The San Francisco call., 1896-11-29
She Will Be Named Dia-
mond Head on Her
Arrival Here.
The Monowai Struck Rough
Weather on Her Last Trip
to Honolulu.
Loie Fuller Visits the Water Front.
Arrival of the Oceanic Steam.
ship Australia.

The British bark Gainsborough is on
her way to San Francisco. After going
ashore on the reef near Diamond Head, at
Honolulu, she was got off and temporary
repairs were made. On her arrival here
she will go on the drydock and be thor
oughly overhauled, after which she will
go hence 10 Honolulu under the Hawaiian
flag. Her Dame will be changed from the
Gainsborough to the Diam ond Head, and
like her sister ship. the Roderick Dhu,
she will be known as "sugar, boat"
The accompanying sketch shows the
Gainsborougn leaving Honolulu for San
Francisco with Diamond Head in the dis
tance. Chief Officer Lawless of the Aus
tralia says that the bark will have to be
riveted from the keel up to the turn of the
bilge and that new cardboard strakes will
have to be put on. Other work will have
to be done and the Diamond Head will
be several weeks on the drydock here
before she is ready for service again.
The Oceanic Steamship Comp pany's Aus
tralia arrived from Honolulu yesterday
morni ng with the following passengers:
c. NJ. Cooke, wife and child; Mrs. Captain
NJ. Foley and son, George w. Heintz, R. C.
Scott, H on. James McCudden, Captain John
Fitzgerald, A. E. Forester, W. Levers, Miss X.
".
William Wilder, J. NJ. Maxwell and wife, j. A.
Kennedy. Miss NJ. Hitchcock, Frank Vida, L.
a. De la Nux and wife, Rev. J. P. Lytton, P. G.
Pochin, b. +. Sehoen, Mrs. S. Levi.
The voyage was an uneventful one, ex-
cept that on the 18th inst. one of the En-
lish tramps that left here few days ago
was passed in latitude 31.35 north, longi-
tude 1922 west. The tramp has load of
wheat for Calcutta and is making good
time.
The Australia brings the news of the
heavy weather encountered by The Mono
wal. The vessel left here with heavy
deckload, and encountered storm on her
way 10 Honolulu. Two waves struck her
in rapid succession and made sad havoc
with the cargo on the forward deck.
One of three large boilers lashed to the
deck as freight was carried away, being
lost overheard and considera bic damage
was done TO the pilot-house. About
twenty-five feet of the slarboard rail was
also carried away and the steerage flooded
with water.
During thirty-six hours the Monowai
was kept under half speed, barely holding
her own against the fury of the storm. By
Monday morning, the 10th inst, the wind
had abated and the remainder of the trip
was pleasantly made.
l. X. James, the popular chief steward
OF the Aus'raiia, has made his last sea
trip as an Official. Next week he starts
for New Orleans to assume command of
one of the largest winter hotels in the
Southern metropolis. On the last trip
Mr.. James was presented with several
pieces of iewelry and 'purse of sover-
eigns," besides iaudatory testimonial as
to bis qualifications as a caterer.
Mr.. James has been with the Oceanic
Steamship Company for years, and he has
always been considered one of the most
popular officers in the employ. His place
on the Australia will be taken by ].
Seeley of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's Pomona. The latter was
brought up in the employ of Goodall,
Perkins d Co., having worked his wav up
TO the position OF CHIEF of the Walla Walla
from that of cabin boy.
The whaleback City of Everett had con-
siderable trouble getting away from Main
street wharf yesterday. The Washtenaw
was docking and the whale back backing
out. The two vessels narrowly escaped
coming together and the Everett struck
the dock. Very little damage was done,
but the escape was narrow one.
Captain David Wallace of the CITY of
Topeka is on the s ck list and Captain
Hunter of the Umatiila will take his place
on the Alaskan route. In the meantime
Captain Thomas will remain on the Mex
leo, on the Puget Sound route, until the
Umatilla is once more ready for sea.
La Loie Fuller was the center of attrac-
ton on the water front yesterday. She
TOOK the Pacific Mail Com pany's steamers
by storm and now wears the buttons OF
Captain Smith of the City OF Peking and
Captain Frank johnson of the CITY OF
Sydney on her watchchain. Miss Fuller
has penchant for collecting buttons, and
in consequence Corporal Cockrili OF the
Harbor police and Superintendent Ander-
son of the Mail dock are both seeking to
match missing links on their overcoats.
Miss Fuller and her mother were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Schwerin. Mrs.
El.icot and Herr Stevens, Miss Fuller's
manager, were also among the guests.
The officers OF the two big steamers were
in full uniform, and the company's tug
was sent to Mission-street wharf to bring