The morning call., 1893-08-05
WAS NOT A WRECK.
The Newsboy Goes Ashore
at Point Conception.
She "kedges " Herself Off With Very
Little Damage and Is Now
Safe iE Port.

The steamer reported as in distress
Wednesday morning at Point Conception
and thought to have been a total wreck
with all on board is the steam schooner
Newsboy from Santa Monica She arrived
here at l o'clock yesterday afternoon.
little the worse for her mishap. and is
moored at Spear street, and will go on the
Merchants drydock to-day.
At o'clock Wednesday morning in a
dense fog she struck the outer edge of the
rock, Splintered her shoe considerably,
broke two blades OF her propeller, but
otherwise sustained no damage. Captain
Fosen heard the fog siren at Point Con-
cepcion. bat the wind being away from
him, the siren sounded miles distant
1t was high water al 80 A. II. and the
steamer got off soon after it turned. Cap
tain Fosen frstsput ont kedge anchor,
but the inc parted. The starboard anchor
was then carried att and put out by two
boats which supported Il heavy plank be-
tween them With a seven-inch hawser
she was pulled off without further damage
and was afioat by Q O'Clock. having been
aground about three hours. On the pas
sage up she leaked very little more than
usual and it is believed she has only sus-
tanned slight damage.
than 100 feet from terra firma, and Captain
Fosen hailed a man on shore carrying a
spade, asking how near they were To the
lighthouse. He wanted This information
in case he wanted to telegraph for as
sistance. This man no doubt is the
Chinese who reported at the lighthouse.
The tug1Governor Stoneman, which has
carried The CALL to Oakland, goes to
Stockton for barge service on the San j GA
quin in place of the Alyira. chartered by
the Davie Ferry Company. The tug An
ME Will carry THE CALL across the bay
every morning.
While at Port Townsend a few DAYS ago
Captain Gerard Debney of the City of
Puebla celebrated his SiXty-fith birthday.
Few who know him will think him so old.
The Alden Besse sailed yesterday for
Honolulu.
The opposition ferryboat Frank Silva will
be laid up for repairs Today and her plac
will be supplied by the convenient steamer
Grace Barton. which has been chartered
table for this side is 10 A. NJ. noon. 9, 4
and 6 P. II. from Oakland the alternate
ODD hours.
The steamer Monowai, from Australia
via Honolulu arrived yesterday morning,
bringing 81 cabin ond 116 steerage passen-
gers.
The British bark Clan Ferguson. which
dlIiFtu db w Now LcdlhUu,
shortly before the Monowai left for this
port, reported that when the vessel lay be-
Gained off the island Of Tristan d'Acun a
in the South Atlantic an open boat came
off to her with three men on board. They
were the chief officer, the carpenter and an
able seaman, who had belonged to the
British bark Allanshaw. They reported
that their vessel was wrecked on the island
on the 23d of March. and the captain. an
apprentice and seaman had been
drowned. The remainder of the ships
company, numbering twenty-six, had
taken up their quarters on the island. The
captain Of the Clan Ferguson sent ashore
a supply of provisions. blankets. tobacco.
etc.
The British ship Gowanburn. which
sailed from Newcastle. n. S. W., for
this port on February Is and has not been
heard of since. has been posted at LloYd's
as missing. Heavy gales sprang up the
day after she lett Newcastle, and a guam
tity Of wrecksge, which was supposed to
have come from her, was atterward found
strewn along the beach near Oakura.