The San Francisco call., 1896-07-02
Built by the SCOTS, She Is
the Pride of the Union
Iron Works.
JAPANESE INVASION PROBABLE
Chinese Are Driving Them Out of
Hawaii and They Are Coming
to California.

Home again from foreign shore" was
the refrain that every sailor on the United
States cruiser Charleston was singin
as the "pride of the Union Iron
Works" steamed in through the Golden
Gate yesterday. Without being pressed,
she has made the run from Yokohama, via
Honolulu, in nineteen days and six hours,
and Captain Coffin is more than satisfied.
From Yokohama to Honolulu the run was
made in eleven davs and three hours, and
from Honolulu to San Francisco in eight
days and three hours, and then the vessel
was only under half steam.
The officers of the cruiser are:
Captain, George W. Coffin; lieutenantcom-
mander. w. 81. Reeder; heutenants, G. A. Cal
houn, Alex Sharp Jr., G. II. Stafford, w. p.
White; lieutenants junior grade w. S Simms
]. D. Mcdonald, C. S. Williams; ensigns, L. G.
Witherspoon. Fl. E. Smith; surgeon, c. w.
Gravatt; assistant surgeon, r. G. Brodrick
paymaster, c. w. Littlefeld; chief engineer, C.
]. MacConnell; passed assistant engineers, S.
II. Leonard, c. H. Mathews; assistant engineer,
A. T. Holmes; first Lieutenant of marines, B. S.
Neumann; pay officers clerk, w. Rea Pattison /;
gunner, George Cross; carpenter, George H.
Warford
She carries a crew of 260 all told.
The Charleston has been away from
American waters for nearly two years, so
home. AS she moved up to her anchor
age her enormous homeward-Dound pen
nant foated away astern, and the men
evidently took great pride in it.
When on duty in Japanese waters the
Charleston disabled one of her cylinders.
She was tied up and a new one ordered
from San Francisco. When it arrived
and test was made it also proved defec-
tive, so another order had to be sent on.
The second cylinder proved to be ell right,
but the Navy Department would take no
chances, so the vessel was ordered home.
She will probably go on the Mare Island
drydock for a thorough overhauling.
The crew Of the cruiser were spectators
at the naval battle between the Japanese
and Chinese fleets at Wei Hal Wei, but
they have nothing new to tell about the
encounter. The Charleston is anchored
off Folsom-st street wharf, just abreast of
the Comanche.
The whaleback City of Everett met with
a mishap as she was docking at Mission 2
yesterday. strong flood tide was run
ming, but Captain Buckman thought he
could make his landing without any
trouble. His breast lines were out, and
all went we'll until the tide caught the
vessel and swung her stern around under
Howard-street wharf. The dolphin and
many of the piles carried away and the
wharf was otherwise damaged, but the
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without any further trouble.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamship
San Jose sailed Cor Central American
ports yesterday. She will go as far as La
Llbertad, and will clear up all the delayed
freight along the line. She carried no
passengers. Captain Russell, formerly of
the K'o de Janeiro and Acapulco, went out
as master.
The California Navigation and Improve
ment Company started running two
steamers between here and Stockton yes
terday. When the T. G. Walker and Mary
Garrett are leaving San Francisco the j.
u. Peyers and Leader will be leaving
Stockton. The Walker and Peters will
MAKE almost direct runs, but the Garrett
and Leader will stop at all the landings in
order to pick up freight. Heavy ship
ments of fruit are expected this month.
and the company is getting ready to
handle the business.
Harbor Commissioner Cole was around
the water front again yesterday. He only
got back from ST. Louis last Tuesday