The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-03

station was established on Angel Island
the necessity for a hulk in which the
passengers baggage and clothing could be
fumigated was at once apparent. The
Omaha was to have been turned over to
the Naval Reserve as a training ship, but
the Government considered that the quar-
antine station had the first call, so the
frigate was partly dismantled at Mare
Island and turned into quarantine hui k.
After the interior had been cleared of all
obstacles the fumigation machinery was
put in position IL the hold. Tanks, in
which passengers taken from plague
ship can be bathed, were put in, and hot
air compartments for the fumigation of
clothing and general baggage. When
thoroughly equipped the Omaha was
towed to California City and is now an adj
junct to the United States Quarantine
Station, and should a steamer come here
with smallpox or yellow fever aboard the
once smart frigate would be turned into
pesthouse.
The Omaha was built at Philadelphia,
Pa, in 1869 and was barkrigged. Her
displacement is 2400 tons, length $50 feet
inches, extreme breadth 38 feet, draughJ
Is feet 6 inches. Her Indicated horse
1892 as IL knots. It is not so many years
ago since the old vessel few an admiraPs
pennant, and now her last days are to be
spent as quarantine hulk at anchor off
| California City.
Therush to Stockton by steamer on the
eve of Admission day will be enormous.
Every square inch OF space on the Mary
CARAT, City of Stockton, T. c. Walker
and Captain Weber has been pre-empted.
| and IL more boats could be secured they
would be put on the run. The City of
| Stockton, with the regular passengers OF
| the California Navigation and Improve
ment Company, and as many more as can
crowd on board, will leave at 6 P. NJ. The
! Mary Garratt will go as an excursion
| steamer, and her passengers will have to
pay extra. She will leave at P. NJ. The
I. G. Walker has been chartered by Mis-
| sion Parlor, n. s. g. W., and that party
will leave at 9 P M. The Captain Weber
will not have spare inch of room, and
hundreds on all the boats will have to
sleep in chairs or on the floor.
| george Metcalf, the youngest California
! pioneer and the man with the biggest
heart for the helpless and poor, has been
extended special invitation to attend the
celebration at Stockton. Little George"
| who is prime favorite with all who know
him, says he will be there. Mr.. Metcalf
has long been favorably known for his
| generosity in all philanthropic work and
his society is greatly in demand at all
times.
The Pacific Mail Company's Colon ar
rived from Panama and way ports vester-
day. There were 10 passengers in the
cabin, % in the steerage and % Chinese in
transit to Hongkong. She brought very
| small general cargo. the biggest consion.
ments being coffee and lines. She also
brought up gold treasure valued al S143-
613.
| Tha Doo;E, ro..2 Gu,
Walla Walla arrived from Puget Sonnd
ports yesterday. Captain Wallace renorts
that at 2 40 A. NJ. on the I'd inst. he passed
vessel that looked like a steamer under
sail. She had no smokestack. People on
change were conjecturing yesterday what
vessel it could be. Captain Wallace saws
when he sighted the steamer she was three
miles west northwest of Point Reyes.
A new schooner, the James Spiers. got,
in from Port Blakeley after a smart pass.
age of ten days yesterday. She brought
down lumber for Renton, Holmes & Co.