The morning call., 1893-09-13
THE WATER FRONT
The Steamer BaWnmOre
to Be Released.
KIMBALL MEETS FORD'S CUT
Another Steamer for the Stockton
Route-SIight Collision Off the
heads-Rough Passage.

W. j. WOodsde of Belfast. ireland.
owner of the steamship Bawnmore. is in
the city for the purpose of getting the YES
sci back into service as soon as possible.
He settled with the underwriters some
time ago. and made arrangements yester-
day TO give bonds to-day for the release of
the steamer. which is now tied up by
salvage suit. Informal negotiations have
been going on between the owners OF the
Emily and Mr.. Woodside looking to set
tlement of the claim for salvage outside of
the . nited States courts, but the figures
are still wide apart.
AS soon as the steamer is released Mr..
Woodsde will adye rtise for bids for re-
pairs.
As the barkentine Retriever and schooner
POrtia were sailing in yesterday morning
the wind suddenly died out and the cur
rent carried the two vessels together off
Point Bonita. The schooner's jbboom
struck the deck load of the barkentine and
was snapped off, but did not break the
bark on the piles which the Retriever car
RED Immediately after touching the
schooner bounded back like rubber ball
from the side of a house. The steamer
Noyo passing gave her pull inside of
Fort Point.
"Whatever rate the Point Arena makes
FL meet it" said John 5. KimDall to a
CALL reporter yesterday. "lf Ford will
run for 10 cents I'll run for 10 cents. By
and by one of us will get tired, but l think
| will not be the one to show WEAKNESS
first.
There is no sense In this opposition.
Ford and we divided the business about
equally and each of us made little money.
But if he can stand ii to do business at
loss | guess | can, too"
The Pacific Mail stea mi ship China sailed
yesterday with Ill cabin passengers, the
largest saloon list which has left this port
for H0ng-kong for years. Many of them
were tourists. She carried in the steerage
295 Chinese and six Europeans. Among
the cabin passengers was the Chinese eX-
Minister to Washington.
The barkeDtine S. II. Castle brought
twelve passengers from Honolulu yester-
day.
AT the Harbor Commissioners meeting
yesterday the Davie Ferry and TranspOr-
tatiOn Company was assigned a berth,
comprising the east 240 feet on the north
side of Mission No. 1. This is 80 feet more
than it occupies at present, The Com
mIsSi0ners also agreed TO build waiting
room foE passengers before Octo Der. The
rental was fixed at S125 n month
The fight between The lumbermen OF the
city has Injured TO the advantage of the
State in purchases by the HarbOr Com
InlSSlOD6IS. L u0y sdV6u dUOuL SIUUU Oh
the construction OF two slips at Market
street by this competition. Now there is
another big saving. The commission has
been buying lumber for wharyes and con-
slant pairs from the s. i. Slade Company
for SIS 80 per thousand, which is little
less than the market price. The Pac fic
Pine Lumber Company offered to sell and
deliver to any wharf in the city for SO
thousand. Yesterday the Slade Company
came down 70 the Pacific Pine Company's
figures and the board awarded it the con-
tract. The saving To the Harbor Commits
sion will be about $500 a month.
The California Navigation and Improve
ment Company has added the steamer
Leader to its Stockton fleet. She will carry
freight and passengers and leave here
TUESDAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3
p. NJ. Returning the boat will leave Stock
ton intermediate days at 3 80 p. NJ.
S. Foster and wife have started for New
Bedford, Mass, on an extended tour.
The steamer MOntserrat, which arrived
Yesterday from Nanaimo with coal, was
through heavy storm off the Cnlum bia
River on the night of the 8th Many seas
broke over her. She lost her after port
boat, which was torn loose and washed
overheard. Another boat was raised from
the chocks and came down with such force
on the deck as to be smashed. The meat
house was carried away and other damage
done, the total amounting TO $3.50 or more.
deep-too deep be thought fer safety-re-
marked: II am surprised she ever was
able to lift herself out of the sea. l won
der she didn't founder"
Captain Jepson, formerly of the steamer
Gypsy, has been appointed to the CON-
mand of the steamer Yaquina, of the same
employ.
Among the freight carried by the steamer
Umatilia, which sailed yesterday for Vic
torla, was shipment Of merchandise des-
tined for Melbourne. This is the first
instance on record where freight for Aus
tralia from this port has gone TO Victoria
to go thence via the new steamship line.
The Umatilla also carried shipment of
whale oil for Hong Kong
The cargo of the steamer China. which
sailed for the Orient yesterday. is valued
at ever SOS, 900, and includes II, 800 barrels
OF flour and large quantities of provisions
and groceries. She also has considerable
shipments of canned fruit and salmon for
transhipment to Calcutta, Corea, Vladi-
vOstock and the Dutch East Indies.
The death rate is considerably lower in