The San Francisco call., 1896-11-22
AN EXODUS OF
GRAIN VESSELS
Many of Them Sailed for
Europe and India Yes
terday.
Port Costa Is Crowded With
Vessels That Are Now TAX.
ing Wheat Aboard.
The Cruiser Philadelphia Has Taken
Aboard 1900 Tons of Coal and Is
Ready for Sea.

The biggest feet of deep water ships
that has left this port in many a day
sailed for foreign parts yesterday. Every
tugooat IN the bay was busy and in conse-
quence the water front was almost de-
serted. Among the vessels that went out
were the British ship Ross-shire for Lon
don, the Cromartyshire for Queenstown,
the Rahaue for London, the Queen Mar
garet for Queenstown, the American ship
Oriental for Nanaimo. B. c., and the
American bark Prussia for Port Blakeley.
All the vessels were in the Golden Gate at
one time and the addition of pilot.boat
and some coasting schooners inward
bound made up the liveliest scene that has
occurred on the bay in many day.
The United States cruiser Philadelphia
is coaliDg and every available inch of space
is being crowded with fuel. She will prob
ably sail tomorrow for Callao and an at
tenn pt will be made to break the record.
The warship is just off the drydock and
has received a thorough overhauling.
What the reason for haste is cannot be
ascertained, but one thing is certain the
Philadelphia will make for Callao without
a stop and at high rate of speed.
Over 1900 tons of coal have been put on
tne cruiser, anu at the present time her
decks do not present a very trim appear
ance. Everything will be shipshape be-
fore sailing day, however, and when
Callao is reached the officers and crew will
learn what mas taken them there in
hurry.
The Abbey Club, composed principally
of wharfngers and collectors on the water
front, gave social at its headquarters in
Sausaiito last evening. Chief w artinger
Root and Assistant Chief Wharfinger Scott
looked after the welfare of the guests, so
it is no wonder that everybody had a most
enjoyable time of it. Those who attended
the social were: Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Root, Mr.. and Mrs. r. ii. Stafford, Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Asche, Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Tyler,
Mr.. and Mrs. g. II. S. Dryden, Miss Edna
}. Scott, Miss Mae Root, the Misses Eva
and Blanche Fairweather, Miss Jennie
Gibson, Miss Carrie Keith, the Misses
Anna and Tina Haas, Miss Nora Culp.
Miss Mabel Washburn, Miss Josephine
Duficy, Ada Fogel, Messrs. c. F. Hey
wood, G: E. Bennett, F. c. and G. Ham
P. Taylor, DR.. E. Fl. Pake, G. G. Pratt. f.,
B. Hall, G. S. Beachel. F. M. Weaton,
Edward Haas, prince Johnson, Leon
Swartz, james Gray, Walter Culp, J. F.
Root.
One of the smartest pieces of work done
on the water front In many day was the
unloading of 450, 900 feet of lumber from
the barkentine James A. Garfield in nine.
teen hours. The work was done und r
the supervision oil G. L. Dennet and he is
Justly proud of the performance. The
handling of so much lumber in such a
short space of time is remarkably quick
work.
Captain Thomas W. Hutchinson, marine
surveyor for Cutie e. Frank, died at his
residence, 927 Twentieth street, yesterday
morning. He was at one time a bay pilot
and was known to every shipping man in
the City. He was well liked in all circles
and the flags along the front were all at
halfmast out of respect to his memory.
The schooner J. w. .Weatherwax put in
here last night leaking. She was on her
with load of lumber, but sprang leak
during the recent heavy gale and had to
put in for repairs.
The schooner G. A. Merchant arrived
last night flying her flag at thalfmass. She
also was caught in the recent storm and
one of the crew was washed overheard,
The Merchant was long time out, having
taken sixteen days to get here from Ever
EFT. Wash.
The British ship California was sold last
Tuesday for ELI, 800. She belonged to the
White Star line and was the last of its
fleet of sailing ships.
The British ship Duncan arrived off this
port yesterday and. according to instruc-
tions. one of the pilots ordered her to
proceed to Port Townsend to load for
Europe.