The morning call., 1892-02-11

The British ship Drumroek arrived last
night after passage of 143 days from
Leith with a general cargo consigned to
Balfour, Guthrie 81 Co. The Drumroek is
on her maiden voyage and Is without ex-
ceptlon the finest ship afloat. She is COM
manded by Captain Bailey, who is as we'll
known in San Francisco as he is in his ma
tive city.
The ship was taken in tow off the Far
allones by the tug Reliance, Captain
Brockaw. and arrived at her anchorage off
Harrison street about o'clock last night
A CALL reporter visited the ship soon after
she came to an anchor and was warmly
greeted by her commander and his hand
some wife.
The Drumrock is built of steel through
out and her dimensions are: Length Of
keel, 1922 feet; over all, 357 feet; beam,
45 e feet; nodded depth, % feet; registered
tonnage, 1910. She is fitted with four masts
and is square rugged on three OF them.
Her fore, main and mlZZen masts are alike
as to size and tower 1868 feet above the
decks. The lower and top masts and all
the yards except the royal and sky sail
wards are of steel. The lower yards meas
ure "a feet, the lower topsail yards 50 feet
upper topsail yards "A feet tOpgallant yards
80 feet royal yards 48 feet and the skysail
yards SO feet. The bowsprit and jib-boom
are in one and measure 50 feet from the
knight-heads out.
HOTEL-LIKE ACCOMMODATIONS.
The ship is fitted with a powerful donkey
engine and two steam winches. The cap
stan is of the latest Improvement direct act
ing and can rattle in seventy-fve fathoms
of cable in q very short time. Double
wheels on a screw shaft enable the big ship
to be steered in the easiest possible manner.
while a wide bridge runs the entire length
of the ship from poop to tOpgallant fore
castle. Instead of catheads the ship is fitted
with a powerful fish daVit, and her cable is
the heaviest ever put into a sailing vessel
The owners Of the DrumrOck evidently
thought of the crew when the ship was
designed and none from captain TO cabin
boy can possibly find fault with his quar-
tiers. Insted of living under the tOpgallant
forcastle, as in most ships, the sailors are
Quartered under the bridge amidships,
which is nearly sixty feet long, and each
watch has its own fOrecastle, fitted up with
mess-tables and benches.
In addition to this each man has heavy
curtain on brass rod in front of his bunk
and large locker in which to keep his sea
boots and Oil5kins. The galley is in the
after part of the bridge and is large and
well furnished. The apprentices are quar-
tered on each side OF the galley, and, like
the sailors, have tables, curtains and clothes
lockers.
BATHROOMS GALORE.
The donkey boiler, carpenter-shop and
paint-l0ckeTs are In separate house for
ward, and are models OF convenience. The
poop deck is 81 feet inches long, and on
the starbOaTd side Is splendid suite, con-
slsting of bedroom, sittng-roOm and bath.
These are the captains apartments, and
are furnished In oak and teak. A large
dnng-roOm Is also furnished in oak and
teak, and, like the captains room, is fitted
up with a CRATE fireplace set in art thing.
The officers quarters are on the port lde
Of the poop, and are large, well-lighted md
well-furnished. There Is no need Of any
one going dirty in the Drumrock, because
she has no less than five bath-rOoms-two
aft for the captain and officers, and three
forward under the f0recastle head, one each
for the apprentices, petty officers and the
sailors. Each Of the bathrooms is fitted
with several wash basins, that for the
sailors containing no less than six. All have
tile floors, and there IS no lack OF fresh
water for all purposes, because a big con-
denSer furnishes 1000 gallons a day.
CARRIES A CREW OF FORTY.
The ship carries crew of forty. all told,
including tWenty-tOur seamen, seven ap-
prentces, cook. steward, carpenter, sail
maker and two bOatSwainS. In spite of the
rather long passage the ship is fine sailer,
as her log shows. More than once she has
run over $50 miles a day. but no attempt was
made to drive her during the trip, as every
thing was new, and 1t took some time TO be-
come accustomed TO the ship.
The vessel proved herself n fine sea boat,
however. and stood up TO her canvas like
rock, as the main tOpgallant sail was not
clewed down during the entire voyage, and
the ship was in several heavy blows, eS-
pecially off the California coast. Captain
Bailey reported that just after crossing the
line in the Pacific the ship passed through
a tremendous tide riff that was nearly q
quarter of a mile wide and roared like
hurricane. SWarms Of turtles were seen in
it and the crew caught fifteen from stage
hung over the ships side.
wRECKAGE PASSED AT SEA.
In latitude a north, 124 west the tOpmast
and tOpgallant mast of large ship were
seen floating on the water with sails and
rigging attached. 1t was blowing a strong
gale at the time and high sea was running,
so that nothing could be found to show what
vessel the wreck came from.
Captain Bailey and his officers say they
are more than satisfied with their vessel,
and we'll they may be, for she is more like
hotel than a sailing vessel The ship
brought cargo of only 5000 tons, and
shows side above water like a line-of- bat
tie ship. When loaded with wheat she Will
carry over 5000 tons.
The Drumrock is owned by Messrs. GILL;
son d Chadwick of Liverpool, who run a
fleet of fourteen ships, seven Of which are
fOur-maSterS.