The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-01-06
CHASE OF THE CORWIN.
How the Ship Sailed in at the Heads
and Vanished.

The Corwin sailed in by the heads,
throwing the spray from her foot. The
revenue tug attem pied to board her, but
was refused admission. The marine re-
porter of the Merchants Exchange was
given tow for few yards and cast adrift
no wiser than when he caught the rope
as to what had taken place in Homo lulu
since December % last. The officer on
the bridge had nothing to say, and said it
with sort of sea salt of profanity. Other
reporters Jared no better, and some of
them Jared worse.
Ihe Corwln came to anchor in the
stream and the widest rumors began to
take shape as to the state of affairs exist
ing in Honolulu when she left From
somewhere, no man knows where. arose
the story that The Provisional Government
had given answer to Willis, refusing to
abdicate its authority. and that the Min
lister had thereupOn ordered the landing of
troops from the American war-vessels in
the harbor, which troops had been met
and repuIsed by the soldiers of President
Dole. 1t was said also that there had been
bloodshed.
The preparations for war at Mare ISL
and, the excitement known to exist at
Washington. the furry in naval circles,
the action of the officers Of the COrwin in
Withholding information all pointed to
something out of the common.
The stories and she excitement set the
newsmen wild again, and once more they
assaulted the Corwin. The ship was proof
against assault, but Captain Munger, stern
man Of war that he is, could not stand the
fire OF the pencl-pushers. He was ION the
Kings business" but it was no part of
that business TO blow newspaper boats out
OF water with his little brass cannon.
although they do tell the story that he
threatened to do it. AS he could not fight
he needs must run, and so he raked up his
tires again and the Corwin steamed away.
Then began the search of the news-gath-
erers. In tugs and whitehall boats, on
trains and on foot. they scattered IN
all directions and they climbed the
hills about the bay to look for the missing
ship. AT Mare Island and Vallejo watches
were set and The COrwin was said to have
gone up CarquineZ Straits, and to have
steamed into Oakland Greek, and TO have
come to anchor at Red Rock, off San
Quentin, and to have sought safety at
Quarantine under the lee of Angel Island.
1t was known that she had gone in the
direction OF Sausalito. stopping there for
little time and that was all that was
known at dark. She had been seen there.
After that all was mystery and waste of
choppy waves, but the reporters were still
on the jump as their boats were.
Shortly before midnight the Corwin was
discovered. She was found at Red Rock.
by the quarantine boat, which hailed her
and was warned to keep off
WHO is there ?" sang out voice from
the cutter over the dark water as the
quarantine tug glided close to the vessels
side.
Quarantine"
We'll, there is no sickness aboard us.
bu there will be if you do not keep off,"
The quarantine boat kept off,
There has been trouble a5 Honolulu.
that much was almost positively learned
last night. The exact nature of the
trouble could not be- ascertained, but it
seems likely that the attempt to restore
the ex-Queen has been made and has
failed