The San Francisco call., 1896-11-15
She Is at Lombard Street and
Will Take an Unusually
Heavy Cargo.
PARTY ON THE SHENANDOAH.
They Were the Gusts of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. McNear at
Port Costa.

The British steamer Amarapoora, now
loading at LON bard-street VIII arf for Cen
tral American ports, is taking on an
enormous load. She looks even deeper
than she really is, as she has no bulwarks
and is fiush-decked. In consequence, the
remark is often heard along the water
front that the vessel is dangerously over
loading Forward accommodations for
mum Der of horses and cows have been
built, and food for the livestock was pour
ing aboard yesterday. The big. tramp has
accommodations for about thirty passen-
gers, and there are now nearly fifty appli-
cations on file. Captain Cameron will
only carry about half dozen gentlemen,
who have already bespoken passages, as
the deck load will be a big one and the
space for passengers limited. Although
the Amarapoora is listed as an opposition
ship to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany, still, strange to say, she is carrying
q considerable quantity of freight on the
Southern Pacitic's account.
The tramp steamer Lennox will prob
ably forfeit her charter. She was thirty
two days coming from Japan, and her
sible to again leave port without going on
the drydock. In expectation of her arri-
val berth was secured at PoweIl-street
wharf. and when the steamer got in yes
terday an attempt was made to dock her
at once. Captain Williamson refused,
however, and said he would sooner forfeit
his charter than LOAD without having the
vesseI's bottom cleaned. In her present
condition the Lennox cannot make more
than five knots an hour, while when in
good order she can make ten knots. The
master reasons that with the vessel in her
present foul condition he would have to
stop several times to coal and that the
extra price on the charter would be far
more than eaten up. The chances are that
Captain Williamson and G. w. McNear,
the charterer, will come to an understand
ing tomorrow.
The big American ship Shenandoah was
towed to Port COSTA 10 load wheat yester-
day by the Fearless. George w. McNear,
the charterer. mad party OF friends spend
the night in Port Costa in an impromptu
dance on deck. Among those who went
up on the Shenandoah were:
Mrs. ]. c Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Orestes
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wayman, MIR. and
Mrs. P. A Williams, Miss NJ. Magee, Miss
Pierce, Miss icDonald, Miss Myra Prather,
Miss Younger, Miss Ella Goodall Miss Janet
Watt, Miss Kate Clement Miss Tucker, G. w
McNear Jr:, Donald Y; Campbell, C. O. G. Mil
Ter, b. NJ. Donald, T. D. Boardman, Sam Nc
Kee, DR.. Philip Brown, Fred McNear, Harry
Knowles, Harry Miller.
1t was P. NJ. before the tug got the ship
away from Harrison-street wharf so it
was impossible to dock when Port Costa
was reached. Captain and Mrs. Murphy
made everybody comfortable, however,
but nevertheless 1t was very tired party
that uQ haNE n San nnicp0 on Z ha
first train this morning.
The launch Amy Is In ommission again
after a thorough overhauling. Yesterday
she took party of excursionists around
the bay and made remarkably good time
Henry Peterson is now ready to issue a
challenge to the Athlete, and is confident
that George Knight cannot beat his boat.
The repairs on the Czarina are now
almost completed and in lew weeks she
will have her trial trip. Yesterday the
smokestack was put in, and as the boilers
were in place several days ago it will only
take short time 10 put on the finishing
touches. When completed the Czarina
Will be one of the best GOLFERS on the
coast.
Bids for the repairs TO the Umatilla were
opened by Goodail, Perkins & Co. yester-
day. and the Union Iron Works was found
to be the lowest. The bid will be SUBJ
mitted to the underwriters tomorrow,
and the chances are that the vessel will go
on the drydock earlv this week. Inside oi
six weeks Captain C. Miner Goodall ex-
poets to see the Umatilla on her usual run
to Puget Sound again.
Says the Commercial News:
One of the finest ships now in this port is
the German steel four-ma ted bark Nipbe 1884
tons, which arrived here on November 10 rom
Iqulque after smart passage OF forty days.
consigned to Mohns e. Kaltenbach. Captain
Jordan made quick trip, but was m staken
in thinking that he had broken the record.
The Norwegian bark Magyar arrived here on
December 2, 1885, from Iquique after a pas
sage OF thirty-nine days. The distance from
here by sailing route is 6470 miles and any
vessel that can make that distance in forty
days must be speedy traveller On one day
the Niobe made 240 miles. 1t may interest
shipping men to know that the Niobe was,
when here last, the British ship Damson Hill
She was built by Harand & Wolff at Belfast
in 1893, and cost f22, 900. On March 19 last
she was sold at auction at Liverpool and
fetched E12,9OO, the buyers being Gildemeis-
ter & Ries OF Bremen, VIII ch is now the home e
port OF the vessel. The Niobe made the trim
from Newcastle-on-Tyne to Iquique in eighty
days.
Captain Burns, who raised the Blair
more and went from here to Astoria to
get the Glenmorag off the beach, is hay-
ing trouble up there. While kedging the
vessel out storm came up and the cable
parted and the Glenmorag went ashore
again broadside on. Nothing more will be
done with her until fine weather sets in.
In his yearly report Chief Engineer
Holmes has this to say about tie ferry
foundation:
This piece of concrete, pile and grillage
work Is undoubtedly one of the largest, if NOT
the largest, of its kind in the world and re.
quired the removal of some 5000 old and sub
merged piles in addition to the concrete pile
and cement work above mentioned On an
average $50 men were employed continuously
for over two years; there was not an accident
OF any kind wha hatsoever, and ferry-boats made
half-hourly trips from toe locality and were
not delayed one minute and did not lose sin
gle trip during the whole time.
Several tests of the foundation have
been made and it sustained from 80 to fox
pounds to the square foot.
Promoted and anqueted.