New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-07
CITY OF PEKING IN PORT.
THE OVERDUE STEAMSHIP is TOWED To
San FRANCISCO,
sur rcoxr HER SHAFT AND WAS COMPELLED
TO CONTINUE HER VOYAGE UNDER SAIL
-pICKEn Up BY Tug.


PICKED Up BY TUG.
San Francisco. Feb G-The Pacific Mail steamer
City of Peking, which sailed from lokohoml Oh
January 0 last and which has been long overdue
is safe at her dock, having reached there In low
early this evening The tug Eiailant and several
others went out in search of the City of Peking
two days ago Early this morning they met the
British ship Sierra Cabena few miles from port,
the captain of which stated that he had spoken
the long g-ooked-for vessel yesterday. This put the
Vigilant on the scent, ana she found the City of
Picking coming along slowly under sail and took
her in tow II was slow work and there was
wait outside of the Heads of several hours Tor u
higher tide About o'clock this afternoon the
Vigilant and her valuable tow passed In, ana
an hour later the City of Peking was at her dock
Captain r. r. Searle at one sent the following re-
port to the Merchants Exchange:
I'VE sailed from Yokohama January 10 at i
a m. We had westerly winds for ten days. At
6 80 a. nj. on the 2lst in latitude Az degrees
longitude 46 degrees, Is minutes, l,lo0 miles
from San Francisco, our shaft broke in the sleeve,
and we proceeded under sail. From that time
until our arrival we experienced east and north
cast winds Increasing at times TO the force of n
gale, and at no time did we have forty-eiSht hours
Of westerly winds During the fifteen days from
the tlule OIL tHc dCCi"cho "'NP ""~
miles under SAIL
Chief Engineer Mcclure gave thc following re-
port of the disaster:
I'VE experienced rough weather after we ,eIt
Yokohama, but we got through al right On the
2ls, when il was perfectly calm, the propeller
broke short of. We were then 1,G miles
from San Francisco. We put sail on her. AMI
did pretty well until we met the storm the Chn;t
was in. Thel we had hard time and the
waves broke over us repeatedly. We did not stop
at Honolulu, we made for the Chlna's route,
hoping to lie picked up ny her. All hands had
plenty to eat, and, sou see, ar" looking we'll
Nobody was hurt and, but for the delay and
the storm, IL pleasant trip"
The passengers all speak in the highest terms
Of the officers and management of the ship. All
say that they were not at all uneasy. These cabin
passengers were the delayed steamer: j. NJ
Rascon, Mexican Minister TO Japan: Nine. Rascon
II. Akiyama, Mrs. s. II. Alne, W. c. Duncan,
g. A. Forsaith, II. A. Cropc, +. W. Mangct, j. W.
Stcckbridge and Mrs VI. y. Wyckof.
There were about seventy-five persons in the
stceraee. including Chinese and japanese passen-
gers.
This afternoon the Fearless was ordered out to
look fer the San Juan, which is going under
slow speed. hoping 10 meet the City OF -, and
il is possible that the Fearless may overhaul
her.
The City of Peking sighted eighteen miles out
was the news tecgrapbed all over the city this
morning by the Merchants Exchange. The news
spreA with Incredible rapidity and the Exchange
rooms were soon crowded by friends and relatives
OF those on board Of the longoverdue steamer, as
we'll as the merchants and Others interested in her
welfare. All were anxious to learn the details OF
the City oil Pekincs trouble They were disap-
pointed when informed that she would not get into
port for several hours probably not until
o'clock II nearly o'clock this morning
when the lookout at Point Laboss sighted the
City of Peking and little later il seen that
she was In tow Of the Nigilant. The Nigllant dit
not go ont in quest Of the City Of Peking, but wls
stationed ont near Faraone Islands waiting for
tow
The City of Peking left Yokohama for S'n
Francisco January o and was due here January
"a For the first few days after she was du.
il was thought she had been delayed by head
winds but as the days went by and the steamer
did not arrive alarm for her safety was aroused.
The insurance on her went up as high as 40 per
cent. and those who had friends and relatives On
board bauntcd the newspaper offices and Alrr-
chants Exchange TO obtain the first news OF her.
Yesterday the Pacific mail steamship San Juan
started ont in search Of tn" Peking and unless
ovrrtakcn and notified of her arrival here will
proceed TO Honolulu and thence 10 Yokohama.