The morning call., 1894-05-09
A SUDDEN LIST.
A Queer Report About the
Acapulco.
British Ships to Race to This City.
Mistlap TO the RosaIie-Marine
Notes.

According TO the statement of a steyedore
employed at the Pacific Mail dock the steamer
Acap ulco listed suddenly 10 s'arboard early
Monday morning when she was loading on the
east side of the cOmpany's wharf. The ship
came near turning over, and was prevented
from doug SO by her moorng lines. six OF
which were attached to the dock.
The Acapulco was lying with her bow toward
Brapnan street The coal was being rapidly
loaded into her, and In the hurry 100 much
weight was allowed 10 accumulate on the star.
board side
force of men was set 10 work adjusting The
coal so that the vessel regained her equilibrium.
None of the vessels officers nor any of The
dock officials professed 10 know anything
bout the vessels narrow escape. 1t was ex-
planned that perhaps she might have been
listed little, but that there was no danger al
any time OF her turning turtle.
The ApapIlco sailed in the afternoon yester-
day for Panama and way ports. She took out
a iair cargo and did not look bit topheavy.
A cablepram from HakOdae TO HOwelis &
Co, confirms the news of the loss OF The sealing
schooner Mathew Turner. Ii is thought that
all hands have been lost, but no particular
have been received. Her crew consisted OF
Captain A. j. Christopherson; mate, Il. w.
Patterson; hunters Peter Rasmussen, j.
Pegulllan, E. Churchill. A. Thompson and
e. Busse; cook, A. Kruger; cabin-boy, A.
Konn; seamen q. scott =. Hansen; a.
Wit. w. johnson, n. P. Nelson. E. Cook,
C. Clatfey, C. &. jackson, j. Anderson and
Frank Peterson.
Five large British ships are reported as about
to enter a race from swansea for San Fran
cisco. The vessels are the City OF Madras.
Ulrica, Sieve Donald, Stockbridge and Lord
Cairns. Each vessel Is TO carry full cargo OF
coal.
The City of Madras is the ship that won the
$4,000 wager with the American ship Shenan-
doah across the Atlantic last year.
The British ship Montg0meryshlr Captain
Edwards commanding. now in port, belongs to
the same line as the Lord Cairns. The latter
vessel is a familiar visitor here.
Apropos Of English ships, nearly everybody
has a good word to say about Captain Davis of
the Drumblair. Several inquiries regarding
the Drumblalr and her skipper have reached
THE CALL office.
The steamer Rosalie hence the 7th for Puget
Sound, returned 10 port Yesterday morning,
When the Resale faced the heavy seas of
Bolinas Bay two OF her forward ports were
forced In by the waves. The water ran down
the main DECK into the hold drenching part of
the cargo.
The steamer viii repairsthe damaged one at
section l of The seawall.
Goodall. Perkins & Co. nave brought the
steamer Yaquina Out OF Oakland Creek TO Mis-
sion wharf where she Will ge ready 10 go into
service again. The YaQurna VIII assist 10 car
rying cement TO San Diego for work on the Gov
ernmenl harbor improvements at that port.
Captain sam Randall, formerly of this city
and well known TO boat men here. has been
appointed captain OF the Victoria tug Larue.
Captain Locke OF the Larue is laid up with a
broken leg.
Simpsons schooner Pioneer is not wrecked,
as was reported, but was driven ashore al
Lower California and got off again. She is In a
leaking condition. and it Is expected that tug
boat will have TO be sent to her assistance
from this city 10 tow her TO port.
The barken ipe G. f. Croker, from Homo
lulu, yesterday had her f0retopmast carried
away in gale just before reaching harbor.
IN I tons wheat
In he warehouses at Port Costa, 27 ,175 Ions al
Stockton and 9,274 tons at san Francisco.
The san Pedro returned yesterday from the
wreck of the steamer Los Angeles. All that
was recovered from the waves were two
anchors a propeller blade, an anchor chain
and Two boats.