The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09

have it made port of entry and thus be
on an equal footing with Oakland. Atthe
present time the largest feet OF American
and foreign ships ever tied up in the har-
Dor is at anchor in Richardson's Bay. Free
quently British ships have discharged part
of their csrgoes at the narrow-gauge
wharf, but it remained for an American
ship to be the first to dock fully loaded
ana discharge her cargo into the coal
bunkers
The Snow & Burgess arrived here from
Sydney, n. S. W., couple of weeks ago,
and was at once towed to Sausalito She
has cargo of coal for the railroad COM
pany and il is being gradually unloaded.
In few days she will be empty. She will
go to Puget Sound in ballast to load lum-
Der for Port Piri. She is very handsome
craft and was well known for years in the
New York and San Francisco trade.
The unfortunate Blairmore is in trouble
again. Another attempt 10 raise her was
made yesterday, but it failed. The weight
placed on her bilge raised her certain
distance, and then everything gave way
again and once more her masts rolled into
the mud. Try, try, try again" is Captain
Burns motto, and as soon as things can
be got into position sgain another attempt
will be made.
Guests from the Baldwin Hobart wedding
who went to Oakland after the ceremony
in the launch Amy had rough time of II
Among the party were John Drew and
Miss Barrymore, the Messrs. and Misses
Tobin and several others They wanted
to reach Oakland in time for the actors TO
play at Macdonough's Thester, but, owing
to a head wind and q heavy sea, they came
near to being late. The Amy pitched into
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down In order TO prevent the sea from
breaking over. Captain Peterson knew
his boat well, however, and landed the
party, safe and sound. at Broadway wharf
Oakland, ct 7:15 P. NJ, thus giving Mr..
Drew and Miss Barrymore three-quarters
OF an hour to reach the theater and dress
for the performance.
The launch Hueneme was stolen from
her moorings at Tiburon last Tuesday
night and there is now a hue and crv
after her along the front. Her owner was
at all the tugboat Offices and reported the
matter 10 the Harbor Police. No trace of
the boat can be found, and Captain Dun.
ieavy thinks that her disappearance will
prove TO be as mysterious as that of the
Goat Island launch Periwinkle.
Once more the STATE tug Governor Irwin
is undergoing repairs. About a year aro
new boilers were put in, but the lob was a
failure and everything has now again to
pe renewed. esterday new engines and
boilers were ing put in, and when the
work Is completed the vessel is expected to
be as good as new.
The monitor Monadnock and the cruise
Philadelphia both returned from Monte
rey yesterday. The Monsdnock crept in
through the fog early in the morning and
no one saw her until she was of Lombard
street wharf. The cruiser took no chances
and remained outside until the fog lifted.
Crews from both vessels will take part in
the celebration in Portsmouth square to-
day. A detail of sixteen Naval Battalion
men from the Comanche will fire the
salute.
The Comanche is to be officially in
specfed during the week. About twenty
tons OF coal were put into her bunkers yes
terday, and cam will be got on the boil
ers to-day. Probably on Saturday Cap
tain Summer of the Monadnock will go
all over the vessel, and the turrets will be
worked. After the inspection the mon