The morning call., 1894-12-21
BUT WEATHERED 1T SAFELY.
Another Big Blow Said to Be
Coming This Way.
ARRIVAL OF THE CUTTER Rush.
She Steamed Out to Sea, but Passed
No Wreckage-No Signs of
the Golfers.

The weather observer gave it out yestsr-
day morning that storm was approach
ing from the north. The blow material
lied off Point Reyes at about 1 o'clock in
the afternoon and assisted in bringing the
bark Germauia into port. When the Ger
mania was three miles outside the bar she
was picked up by tug and towed to har-
Dor after an average voyage from Seattle
of eighteen days. Seafaring men say the
voyage was an average one because the
bark had to beat against head winds and
was not expected TO come In for four or
five days yet.
As was surmised, the Germania ran into
the hurricane of the OH. Off Cape FIattery
she was becamed for twenty-four hours
prior to the birth of the blow. She was in
latitude 45 degrees 80 seconds north, longi-
tude 126 degrees west, when the wind bore
down on her. Several sails were blown
away ana canvas had to DE reduced to
stormsail, for as the tempest grew fercer
high sea was agitated and it was necessary
TO keep the berk's head to the wind.
Two reports were received concerning
the Germania The first was to the effect
that the vessel had had only an ordinary
trip down. The second. that came from
the bark's crew, had it that the craft had
almost been lost. At one time all hands
were SUNNI oned TO the poop deck and told
to be prepared 10 man the boats. The
cargo of coal shifted to port, giving the
vessel bad list. The crew worked with
all their strength to put the vessel on an
even keel. The donkey engine was kept
going and was successful in keeping the
hold clear Of water from slight leak.
There is no doubling the fact that the
Germania lad rough experience. but not
hat in Nf hnTn
into sens ation.
The revenue cutter Richard Rush arrived
a O'Clock In the afternoon, after ten
days search for wreckage of the ship
Ivanhoe and the GOLFERS Keweenaw and
Montserrat. Captain Hooper states that
he shaped his course so as to pass about
twenty miles further west than the line of
travel usually followed by steam vessels.
The Rush found severe weather all along
the coast. The force OF the wind was not
so great as it is alleged that the gale of
the 9th was, but very high sea was eD-
countered as far west as ninety miles off
the coast. A seaman was stationed at the
cutters masthead day and night, but n lot
a trace Of wreckage nor sign of a steamer
was seen throughout the entire length of
the voyage.
Captain Hooper's men say that a good.
seaworihy sailing vessel would have had
no trouble wnathering the storms met by
Iut huSu. NUu6 Ol LH6iu S66n6u iUcllueu
to think that any more serious sea disas-
tiers will be reported To supplement the
list already published They think that
there is little hope for the coal steamers.
Anxiety is naturally felt by the ship
owners for all vessels that NAV have
passed through the recent gale. None of
the north or south bound fisets are over
due. and il will be ten DAYS before il will
be safe TO claim that the Columbia, j. B.
Brown and other coasters mentioned as
missing" should even be looked for.
The anxiety is brought on by the reports
where, and just as much concern is felt
for vessels that are out four day as those
that are out three weeks.
Most all the marine insurance men think
that the lum Der and coal fleets that started
north or south during December will re-
port damages of small or great extent.
Not ship. they say, on the list of coast
ers besides the Keweenaw and Montserrat
is within two weeks of being overdue.
Returning TO the subject of the pending
storm, as severe weather as that of the
early part of the month is expected on the
coast. The schooner Eliza Miller started
to 90 out yesterday morning, but needing
the warning flags of the signal station re-
turned to await the passing of the storm.
The wind during the day varied in velocity
considerably. 1t jumped the register up
to SO miles an hour at Point Reyes in the
afternoon and blew over the Mission Bay
at lively gait, making the south arm of
the harbor quite rough. Ships alongside
the wharves got out extra lines, but
Southwestern seldom bothers locked ves-
sells very much.
Captain e. E. Bird of the steamer War
rimoo reports to the photographic office
that the steamer Golden Shore, from Port
Townsend for Sydney. passed a derelict in
latitude 5 deg. north, longitude 136 deg. 30
min. west. The wreck is supposed to be
that of schooner Fully 100 feet of its
bilge was showing above water, serious
menace TO pavigaticn.
The Vallejo Board of Trade is working
hard to secure the construction of battle.
ship at the Mare Island Navy-yard. Rep
reseDtatives have been selected to go to
Washington. President Campbell of the
board will be one of them.