The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-05
Authentic News of the
Matthew Turner.
ANOTHER WRECK SIGHTED.
1t Is Supposed That It Is the
Sparks or Lily L.
SEARCH FOR MISSING SHIPS.
The British Gunboat PalIaS Detailed
for the Work-Fishermen object
to the Big Hallbut Shipment.

Definite information has at last been
received regarding the San Francisco seal
ing schooner Matthew Turner. previously
reported as lost in japanese waters. Cap
tain A. 2. LOrentzen received letter yes
terday, dated at Hakodate, May Is, from
the captain of the sealing schooner Willard
Ainsworth, reporting that he had boarded
the derelict Turner and made an examina-
tioa Of her hull. She was floating bottom
upward when sighted.
Bowsprit was gone and masts broken off
close to the deck. The hull was battered
somewhat and badly water-logged. The
entire crew of the Turner must have been
drowned, as nothing had been heard of
them up to the time the steamer City Of
Sydney left Yokohama with the mails.
The Ainsworth sighted another up
turned craft du ring her voyage. 1t was
schooner painted green, and is supposed TO
be the Rose Sparks or the Lily l.. Both
vessels must have been turned over by the
hurricane that caused such havoc with the
sealing fleet on April "a.
The Turner was new vessel, owned by
San francisco parties.
The steamer City OF Sydney arrived yes
terday morning from the Orient. Among
the aGvices brought by the Sydney is
story of the British gunboat Pallas being
ordered to make a clrcuitous trip from
Hong-Kong to Portsmouth. England. in
order to search for the overdue British
ships Morayshire and Blair Athole, now
listed as missing.
The Pallas will first visit the Philippine
Islands, coaling at Manila, then proceed
to Warren Hastings Island and some of
the Caroline group. In this detour the
voyage to Singapore will extend over 1000
miles instead of 400.
The ship Morayshire, Captain Mouatt,
sailed from Semerang for Vancouver on
the 22d of Novembe Der, 1892. She carried
cargo of sugar The Blair Athole, Cap
tain Lister, sailed from Pasaroeang for
Vancouver on February 90, 1894. She
was also sugar vessel. Neither snip has
since been heard of.
Several ferry-boats will have to move
their berths in few days, as Contractor
McMullln of the San Francisco Bridge
Company Is going to commence work on
the foundation at the north end of the
new ferry depot. The TiDuron and Sausa-
Tito ferries will have to move, and part of
the slip that has been used by the
steamers Piedmont and Oakland will be
removed to permit the entrance of pile
driver to the seawal1.
There is no denying the fact that the
work on the new depot foundation is a Ii
tie behind, but this is principally because
the HarbOr COMMISSIONER time has been
taken up doing politics" and doing moth
ing, also, for their salaries.
There was excitement at Fisherman
dock yesterday when Captain johnson of
the Vancouver schooner Elwood tried to
dispose of his $4,000 pounds of halibut at
cents pound TO the Fishermen's Union.
The union had been importing the IiSh at
much higher price. but 1t wished to dis
courage competition from outside fisher
men so did not accept JOhnsOn's offer.
The fish are all packed on ice ana will
keep a few days. johnson declares that
that he Will hire express wagons and sell
his cargo on the streets.
The United States Life-saving service
has contributed a remarkable specimen of
humanity 10 science In the person Of q
patrOlman who has rockets in his head
red rockets at that-which soar skyWard
off DuXbury Reef.
Now that the excitement which followed
the story circulated last Sunday night
about a ship ashore near BOinas has SUBJ
sided, the tugboat men are fguratively
kicking themselves and putting in their
time looking for the human phenomenon
who caused all the trouble. Six tugs were
in the race for the supposed derelict. and
all have returned Disguised after a fruit
less search for the supposed wreck.
The British ship Bidston Ball went
ashore off Little Beacon, near Shanghai,
the early part OF this month, but it is said
that she will be fl0ated without serious
damage.
San Bias sugar is being unloaded at sec
ton of the seawal from the schooner
Car. The schooner Vine is now on her
way from the same port with a load of
sweets.
The Sydney brought news from Penang
of terrible collision between two native
steamers near Penang, in which sixty
lives were lost. The vessels were the
Ngapoota and the Kwangtung. The
NgapOota sank in few minutes, and il Is
reported that the crew OF the Kwangtung
did not stop to lend assistance to their
drowning eountrymen. The captain of
the former vessel f1oated about on a raft
for several hours until rescued by pass
ing junk.
The British ship Scottish Moors arrived
last evening from San Diego. The Moors
had been out nineteen days and some
anxiety was felt for her.