The morning call., 1894-06-21
CARRIED LUMBER.
Many Schooners Arrive
in Port.
SOME MADE GOOD TIME.
Came Into the Harbor Like a
Procession.
NEWS FROM THE SEALING FLEET
Most of the Hunters Have Had a
Very Good Season
Thus Far.

Yesterday was lumber schooner day,
no less than eleven of these craft coming
through the Golden Gate. They COM
menced early in the morning and at any
time during the day one or more of these
could be seen passing Lime Point.
At about o'clock a stiff northwest
breeze sprang up and they came "tumbling
in" without the aid of tugs and ran past
the city trout under full sail.
At II O'Clock six scho were coming
through the Golden Gate at the same time
and presented most unusual sight They
formed a perfect procession, all being
about the same distance apart and sailing
at the same speed. The six seen at the
same time were the Twilight, Lizzie Prien,
Archie and Fontie, Lille, Matte, Con
fanZa.
The difference in time made by the YES
sells that came in sterday was remarka-
BILE. Three of them sailed from HOQuiam,
and the fastest time made was six days
and the sowest twelve. The schoOners
were all about the same rig and tonnage.
News has been received by the Alaska
Commercial Company from the captain of
the Petrol that he took eight OF the men of
The wrecked whaler James Allen from the
steamer Dora. They were Joseph Duarte,
third mate: Charles &. Mcintyre, fourth
ndbts anu JUN lOUdCus
Thomas Gordy. Peter u. Peterson, Fred
HiD and Max Gohne. The rest have not
yet been heard of.
The steamers State of California and
Umatilla got in yesterday from northern
ports. The former carried few passen-
gers, but the latter had a number of
people from the Canadian Pacifc's de-
layed trains and Mrs. Brown POtter's the
atrical company. Mrs. Potter herself is to
meet them in this city, being now on her
way here from the Orient
When the ships boat from the French
man-of-war was making a landing yester-
day afternoon, one of the seamen tell
overheard. he was pulled out without
difficulty. apparently not any the worse
for his hath.
The whaling bark Northern Light went
on the drydock yesterday for repairs. Her
hull is badly battered and her cutwater
almost gone, due. possibly. to he great
amount of ice she sailed through on her
last voyage.
Adyices from London state that the
British ship Glencona started from Swan
sea for San Francisco, but got no further
than the mouth of the harbOr, when she
ran aground. Attempts to get her off
proved useless.
The Ship-owners' Association wants
fees abolished here. and a recommends
ton to that effect will be sent to the di-
rectors. Should this be made a rule the
revenue of the association will have TO de-
pend entirely on dues.
Burglars were at work near the foot of
Clay street early yesterday morning. Two
jobs were done, evidently by the same
men. In the Scandinavian Hotel a hole
was cut through the door, by which the
men entered. They carried off the entire
contents Of the till. In the saloon at ID
Clay street entrance was effected by
breaking window. The contents of the
till were also secured at this place.
The whaler Gay Head has been cleaned
up and shows little effect of tho terrible
cyclone through which she passed on her
last voyage.
Big guns were fired from the French
man-ot-war yesterday morning and re-
sponded to from AlcatraZ. The firing was
done in honor of General Ruger's visit to
the Duguay Trouin.
A hunter on the seaer Lille l. almost
blew the vessel out of existence short
time ago. He earelessly dropped a match
into can of powder. and the next instant
the vessel was minus a quarterback and
considerable rigging. Three hunters were
injured.
A private letter from Japan announces
the wreck of the sealing schooner Unga
The vessel capsized in typhoon and all
hands were lost. The overturned vessel
was sighted by the Sophie Sutherland.
The crew of the UDge consisted of John
Anderson, captain; A. Hermann, male
and hunter; George Salios, hunter; Peter
liam Sparkling, Fritz Loman, Julius Bear
and 2. Dahlgaara, able seamen. The
Unga left here in the early part of the
year. but no particulars of her voyage are
known. nor when the terrible cyclone
wrecked her.