The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17
Eventful Voyage of the Bark
Martha Davis From
Honolulu.
AN APPRENTICE BOY INJURED.
Charles Fair Will Probably Accept
the Gasoline Yacht
Lucero.

1he American bark Martha Davis from
Honolulu had a terrible experience during
her sixteen days run to this port. She
was caught IN two hurricanes had her
sails blown away, her galley washed over
| board, The rails smashed and the cabins
flooded again and again. alt was the first
| time in all my experience" said Captain
Soule yesterday, that 1 had to heave a
ship to on fair wind. The seas ran
mountains high and the decks were con-
stantly full of water"
When the galley was carried away Stew
ard Henderson made his escape, but a sea
| caught and threw him against the COM
panion way. He was badly hurt and is
still suffering from his injuries.
Captain Soule has been nineteen years
in the Martha Davis as master and mate
| and been around the Horn fourteen times
| in her. During all those years he says he
never was in storm that compared with
the two hurricanes the Martha Davis en-
cOuntered during her run from Honolulu
to San Francisco.
The United States Lighthouse Board has
issued the following notice to mariners:
1t is reported that the MONDAY Rock bell
buoy has gone adrift. If so it viii be replaced
at the earliest practicable date, when due
notice will be given. In the meantime navi-
gators should be extremely cautious in ap-
proaching the vicinity OF this rock which lies
hidden, with nothing to indicate its position.
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company's
steamer Jeanie will sail for Hunters Bay,
Alaska, via Seattle, tomorrow. At that
point the com pany will erect cannery.
The steamer will take up all the supplies,
including coal, which will be taken aboard
at Seattle. In about a week the Golden
Gate will follow the Jeanie, but she will go
to Chilcat, where another cannery is to be
established. Next season the whaling
company intends to run in opposition to
the Alaska Packers Association.
There was sad accident on the British
ship InyerlyOn yesterday. The vessel was
lying at the sugar refinery, and the heavy
swell caused her to roll considerably
While moving round the deck Reginald
Brown, one of the apprentice-bo lost his
footing and fell into the hold. He frac-
tured his skull, and Captain May had him
at once conveyed to st. Mary's Hospital.
| There four pieces of bone were removed
from his forehead, and last night the lad
was doing as well as could be expected.
| Brown is but 16 years of age, and is well
| connected in England.
| Fairs yacht, the Lucero, was out for
another trial trip yesterday. Captain Jes-
sen acted as first mate, and George A.
| knight was in command. Over at Sausa-
| Tito, where the full force of the southeaster
was encountered, the Lucero behaved
! splendidly, and the engines worked as well
as could be desired. The yacht will make
a splendid craft for summer cruising, and
| knight would accept her at once were the
| cabins only little larger. The chances
are, however, that when Mr.. Fair returns
to San Francisco he will pay the balance
on the yacht and take her.
The California Navigation and Improve
ment Company's steamer Mary Garratt
u 4
o'clock last night. On her way to San
| Francisco she get on a mud bank in Black
| Slough and stuck there for eleven hours.
| All the passengers went up on the opposi-
tion boat. There has been a large guam
| tity of freight moving of late and the
| Navigation and Improvement Company's s
boats have been coming down with all the
| -four and wheat they could carry.
| The Vallejo steamer Monticello will be
laid up for three days-Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday - next week. Captain
Hatch says she may get away again
| Wednesday afternoon on her usual run,
but he is not sure. In the meantime the
| Will run ir the Monticello's place. The
latter is to have new and larger smoke
stack put in, yThich is expected to increase
her speed.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Willamette Valley arrived from Mexican
ports yesterday with captain j ameS Sloane
and fourteen of the crew of the wrecked
American ship Arcturus on board. Full
particulars of the loss of the vessel at
Santa Rosalia were given in THE CALL q
fortnight ago. The carpenter was drowned
while being hauled ashore.
The City of Puebla from Puget Sound
was eight hours and the Columbia from
Portland nine hours late in getting in
yesterday. Both were delayed by the
southeaster. The PuebIa had a very
rough time of it, and her decks were never
dry during the entire trip.
Captain Fulton of the British ship On
caios thinks his consignees are having lots
of fun with him. Since his arrival his
vessel has been moved from the stream to
Beale street, thence to Main street, back
to the stream, thence to the west side of
Beale street round to the east side, and
to-day he is to be moved back to the west
side again. When his cargo is out he will
take in ballast and go to Tacoma to load