The morning call., 1893-03-02
A BROKEN CINCH.
The Clipper Line in Full
Operation.
IN INVOLUNTARY VOYAGE.
Captain Svensen Could Not Leave the
New York-A Longshoreman Takes
Cold Bath-Marine Notes.

The Merchants Shipping Association
was delighted yesterday TO hear of the safe
arrival in port of the ship Emily Reed. She
was brought from New York in 156 days by
Captain Simmons.
The Reed Is one of the clipper line of
vessels started by Grace & Co. The
Charles E. Moody was the first ship of the
new line to reach this port and was given
perfect ovation when she arrived.
A lumber OF other vessels of Grace &
Co, line are on the way. The ship T. f.
Os as is daily expected and it is more than
Il y that she will reach here before the
Ra5d has discharged.
Just at present the Reed is lying in the
. stream loaded down with a general cargo.
Assoon as a berth can be secured she will
dock and begin dischaTging.
1t would appear from the success that has
accompanied Grace & Co.'s efforts that the
: Southern Pacific Railroad is not to have the
supreme monopoly on freights between this
city and New York.
The Merchants Shipping Association has:
supported the clipper line from its organiZa-
tion, and judging from the expressions of
satisfaction heard at the exchange over the
Reeds arrival an era of better freight rates
has dawned.
The most surprised man on the coast is.
captain Sye1S0n OF the pilot service. In
stead OF busily plying his vocation at: this
port and assisting in guiding stray vessels
Into harbor he Is returning from an en-:
forced voyage down the coast with Captain
johnson and the City of New York. -. = :
The cause of Pilet Svenson's seemingly
erfatic conduct Is amusing TO eyely one ex-
c0pt Syenson himself
Saturday last he took the steamer City of
New York out TO sea. Everything went
smoothly enough until the Heads were.
passed and the steamer left the shelter of
Point Lobos Here it was. that a gale
struck the vessel, blowing fercely, and
when she wRs off the Faralones and, Cap
tain Syenson decided he could leave her to-
90 on alone he signaled 10 his little pilot
: boat 10 cume alongside and take him aboard.
Then the trouble began Repeated at
tempts were made to transfer the captain
to his little boat without success until an
hour had been wasted. Then Captain john
son lost patience. He said it was useless:
spending more time over Syepsou and his
boat and whistling on full head of steam
he started eff south with the pilot on board.
The trip down will not be at all dSagTie-
able for the involuntary passenger If he
can keep his mind from breeding over Oppor-
tunlues lie IS probably missing In the way
of guiding uninformed vessels through the
intricacies Of the narroWs. ~ =
!. lie will be transferred at San Diego and.
return refreshed and inyig0rated in very
few days. :: -
sisting in luading iron girders on The steamer
MOuowal a the Oceanic wharf was struck
by the beam as 1t swung about on the der
TICK and was Knocked overheard. A fiue
Was thrown him and amid much cheering
and laughter Smith scrambled up on the
wharf and hurried away to ind. drier
clothes.
January IS the British bark Routenbufn
from this port collided with the British
steamer Chyebassa in the English Channel
PE Ia
aged. The owners of the R0u,euburn
brought action against the steamer for
damages, but the Admiralty Court at Liver
pool decided the case against the bark,
claiming that she was RESPONSIBLE for the
accident from having defective exhibition
OF side light 80
Some trouble has been experienced at
New Whatcom, Wash, by demand Of 80
cents an hour being made by the lOngshoIe-
men for unloading ballast
Captain jackson Of the bark Topgallant
positively refused to pay that amount, and
against the protests Of union men secured
noD-union workmen at s. so per day.
Trouble is anticipated.
a sc0w is loading at Folsom No. with
boilers and machinery for the jute-mill at
San Quentin.
The bark Alden Besse was moved to the
Oceanic wharf, where she is taking on bal
last Tor her trip to the islands.
The American steamer Collma, which left
Panama February 8, arrived yesterday
morning. She viii take the place of the
San Bias, and will sail on the 9Th inst On
the through run 10 Panama. The San Bias
Will lake the way line, sailing tomorrow.
The few remaining whalers left in port
are making active preparations for the COM
Ing seasons work. The steam whaler
Jessie II. Freeman and the bark Wanderer
shipped crews yesterday and the Beluga
will do so to-day. At the present rate of
departures "WhaletoWn" will be deserted
ia a week. go
Captain Mclean of the British ship Raw
enscouTt was obliged to accede to the Deep
water Seamen's Association and pay SIS a
month for his crew.
Tuesday was the fortyfourth anniversary
OF the arrival Of the first steamer that ever
landed passengers at this port. She was
the California and carried 800 people on
that initial trip. She is now bark and
lies at anchor al Tiburnn.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
has cut its rates between here and Hum
bOdt Bay. Saloon tickets have been re-
dHced from SO 10 81 90 on the steamer
Pomona. SteeraEe passage is also much
lower. Ihe change is due TO the passenger
business done by Piper, Alden & Co. and the
steam lumber schOoneTS that ply between
HUMBOLDT Bay and this city.
Work on the Volant Is progressing rapidly
at the Merchants drydoek. Her hull is
being calked and painted and new timbers
put In her, She will require continual work
for some time before she can rank as fully
TeSusctated derelict.
The work on Howard Nos. 1 and and
Folsom No. l IS nearing completion.
a dispatch from Astoria under date of
February Is states that the British ship City
OF Florence. Captain Leask, has arrived at
that port aud reports passing the burning
vessel Honresfeld in latitude 20 deg, longi-
tude 110 deg. west. The upper work of the
Honresfeld was then destroyed, and the
vessel was low down in the water. The
coal was still burning.