The morning call., 1894-01-17
MISSING PILOTS.
Two Carried Away to the
North.
PILOT MILLER'S ESCAPE
Jordan and Freeman Take an
Involuntary Trip.
AND THE FRATERNITY MoURNs
ihe First of the Overdue Fleet
Arrives-Opposition Promised
for Benicia'S Steamer Line.

1here Is sorrow among the pilots, real
unallOyed grief over a misfortune that has
peiailen TWO members of the bar-nRyiga-
TORS, 1or Pilots Jordan and Freeman are
missing. 1t will be hard to even surmise
When these two knights of the wheel shall
again be seen pacing the floor of Change
aud finding fault with old Boreas for not
blowing the overdue fleet into port. Pilot
Jordan is an unwilling passenger on board
the British ship Aigburth, which left here
Sunday for Portland, and Pilot Freeman
is northbcund for Tacoma on the British
ship Drumrock, which also sailed on the
Sabbath.
When the Aigburth and Drumrnek towed
10 sea 1t was blowing stiff gale from the
southwest. Even the bay was lashed into
quite fury by the breeze, and outside the
sea went mad with the torment of the
wind. This is why the pilots mourn the
absence OF two favOrite mem bers of the
fraternity.
Pilot Miller came near being carried 10
Queenstown, but escaped by a miracle
ana survives to tell of how the good ship
Eulomene started with him on board for
the Queens domain but was luckily
driven back to the Farallones, where Pilot
Miller lost no time III making his escape in
sea Sunday. Captain Miller explains that
IL was impossible for boat to lie lowered
over the side of any craft outside On the
day when Pilots Jordan and Freeman
were torn from home and friends and car
'rled toward the country of the Webfeet
The Aigburth and DrumrOck were
forced TO steer out to sea and continue to
their destination, though Freeman was
observed TO be executing a wardance on
the quartedeck of the latter vessel. while
from the stern of the Aigburth drifted
the plaintive words, Don't let any one
brush my plug hat the wrong way" from
the lips of Jordan
Captain Freeman Will be able to write
volumes on the Experience of an invol-
untary voyager" when he returns. for the
captain had similar adventure some time
ago when he was carried to lIOugkORg on
one OF the China steamers But Captain
Jordan had never been initiated before
and, being descriptive writer, will be
expected to produce log which could be
published under the title of How was
kidnapped, or four weeks on a limejulcer" 4"
Fortunately for the travellers, they will
only have to suffer the loss OF half their
pay during their absence, and that they
will be royalty entertained on board their
respective ships Is not doubted for mo-
ment.
The news that Captains Jordan and
freeman had been carried north created a
great laugh in maritime circles and was
considered good joke, but il is doubtful
II the joke IS appreciated by the victims
However, II is not thought that Captains
Jordan or Freeman will lose any flesh over
their unl0oked-for excursion.
The hand of the Southern Pacific is
again commencing to manipuate. One OF
its fingers. the California Navigation and
Improvement Company, is pointing out to
the people that it IS abont to establish
competition" between tins city and
Benicia. As published in THE CALI.
some days ago small steamer was brought
down from Napa to be placed on the
Benicia run. This steamer was doeked
Monday at Washington-street wharf. The
California Navigation Company has given
Benicia the go-by for months, seemingly at
the iDstlgation OF the power behind the
transportation throne, but now bids for
patronage by stating that Sin future its
steamers will stop at Benicia" Ii would
hardly be fair to make a statement that
the river-bOat line is doing the bidding OF
the railroad company, but there Is POI
ular impression TO this effect.
A large number of deep water ships are
due and MAY be expected along any mo.
ment. Yesterday morning the American
ship Charmer arrived, $50 days from New
York, with general merchandise, and
broke the ice. Among the vessels
overdue are the Alameda. out 227 days
tne Louisiana. 192 Gays, and the Isaac
Reed, 1873 days.
The american bark Guy c. Voss arrived
in the afternoon from Philadelphia with a
cargo OF coal. On December %, southeast
of Cape st. Lucas, a flat-bottomed scow
was passed. 1t was a twO-nasted craft,
with wlnZe on each mast and a derrick
forward. 1t is supposed to be the same
scow that went adrlft from Ensena6a
about month ago.
Exchange advices from London report
the British ship Barhovlc, hence August
2o. damaged by heavy weather before her
arrival at Queenstown yesterday. Her
pumps were chOked, cargo shifted, and
one foot nf water was I'm the hold.
HoDg-KOng adyices report the United
States steamship Monocacy en- route to
Hankow.
The ship Ivanhoe and bark Richard III
tow to sea to-day.
Judge Levy has granted Kate Strochln
from rba nf