The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-26
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
The u. S. Cruiser Olympia Has
Started on Her Race to
Honolulu.
A RECORD IS NOW IN DANGER.
The Fire Drill on the State Tug Gov
ernor II. n. Markham Was
Voted Success.

The cruiser Olympia sailed for Hong
kong via Honolulu at Ga. NJ. yesterday.
She was taken out under an easy head of
steam, and Captain Miller, the pilot, said
she was in splendid order for fast run.
Her bunkers are filed with hard coal. and
the crack cruiser is trimmer than yacht.
1t is expected that she will make the run
to Honolulu in five and half days, and if
that is accomplished she will have beaten
all previous records. In order to do it the
record established on her trial trip will
have to be almost equaled. Henry T.
Scott of the Union Iron Works is conf
dent, however, and says the Olympia will
easily make the run inside of six days.
Lombard-street pier was the only busy
section of the seawall outside of the fer
ries yesterday. The big steamer City of
Everett was lying there and full gang OF
longshoremen has been at work on her to
get the cargo out and the Panama freight
In.
The Washtenaw is expected on the LIST OF
next month and the City of Everett has to
be got out Of the way to make room for her.
In order to do this men have been kept
going in gangs night and day, and a num-
Der of electric lights have been rugged up
IN order to facilitate operations at night.
loading of the steamer says that the offer
ings of through freight for New York are
very heavy, and that there will be enough
left over from the City Of Everett to more
than load the Washtenaw.
The little steamer Weeott, that went
ashore a few days ago near Eureka, is
! going to sail to San Francisco. Her en-
gines have been injured to such an extent
| that she will have to go on the drydock for
repairs. Her owners will not go to the ex-
| pense of hiring tug, as her skipper is
| confident he can sail her down and make
good time. Captain Hawley of the Sp-eck
els towboat line and Captain Grey of
the Ship-owners' and Merchants line do
not think she will get here without assist
| ance, and in consequence they Will Keep
| close watch on her movements.
| The steamer Kahului, which was ashore
| on Trial Island, arrived in port yesterday
and went direct to- Oakland. She has a
cargo of coal from Departure Bay for the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. The
| captain says the vessel was not injured
| but that after her cargo is discharged she
will go on the drydock for an examination.
1t had been insinuated that the Harbor
Commissioners tug, Governor Markham,
| was of no use as tireboat. Chief Sullivan
| evidently came to the same conclusion, be-
| cause the firemen stationed on her were
removed few weeks ago and sent out to
the Mission. The captain of the fireboat
was not satisfied with the summary man
ner in which the Markham was dealt with
and yesterday morning thorough test OF
the vessel and her appliances were made.
| When the engines were working fifty
strokes to the minute the entire crew
| could not control the hose, which had an
inch and half nozzle. 1t wriggled all
| over the tug and finally threw the men in
| heap aft. Two lines with one and three
quarter inch nozzles attached were then
affixed to the pumps and for an hour two
continuous streams were thrown go feet
across East street. All the members of
the crew were in full uniform and they
presented a very natty appearance.
The old ferry steamer Ell Captain has
been relegated to the "boneyard," and her
place on the freight route has been taken
by the Garden City. The old vessel was
| built here in 1868, and many a time during
the past six or seven years has she been
mathematical by the residents of Oak
land. Up to couple of years ago she was
on the narrow-gauge route, and owing to
her steam pressure being repeatedly cut
down she could not make time. In conse-
ouence the passengers were from five to
ten minutes late, hence the protest. When
another reduction was made in her steam
pressure she was put on the freight route,
and now a license has been refused alto
gether unless new boilers are put in. The
company has had the old ferry-boat
thoroughly examined and has come to
the conclusion that it will be cheaper to
build new boat than repair Ell Cap
itan. She will probably be taken to Cali
fornia City and there broken up.