The morning call., 1891-06-21
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival Of the French Frigate
DObOrdieu.
The AK Has Gone to Mare Island-Two
Collisions Reported - Departure Of the
Hassler- Movements and Charters

The French frigate DObordieu steamed
into port about s 80 o'clock Yesterday morn
ing, and as she passed Aicatraz Island she
displayed the American fig at her fore
royal truck and fred a salute of twenty -One
guns. The salute was returned from the
islands battery and the French flag flown
10 the breeze on the flagstaff. The vessel
dropped her anchor off UniOn-street wharf
and at once displayed the yellow flag for
ward. DR.. Lawlor, the quarantine officer,
was soon off to her, and on his way picked
up a boat from the war-ship which was
heading for the shore and lowed her back
70 the vessel The doctor found that fire
man belonging to the ship had died on
Friday night from pneumonia, wherefore
the yellow flag was at once taken down aud
the boats allowed to proceed to the shore.
The remains Of the dead fireman, whose
name was Codebey, will be buried to-day by
detail from the vessel
NEARLY AROUND THE WORLD.
Since the Dobordeu left Cherbourg on
April 10, 1880, she has been nearly around
The world, and she came in here for repairs.
After leaving France she went to AlgieTs
and on the trip had anything but pleasant
weather. She was caught in heavy gale,
during which her decks were swept several
AlIsES anu luis VI hdtcl nbDb QOWu lltI
hatchWays, and everything on the gun-deck
except the guns was aflOat. Two of these
broke adrift and gave the crew nearly two
hours hard work before they were secured
again. From Algiers the ship went to Suez
aud so down to Alden. From there she went
t. Zanzibar, to Colombo. CeylOn, Singapore,
Yokohama, Honolulu, Tahiti. New Gale
donna, Sydney, Melbourne, HObarts Town
and Wellington. From there the ship
crossed over to Valparaiso, 10 Callao, Pan
ANA and Acapulco and 50 TO San Francisco.
Since leaving AlgIers the entire cruise has
been q most uneventful one. Admiral Par
rayon left the ship at Panama to return to
Chile and assume command OF the French
feet on that coast. In few days the war
ship will proceed to Mare Island and 90 on
the stone dock to clean and paint. Her
engines and steering gear Will also be over
hauled and the probabilities are that she
Will remain in port a month.
APPEARANCE OF THE VESSEL.
The Dobordieu is modelled after the style
Of the Old-timerS, and her crew say she is
one Of the most comfortable vessels ailOat.
1t is understood that the French residents
of this city will give ball in honor Of the
officers during the coming week, and that
the men will also be entertained. The Do
boTdieu is a 3300-tOn wooden frigate, aud
was built at Cherbourg in 1884 She IS 253
feet inches long, with beam of 46 feet
inches, and draws 20 feet 4 inches. Her
cen steam IA knots Her armament con-
sists of four 6k-inch 5-ton guns,
twelve 5k-inch, two 2h-inch and thir-
teen machine guns. She carries crew
Of 4l6 men. The officers are: Cap
tain, Besson; Commander, Le-
grand; Fleet Surgeon, Maurin; Chief Off
Ger, Paun"tier; Lieutenants-De Martel, De
Beamsacy, Conyers. Courmes and Biard
Ensigns-ChemOnard and DE Comedian:
Chief Engineer, Laurent; Second surgeon
Depied; Assistant Paymaster, Levre; Mid
shpmen-Sere de RIVERS, De Caqueray,
Mascart, Liger-Belair, De COuriois, Blan-
chon-Lasserve. De Lestapic, Chaspoul. Cor
niliat, De Kergarion, Lapointe and Mois-
settle.
THE ENGINES WOULD NOT WORK.
The engines of the tug Alert refused 10
work yesterday afternoon about O'clock
while she was docking at Fol sOm-stTeet
Wharf. The result was that a Sklff belong
ing to a man named Griffith was badly
smashed and the steps carried away. No
damage was done TO the tug.
The steamer Mile will carry passengers