The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28

during the recent southeaster. The col
liers Peter Ibsen and Costa RIGA are now
forty-eight hours overdue in consequence,
but no fears are entertained for their
safety, as the Columbia, from Astoria, and
the Umatilla, from Puget Sound, were
both more than a day late in getting into
port
The owners of the Ibsen and Costa Rica
have no fears for the boats, and expect
them to arrive without having suffered
any damage. The Peter Ibsen was last
seen on Sunday morning off Cape Flattery
and at that time she was making good
weather. The chances are that both of
them will get in during the day.
The Umatilla had terrible time of it,
and again and again the captain room
and the upper cabins were flooded, but the
good ship kept bucking into it, and never
once during the entire trip did Chief En-
gineer Lacy get ''slow bell"
Captain Green was certain of his course
and had perfect confidence in his ship, and
in spite of wind and weather he picked I'D
every point from Flattery to Mendocino
and thence to the Golden Gate, and
locked the Umatilla at Broadway wharf a
little the worse for wear but "stiIi in the
ring"
A stancher or better-equipped steamer
than the Umatilla never sa lied out OF San
Francisco.
While the UmatiIla was lying at Vic
toria B. e. wharf the Norwegian steamer
Peter Ibsen, with a load of coal, went out.
Next morning the collier was sighted a
few miles north OF Flattery, but making
good weather of it. At that time the
Umatilla was plunging into a heavy head
sea and nearly all the passengers were in
their hunks paying their tribute to
Neptune.
About the only one who managed to
keep his equilibrium was Fletcher Coulter
of the Seattle Athletic Club. HIS stomach
is caseproof against the biggest sea that
ever rolled, and he says the storm expert
enced by the Umatilla was but a ''fea-
bite" in connection with the fight he is
here to engineer. The contest, according
to him, will be that of the century, and
Jackson and Corbett are likely to figure in
it. Should FItZsimmons beat Maher then
the best man will be challenged by Cor
bett and Jackson will meet the champion.
Leaving the FL Paso fight out of the
question, Coulter is of the opinion that a
| limited-round fight between Peter Jackson
and Jim" Corbett can be brought off in
the Seattle Athletic CLUB, and that a purse
big enough to draw the crowd can be
raised. Seattle, according to Mr.. Coulter
does not want such second-rate stars as
Fitzsim mons and Maher, but Corbett and
Jackson in limited round contest would
prove a drawing card. Just what will be
done in the premises remains to be seen.
The Umatilla left Victoria, B. c., last
Friday, and from the start experienced
heavy weather. On Sunday last it blew a
perfect hurricane, and the vessels decks
were almost constantly under water. The
captains room, which is in the forward
| part OF the ship, was almost constantly
hooded, and the carpets and chairs were
foatlng around in sea of water when
| ever Captain Green attempted to reach
| his lockers.
The wind gradually increased during the
! afternoon, and about P. NJ. squat struck
the ship that made her heel over like a
! sinking ship. A wave swept her from
| stem to stern and one of the boats amid
| SHIPS was carried away. 1t was then Cap
| tain Green showed.his seamanship.. Ac-
| cordlng to the officers, who were the only
ones on deck, be never for an instant lost
! his head, but gave his commands as coolly
as when the vessel was leaving the wharf
at Port Townsend. The Umatilla behaved
like the good ship she is and came up to
the next wave like a bird, and although
sea alter sea swept over her there was no
more damage. The cabins were flooded
and other minor troubles were reported
| Chief Engineer Lacey never got the "iln-
gle bells" nor did the "slow bell'' ever
| sound.
The Umatilla kept on her way, and
though her decks were constantly flooded
with water and slow time was made. Cap
tain Green brought her in safe and sound.
| although little behind time.
Captain Bolles in the steamer Columbia
had almost similar experience Off the
Mendocino coast she was caught in the
storm. Sunday afternoon it blew hurri-
cane and at times the crew found it diff
cult to move around the deck. The social
hall was flooded and the dining-room SUI
fered in consequence. AS there were very
few who wanted meals, however, there
was not much suffering. Every one OF the
seasick crowd who could take beef tea was
offered it morning, noon and night, and
coffee and toast were always ready when
ordered.
Both on the Umatilla and Columbia the
crew Jared sumptuously, as the meats pre-
pared for the cabin table were not used