The San Francisco call., 1896-02-12

and the Monkbarns of the same line will
not dock before next Thursday and she
will then have been thirty-five days await
ing a chance to discharge. Even with his
cargo out Captain Atkinson's position will
not be very much improved as charters are
going begging at 20 shillings, and as his
owners refused 80 shillings when the YES
sci was loading in Swansea, the chances
are that the Monkbarns will be laid up at
Sausalito.
After being shifted from post to pillar
the Reliance was finally docked at the
Rosenfeld bunkers yesterday to discharge
the last of her cargo. In spite of the fact
that she has discharged over 5000 tons of
coal she looked more like a yacht than a
coal ship. Captain Robinson takes great
care of his vessel and in consequence
everything was shipshape and as clean as
new pin, AS she was towed up to the
wharf great crowd gathered and when
the docking was successfully accomplished
there was rush to get aboard and inspect
the ship.
The Reliance is one OF the best built and
finest vessels in port. Captain Robinson
has been in ber seven years and he knows
whereof he speaks when he says ''a faster
vessel is not afioat." She is certainly an
ideal vessel III which to travel. Her cabins
are large and commodious and the crews
quarters are perfect.
The only objection the men have to the
vessel is the height of her masts. The
main is $50 feet from deck to truck, and
one old salt voiced the sentiments of the
other men yesterday when he said: elf
the old man would only have the sky-
sail pole taken off, we would travel all
around the earth with him. As it is, there
is too much Clim bing, and we sailors don't
want to get to heaven before our time
Belonging to the same line as the Re-
lance is the Pegasus, which sailed a few
DAYS ago; the Sir Robert Fernie, now on
her way from Newcastle, Australia; the
GIencaird and Kearny Hill, which will be
here next spring. and the Monkbarns, now
N port. The Reliance brought the mail
from Pitcairn, and Captain Robinson has
now number of souvenirs of the islanders
on board. Among them is piece of wood
which is painted For Aud Lang Syne";
another has on it II Love Thee, and two
polished cocoanuts have on them "Wel-
come Home" All have painted in the
corner pitcairn"
The Reliance will load wheat at Port
Costa, and from here will 60 to Cork for
orders.
The following protest about the whist
ling of the Sausalito ferry boats before
sailing time comes from q tourist:
Editor Cau-This morning the whistle for
the 10 :05 boat was sounded fully ten minutes
before the hour at which the boat is timed to
leave-fve minutes being the usual time.
Passengers began crowding the waiting-room
expecting every minute to go aboard, but the
boat did not leave the wharf until 10 80 or ex-
actly forty minutes after the blowing of the
whistle.
This is not an isolated case, as passengers
by this boat are often greatly inconvenienced
by the irregularity and delay in leaving. land
other patrons of the road think that there is
no need of blowing the whistle three-quarters
of an hour before it is possible for the boat 10
leave, the usual five minutes being more con-
yenient.
If it is found impossible to start this boat on
her schedule time why not change the time?
The crew of the American ship Wachu-
sett are having hard time of it to keep
the ship clear of water. She was badly
strained OF the run down from Puget
Sound and the men were constantly at the
pumps. Since her arrival there has been
no chance to dock her and every day the
different watches have to take their trick
at the pumps in order to keep her afloat.
AS soon as her cargo is discharged she
will be docked for repairs.