The morning call., 1894-03-23
NATIVE SONS ARE FAVORED.
They Secure the Steamer Pomona
for Their Excursion.
FAIR VISITORS ARE ARRIVING.
Big Crowds Due From British CO.
Iumbia and the Northwest-A
Change of Shippers.

The steamer Newsbo fastened her tow
line 10 the disabled steamer Navarro on
Wednesday morning. and started with her
from Albion for San Francisco. Both
vessels reached this harbor in safety yes
terday morning, though the crippled
Navarro SHE'D part of her damaged keel
somewhere off Cape Blanco.
Nautically speaking. the Navarro is
pretty well bunged up. and looks as If she
would not be very safe coaster TO travel
in until she has been repaired at the dry
dock.
When the Newsboy dropped her charge
alongside OF Harrison-street wharf yester-
day morning the derelics might have been
mistaken for all that remained of the City
of New York; but a closer inspection
brought TO light that she is suffering from
an absence of spars, pretty badly bat
tered after and forward deckhouse anG
smashed bulwarkS.
The storm that threw the Navarro on
the beach near Albion did its work well,
and but Tor its pr0vidential calming down
AT very critical moment the NPwSboy
would undoubtedly hHve been deprived Of
an opportunity to claim salvage.
s quiet sea and light winds facilitated
the towing of the Navarro to port, and
thus it was that the Newsboy got her into
the bay twentv-three hours after the start
WAS made at Albion.
1t will require the outlay of several
thousands OF dollars to rel air the dam
aged vessel, and repairs cannot be made
until her cargo is discharged. This will
be done lmmed dtely.
Tomorrow morning, if nothing hap
pens 10 prevent, the Fearless will have the
City of Pueba in harbOr. The steamer
Umatllla. which arrived YESTERDAY, spoke
EoarlaS9 and puAkla tUpa
north of Cape Blanco. The Puebla had a
big sail over her side, on which was
printed "SiX knots" The sea VAS smooth
at the time the vessels were hailed and the
weather clear, with no indications of
blow.
The Puebla was towing nicely and steer
ing well.
When the Native Sons go to Eureka to
attend the Grand Council on April 81.
they will 90 in the steamer Pomona. the
boys have persuaded the Pacific Coast
Ste amShip Company to accede to their de-
mands for substitute for Hum boldt,
which Is considered too small to accommo-
date more than 100 passengers, and the
steamer people have not only decided to
run the Pomona, but have also reduced
the rOuDd-trip are to Eureka to S12. The
regular fare is $50.
Prior to the time set for the Pomona to
transport the Natives, she will be fur
niShed with electric lights between decks
and in the steerage. Everything possible
will be done 10 arrange matters with salts
faction TO the eXcursiOnl>ts.
The Native Sons have guaranteed the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company that at
least 800 round-trip tickets will be sold for
the voyage, but state that nearly twice
this number will be dispo ed of.
Victoria, Seattle and Tacoma are not
backward in sending their qnota of sight
seeking citizens 10 San Francisco, judging
from the number of passengers each in-
bound steamer Of the Union Pacific line
feLcbes to port.
Sunset City has been heard of even in
the pine-tree districts of British Columbia
and Alaska, and the man from way back
yonder" is largely in the majority among
the travellers who patronize the steerage.
The northern farmers. as well as me-
cbanics and laborers, are said to be going
TO make raid on US l0 the coming mouth
of Aprll. An attendance Of at least 1900
British C0lumbi bianS is promised to the fair
II is strange fact" aid an officer of
the Umalilla. but it is nevertheless true
that nearly all Of the people who are now
travelling in the steerage of our steamers
are en- route TO San Francisco for the
avowed purpose of seeing the fair.
Quite number Of our ca bin passengers
are travelling Tor that purpose also, and ]
believe that during next month we are
going to see some lively times in steamship
Circles"
The Umatilla brought 81 cabin and %
steerage passengers to this city.
Captains traded places very suddenly on
board of the ship George Sknlfield vester-
day afternoon just before she was ready
TO put To sea.
Captain Hansen had charge of the shin
when she dropped into lie stream from
Mission wharf, but he did not command
her when she sailed through the Golden
Gate. Captain Bergman did.
NO explanation has been made as 70 why
the SUDDEN change was made, and much
speculation was INDUCED in bv In nterestpd
pers rs as 10 whether the disgra elul
scene on board the Skolfi4ld on Wednes-
day had anything to do with the case.
When tie disabled steamer Progreso
arrives she will dock and discharge at
section l of the stawall, instead of AT
Lombard-street pier. The Keweenaw is
due to-day and will occupy the latter
berth.
The revenue cutter Bear is on the Union
Iron Works drydock.
Ar excursion If friends OF the officers of
the Pacific Mail Company went the rounis
oil the bay on the tug Millen Grifiths
yesterday afternoon.
Inc CITY of Peking is on the drydock at