The morning call., 1894-07-28
THE BLUM SOLD.
Bought by a Humboldt
Ship=OWner.
She VIII Be Rebuilt-No Damage
Whatever to the City of
Peking.

Over in Oakland Creek lies the schooner Dora
Blnhm, with a history as long as her mains
boom. Nobody seems to have cared 10 make a
BID for her since he day that she went ashore
at TOpoobampo Mexico. and was towed to
San Francisco two years later by the tug Vlgi.
lant
Ii. d. Bendixen, the Humboldt shipbuilder
has made survey OF her and has purchased
the vessel and will make new boat out OF her,
destroying the original form Of the schooner,
OF which so much was written aud so much
said.
The Bluhm went ashore at Lower California
In The early part of November. 1892, and
though there was no just cause for doing So,
her captain deserted her aud TepOrted 10 the
owners that she was total loss.
There was $4,000 worth Of insurance on her
cargo and $500 on her huh, and it was hinted
that the vessel had been abandoned Durposely.
There 8 deal OF dispute over the ques-
tion OF salvage, when an officer was finally sent
from San francisco 10 see what he could do
toward floating her. aud il was not until Janu-
airy, "a. that The schooner was foated and
taken in tow for this city.
On ariival here il was found that the hui was
badly damaged, and nothing was done toward
repairing IL 10 any great extent. IL has en-
resting on the mudbanks of the creek ever
since.
Mr.. Bendxen will place the Bluhm in the
lumber trade. The craft is threemasted
schooner OF 3l5 tons net. She was built at
Port Blakeley
The steamer Saturn arrived late Thursday
evening from Panama and tied-up at Lombard
street pier. CuslOm-house Inspector Brown
and DlstIlct Inspector johnson took charge OF
the vessel and kept eye open for smugglers.
Yesterday morning Brown noticed one OF the
crew OF the steamer acting Queerly as the man
was leaving the vessel and halted him. The
fellow was trying TO smuggle big bolt OF cloth
ashore.
Later Brown made catch, but was dlsap-
polluted TO ind that deck hand was taking
chances OF being sent TO jail for trying to
smugge All old silk SKIRT TO the wharf.
Ihe sealing schooner Sophia Sutherland IS at
section OF the seawa The stories told by
her steward OF the starving OF her crew wnlIe
up norm are Indignantly denied by her men
and Mr.. Sutherland Jr.. the skiDper's SOD.
Mr. sutherland is The first otficer OF the yes
sci ana says that the crew under him were the
best lot of men he ever shipped, and that he
never heard complaint from Them. The men
verify this latter statement. They say that tile
COOK mad grudge against the captain and had
deteim mined 10 "get even' with bin.
several sensational stories abou. tie CITY OF
put When inquiry was made at the Merchants
EAcnahge persons were referred to the columns
OIL HE GALL, hat told the true story IN lew
words. The Peking was not damaged In the
silghleSt, nor was any OF her cargo Jettisoned.
she sailed for San Francisco from Yeddo yes
tefday morning.
1he owners of whaling vessels do not credit
me report telegraphed from Tacoma that SIX
pessels are last In the ice j. n. Knowles has
received a letter reporting everything TO be
running smoothly with he fleet.
work on East street, grading and paving, is
9elayeu Dy contractor who does not seem TO
DC I'D hurry TO perform his WORK.
new COCK. 50X100, will be constructed by
tne state at the foot of Second street.
Ihe SpreckeIs Tugboat Company will make
another ATTEMPT TO float the ship Gosford that
was 1oundered at Point Conception TO save
her from being burned"