The morning call., 1892-02-07
THREE DAYS
OVERDUE NOW.
No News From the Missing
Steamer Humboldt.
Nothing Known of Her at Eureka - The
Searching Tugs Have Not Met Her-Cer-
tain 1t Is She Was Disabled.

The probable fate of the steamer Humboldt
from Eureka, 50 many hours overdue was the
aLabsOrbng topic of interest In shippine cir
cles yesterday. Ever since the Humboldt left
Eureka no news has as yet been received of her.
She left her port Of departure on Wednesday,
and usually made tie Trip in about "a hours, the
distance being only 200 miles On FRIDAY tie
agents of tie company became apprehenslye OF
the safety Of tile steamer and dispatched the tug
Wizard IN search Of he overdue steamer Later
I'm the day the tug Yigilant was sent out TO look
her up.
The only news that was received OF the tug
VIA yesterday was from the captain or the
steams chOoner Protection, which arrived from
Fort Bragg in the morning. When OIL Fish Rock
twelve miles south Of Point Arena the Pfogec-
ton spoke the Wizard. The Wizard asked for
information about the Humboldt, but tie Pro.
lection had not seen the missing steamer The
crew Of the Protection reported heavy weather
all tile way down.
As the telegraph wires were still down yester-
day between Eureka and San Francisco. and no
further Information was received of either the
tugs or tile missing steamer, the more saDguine
entertained the belief thai the Humboldt mad
put pack 10 Eureka In distress, or had been
taken back by tugs from that port.
SOME FOUNDATION FOR THIS
This belief seemed 10 have some foundation
when II was learned that a Young man named
William Pierce had received a telegram from
the Humboldt IN passing out over he bar had
mt with an accident; that the mother and Sis
ter Of Mr. Pierce were on board and asking
him 10 be on The watch Tor the steamer the next
morning.
just after the telegram was sent all Geographic
communication with EUREKA ceased II was
gued mat II 1t were known in Eureka that
the humboldt bad been Injured in crossing The
bar. assistance would have been sent TO her al
once. After she became forty hours overdue II
was Thought That The steamer must have been
Ia Ell back 10 Eureka. or Otherwise some news
would have been heard OF her
Ihe captain OF the Eureka was said to be too
cautious seaman 10 continue on his voyage
with his vessel IN disabled condition al ms
season Of the year, and the iurlner argument
was MADE That II would have been easy Tor The
Humboldt 10 have lee oSstd the Humboldt bar
WIKI The aid 81 Jug, even though disabled.
a PREVAILING IMPRESSION,
A. during YESTERDAY afternoon this general
Impression prevailed. and occasiOned much re-
lief TO those Who made anxious inquiries about
the steamer, having either merchandise on
friends aud relatives on board Last night. bow
ever, Il uauspned that this belief OF The Hum
bOldt putting back TO Eureka was a little too
Sauguiue.
lie gravest apprehenslous are now enter.
tanned of the safety of the vessel. About 8
O'Clock Asl evening Geographic munication
was Te-establiShed with Eureka aud the follow.
INK dispatch was received:
EUREKA, Feb 6.-The steamer Humboldt has
not been seen since she left the bar. She was
crippled when crossing the bar She lay tO for
sever a hours aud Their steamed south. No news
has been received since
a later telegram was received stating that the
tux tglidnt, winch left TINS city on FRIDAY afIeC-
noon 10 seal ch FOR the humboldt had arrived a.
Eureka without having seen any trace OF The
overdue steamer. Alter reaching Euieka, the
Nigilaut Immediately LEFT. and started south
ward 10 Try 10 DICK up The HUMBOLDT on her way
down.
CERTAIN SHE DID NOT RETURN.
The telegram also stated that the steamer
Pomona, WulCh was 10 have left Eureka for his
pori yesterday, aud 10 have arrived this morning,
FeFF t.FHF Itftr
Pomona Will uOt reach Sa0 Francisco Until TO
morrow.
These kilograms set at rest the belief of the
Humboldrs retuln TO port Of departure anu de
SlrOyed tie feelings which were entertained Of
her safety. 10 showed that the accident men
toned IN the Pealce telegram was not thought
serious euOagh 10 communicate 10 tie shipping
men Of Eureka. Al any rate, Captain Edwards OF
the Humboldt, Without waiting very long, pro.
ceedtd on lis voyage.
From The uOu-artlval OF The steamer NJ her
port OF destination, Il must have transpIred that
tie accident turned out 10 lie more Sc ious than
was expected. The Merchants Exchange was
visited al last evening by anxious people ask
Ing Ire tate OF Tie steamer. The night clerk
WAS kept busy answering the telephone, ana be-
came uIed Of saying thar nothing had been
herd Of lhe missing steamer.
PROBABLY DRIFTED sEAwARD.
Agent kalIsh OF The humboldt steamer line
was among tie visitors. lie stated as his belief
that lie steamer had Injured her machinery and
dutted S-award. lie thought that The Wizard
OF The Nlgtlaut would plck up The humboldt on
tie way down, one ta@luR the inside and the
other the outside course. The pass myers GU
tie steamer would not fare badly. as there was
plenty TO eat ana dflnk on board.
Tie humboldt formerly had a composition
propeller, bul Tor two months size has been using
a Leiss screw, which IS made Of iron. IL Is
thought hal lHls screw has dtOupcd ont OF its
fast ungs. The steamer was built 90 Eureka IN
1873 ana Is 80 feet inches la length. About
four years ago size was almost entirely rebuilt
About year ago She struck on The. rocks near
Point Bonita aud cane into port IN a leaky con-
ditiuu.
About three years ago the Humboldt, was In
collision WIKI the steamer A jaX ana was badly
damaged Her officers are: Captain, w. f. Ell
WA dS, inst officer. Peter Bone; second mate Il.
Powell; engineer, James Fuud second engineer,
George Lindsay purser William Laird; stew.
ard, h. ShubeTt.