The San Francisco call., 1895-11-05

the news brought in by the British shir
OImara. Captain Brown reports that or
October Is in latitude p deg. 8 min. north
longitude 125 deg. I min. west, he passed
some wreckage which looked like part o.
the hull OF q wooden vessel charred by
fire" He went as close to il as possible,
but could not ascertain what kind OF a vesse
II belonged 10. Half mile northeast he
saw q large spar floating end up. The
skipper IS OF the opinion that some collier
has caught fire and burned 10 the water:
edge. The chances are that the crew es-
capped.
Mrs. Bunker. daughter of H. s. Sargent
prominent Stocktonian, was q passenger
on the steamer J. D. Peters yesterday. She
had 10 be carried aboard, but seemed 10 be
IN good health. About two months age
she was unable TO move hand or foot
owing TO stroke OF paralysis. She wa:
brought 10 San Francisco and placed in St.
Luke's Hospital. There she steadily i'm
proved until yesterday her physicians said
she mig return home
The sternwheeler Sunol has been thor
oughly overhauled and repaired. She is
now said TO be the fastest boat running TO
vallejo, but Captain Randall OF the Monti-
cello says he can run rings around any
sternwheeler that ever was built
Inc schooner Glen and the ship Thorn
aslna Mcclellan were in collision yester-
and dropped anchor OF PowelL-street
wharf, and the Glen was beating out to
sea FROM some unexplained reason the
schooner refused 10 answer her helm and
she dashed into the Mcclellan. The ships
hgurehead was carried away and Captain
Mann also mourns the loss of his martin
gale The schooner lost her ubboom and
all her headgear.
The British ship Provence, which ar
rived from Newcastle, y. s. w, Yesterday.
has had remarkably lucky round trip so
far. From England to San Francisco. via
Rio de Janeiro and Newcastle. she has
been out l47 sailing days The run from
Liverpool TO Rio was made in 40 days. from
Rio TO Newcastle in So days and from New
castle 10 San Francisco in 81 days. The
Provence Is clipper and Captain Jones is
proud OF her.
The steamer Iuchulva from Cardiff for
Acapulco, with a general cargo, went
ashore on Santa Maria Island, Chile. and
became total loss. The crew was saved
Santa Maria Island is at the entrance OF
Aranco Bay, thirty miles southwest Of
Conception. 1t IS dangerous place for
ships, being surrounded with Jagged VOL
canic rock. In 1885 it was raised several
feet by volcanic disturbance. The
Inchulya was 2229 tons register and 2s5 feet
long.
The cruiser Philadelphia is to make an
extended tour OF the Sound, and during
her soiourn on the inland sea, Seattle,
Tacoma, Olympia, Victoria, B. c., Port
Townsend, Everett and other ports will be
visited. In a letter Admiral Beardslee
says:
We have now about finished the drills, and
on Thursday, If the contractor keeps his en-
gsgement, we win begin coaling. In pursu-
ance of well-defined intention 70 purchase
only American coal, If such of proper quality
can be obtained, I have authorized the pur-
chase of $50 tons of RosIyn coal.
I think l shall leave here on Monday, the
2Sth, stay at Victoria three days, Port Town
send three days, Everett three days and then
go TO Seattle. When we shall have finished
out via Whsteom, visiting ports to the north.
On this up passage / viii, If circumstances
permit, spend day or two at AnacoTtes.