The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-09

bidding its removal having been Will
drawn An official well acquainted with
the ship said to CALL reporter Yesterday.
"There was a time when the Picking was
what you would call crank ship, and not
only that but structurally weak. The CITY
of Toxic had the same fault. But since then
the Picking has had heavy timbers put IN
and an iron deck. and to-day l would call
her as safe ship as any on the Pacific.
''She is all right now.
'In loading long steamer like the Picking
1t is great mistake to put all the weight OF
the cargo into the bottom of her hold. Tie
engines are below the water line, more or
less. and the result is that when ship so
loaded gives roll she rights herself so
abruptly that passengers are thrown about
in a way they don't like, and that steamer
gets a reputation for being crank without
deserving L.
Take any model you like. put heavy
leaden keel Oh, give her jerk to one size
and see how quickly and abruptly she will
give jerk the other way before she rights
herself. A little judiciOus DISRUPTION uI
part Of the cargo above the water line would
counteract all this.
IF | wanted go to sea in a ship like
the Picking should want to SEQ part Of the
cargo distributed between decks. IL Is Tor
this reason that vessel with yards ana
we'll masted does not roll nearly so much as
ship pattern
"a proper balance struck between the
spars. the cargo and the ballast is all the
Picking wants"
The only seaIers now remaining in port
are the Kate and Ann, Unga and Z. ii.
Wahlberg They are waiting favorable
weather to start for the north.
The tug Annie after taking the news
papers over to Alameda yesterday morning
met with mlshap. Captain TitchwOrth Of
the Annie has elected TO foot the bill, 50 no
blame is imputed. Shortly after the Ample
had landed the papers the jibbOom Of
schooner. swinging with the tide, ca'lded
with the Annie'S pilOt-hOuSe, which had
been only rebuilt week or two previously.
The jibbOOm and the schooner stood it, but
the tugs Dilot-house was crumpled up like
a sheet Of paper, the roof lifted of, the
front stove in and general average" made
of the windows and panels. The damages
were repaired during the day at cost
of $50.
The schooner j. G. Wall left tbs Union
street dock fer the north yesterday with a
BOn-union crew.
The new Stockton steamer Captain
Weber is still on the mud bank at Dutch
Slough, FIVE miles below Stockton, where
she grounded a week ago. There is not the
slightest chance of the Captain Weber be-
ing got eff till the next high spring tide,
which will be two days after new moon. AS
she grounded on the top Of very high
spring tide, it is even possible that she may
not be got off till the next full moon, and
then only by artificial means. Meanwhile
the Dauntless is making a tri-weekly trip
each way.
The lines of the barkentne Monitor were
cut shortly after midnight yesterday by I'M
known persons. The Monitor tried to put
TO sea in the morning. but the hawser broke
and she had to return.
The wheat feet en- route to Europe on
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sells, from Oregon 81, from Washington 81,
or 1SS vessels in all. At the same time last
year there were 232 vessels en- route Three
wheat ships sailed from this port last week
with caTg0es exceeding 1000 tons each
There were the Marion Frazer, with 1919
tons; the Mashona. with 1888 tons; and tie
Fort Stuart, with 419S tons Several ships
are now loading to carry 1900 tons each.
There are now twenty-seven wheat ships in
port with charters, registering 80. 800 tons,
and capable OF carry ng So, 900 tons of wheat.
The recruiting IN this city Tor the marines
at Mare Island averages ten men a day Just
now. and 80 men are reported at he bar
racks.
The ferry-b boat Tiburon Of the San Fran
cisco and North Pacific Company's service
is to be refitted and her machinery over
hauled. As she lies now at Maiu-stTeet
wharf she is q pretty sorry looking wreck.
There is an increasing rivalry in the
banana shipments from Central America,
but the importers of Hawaiian bananas
claim that the fruit cannot be landed here
in prime condition from any port south of
MaZatlan