The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-08
SHE SAILED FROM
THE MAYNARD
Came Here Under Sail
With Captain Glass in
Command.
The Only Occasion on Which a
Warsbip Came Down With.
out a Tow.
Later News From the 0ld.Time Dere-
lict, Honresfeld-Now in the
Atlantic.


alongside the drydock has brought Cap
tain Harry" Glass into prominence. He
is we'll known on the Pacific Coast and
not man who served under him but
svrnnathizes with him in his trouble. 1t
is now over sixteen years ago since Cap
tain Glass was in command of the train
ing ship jamestown. At that time the
vessel was on the Pacific Coast. While
Captain Glass was a rigid dlsciplinarian,
he was also one of the most kind-hearted
men in the fleet and all the officers and
men loved him.
Twice he sailed the jamestown up to
Mare Island for repairs, but on only one
occasion did he attempt to sail her down.
The trip was a venturesome one as the
waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers make the current treacherous near
the junction. Nevertheless. Captain Glass
determined to save the United States
tow and accordingly sailed the warship
down to port. All went well until after
the Sisters" were past and then the cap
tain had a brush with The Brothers"
His good ship held her way, however, in
spite OF all obstacles and finally reached
the open waters OF the bay. The accom-
panying picture is from an old sketch and
SHOWS lnc JdluCShOMlA Oh LA1C Adot bdNh Az
a clear run.
On one occasion the Independence
sailed up to Mare Island, but she never
sailed back again, so the jamestown can
claim the honor of being the only United
States man-of-War that ever sailed through
the straits to the navy-yard and back
again. Captain Glass was complimented
again and again upon the feat and in spite
of the Texas affair he will always be re-
mem bered among old sailors on this coast
as the only man who ever brought sloop-
of-war from Mare Island to San Francisco
under sail. After being detached from
the jamestown Captain Glass was put in
charge of the equipment department at
Mare Island and later was made captain
OF the yard. The jamestown was ordered
to Newport, R. l., and ever since has been
in use as a training-ship. She was built in
1855 in Gosport, Va. and is 1913 feet 6
inches long, Sc feet broad, and her gross
tonnage is .1150.
Andrew Furuseth, secretary OF the
Coast Seamen's Union. started for the
East to-day to attend the annual conclave
of the American Federation of Labor at
Cincinnati. From there he will go to
Washington, and will look after the inter
estS of the sailors in the next Congress.
Mr.. Furuseth hopes that in time he will
secure some amendments to the Mcguire
act that will materially assist the sailors.
captain of the Alice Knowles has suddenly
discovered that in latitude north, longi-
tude It's east, he saw the derelict Honres-
field. This occurred on Deem Der %. 1895.
1t was in February, 1893 that the stout
British ship was abandoned. While on
ner way here with cargo of coal the lat
ter took fire, and finally the crew, having
done everything in their power to put it
out, abandoned her. When the news
reached San Francisco the big tug Fearless
was sent out to look for the derelict, but
failed to find it. Next the news came that
it was stranded on one of the South Sea
coral islands, and that was the last heard
from the derelict until Captain Ogden
made his report.
George McLane, the well-known freight
clerk on the Pacific Mail dock, died yester-
day of dropsy. He was one of the best
known OF the old-time pursers on the
front. For years he was in the employ of
the Mail company, and later transferred
his allegiance to the Oceanic Steamship
Company. While the Zealandia was in
commission he ran between here and Aus
tralia. but when she was laid up he was
out of job. Finally he took the position
of chief freight clerk on the Mail dock
and held it until the day of his death.
George McLane was whole-souled gentle
man and made a host of frie nds while in
the employ of the Oceanic and Pacific
Null
Captain Hellingsen of the four-masted
schooner Defender met with a serious ac-
cident last Saturday. His men were slow
in eating the anchor. and he went for
ward to assist them. A sudden slip in the
rope pinned his leg TO the capstan and
broke the leg IN three places. E. Johnson,
with Wilson Bros, sent for an am bulance,
and the injured man was taken to the
German Hospital. Captain HeIlingsen
was formerly on the Helen N. Kim ball.
The Defender is a new vessel, having been
recently launched from Bendixsen's yards
at Eureka.
The United States quarantine launch
Bacillus was lowed to Folsom-street
wharf by the Sternberg yesterday. where
she will undergo thorough overhaullng.
The Beaver Hill collier Czarina, after
thorough overhauling, had steam in her
new boilers yesterday. If all goes we'll
she will have her trial trip next Thurs
day. Henry G. Tabrett, marine superin-
tendent of the Risdon Iron Works, has
looked after the job, and that is sufficient
to say that nothing but good workman
ship has gone into the vessel. Yesterday
was the anniversary of Mr.. Tabrett's
eighth year with the Risdon, and during
ali that time there has. never been
kick" about poor work. Among the
engineers on ocean going steamers Harry
is very popular, and whenever an English
snip requires repairing he invariably gets
the job. Unless he branches out for him.
self Tabfett is good for another eight
years with the Risdon. He is the right
man in the right place.
A boat manned by crab fishermen cap
SIZE off the Cliff House yesterday. One
OF the men was washed away and drowned,
but the other held on until rescued by the
life-savihg crew. He could not talk Eng
fish and when sufficiently recovered dis
appeared. Both men were Italians.
The British ship Sutlej, which arrived
several days ago. was in five typhoons and
had her cargo damaged. The chances are
that there will be general average.
Kern County Game.