The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03

90 days, while the Brunei, Captain Tramp
ton, took only 60 days. Even that the
gallant skipper considered long run and
excused himself by saying: IF could
only have take the Tahiti route think
could have been here before. The wind
was against me, however, so just pegged
along as well as the old ship knew how"
1t was lucky for Captain Frampton that
he could not take the Tahiti route. Cap
tain Wilson in the Crocodile sailed that
way and came near losing his ship in
cyclone. The wind came up in few mo-
ments on July 81 last and soon the waves
were running mountains high. A binding
rain fell, the sails were blown out of the
bolt ropes and to make matters worse the
cargo shifted. Luckily some of the "shift-
ing boards placed in the vessels hold,
held Had they broken, the Crocodile
and all on board would have gone to the
bottom. Captain Wilson speaks very
highly of his crew and says if it had not
been for the gallant manner in which they
worked, nothing could have saved the ship.
Not man deserted his post and when the
storm was over they worked continuously
for forty-eight hours trimming the cargo
and getting the vessel on an even keel.
The Crocodile shows very few signs OF the
storm through which she went and the
skipper thinks more of her now than on
the day when she was launched.
The new sIoop yacht angela came
down from SIs Vallejo pyn Woods on b hsi
quite party of friends on board, and
when the anchor was dropped off Sausalito
they all went ashore for run. In the att
ernoon the return trip was begun. The
Angela is a splendid sea boat and fast
sailer. Captain Woods is going to enter
Ter in some of the regattas and expects to
make good record. She spreads 1000 feet
OF canvas, is 50 feet long, Is feet broad and
5 feet deep.
The little schooner Equator arrived from
Butaritari yesterday in charge Of Captain
Nussen She brings a cargo of copra for
John Wightman Jr. The voyage was an
uneventful one, and the captain says that
very little of interest happened during the
months the schooner was cruising among
the South Sea islands. The skipper says
that Captain Kustel is well satisfied with
his home in the tropics and that he will
rejoin him Just as soon as he can get his
business settled up.
The following notice to mariners has
been issued by the United States Hydro
graphic Office:
| On or about August 81, 1895, fixed white
tubular-lantern light will be established fifteen
feet above mean high water on white gallows
frame. secured to the north jetty at the en-
trance to Yaquina Bay.
With battle-ground beacon light as rear
light this light will form range to cross the
bar and avoid the recently discovered mid
channel rock.
On the same date the height of the fixed
white tubular-lantern light, on q shelf on a
single white pile on the north edge OF the
middle ground in the bay, will be increased
from 12114 feet to 321l feet above mean high
water, and will be made the rear light of the
new range for crossing the bar.
DirectioDs-When up with south end of reef
buoy No, l, black, bring the lights in range
and follow the range until up with channel
buoy No. o, red, marking midchauneI rock,
then haul over toward the south jetty and pass
inside bar buoy No. 3. black.
"Herkey" Donnelly, known to the har-
Dor police as the head of the Second
street gang of petty thieves, made a
sensational escape yesterday. Officers T.
P. Riordan and J. J. KEN had been look
ing for him for several days, and when
they ran into him on Mission-street pier
they considered themselves in luck.
"Herkey" was not to be caught so easily,
however. Before the police could lay hands
on him he turned around and sprang over
board. In his fall he st ruck the hawser