The San Francisco call., 1896-07-07
SHE WENT ON THE ROCKS
A Year Ago the Melrose Was
One of the Prettiest Barks
in the Bay.
ARRIVAL. OF THE AUSTRALIA
Sausalito "Boys" Are Laughing Over
the Joke They Had On Host
Mccormick.

The old bark Meirose has probably made
her last voyage. Thirty years ago she was
one of the feet which made America
famous on the high seas, but now she is
high and dry on the rocks in Puget Sound
and the chances are that she will be
broken up and sold for Junk. She was
about 1000 tons burden and was built in
East Boston in 1853.
In the days of long ago the Melrose was
one of the clippers running between Bos-
ton and Liverpool. When larger and
speedier vessels were built she was put on
the run between New York and San Fran
cisco, and finally, as old age crept on, she
was turned into collier. For years she
ran between here and Vancouver, B. c.,
but some months ago she was loaded with
lumber and sent to Australia. AS she
passed through the Golden Gate every
man on the front admired the old bark
and as the tug cast her off and sail was
made on her she made as pretty picture
as has been seen anywhere near the Heads
in many day.
From California the Melrose went to
Port Pirie and there uuloaded. From
there she went to Newcastle, n. S. W.,
After dischar ing and reloading she went
to Puget Sound and was or her way out
with another load OF lumber, when she
went ashore at Sooke Inlet. According to
last dispatches she was in a dangerous
position and the underwriters considered
that she would be total loss.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Aus
tralia arrived from Honolulu Yesterday.
and there was the usual trouble between
the quarantine officers. Dr. Chalmers was
on time and boarded the steamer off Fort
Point. Captain IHoudlette thinking every
thing was all right went direct to the
wharf and paid no attention to the whistles
of the Sternberg. By the time Folsom
street was reached the skipper saw that
something was wrong and refused to allow
the gangplank TO be put out. Finally DR..
Blue got aboard and then everything was
Strengthened out.
The Australia brought the following
cabin passengers:
Mrs. Professor Alexander, Mrs H T. Austin,
Mrs. H. P. Baldwin and three children, Major
Bartlett ana wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Basford Mrs.
r. B. Brenham and child, j. K. Burket, w. J.
Beck. Dr. Block, B. R. Banning, Master Platt
Brush, Mrs. B. Cartwright Miss Rowena Dow
sett, Miss Marion Dowsett, Miss Genevieve
Dowsett, c. Du Roi F. F. Eccles, Mrs. II. Gum
and child, E; F. Gutschow and wife, DR.. Gedge
| wife and child, r. P. Greer, T. H. Gibson w. B.
Godfrey Jr., j. d. Hayne and wife, Mrs. Hume
| E. C. Hume, the Misses Hume Norman Hal.
stead, Mrs. Captain Houdlette, H. A Jaeger
Mrs. P. K. Makee, Miss Violet Makee, Miss C.
Moulder, Miss Moore NJ. s. Pereira and wife
Mr. and Mrs. Santa Maria, NJ. Schweitzer and
son, Miss A. Snow, Miss E. NJ. Smith, Harold
! Spencer, ]. Steiner, r. c. Scott Miss Taner
E. j. Witcher, wife and child, E. Q. Williams
Sharp Walker, J. q. Waibel, Miss A. Small and
James Torbett.
Every body had splendid time on the
Fourth. 1t was truly democratic affair
and the sailors, firemen, steerage passen
gers, cabin passengers and officers al
| Joined IN making the day a success. Pro
lessor Dillon of Indiana delivered the ora
ton. and ]. D. Hayne of Honolulu made
patriotic speech. The most enjoyable
event on the programme, however, wa
| the hula hula, as danced by r. p Greer
! Early In the morning Chief Officer Lawles
| fired National salute, but the first two
shots were failure, as the powder wa'
wet. Everything was soon got in working
order, however, and the twenty-one gum
doomed in rapid succession. When i
came TO the fireworks the ship looked
more like Fourth of July procession thar
anything else. The first bomb that wa.
! fired struck the water and ricochetteC
back on board. 1t happened to land OF
has not been seen since Chief Lawles
and other members of the crew are still
searching for the poor animal.
Florence Blythe-Hinckley and her hus
band made a tour OF the bay in the launci
Amy yesterday. Henry Peterson showed
them the sights and finally landed tn
party in California City. After a rambl,
over the hills the return trip was made
The Sausalito and San Rafael boys ar
having the 'tha-ha" on host Mccormick o
the steamers Sausalito and San Rafael
Friday afternoon last he met Jim" Tay
lor on the street and said to him: "Jim
take my card and let the boys on the boa
| hary Ertr rrth n afI Irrl,, 4 rs,,lr
Jim" faithfully obeyeJ orders, and th
card was used again and again until every
body on board had had half dozen drink
and McCorm ck's demijohns were empty
"Hurrah boys" shouted Taylor as the boa
entered the Sausalito slip. ST have hat
passes on railroads, streetcars an,
| steamers, but this is the first time Nv,
ever had one on bar and it's still good
Let's have another Fourth of July drink.
There was nothing left but sodawater.
Mccormick now wants the pass back
but Taylor refuses to give 1t up.
Several Customhouse officers were in
quandary yesterday. The Hartley was tax
ing them to the Mail dock when her shaft
| broke and the propeller dropped into tn,
bay. After drifting around for time sh
was picked up by a passing towboat ant
taken to Meiggs wharf. While repairs are
being made on her the tug Hackett Will
be used by the customs officials.
The steamer Hiawatha has been sold Il
the Spring Valley Water Company, anc
in future will be used as water boat. Th,
company is now handling the water sup
ply on the front, and Goodall, Perkins 4
Co IS tug Sea Witch is laid up.
The Pacific Mail Company's City 0
Peking got in from Hongkong via Yoko
hama and Honolulu last Sunday. Amonl
the passengers were forty young Chimes
bound for Eastern colleges. Collecto
Wise received instructions from the Treas
ury Department to permit them to land
as the Chinese Minister had vouc ed 70
their sale return to China at the conclu
sion OF their collegiate course.
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