The morning call., 1894-05-11
A GOOD SEABOAT.
The Monterey Returned
to Port.
Her Officers and Men Satisfied With
fier-Arrival of the Alameda.
Marine Notes.

The United States steamer Monterey re-
turned yesterday morning from San Pedro,
where she has been since April II. The
Monterey went on the cruise for the pur-
pose of testing her turrets and giving her
crew foretaste of life on board the vessel
at sea.
None of the Monterey's crew were given
shore leave, but the gunboafs gig and
launch landed at Vallejo street several
times during the day.
The sailors say that the vessel is good
seaboat in spite OF the stories 10 the con-
trary. She was pretty wet, to be sure.
when undsr a pressure of steam, and sew
eral times during the run back to San
Francisco everything but the turrets and
superstructure was under water.
The turrets worked we'll barring few
minor accidents scarcely worthy OF men,
tion. The men are reported to be well
pleased with the ship, and all seem to con-
slider Captain kempf an Intelligent officer,
who has the welfare of the ships CON-
pany at heart looks to the comfort of his
subordinates, but at the same time is a
strict disciplinarian.
Overheating of the crews quarters was
their Accommodations ara limited on
! board. but not at all uncomfortable.
The Monterey made the trip up from
| San PEDRO in seventy-four hours.
Al about 4 O'Clock In the afternoon OF
yesterday the tug Vigilant started eff fol
schooner Pioneer to port. The Vigilant
had sacks OF coal packed closely about
her decks and looked like business. She
! left FolsOm-street wharf amid the too ne
| of the whistles of the Fearless, Active and
Reliance.
The steamship Alameda arrived at 4 :3S
P. NJ from Sydney via Honolulu. News
| from the islands was not OF startling
nature. but trouble was reported at Samoa
! The Alameda found sume pretty heavy
weather just before reaching port. and the
| night before last her decks were contluu.
ally flooded. No damage was done.
| Among the passengers on the steamer
was Mr. Peters, Sydney newspaper man,
who SAID that the situation in Honolulu
| was, in his opinion, not serious and that
| no trouble was brewing In Hawaii.
Eastern bOat-builders are making few
dollars off California boatmen. Dave Gro W.
| ley Jr. has just received fine Whitehall
boat that was specially built for him by an
Eastern builder. on the ship j. T. Chap
man. There are fourteen dories for the
| Thomas McCailum Fishing Company OF
| board the Chairman also.
Captain Polite OF the ship Spartan has
won a new suit OF clothes. The captain
put the Spartan through in TWENTY-FIVE,
| days from San francisco to Seattle and re
turn, one of the best trips on record.
The ship Wachusett made round-triI
record OF thirty-two days from NanaimC
| TO San Pedro and return.
London advices report that the British
ship DruDeltan. previously repor let
ashore at Nakashiua, Japan. is badl,
damaged about the bottom. She is leak
ing. and there are no salvage appliances al
| hand.
William Badger, president of the Bunker
| Hill Association, has received communi
cation from Joseph b. Doe. Acting Secre
tarv # War. stating that In response tt
the associations request a salute will be
fired from the forts III San Francisco har
Dor on June 10. The anniversary of th,
! Battle OF Bunker Hill.
Cable advices from japan report tn,
sealing schooner Louis Olsen with 63'
|