The San Francisco call., 1896-05-24
Campo this week. Over twenty boats have
entered and the principal event will be
rowed in heats.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
Narrow Escape of the Ship Invin-
chile. Thrice Ashore In
Alaska,

Vessels that have gone to Alaska during
the past few months have not Jared we'll.
The elements have been combined agains
them, and those that went to the gold
fields or to the canneries have been equally
unfortunate.
At Cooks Inlet some of the schooners
which took up miners have gone ashore
and the chances are that they will become
total loss.
AT Nushagak the ships Invincible and
Occidental have both been ashore, but were
kedged off again.
The Invincible has had a number OF
narrow escapes. Three times the wind and
waves caught her, and in spite of all her
anchors she was picked up ike a chip and
tossed on the beach. On the 9th inst. she
was cast up high and dry, but the sixty
men who were on board managed to get
her into deep water again.
Captain Holland was not very hopeful
when the mail left, and if another gale
struck the ship she would probab bly, 90
ashore for good.
The Invincible was fitted out by the Jo-
seph Hume Cannery Company, and over
100000 was expended In getting her sup
plies together. The company expected a
good season and 10000 cases of salmon
have already been sold in anticipation of
the catch. Should the ship go ashore
again it will take the men all their time to
salve the cargo and there will be no salmon
canned this season.
The Occidental Jared better than the In
vlnclble, as she had the steamer Afognak
to assist her whenever the gales came up
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
tralla sailed for Honolulu yesterday with a
tuII cargo and large passenger list Those
IN the cabin were: II. A. Jaeger, Miss
Mary johnson, Mrs. A X Kinesford. @
X. Lewis, Miss Stella Love, W. G. Peacock.
w. L. Porter, Professor D. II. Shauinsland
and wife, Mrs. NJ. NJ Scott, Miss Scott
Miss Marion Scott, NJ. Schweltzer and SON
+. A. Shaeffer, G. W. Shryock, Miss A. C.
Small, Miss Spalding, E. S. Swan, A. L.
taylor, sharp Walker, Dudley Z. Bates,
Albert Cunha, Walter G. Dart, Mrs Z. J.
Duffey, F. Eccles, E. W. Butler, w. s.
Goodlet, Z. f. Gutschow and wife, E. C.
Hume, Mrs. A. 4. Hume-Miss Elizabeth
Hume, Miss May Hume, w. G. Irwin and
wife, Miss Irwin and maid.
Mr.. Irwin is the agent of the Oceanic
Company at Honolulu. He came to San
francisco to take home his wife, who has
been here on a long visit. Mr.. Shaeffer
Is the president of the Hawaiian Cham ber
OF Commerce, and is well known in busi-
ness circles here
The American ship Roanoke is now on
her way from Honolulu to New York with
the largest cargo of sugar aboard ever car
RED In one bottom. She has 1910 tons of
dead weight, or $4,000 sacks, each of which
averages about 130 pounds On her trip
TO Honolulu the captain found some diff
Guilty In reaching port. The wind and
currents carried the ship away down to
Molokai, and it took week to beat back.
When loaded 1t was feared that the big
ship would not be able to pass through the
channel. Soundings were made, and the
pilot said there was plenty of room. Two
hours later the Roanoke was outside and
with all sail set was speeding toward New
York.
The Monowai is going to be crowded
with Australian freight. Among the cargo
will be nearly 1900 tons of -four and over
300 bicycles. The craze for the wheel is
growing IN Australia and New Zealand.
and thousands of the machines go there
every month. Strange to say, that al
though the freight and duty on the wheels
are considerable, the best-known makes of
wheels are sold in Sydney and Melbourne
from $15 to $50 apiece less than they can
be bought for in San Francisco.
One OF the Southern Paclfic's freight cars
went of LON bard-street wharf last Friday
night. 1t was filed with coffins, and they
helped to keep the car af1oat. Healy.
eTibbits IL Co. hoisted it out with derrick
yesterday, but nearly all the caskets were
ruined by the salt water.
Captain Blackman, late chief officer Of
the City of Sydney, has been appointed
master of the steamer Starbuck Second
Officer Connors has been promoted to the
position left vacant by BlacKman. and
Third Officer Kilt will take Connors' place.
Kit has risen from the position of cadet
IN the Mail Company's service.