The morning call., 1893-03-04
AN OVERDUE SHIP.
The T. F. Oakes Comes in
After Many Days.
MORE STOCKTON STEAMERS.
Arms Shipped to Honolulu = Instru-
ments for the Band = Quarantine
Regulations-Marine Notes.

The American ship T. F. Oakes, Captain
Reed, arrived from New York with a cargo
Of general merchandise consigned to Grace
& Co. She was 195 days out, having left
New York August 20. She reports light
weather. except in passing from latitude 90
south in the Atlantic to latitude 50 south in
the Pacific. when she encountered a sue
cession OF gales from southwest to north
west very high confused sea was on.
which filled the decks to the rail-.
On October IS. in latitude 21.39 south,
longitude 31.3l west, Charles Cook, an
apprentice, fell from the moonsail to the
deck aud was instantly killed. The ship
hove to at o'clock the same afternoon and
the unfortunate man was buried at sea. He
was native of Illinois. 90 years of age.
The Oakes was overdue about six weeks,
and on Thursday the English underwriters
offered 10 per cent for reinsurance and 1t
was accepted.
Business between this point aud Stock
ton has Increased to such an extent that
from Aprll l two passenger steamers will
be ran each day. The hours OF departure
will be o'clock and g. The T. C. Walker
and Mary Garratt will be the new boats and
they are being overhauled at Stockton
previous to beginning the run. Two hun
dred and fifty passengers can be accommo-
dated on the Walker and she is probably
the fastest steamer on the river.
The Australian steamer M0nowai left the
Oceanic wharf at 5 o'clock for Honolulu
and Sydney. She carried forty cabin pas
sengers for Honolulu, twenty-five for Aus
tralia ana thirty steerage. Her surgeon,
Or. Z. II. j. Howell, is very low with
| Brights disease and an assistant was obliged
to accompany him on the trip. Many
whaling captains were among the passen-
| gers.
Seyen cases of arms and ammunition for
| parties in Honolulu and three cases Of
brass instruments for the Hawaiian band.
which recently seeded from the Proyis-
ional Government, were shipped by the
MonOwai.
Dredger l is on the ways at Alameda
Point being repaired. She has had new
speed-caslng put in. This dredger has not
been out since 1885.
The Union Transportation Company's
steamer Captain Weber fouled the steamer
Humboldt while docking at Clay street
yesterday. The Humboidt's PROV was bat
tered and her guard rail badly splintered.
The steamer Umatila left for the sound
with 1900 tons of freight for Eastern parts,
to be transported over the Canadian Pacific
Railroad.
The barkentlne c. C. Funk and the
schoOners Mary Buhne and Mabel Gray left
Tor northern ports with snon-uni0u crews.
An investigation of the Gray showed her
tnresails bad been badly cut AS she lay at
CEtIHOut street, one WHS uOI uetalueu
from sailing.
The officers of the recently organized as
soclation of ship-owners are: President,
A. NJ. simpson; .vice-president, Joseph
knowland; secretary and treasurer, John
w. Graham; assistant secretary, William
Blair; dreetors-Charles Nelson, G.. e.
Plummer. J. n. Knowles. joseph Knowl-
and aud Z. kentfeld. A committee of five
was appointed TO report next Monday on
constitution and bylaws.
! The American steamer San Bias, Captain
Mclean, left for Panama and way ports.
Captain L. Fredericks has taken COM
mand of the schooner Robbie Hunter in
! place of G. Kobaki.
According to telegraphic dispatches Sec
retary OF the Treasury Foster Issued cir
cular of instructions yesterday. giving the
| sanitary regulations to be enforced at the
| port OF departure and to be observed on
vessels during the voyage. 1t calls for a
prescribed bill of health for every vessel,
passenger or freight. and each cabin pas
senger must produce evidence as to his
place Of abode for four days previous to
| EN- mbarkatiOn.
| From Northwestern advices 1t appears
| that the important results which may fol
| low the establishment of an independent
steamship line between San francisco aud
Panama are thoroughly appreciated there.
1t Is urged upon this city to assist Seattle in
the matter Of through business.
The ST. Paul went alongside Lombard
street pier to take in freight for anama
| and Central American ports.
The steam-schOoner WhiteSboro put to
sea last evening, bnt in consequence of
strong southeast winds was compelled to
return. The weather was very rough out
side, the Point Lnbos wind gauge register
ing thlrty-sX miles an hour.