The San Francisco call., 1896-08-13
EnveIoped in Flames Alongside
a Wharf and the Captain
PowerleSS.
DEATH OF MRS. LoRENz FoARD
The Widower One of the Most Re
spected Men in Shipping Circles
in TLiS City.

What was the old barkentine North
Bend arrived in port last Monday. 1t is
the same old hull, but the rig is so differ
ent that not even one of the old timers on
the water front would recognize her. She
is now a "bald-headed" three-masted
schooner, and looks what she is-a lum-
Der carrier.
In the 70's she was one of the smartest
barkentines that sailed the Pacific, but
time told on her and she was relegated to
the lumber trade. Last June the North
Bend was at Hoaquim loading lumber for
the Northwestern Lumber Company. A
fire broke out and soon everything was in
flames. The North Bend lost all her sails,
the foremast went by the board and all
the deckhouses were burnt away. A. NJ.
Simpson, the managing owner, came to
the conclusion that it was not worth
while to re-rlg the vessel as barkentine,
so the change was made.
The new schooner North Bend made fair
time to San Francisco with her load of
lumber, but nevertheless she is not a
handsome craft.
The resurrected ship Blalrmore is to be
examined in a few days. The work of
cleaning up" still progresses and by to-
morrow every speck OF dirt will have dis
soon as all the mud has been washed
away the Blairmore will be docked and
her classification will be noted. Before
she capsiZed the vessel was rated 100 Al at
Loyds, and before the owners will accept
her she will have to be put back in that
class. The hull is as sound as the day the
vessel was launched, so there will be no
difficulty in getting the Blairmore back
on the register.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company is
making practically a new ship out of the
Starbuck. She has been refitted from stem
TO stern and the engines and boilers are
almost brand new. Formerly the Star
buck was freigh steamer, but since the
loss of the Colombia the chances are the
Mail Company will put the Starbuck on
the route
All the flags along the water front were
at half-mast yesterday. The wife of Lo-
renz Foard, the welLknown ship-chandler
and ship-owner, died at her home in Oak
land last Monday. She was most esti-
mabIe lady, and all who knew her loved
her. Her husband is one OF the st-known
men in shipping circles in San Francisco,
and hundreds are sorrowfng with him in
his bereavement.
A two-horse team belonging to c.. E.
Whitney backed over Mission street wharf
yesterday. The horses became scared at
the overhead coalcars and attempted to
run away. Before they got very lar the
stringers were reached, and in few min
utes horses and wagon were in the bay.
Help was at hand and the animals were res
cued. The wagon sank, but was after
ward recovered, so c. E. Whitney & Co.
will only have to put up with the loss of
the harness that was cut.
The Point Arena will come off the ways
this morning and will be ready to sail for
Point Arena this afternoon. The repairs
were not heavy and when completed the
vessel will be as good as new. Captain
Johnson will go out in command, but
Mate Wickman will remain ashore.
The much-talked-abo schooner Lizzie
Prien arrived from Nehalem River yester-
day. She is the vessel that was blown off
coast and was reported short of provisions.
On July % the Prien reached Nehalem
and ali went well thereafter. On the way
to San Francisco the schooner's boom was
carried away near Point Arens, but never
theless good time was made to port.
The Oceanic Steamship Conn pany's
Monowai will sail for the South Seas on
the 22d instant with one OF the largest
cargoes that has ever left San Francisco.
She is loaded down with flour, wheat and
general merchandise and still there is more
to come. The Monowai will only make two
more trips to San Francisco and then she
Will be replaced by a new steamer built
specially for the trade.