The morning call., 1894-03-21
THE UNDAUNTED is DOCKED.
She Will Have to Discharge Her
Entire Cargo.
GOOD WORK OF THE LIFE-SAvERS
Further Particulars Regarding the
Marion-The X. K. Ham Loses
Man.

Captain L. p. II. Whitelaw has made a
careful examination of the remains of the
steamer City of New York and has found
that a large portion of the bow at dis
tance of about sixty feet from the stem
has broken away and dropped inshore.
The after part Of the wreck, the captain
says, sill rests on the rocks in precisely
the same position that it did on the day
the steamer struck.
When Pilot johnson ran the vessel
ashore her bow had an overlap of twenty
yards.
at a point in that distance, or about
thirty feet from the bow, the keel of the
New Y ork was within eighteen inches Of
resting on another bearing of rock.
The continuous grinding and hammering
of the ship gradually worked her down to
this bearing until she had an overlap OF
only thirly-eight feet.
Captain Whitelaw illustrated that the
action of the waves striking against the
Overhanging part of the steamer forced
her to break into two parts at tue weak
est point IN her forward structure.
The forward cargo hatch and large cargo
ports abeam OF il weakened the hull where
the break occurred.
Each wave that struck the bow on the
port side forced 1t 10 give until the struc-
ture OF the null was parted just ON a line
with the forward edge OF tie batchway
and cargo ports.
AS explained The mass of iron thus de-
Iached has fallen alongside of the Point
Bonita rocks in an insnOre direction.
Captain Wbitelaw's survey of the wreck
goes TO show by additional evidence
how firmly the steamer was piniOnej by
he rocks, and adds TO the bellef that the
task of saving her was one hardly possible
TO accomplish.
Additional particulars of the experience
of the sIoop-of- war Marion in a cyclone In
japanese waters were received here yes
terday by the steamer City Of Peklng.
The Marion rode the storm for twelve
hours. but was finally compelled to heave
to md take in all sail.
A full head OF steam was given the YES
sci to enable her to ride the waves and
face the storm.
But for tie shifting of her boilers the
Marion would have had no difficulty in
passing through the hurricane. Several
of the steam connections were broken.
and it ~as then that Captain Gridley de-
cided 10 put back to Yokohama.
The CiIy of Picking brought cabin, 43
Chinese and Ga japanese sieerage passen-
gers. Her cargo consisted Of 400 bales OF
silk and 26.000 bags of rice.
The bark r. K. Ham from Port Bakely
with lumber for Renton, Holmes 81 Co.,
arrived in port yesterday morning minus
one OF her crew and somewhat of sufferer
from loss OF sails during blow encoun-
tered on March 10.
Captain Cove reported to the exchange
that his vessel ran into a succession of
southeast gales on that date. which carried
away the Hams foTetopSail and fOretop-
most savsail.
Two seamen who were just in the act of
going aloft To help shorten sail were
washed overheard by big sea that broke
over the starboard quarter amldshps.
Several of the bark's crew and officers
who were standing aft threw coils OF rope
to the struggling men. Que of them was
somewhat Of swimmer and succeeded in
reaching one Of the lines. The other, an
Englishman named Samuel Bartlett, was
drowned, sinking without any apparent
effort TO ssye himself.
The baI kenline Katie Flickinger from
HOkodste, with sulphur for j. w, Grace
6S Co., also had a report to make of rough
experience uff the Japan coast. Cap ain
McRae states that the storm lasted twenty
fur hours, carried away the starboar
and DoTt buiwarks. washed the water tanks
from their deck lashings and compelled
the vessel 10 keen before the wind until
she had run 300 miles out Of her course.
The ship Undaunted. that had narrow
escape from fou' derIng on the bar the
nigh before last, has docked at Mission
Rock to discharge her wheat.
One pump is used to keep her clear.
When the ship is discharged she Will be
placed On the drydock immediately
The UndauDted lost several sails in the
hiow, but was standing down the coast
when her captain thought ii advisable to
put back.
The work of the lfe-saving crews at
Golden Gate and South Side stations in
the saving of the American ship Un-
daunIed is certainly worthy of notice.
The ship was first discovered by patrol
man from he live-saving crew at South
Side station about S:15 O'Clock. The wind
was blowing forty miles an hour and he
could only discern the hull of the vessel
in the darkness. He at once set fire to
danger signal warning the vessel off the
coast, and hastily returned TO the station,
notifying the city by telephone of the
ships danger and asking that tugs be sent
10 her rescue.
At the same time the lfe-saving men at
the Golden Gate station discovered the
yessel's peril, and they. too, burned signals
on the oeacb. teiephoned to the city .or
tugs, and got their beach apparatus cut,
together with their gun and lifeline, ready
to answer the first signal of distress.
For more than an hour the Undaunted
lay at the edge of the breakers opi osile
point just north of the Ocean Side House.
The wind was blowing a gale and the
breakers reached the doOrways of the
station with their spray. There was no
way Of knowing the ships condition, that
Is, whether she was in tow or not or
whether she was disabled, as no signals
were sent up from the vessel, but the life
saving men kept lights constantly burning
in order that the shore line and the
llOl's points might be easily taken by
those aboard.
The vessel was laying broadside to the
sea while off the Golden Gate station.
every wave breaking over her. and for a
time IL looked to the men as If she must
come ashore in the breakers. Had she
done SO the life-saviug crew would have
been able to render immediate assistance.
The yawl boat 10 which sailor Thorn
berg and the victims OF last Sundays bay
disaster embarked drlfted ashore on Goat
Island yesterday.