The morning call., 1893-05-16
AMARINE MYSTERY
Strange Stories About a
Schooner.
FIGHT FOR FRESHER FISH.
Trouble Feared in the Fishing Com
bine-Fireman Riley Refuses
Reward for His Bravery.
FIGHT FOR FRESHER FISH.

every sealaring man who has noticed the
trim little craft since she has been tied up
at section 4 of the seawall.
The Santa Cruz was only recently fin
ished at Matthew Turner's suipyard, and
Is a neat vessel of forty-three tons regis
ter She is fitted with an auxiliary screw
and finished between decks for the recep-
tion of a naphtha engine capable of exert
ing forty horsepower.
There have been queer rumors foa ting
about concerning the Santa Cruz. Some
say that she is destined to become a
phantom yacht" like the Halcyon, and
crawl off shore on dark nights and dash
into coves ana inlets for something more
profitable 10 handle than legitimate
freight.
The Santa Cruz looks more like a pleas
ure yacht than boat for the trade ior
which her owners declare she is intended.
Her cabin is commOdious, and her hold
room only half of that which vessel of
her size and tonnage is usually allotted.
Her deck could not well be utilized TO
carry cargo as the break of the poop is
well amidships. and much space is occu-
pied by engine e-house and galley.
a GALL reporter Interviewed Arthur j.
Calre, owner of the scho Oner, on board the
vessel Yesterday.
Mr.. Cairo expressed great surprise at
learning If the stories concerning the
Santa Cruz.
The vessel is for the coast trade near
Santa Batbara." said Mr. Cairo. You
see, we will carry sheep from Santa Cruz
Island. and come up and down the coast.
We will trade between all the southern
ports. Two or three hundred sheep could
be carried Oh deck and n number between
decks"
Mr.. Caire may intend singing few
sheep up on the masthead also. ana it
would be possible to tow couple of wine
casks alongside, but men who have trans
ported sheep before say that they would
Just as soon think OF carrying n herd of
horses on the decks of the Santa Cruz as a
flock Of sheep.
With steam and sail the Santa Cruz
could make perhaps IA knots an hour.
Mr.. Caire says he had the auxiliary screw
fitted because there are often calms off the
southern coast.
The Santa Cruz-well. the Santa Cruz is
queer little vessel at best, aud every
body along the front is saying SO.
There is some talk of the fisherman s
combine Withdrawing the steamer Farra-
gur. as the fish market is oveTstocked and
the expense of running three steam YES
sells is too great.
All has not been serene among the fish
venders of late and a general war is
threatened. Claims have been made that
the com Dlnation has not been strictly relia.
bic in the matter OF furnishing fresh fish,
and thousands of tons of stale fish are
folSted upon the long-Suffering public.
During good times in fishing circles,
many years ago, purchasers were always
able to get fresh smet. salmon and cod,
for all decaylng fishes were discarded.
Now it is said the markets are over
stocked with all manner of hsl food which
is unfit for cooking.
ha ftsnt ff Il,
lad who was rescued from the bay yester-
day by tugbOat fireman Patrick Riley,
called at the Oceanic deck yesterday morn
ing aud wished to present her sons res.
cuer with S25, which she said was all she
had in the world.
Riley promptly refused to accept money
from the poor woman, who thanked him
prOiusey with tears in her eyes for his
bravery in saving her hoy.
Work on the new ferry slip for Whit
ney IL Co.'S opposition line to Oakland was
commenced yesterday at Jeckson-streel
wharf.
a five-f0Ot shark was captured lust in
side the heads by an Italian fisherman yes
terday morning ana landed at section 4 Of
the seawnll
BY cable 10 the Merchants Exchange
from Valparaiso the bark Independence is
reported to have put into that port to re-
pair damages sustained during heavy
weather while rounding the Horn. Part
of her cargo was jettsoned.
The steamer Newark broke part Of her
machinery yesterday afternoon. She will
be replaced by the Bay City.
Captain Plummer of the AK reports Ia
the branch photographic Office at PORT
Townsend that on his recent trip tu
Alaska, the Al-ki struck n rock Just to the
north OF Dalls Patch in Seaforth Channel
The Al-ht was drawing seventeen feet al
extreme low water, but was not damaged
Captain Plummer thinks it likely that he
struck on a lone boulder in ths prolonga.
ton of Dalis Patch.
AT the meeting Of the Board of Harbor
Commissioners to-day bids Will be opeued
for the construction of the foundation ol
the new ferry building.
George L. PlummeT. Captain z. Moshel
and others have purchased the ship B. p
Cheney at New York, and will bring hel
around the Horn for use in the Puget
Sound trade
The Pacific Mail steamer San Juan ar.
rived yesterday from Panama and way
ports. The San Juan Will not return as
was announced recently in The CALL
The vessel viii probably be laid up and
her crew discharged. By the San Juan
advices are brought that the revolution in
Nicaragua is greatly exaggerated. News
| from the interior is scarce, however
owing to the news censorship established
by the Nicaraguen Government
Ihe Paclhe Mail Company's steamer
| Acapulco sailed for Panama and yay ports
| yesterday. For Central American ports
| she had freight valued at $40 eco, the prin.
| cipal items of which were $1,000 feet oI
| lumber. $500 centals OF corn, $3.50 barrels oil
flour, $50 cases of coal oil, 6000 pounds OF
malt, 80 barrels of mineral waters, 3,0O(
pounds Of rice, 200 centals of wheat. n
cases Of whisky, 400 gallons Of wine. 1906
pounds of tallow and 5000 pounds of to.
baccO, also SG25 in treasure. Her cargo
for South American ports is valued al
$4,000, and includes 1900 barrels Of flour
and 100000 pounds OF rice. For Mexico
she has $40 barrels of -four and other
45O barrels of flour, 26. 900 pounds Of sugar,
10000 pounds OF rice and other merchan-
disc OF the total value of S4700.
This is an unusually valuable cargo for q
Paacthc MaIl steamer. cOnsid ering the
small freights which they have lately been
carrying, and it is attributed to the fact
that the North American Navigation COM
pany has withdrawn the steamer Mexico
and will not dispatch another vessel till
the 81 of June. The Keweenaw will sail on
that date.
The steamer UmatiIa sailed yesterday
ior Victoria with cargo of general mer-
chandise valued at $500. II included 800
boxes OF steel tinplate, $50 gallons of wine,
y packages of assay goods for mines in
the northwest territory, 400 pounds of
malt and 140 packages Of butter. She also
had considerable freight for Eastern
points, including bales OF fannels, value
S1130. for Des Moines. Iowa; u bales of
fiannels, value $4,000, for Chicago; 90, 600
pounds Of tea, value $1,000, for Minnes po-
lis; rolls of leather, value $500, for
Gloversville, N. Y; and II, $50 pounds of
wool, value $500. for Boston
Captain A. johnson has been appointed
to the command of the steamer Daisy KIM
ball, vice Captain Leibig.
The ship General Barnes arrived last
night from Philadelphia. She WINS DELAYED
thrty-seven days off the Horn on account
of head winds.
On February IA the American ship st.
John was spoken, which relieves tile
anxiety which has been felt for the latter
vessel, she being long overdue, and it was
feared lost.
On November 20, Third Mate f. N
Vrooman of the Barnes fell overheard and
was drowned before a boat could be. sent
to his assistance.
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