The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
WHAT'S IN THE
NAME OF A SHIP?
Four "0regons" Are Now
in the Port of San
Francisco.
The Battle.Ship, a Steamer and
Also a Bark and Small
Sloop.
STEAMER POMONA PUT BACK
She L9n1ed a Stowaway at Meiggs
Wharf After Considerable
Trouble.
STEAMER POMONA PUT BACK

Four different types of vessels, ali
named Oregon, are now IN port. Ihree OF
them are at anchor off Sausalito and the
fourth is tied up at Fremont street. On
Sausalito is the sIoop Oregon, the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company's
steamer Oregon and the United States
battle-ship Oregon. AT Fremont-street
wharf is the old bark Oregon, built in
Bath. Me-, in 1875. She has a cargo of
coal aboard and is still as stout and good
a ship as the day she was launched.
The accompanying sketch was made
when the bark was passing i'll after smart
run fr, M Nanaimo, B. c., of seven days
She brought coal for J ohm Rosenfeld' sSons,
and Captain Parker dispensed with the
aid of tug and sailed in. As she passed
the other three Oregons the old-timer
presented a pretty picture.
The men on shore leave on the battle
ship make things lively in Sausalito.
Every day the boats are kept going in
order to land the men who have been
granted liberty by the captain. Latierly
the battle-shIp has had steam up, and
sailing orders are expected at any time.
The gun boat Bennington also got steam
~ yesterday afternoon, and now all the
warships are ready ior action. The battle
ship vii! probably sail on cruise, the
bark Oregon will return 10 the Sound for
anothe- load of coal, the steamer Oregon
will probably not come out of retirement
for six months and the sloop Oregon will
not 60 into commission again until next
spring.
Fhe British tramp steamer Grenada
PLAYED in hard luck during her last voy-
N mo IN n
George w, Meme chartered her 10 carry
wheat TO Europe at FL 6s Sd per ton, the
tharier party TO expire October 81. Cap
Ko.ff thought he would make ex-
penses by bringing load of coal to San
Francisco. He was delayed at the
bunker> and the vessel only got in yester-
day. Freights in the meantime have
fallen TO 81 Is Sd. owing to the influx of
vessels, and McNear refuses to load the
vessel. Captain Korff does not know what
10 do in the circumstances, and the
chances are that the Grenada will be laid
up again.
There is TO be an exhibition night at the
Reliance Athletic Club next Tuesday
night ana the water front is very much
excited over the outcome of at least one of
the events. Every body from the Mail
dock to Meiggs wharf knows Charley"
Cathcart, and he is 10 meet Jimmy
Fox, the champion amateur of the Pacific
Coast, in a four-round contest. The men
have met before, and as there is an old
time grudge behind the affair the fighting
is sure to be fast and furious.
Teddy" Osborne, late of London and
now OF the Ferry lunchrooms, is training
Cathcart, and every day about P. NJ. they
can be seen doing little manual exercise
in the gymnasium in the harbor police
station. If all the events on the clubs
programme are as interesting as the go
betwe en- Cathcart and Fox promises to be
H.
success.
The schooner Scray docked at Berry
street yesterday. After discharging her
load OF lumber she will go to the Fulton
Iron Works and be lifted out with engines
for the inter Island Steam Navigation
Company. She is not as large vessel as
. the James Spear now being completed, but
nevertheless she will be d commodious
little vessel: The Spear is now almost
ready and the chances are that she will
salifor Honolulu in a few days.
The American ship Shenandoah will
take out another batch of apprentices.
Last time she was mere Captain Murphy
shipped halfa dozen. and they did so we'll
that he has resolved to try the expert
ment again. OF the young men he took
away as apprentices one is now chief of
fcer o. the st. Paul, another is master of
lake steamer and three others are officers
on sailing ships. Only one went back to
c. shier IN his fathers warehouse.
At the present time Captain Murphy
has on board Gus" Wilson, son OF one of
the New Orleans pilots; Harry Stevenson,
. son of the New York ca.-builder, Peter
. Hughs OF San Francisco and Harry Lum.
who came here on the ship Centennial 10
join the Shenandoah. Two other boys will
De shipped here, and then the big vessel
will have her full complement.
To-day the Shenandoah goes to Port
Costa to load. George w. McNear and
his wife and party OF about fifty friends
accompany them, and good time is
assured. On the run up the bay refresh
ments will be served, and at Port Costa a
dance in one of the grainshels Is in order
The party will return to San Francisco on
Sunday morning.
Captain Murphy of the George Stetson
s a bro, her of the master of the Snenan-
doah. Since the latter has made such a
success with his apprentices the former is
determined to try the e1per ment. He is
now shipping youngsters who want to
learn navigation, and will take Out ct least
four appren ices when his vessel sails.
Tn bark Nicholas Thayer had to send
one of the crew to the French Hospital
Yesterday on her arrival. On the way up
E the coast Henry Leipzig fell from the main
topsail yard and injured his hip The
injury is not serious, and Leipzig will be
about in week or so.
The tramp steamer Ettrickdale docked
at Lomra d-street wharf yesterday and
will at once begin discharging large
general cargo from Yokohama There
was some talk along the front to the
effect that she was to lay cable between
here and Honolulu as soon as she was
discharged Goodall, Perkins & Co. have
heard nothing bout the matter and say
that had cable been made in the East of
. such magnitude as would be required TO
stretch between California and Hawaii
the papers would have been full of the
news. Captain Miner Goodall says the
Ettrickdae is unchartered at present.
The Pomona outbound for Eureka put
back yesterday afternoon. When OH
Black Point the purser found stowaway
aboard and at once notified The captain:
The steamer was put about and when of
e. Meiggs wharf the stowaway and his bag
and baggage were put ashore.
The ID. II. B bb Company (late Golden
Gate Lumber Company is having trouble
with the iongshoremen. The wages used to
\ oe " day, but when the Bibps bought out
kshe Golden Gate they cut the rate 10 81
nay. Since then they have been employ
ing non-union labor and in consequence