The morning call., 1894-04-22
A FLEET DEPARTS.
White Sailors and Black
SmOkestaCks.
Two Chinese Stowaways on the
Peru-SaIe of the Old Bark aa,,.
Hope.

Saturday is usually q dull day for ships,
but glance at the heads yesterday fore
and after noon would have quickly dis
PEELED any notion that one might have en-
tertained concerning the reliability of the
day going on record as being slow one in
shipping circles.
The largest fleet and most impressive
that has passed out to sea for some months
went out. mostly by the north channel, to
the ocean.
There were twenty-five departures, all
told, including the revenue cutters Bear
and Corwin and the Coast Survey steamer
Patterson. The steamers South Coast,
Cleone, Arago, National City, Afognak,
Pomona, Humool and Santa Rosa were
Included in the outbound list and dropped
past the fort, one by one, like line OF
schoolboys playing.
The ship Two Brothers and bark Enoc
Talbot, both for Tacoma. were towed in
tandem, while close behind them followed
two large schooners, both dragged seward
by the same tug boat.
The Bear got away several hours ahead
of the Corwlu. The latter hove short on
Ter anchor about o'clock. but did n OF get
under way until nearly $3.50 o'clock on ac-
count of the time given the boys to say
goOd-by to their friends, who Assem- bled at
Folsom-street float The Patterson steamed
out still later.
Outside the fog was thick as whipped
cream, hiding all points beyond the line
of the bar. The wind fresnened up to 16
knots Off Point LObos at P. NJ, aud soon
the long line Of departing hulls was en-
veloped in the muTky mlsts and rain
clouds.
Two heathens haiIing from Hong-Kong
emulated the tricks Uf the American tramp
by slowing away on the steamer Peru.
The CustOm-house searchers made the
discovery yesterday, and now the twain of
corporation swlndlers are held in dnrance
on the vessel, and no one knows what can
lie done with them except to send them
back to China at the Mail Company's ex-
pense.
No discovery of the Mongols would have
been made had they not joined their Chi
nese friends in the sailors fOrecastle at
meal times.
The Custom-h ouse men noticed their
queer actions and started an investigation,
which resulted in the hiding-paee of the
two stowaways being discovered in the
forepeak.
Undoubtedly the members of the Chi
nese crew of the Peru aided the Celestial
tramps, lnasmuch as the latter appeared
fat and happy aud none The worse for
their long free ride.
Much used 20 be said at one time about
two years ago about the old bark Hope
Sailors remembered tile Hope as a queer
little vessel that was always getting into
trouble and creating fun for all except
those who were commercially interested in
her.
The Hope went north on a lumber char
ter when she bade this port her last fare
well, and not many months ago sailed from
the sound for Valparaiso.
The news has reached this city that the
bark has been sold at Valparaiso and is
now known as the Chilean bark Christina.
She has passed out IF the feet OF Ameri-
can Pac ific Coast carriers altogether. The
Hope was built in 1862 and is one of the
oid-timers.
George w. McNear. the well-known
grain and warehouse man. has not got a
| single ship loading or under charter at the
| present writing This is the first time Mr..
| McNear has not had vessel chartered to
| load grain for many year.
| The steamer Umatilla got in from Victn-
ria and Puget Sound ports yesterday
morning. There were twenty-Six contract
japanese on board of her. who were
| promptly permitted to land. The gang
took the o'clock Oakland boat, en- route
TO Sacramento Valley points to work in
| the fields.
Lieutenant David Peacock, in commu-
ncatlon to the United States photographic
| Office. reports nat at Sitka, Alaska, the
| prominent building known as the Cita-
del was destroyed by fire on Marcn II.