The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

we have been out we lost about fifty-three
sails. Nearly sail day, wasn't it? On
Friday last it blew from all points of the
compass at once, and our deck was con-
stantly full of water. Had the mizzen
hatch blown off at that time we would all
have gone to Davy Jones locker sure pop.
Before that, however, Chips had gone
below and reported that the cargo had
heated. Every precaution was taken. 1t
was no use, however, and Tuesday morn
ing the elimination came. All night long
we bows could not 60 near our room, and
when the old man would call for some
body to come aft he would have to make
rush through the smoke In order to
escape being suffocated. The smell of the
Suiphurous gas was Overpowering and gave
all OF US a headache. All night long the
explosions kept going off like miniature
cannons and sometimes the decks would
give heave and everybody would make
rush for the boats. OF course it's all right
now The was munching big piece of hard
tack and salt beef and drinking tin cup
ful OF coffee without milky but when that
hatch blew off and went sailing out to sea
l tell you it was no laughing matter"
1t was hard work to get word with
Captain David Kiddie. as his time was
taken up nearly all the afternoon with
Captain Metcaff of the Marine Under
writer's. He was worn out, but gave the
following account of the trip:
1--WE sailed from Newcastle, n. S. W., on
January 81 last, anc had strong southeast
winds to latitude 30 south, longitude ITO
west. We then had light variable winds
to the equator, which we crossed on
March II. We then took the northeast
trades and carried them to latitude %
north, longitude 172 west On April we
ran into heavy south-southeast gale, and
three days later discovered tha. smoke
was coming out of the after hatch An
hour later all the ventilator covers were
blown off. Everything was then battened
down, but on the 9TH inst, at 4 A. NJ, the
after matches were blown off and the cover
OF the lazarette went sailing through the
cabin. The matches we lost, but the
lazarette cover was put back in place and
shored down to prevent another escapade
on its part.
hatch there was another explosion and
the canvas caught fire, and the flames
shot up as high as the main yard. /
ordered the two quarterboats supplied
with provisions and water and lowered
them over the side, as there we're explo-
sions occurring every minute. AT day
break we sighted the Farallones and then
we all began to hope. AT 10 A. NJ. it was
almost dead calm, and when Pilot
Freeman came on board l did not know
just what to do. At IL 80 A. NJ, when we
were about i've miles inside the Farallones,
the tug Vigilant came alongside and 1
| quickly made bargain with Captain Ran
dali, and here we are"
/ The officers of the Bradloch are: Cap
tain. David Kiddie; first mate, r. joss;
second mate, G.. Marmount; thifd mate,
A. Stewart. 1--WE had not a skulker
board" said Mate Joss yesterday.
Every man did his duty and although it
was hard work to get aft when the decks
wereI heaving and the explosions were
belching out sulphur smoke. still no one
finched and the man at the wheel was
relieved at regular intervals. Just the
same we are all glad to be in port, even if
the vessel is partly filled with water The
Loeb Broom, which belongs to the same