The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-30
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
The American Forest Comedy
Company Stranded at the
Ferries.
PACIFIC MAIL CO.'S CHANGES
Alec Mclean Goes TO Central America
On the Schooner Una-Out of
Quarantine.

The American Forest Comedy Company
had an exasperating experience on the
front yesterday. The members were
booked TO appear at San Rafael in the
evening and a large audience was ex-
pected. From San Rafael the company
was to go to Petaluma and thence by easy
stages to Healdsburg. The manager failed
to appear with the necessary cash and the
players were stranded. Late in the even
ing the female mem bers of the troup went
to the wharf and under the supervision OF
an officer took away what things they actu-
ally required.
The trinkets and scenery were held for
money due the Stockton steamer.
The steamer San Jose sailed for Panama
and way ports yesterday in command of
Captain Martenson. Captain Russell of the
Mail Company's packets remained ashore,
and this means a change all around. On
the arrival of the Rio de Janeiro from
Hongkong Russell will take command,
and Captain Smith will take the City OF
Picking, vice Ward, resigned. Captain
Trask will probably resume his old posi-
ton on the Picking as chief officer, and
the Rio, will probably be given the City of
Panama. 1t was thought that Chief
Officer Saunders of the China would set
the Rio de Janeiro, but the powers that be
in the Pacific Mail Company came to the
conclusion that older servants of, the cor
poration could not be overlooked.
The members of the Cordelia Club had
an experience last Sunday they will not
forget in a hurry. They were late in leav-
ing the club grounds and their steam
launch Memo was pushed to her utmost
capacity to catch the train at Teal station.
When half the ground had been covered
the launch broke down, and the hunters
were in despair. Just in the nick of time
the Owl came along and hooked on to the
disabled craft. An extra squirt was put on
and the belated hunters were towed in
just in time to catch the last train.
The officers OF the Pacific Mail Company
are anxiously watching for the steamer
Evandale. She took aboard at Yokohama
the freight booked by the steamer Belgic,
and according to schedule time should
have been here last Sunday. Since her
day of sailing nothing has been heard OF
her, and the agents and underwriters are
beginning to wonder what is the matter
The Evandale, however, is anything but a
fast steamer. She is half-tramp, half
passenger steamer, and, therefore, cannot
be expected to make as good time as the
BeIglc or Oceanic. Insurance men think
that she may come in either to-day or to-
morrow morning.
The schooner Una is loaded for Central
America and will probably sail to-day.
Captain Hawkins is in command and will
take Captain Alexander Mclean as a pas
senger. The latter is well known as the
commander of the sealing steamer Alex
ander. He is to take charge of the
schooner Nicotine, but just what he is to
do with her no one seems TO know. If it
is to run arms and ammunition from AGA
pulco 10 some point in Salvador, Ezeta
could not have chosen better man, as
Alec is daring to recklessness and a bold
and skilIful navigator to boot.
The British ship Marechal Luchet which
arrived from Japan last Sunday night. has
been released from quarantine by the
Board Of Health. Captain Read, who is
in command, is well known in San Fran
cisco. He was here as first officer of the
Dawpool, and was also chief officer of the
crack Atlantic liner G. w. Wolf