The morning call., 1893-10-25
SEASICk CHINESE.
The Rough Passage of the
Gaelic.
HER MACHINERY STRAINED.
AS Were Also the Digestive Organs
of Her Passengers-The Big
Ship Somali Coming.

Big waves and i'll winds that blew no
body good, but seemed to have spite
against the steamer Gaelic, put that veS-
seps machinery to severe strain while she
was headed for San Francisco from China
during the last voyage.
The Gaelic arrived here on Monday
evening with lot of passengers. who
were not sorry they were in port.
Though big steamer, she was tossed
around pretty lively on the 18th, 10th. 21st
and 22d. She weathered the blow, Of
course, without any serious damage. ex-
cept that her machinery has to be over
hauled, so great was the strain thereon.
But the Gaelic's 16S Chinese did not
weather the storm as we'll as they might
have done. a large number of the m were
seasick, and they got little sympathy from
the Chinese crew.
ut was comical sight to watch the
Chinese" said steerage passenger whom
adversely and second-class ticket had
placed in good smelling distance of the
Chinese steerage during the voyage.
when Chinese gets seaslck he does not
appear TO want TO communicate with the
ocean over the weather rail- He simply
curls his feet up under him and gives way
to series of doleful groans.
'On the 10th we struck severe squall,
and The Gaelic plunged about like a fright
ened horse. Every Chinese in the storage
had his hand on the pit of his stomach and
his thoughts on C0nfucius. 1t was day
OF misery for those who had to listen to the
gr0ans of the sick ones Not even peace
Offering made to the storm god helped to
subdue their inwardly disturbed digestive
h. l.
on the ship was wishing that he had not
come"
With It's usual secretiveness the Pacific
Mail Company did not dare to let the pub
lie know whether or not the Gaelic's ma
chinery is wrenched badly or not. 1t is
stated that it will have to undergo num-
ber of repairs.
thousand sacks of "bricquets," patent
fuel manufactured in Hong g-Kong The
fuel is shipped to j. d. Spreckels 81 Bros,
and others and will be given a test
The big four-masted ship Somali, the
largest iron sailing vessel in the world, has
been at Hong-Kong. and is reported TO be
bound to San francisco with cargo of coal.
About ten months ago the Somali was dis
masted in typhOon and nearly wrecked
off the China coast. At the time she was
carrying 5000 tons OF coal, the largest cargo
of coal ever shipped in vessel bound to
China.
About four years ago the barkentine
City of Papeete, dischargng at Folsom
street wharf, had q new foremost put in
and for several days recently the vessel
has been undergoing the same operation.
The humid climate of the South Seas, to
islands In which the Papeete runs, rOts
away a vessels timberS at an astonishing
rate. The core of the Papeete's mast is
perfectly sound, but the outside is rotted
to the depth of an inch or two.
To enable Spear-street dock to be used
by the company's regular steamers the
Union Pacific steamer Colum bia, which is
undergoing repairs, has been towed
around to little Main-street wharf.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
has taken the steamers Coos Bay and
Yaquina off the southern coast run.
that which was on the southern coast
docks has all been brought to San Fran
cisco. hence the falling off of business of
the steamship line.
Chief Engineer Howard c. Holmes has
been ordered by the Harbor Com N ssion-
ers 10 prepare plans and specifications for
the new grainsheds TO be constructed from
the LON bard-street dock to section of the
seawall. The new sheds will be total
length of $40 feet and "a feet wide.
A contract has been let by the Harbor
Board to j. Pence to remove the old shed
on section to Washington street.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company
paid 100000 for the St Paul. The terms
were cash. The st. Paul leaves here on
the 25th inst. on her Initial trip to Quay
mas.
Moran Bros, a Seattle firm of contrac-
tors. will make another attempt to raise
the wrecked steamer San Pedro at Vic
toria. This will be the fourth attempt
made to raise the vessel.
ic Artn hot fbn
de-lis, which was formerly one Of the best
known and fieetest yachts on the bay, has
been lost in the south seas. While no par
ticulars have yet been received. 1t is known
that she was trading between the islands
picking up cargo OF pearl shells to bring
to this port, and it is presumed that she
struck on coral reef and was wrecked.
Captain Genberg has succeeded Captain
Harrington in command of the barken tine
Webf0Ot and Captain ii. Johanson has
been appointed master of the schooner In
dustry.
Captain Wilson of the British ship Ouch
ess of Albany, whose vessel was lost on
the coast Of Terra del Fuego on July 13
last, has been eXonerated by the court of
inquiry held in the matter and had his cel-
tifcate returned to him.
Reinsurance is now being effected on
the steel f0ur-masted ship Lord Shaftes-
bury. 2273 tons. which sailed from Rio de
JaneirO July %, in ballast, for this port
via Valparaiso. and has not since been
heard of.
Captain Nelson. who has been appointed
to the command of the British ship Ban
noekburn, vice Captain Teviotdalp, who
was drowned in the bay, arrived here on
October %. 1892. in command Of the British
ship Lindores Abbey. He was sick and
taken to the hospital. and the ship went
north in command of Captain Miller OF
the firm of Naunton e. Miller, shipping
masters. Since he recovered from his sick
ness Captain Nelson has been engaged as
first officer on the steamer Bawnmore.
About Trade Mark.
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