by
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company.
While the steamer Frank Silva is being
repaired the steamer Alvira Will carry
freight from Jackson-street wharf. This
necesstates change Of time on the Davie
Ferry line, and steamers will run every
two hours instead of every hour as hereto
fore.