The morning call., 1894-03-13
BROKE HER SHAFT.
Steamer City of Puebla
Disabled.
Had to Put Back to Yokohama for
Repairs-Struckb by Typhoon
in Eastern Seas.


recruits for her talked of army on board OF
the steamer City of Puebla. as has been
limited, they will not be in San Francisco
in time TO catch the next Honolulu
steamer.
Word was received yesterday forenoon
that the City of Puebla had been lowed in-
to Port Angeles on Puget Sound with her
shaft broken. The vessel left Victoria a
short while before for San Francisco with
140 cabin and steerage passengers, and a
crew Of 70 officers and men. The vessel
was due 10 arrive here Friday next.
The first dispatch that was sent to
Goodall, Perkins & Co. about the accident
read as follows:
"Pnebla has broken her after crank rim.
The Wanderer has her in tow. Captain
telegraphs will stop off Port Angeles for
orders"
Captain Goodall wired for further infor.
nation, and received In answer:
1.-THE Puebla broke her shaft fifteen
miles southeast of Destruction Island. The
captain sent six men and one offirer in
boat to Neah Bay to telegraph for assist
ance."
Then another message came, saying:
1.-The Puebla arrived at Port Angeles at
$40 A. NJ. In tow Of the tugs Wanderer
and Tacoma"
Bt dCluC OOdSt OicdulSUlp SOmpduy
have no vessel available on the sound TO
transport the Puebla passengers. who will
have 80 be kent on board at the eompany's
expense until the arrival of the steamer
Walla Walla, which will leave Victoria
on the 14th inst
Nearly all of the passengers on the dis
abled vessel are visitors for the Midwinter
Fair. and some of the steerage passengers
are alleged TO be adventures who are en-
route for Honolulu. This latter rumor is
denied.
Owing to the first mes sage received by
the Pacific Steamship Company referring
to broken crank pin and the second dis
patch stating that the vessels shaft had
been broken there has been some discus
sion as to what has actually happened 10
the Puebia. Her agents seem to think that
the second message is the correct one.
Advices have been received in this city
from Yokohama regarding a serious acct
dent to the United States flagship Marion
In Japanese waters.
The Marion left Yokohama on February
10. but scarcely had she got out of sight of
land when she was struck by tvpiIo"n.
The old vessel acted admirably but the
9 orm was of such severity that some of
her sails were carried away and her rig
ging damaged.
The most important ana peculiar acct
dent that happened to her was the shift
Ing OF her boilers. necessitating the draw
Ing OIL hres and the further navigation OF
the vessel by sail power.
According to unofficial statements the
various boilers we're cking about in the
vesseps hold in a most alarming manner
while the wind lasted. No descriptive de-
tail was furnished
The Marion was bound to San Francisco
after three years stay at the China sta
ton, but had to return to Yokohama for
repairs, which will delay her arrival here
about three months. Her crew are no
doub greatly disappointed at having to
add to their term Cf enlistment.
The American ship Alameda docked at
Foisom-street wharf yesterday afternoon.
One OF her crew aided few more details
to the story published in The CALL about
the inaecnracy of South American gun
ners.
Il saw gunhoat fire tweniy-seven shots
at dIlapidated land battery near Rio
Janeiro," said he, "and never hit it once.
never saw such poor gunDers in my life.
why. II Admiral Ben ham had ever got
after Da Gama's feet he would have blown
1t out of the water before The Braz'ians
could have touched his ships with single
shot"
The whaling bark William Baylies is on
the drydock at Spear--treat wharf, having
an auxiliary screw and power put In her.
The steamer Willamette Valley. Sheriff
and all, has been moved to Beale-street
wnarI. This action was not taken be-
cause lit is cheaper 10 move than to pay
rent" but because the State dredger wants
10 work al section Of the seawall. The
willamette Valley is largely in arrears to
the State for wharfage.