The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
The She ksonst
YachtAr sPasin Ier Tria Trip.

of W. Galley a disaster would have re-
suited. He saw the Unadilla coming, and,
casting off the mooring lines. got the
quarantine boat away from the wharf.
The Unadiila pushed her away when she
came along, and no damage was done.
Next she nearly ran down a schooner
loaded with powder, and had that collision
occurred there would have been no United
States Government tug and one schooner
less.
The latest escapade of the erratic boat
happened last Thursday afternoon. The
Baltimore was being moved from the Mare
Island dock in order to make room for the
Bennington. Captain Redstone got too
much headway on his vessel and In conse-
quence ran the Baltimore into the sea-
wall and carried away quite number of
piles. The cruiser received q severe shak-
ing up, and she will be put back IN the dry
dock as soon as the Bennington comes out
to see what damage has been done to her.
AS soon as the Bennington is overhauled
she will be sent to the Asiatic station.
AS she lay at the foot of Jackson street
yesterday the Unadilla presented nothing
but peaceful and handsome appearance.
AS far as construction and material goes
she is one of the finest vessels of her class
in the bay. Nevertheless she seems to be
unfortunate, and there must be hoodoo
somewhere.
The yawl yacht Arcturus, the first pleas.
ure craft launched from Stones shipyard
this year, had her trial trip on the bay
yesterday. She is very fast but will not
be seen much on the bay, as her owner is
going to take her to Colusa. She is listed
among the Corinthian yachts and will race
in the annual regattas, but the greater
part of the year she will be on the Sacra-
mento. When the artist was sketching
the Unadilla he caught the Arcturus just
as she was passing Jackson-street wharf.
The schooner Christina Steffens, which
was in collision with the schooner Helen
Merriam, arrived from Timber Cove yes
terday. Her port rail. martingale and
figurehead were carried away and her jib
torn. Captain Nordling asserts that his
vessel had her lights burning, and in sup
port of his contention produces the follow
ing atfidavits of the two sailors of the
Merriam, who came down with him:
I, Julius Paul, am a sailor on board the
schooner Helen Merriam. On Sunday morn
ing, thirty miles northwest of Point Reyes,
was at the wheel, sailing about eight knots an
hour. Was alone on deck. The weather was
Sailed across the Christina Steffens' bow. Had
no time to do anything. The Christina Stef-
fens was hauled to, sailing against the wind.
After we collided put the wheel hard to port
and tried to hove her clear. We finally got
the vessel clear i'll about half hour. We
packed our clothes and went on board the
Christina Stehens.
The lights were burning on the Christina
Steffens when we struck. Just came on deck
and could not see anything when we struck
When we went on deck of the Christina Steffens
the lights were burning. Captain Krugel did
not ask the captain of the Christina Steffens to
stay by his vessel, but the Christina Steffens
stayed by until we packed our clothes and went
on board. JULIUS PAUL.
March 26, 1896.
A. Norem, A. Nordling, Witnesses.
/. Donald Glow. was mate on board of the
schooner Helen Merriam. On Sunday MORN
ing, March %, 1896, was three sheets before
the wind. Was sailing about six and half
knots per hour. Was in my bunk when the
vessel struck the Christina Steffens Went on
deck when heard the crash ana started to
lower sails. The bowsprit of the schooner
Christina Steffens was between our mainmast
and rigging. Went and put the wheel hard
down. Tried to let the jib down, bur every
thing went overheard. Then tried to shove
her off. Then packed my clothes and went on
board the schooner Christina Steffens. When
/ came on deck of the Helen Merriam saw the
port lights of the schooner Christina Steffens
after we collided. The starboard light was
then taken from its place and moved aft to
give light to the Helen Merriam.
DONALD Glow.
Witnesses: A. Norem, A. Nordling
The testimony in the case is very con-
flicting and it will take court of inquiry
to place the blame.
The California Navigation and Improve
ment Company's steamer ]. d. Peters will
resume her running between here and
Stockton tomorrow. She has been thor
oughly overhauled and is now in first-class