The San Francisco call., 1896-11-18
OVERDUE VESSELS
GET IN At LAST
The Walla Walla Led the
Way and Then Came
the Homer.
A Couple of Sailing Ships and
the Costa Rica Got In
Later On.
Some Anxiety Is Felt for the Safety Of
the Whaler Beluga and Steamer
Alice Blanchard

The first of the overdue feet got in yes
terday. The Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's Walla Walla put inan appear
ance about $50 A. NJ. and an hour later
was tied up at Broadway wharf. 1t did
not lake the passengers long to get ashore
and many woe-begone looking female
heaved a sigh of relief as she stepped
upon the wharf. One and all asserted
that it was the heaviest storm they were
ever in, but Captain Wallace asserts that
il was only lust stiff blow"
Soon after the steamer LETT the Sound
and was headed for San Francisco the
wind began to blow with hurricane force.
The waves were kept down in measure
by the force of the wind, but the spray
blew in binding sheets and the rain fell
in torrents. One of the boats on the star
board side was left with the plug in and
at p NJ, it was found to be almost full of
water. While the storm was at its worst
an arctic owl blew on board from some
where and alighted on the gaff. In spite
of the pitching and tossing of the ship one
of the crew managed to creep out and Sc
cure it. The stranger must have been
blown off shore and sought a rest for its
weary wings on the Walla Walla.
Off Cape Blanco Captain Wallace was in
company with the collier Costa Rica.
The Walla Walla was Just holding her
own under slow bell, while the Costa
Rica was ''bucking into it' and burying
her bow. at every plunge, right up to the
deckhouse. Captain Mcintyre brought
his vessel in last night and says it was as
wet trip as he has ever made.
The Homer, fifty-six hours overdue from
Coos Bay, got in during the afternoon.
Captain Jessen says the force of the wind
was enormous, but that the sea was not
very heavy. The spray drenched the ship
and cabins were flooded. The steamer
had to be hove TO, and when slant came
she was again put full speed for port.
A little anxiety was felt over the Bark
Carrollton, thirteen days out from Nanai-
mo. B. c., and the General Fairchild,
seventeen days out from Seattle, but both
set all doubts at rest by getting in last
night. Outside of the report of heavy
weather and the loss of some sails, there
was nothing special to report by either
master. Another arrival was the barken-
tine Archer from Honolulu. The run was
made in eleven days, wonderfully fast
passage. The storm that delayed the
sout h-bound fleet helped the Archer along
on her way home.
Whaling men are looking anxiously for
the arrival of the steam whaler Beluga
She ought to have been in week ago, and
her owners are wondering what is detain-
ing her. The Beluga, Belvedere and
Thrasher all passed out of Bering Sea in
company. The Belvedere got in on the 9th,
and the Thrasher ON the 9th inst, but
still there is no word of the other ship.
The schooner G. II. Merchant, from Ever
EFT with lum ber, is also fully due. and the
reports of wreckage drifting ashore on the
Oregon coast does not tend TO allay the
owners apprehen nsions.
Marr,, of &ha
merce thinks in a short time the training
ship Pensa cola will be at anchor off Goa
Island, and that over 100 boys destined
for the navy will find a home aboard her
There have been 100 enlistments 50 per
| cent of whom are Americans. The traic-
! ing-ship is now being put in readiness at
Mare Island.
| additional dock room at the small wharf
between the Mail dock and Fremont-street
wharf. 1t will be extended 200 feet, and
| will be connected with the Mail dock by
| means of an elevated passage way. The
entrance to the new wharf will be by way
of the present entrance, and in this way
only one force of customs officials and
gate-keepers will be necessary.
The American ship S. 2. Hitchcock has
gone to Mission Rock. There are so many
disengaged vessels in port and rates are
so low that the captain thought it better
to lay up for the winter.
The British tramp steamer Amarapoora
is IN trouble again. After loading she went
out into the stream, but as she had a con-
siderable list to port. Lloyd's agents would
not allow her to sail. Yesterday Captain
Watson went ou: and inspected her and
the chances are that the yes, ell will have
to dock again to discharge some of her
freight and trim cargo. Besides an un-
usually heavy cargo, the Amarapoora has
deckload of horses and cattle for Central
American ports.
Captain Frazer of the British ship
Ilnita, that went ashore near Hoquiam. is
in hopes of getting the vessel off. She
went broadside on the beach, but latterly
the tides have moved her and she is now
bow on to the ocean. In the meantime
the crew is living on the beach in tents
and are not only tightening the ship, but
are stripping her OF all her deck hamper
When favorable occasion occurs the tugs
will be sent for and Captain Frazer expects
to get his ship into deep water again.