The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-18

waiian flag, and of course is waiting for
an island cargo.
Dan Thompson of the tug Monarch
locked the big f0ur-masted American ship
Shenandoah yesterday morning at Union
street aud made good job of it. too. The
last time the Shenandoah was here she
was damaged somewhat when being
cooked, but Thompson did a very neat
liece of work. putting the great vessel
alongside the pier without the least furry
or excitement. The British ship Eurasia.
three-mRStt0 iron vessel. ana the bark
Alex Mcneil are also at Union street dis
charging.
At Green street three fine English YES
sells are tied up. They are the Aida,
Baroda and Helgo. At Pacific street the
City of Madras. Galena and Maria Hook
field make the wharf look busy. The
HocEfeld is the latest craft turned out
from Russell & Co.'s sbipvard at Glasgow,
and she is on her maiden voyage She is
registered under the German colors.
Passing the Pacific Coast Steamship
COmpany's whaTves and t1ose of the bay
and river steamers the first deep-water
vessel on the south end is the S. G. Wilder
at Mission No. l. preparing for a return
trip 10 Hawaii while at Mission No. are
the British ship Bandeniero and wooden
barks &c eral Fairchild and Carrollton.
These two latter vessels, with yards cock
billed to allow of their lying beside the
coal-bunkers, are well-knOwn carriers in
The coas, trade, and by virtue of siZA and
rig may be clasSed among the deep-wataTS.
Howard No. l has the British ships Eu-
pirates and Dunslatfnage, the latter
naval reserve vessel of more than ordi-
nary tonnage. She is distinguished from
most OF the craft in port by mdship
quarters devoted entirely TO her crew.
Her officers live in the after cabin. She
brought in a monster cargo of cement,
which is now being discharged.
Howard No. has the Stock bridge and
Howard No. the American ship Edward
O'Bren. Folsom No. . has the ship
Rafael. an American vessel that has been
in the coal trade. The Rafael has been
sold to A. l. Trask for $15.50O. She will
have hosting engine put in her and bow
ports will be cut. She will again enter tho
coal trade.
The British ships Crown of England and
Strathgryfe are at Harrison STREET. The
American snip e. b. Sutton is at Steuart,
preparing for voyage to New York with
a general cargo. Al Spear street is the
Crown of Scotland. recent arrival, and
at Main the wooden coal ship B. p.
Cheney. British ship Carondalet and bark
w. w. Case.
BeaIe-street wharf boasts Of the pres
ence of the ShaDdon and cannery bark c.
B. Kenny. while Fremont looks active
with the Marion, Josiah and bark Colusa.
Small craft too numerous to mention
are on the Chief Wharfinger's bulletin
board, but this does not imply that busi-
ness is any too brisk for item. The deep
waters-temporarlly, at least-are in the
ascendency.
Some time ago telegraphic dispatches
were received from Port Townsend re-
porting that the steamer Keweenaw was
ashore between Vancouver and Comox.
The story was aflerward denied, but
there may be some truth in it after all, for
it has now come to light that several OF the
keweeIaw's plates have to be Strengthened
out at the Union Iron Works. The vessel
was locked al ESqulmalt and diver sent
down TO examine her. 1t seems that the
vessel must have touched rock during
the trip mentioned, as st that particular
time thick veil of smoke rendered nayi-
CATION OF the Upper Puget Sound difficult
1t Is positively asser ed by certain par
ties who are apparently in a position to
know that the steamer Zealandia is to be
brought down FROM Port Costa in a few
days and either chartered or sold to the
Oregon Improvement Company. She is to
be used as collier, and is to be altered to
suit that trade; Spreckels & Co. say that
there is no truth in the rumor, however
Captain Jensen mas purchased large in
tersst in the fOnr-masted schooner John
/. Tailant for $l5,433. The Tallant has
been lying up in Oakland Creek Tor long
time. She Is new vessel aud a splendid
CaiIieI. I1oI IuluhSe IS O00 IONS. one VIII
enter the lumber trade between here and
Puget Sound.
Captain Jenkins Of the Crown of Scot
land was last here in the Crown of Dem
mark as fir officer.
The only move of any Importance yes
terday was the American ship Shenandoah
from the stream to Union street.
John Rowe, cook on he British ship
British General. now at Valparaiso, Came
near being arrested by The ChlleanS and
cast into prison. They took him for the
eSiled ex-PresiIent of Peru. Nicholas dc
Pierola.