The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-13
THE WATER FRONT
Distinguished Visitors OH
the Bay.
The Saturn Sails for Panama With a
Big Cargo-The New Ferry Line
Does a Rushing Business.

The steamer Governor Perkins made a
tour of the bay yesterday morning. She
was loaded with distinguished personages
in the persons of the ex-First Assistant
Postmaster General John S. Clarkson;S. K.
Thornton, Port Warden; Postmaster Sam
uel w. Backus; Paris Kilburn, Surveyor
of the Port; DR.. Lawer, Quarantine
Officer; General Trumbo and others.
The party visited Hunters Point. the
quarantine station and other points Of in
terest Oh the bay. and on their return the
guests. General GARRISON and Mr.. Thorn
ton, expressed themselves as more than
delighted with the trip The day was SIM
ply perfect. and the finest harbor in the
world could not have shown up to better
advantage.
Before returning to the dock. the steamer
visited the military stations and the Union
Iron Works, where several United States
vessels are in the course of construction.
The mystery that surrounds the sch OOner
Helen Blum. supposed to have gone down
with her crew on SeminOsky reef, has not
yet been cleared up.
A. Abrahams, one of the owners, who
resides in this city, received letter yes
terday from Alaska. and he is quite con-
fident that even if the schooner was
wrecked the crew escaped.
The crew was made up principally Of
San Francisco men, with the exception OF
Hans Johnson, seaman, and sixteen
japanese. She was commanded by Cap
tain A. l.. Carlson, and his brother was
mate. There was on board as seal
hunters, w. P. Shatter, Fred Irvine,
Joseph Susovilla and Charles w. Barnard.
Alexander LindStrom was cook and stew
ard and Ed w. Ryan was cahin-hoy.
The vessel was valued at SIC, 900 and was
only partly insured.
Jack Smith. who resides on tie island
and knows the schooner we'll. was seen
and stated that he was quite sure she was
wrecked and that the crew went to the
bottom. He believes this from the fact
that shortly after the vessel was supposed
to have gone down portions Of wreck
that ne says he recognized as the Helen
Blum's tim berS came in on the surf.
The Rosalie carried about 1000 passen-
gers between this city and Oakland yes
tarday At each trip she was loaded TO her
full capacity. while the old ferry-boats
were running very light all day.. The OPP
position ferry is a success beyond a doubt,
and as soon as more boats are put on
travel will greatly increase.
The warehouses at North Beach are rap
idly filling up with grain from the San
Joaquin Valley. Farmers have been very
backward about shipping their grain this
year and for time 1t seemed as if the
warehouses would do light business.
The steamer Tiburon, that was badly
damaged by fire some six months ago, has
been rebuilt and made a trip to her slip
yesterday She took ON a full supply of
life-preservers and will make regular trips
next Sunday.
The fireboat Governor Perkins is being
painted and will be beauty when she is
cleaned up and put in order.
The steamer Montserrat cleared for
Nanaimo yesterday. She will take in coal
and return to this city.
The British ship Castle Rock arrived
from Calcutta yesterday morning. She
brought a cargo of sacks, etc.
Captain Thomas of the schooner Truckee
came near losing his horse and buggy
yesterday. The animal ran away, but
managed to escape the trucks that crowded
the streets and no serious damage was
done.
The North American Navigation Com
pany's steamer Saturn sailed for New
York via Panama and Central American
ports yesterday. For New York she lad
cargo valued at $4,000. including 5000 gal.
Ions Of wine, 100 pounds Of vanilla beans,
$4,000 pounds of mustard seed, 1900 pounds
OF egg albumen, 800, 500 pounds of bOraX
and 100 bales of rags. For Massachusetts
she has cargo valued at $4,000, for Illinois
at $1,000 and for Pennsylvania at 5000
She also has cargo valued at $4,000 fol
Central America. including 400 barrels OF
flour and 200 centals Of corn; for Panama
cargo valued at $500, and shipments o1
canned goods, wine and brandy for France,
Germany and England