The San Francisco call., 1897-12-09
THE MARION
\ TO stay HERE
San Diego Will Have to Be
Contented With the
Pinta.
Kimball's Gasoline Schooner
Moro Is a Total Wreck
at COquille.
Captains Haekell a~d TRrne to Be
Arrested for Breaking the Quar-
antine Laws

The controversy over the possession OF
the sloop-of-war Marion has at last been
settled. According TO dispatch re-
csIyed by General Barrett the vessel
has been assigned to San Francisco,
and viii be brought here from the navy
yard in The near future. San Diego
wanted the Marion very much, but the
cost OF her maintenance and the further
tact that every Tim she would REQUIRE
docking would entail her being sent here
turned the scales against the southern
port. The chances a e that the gun boat
Ptnta Will be fitted with rapid fire guns
and sent TO San Diego, instead of the
Marion.
The Marion, owing to the efforts of
L. 5 Grant Jr., was originally intended
for San Diego, and needless TO say the
nbers of the Naval Battalion here are
more than Ge i-hted win the change
0eneral Barrett, Lieutenant Hughes and
captain Turner Of the battalion viii 20 to
Mare Island to-day 10 arrange for the
transfer of the vessel
Ihe Mail COmpany's steamer City of
Para arrived from Panama and wav ports
yesterday. When eight days Out Frank
Anderson, coal pa ser, go, overheated
IN the hreroom and going on deck took a
cold from which he died. F. Stoll, the
companys agent at Acapulco, and Cap.
tain A. Nj. Blackman, master of the COM
pany's steamer Starbuck, were passengers
on the Para.
Captain Turne of the bark Andrew
WEIGH ana Captain Haskell, who piloted
the vessel into port, are in trouble with
the quarantine ot1ic ais. Captain Haskell
was very anxious 10 get ashore, and when
the vessel was anchored he got Captain
Iurne put him ashore at Meiggs wharf.
This was before the We sci had been passed
by The quarantine officers ard was there
lore, an lnfractlon o. the quarantine laws.
AS the vessel had clean Uill OF health nc
trouble was expected, but il raised storm
never heless/ When Drs. Hill and Rose
neu heard OF the matter they read Cap
tain Turne severe lecture and at once
Quarantlned his vessel A conference was
held last night. at which DR.. bers,
the State Quarantine Officer, was present,
and IL was decided o arrest Captains Has
keIl and Turne to-day for breaking the
quarantine laws. 1t is 50 more than
PROBABLE that a fine Will be imposed upon
the owners of the bark.
The gasoline schooner Moro, that went
ashore at the mouth OF Coqullle River in
tuesdays gale, i a total wreck J. S.
Kim bail, her owner. says that nothing
! VIII be saw d, and there was not a cent of
insurance on the vessel. The Moro LETT
here week ago, and at that time storm
was not expected. Sue was on her way
back here when her machinery broke
down, and she went ashore while trying
to enter the river. The Bessie K went
ashore in almost the same place wear
ago, but she was got off and repaired. The
Moro was 1056 81 tons net burden, % feet 5
inches long, q feet l inch broad and 8 feet
inches deep. This is the second vessel
that Kim bail &J Co. have los: within the
past four weeks. The Truckee went
ashore in the last gaze, and the Moro fol-
lows suit in This one.
The people of Petaluma are to have an
opposition steamer. The Gold has had il
all her own way for long time, but now
the gasoline Schooner Jennie Griffin is 10
be put on the route. o. NJ. Campbell OF
Petalnma is behind the new line, and it is
expected that next January will see
great cutting of rate-.