The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
LOST AN ANCHOR
s: !. OFF SAUSAL|TO
=. :.
One of the 0regon's Hooks
r Fast in Richardson's
=: Bay Mud.
The Chain Snapped When an
Extra Heavy Strain Was
Put on It.
-,
Harbor Commissioners Decide to
=: Charge United States Vessels
: Regular Wharfage.



when sailing day arrived it could not be
moved. In order to get away an extra
:. pound of steam was put on the winch and
the chain parted. The Oregon swung
with the. tide, but before she gained stern
way the engines were at work and the big
6atte-ship forged slowly ahead
All of yesterday the wrecker Whitelaw
was at work attem pting to recover the lost
1Spchor. Backward and forward she
seamed, with the graphing irons out over
the stern, while the residents OF Sausallto
NWondered what she was doing. When re-
placed on the Oregon the hook will be
made as good as new, although no chain
is strong than each individual link, SO
another break might occur at any time.
..Ihe trial trip OF the big ship was highly
satisfactory and she did all that was ex-
pected from her in a heavy seaway.
There are wars and rumors of wars along
the South American coast and while all
the stories are denied nevertheless Uncle
Sam is massing his ships in southern
waters. The Monadnock left here bound
fQr New York, with her first point of stop
bage at Callao. One of the gunboats has
!: also been sent 10 South America, and now
the Philadelphia, with Admiral Beardsley
aboard, has been ordered TO leave at once.
Coal ana provisions have been put aboard
and the sailors who are ashore on "last
leave say that the crack cruiser is going
tomake record breaking run TO South
e America.
The following private letter was received
trom Captain Petrie of the lost steamer
Linllthgow yesterday:
-; herewith confirm my cable to you on 23d
:. ult OF the abandonment IT OF the steamer Kim
.hthgow on the 18th, 160 miles from San Jose,
0Z-days alter the breakdown and after sailing
1%30 mil IS. AS you know, l dispa iohed the
'chfef officer on the 18th of August for assist
aEce, and on.Ihe 2Ist OF September I sent the
N
Cruz which was distant only 900 miles, but
iear they are lost, as cannot find any trace of
mem by telegraph at any OF the coast places
out they may have been picked up by some
sai!lng craft and carried on. l m certain they
:."ouldsnot have abandoned their voyage un-
lessnnder the direst cessity, they were
We'll aware that assistance for the ship was
required, and that for some days previous TO
their departure the winds failed and we were
Drifting from the coast. and the bottom was
ioulfng fast We could not work the ship as De-
lore, early IN October. 10 assistance having
=. decided to attempt to repair the tailsbaft.
and worked continuously at it for nine
days and some hours before getting ii finished.
We were working up 10 our breasts in water,
but. succeeded eventually in coupling it and
went dead slow with the engine for about
.twenry-seveI hours when the final smash
took place, and the water gained on US SO
rapidly that the engine-room floor was COW
cred in less than two hours and we had to
take to'the remaining two boats by the third
hour.
It.wes hard, and can assure you it was with
the greatest reluctance we quit the good old
snip. only saving change oil clothing After
being three days in the boats we landed at a
LITTLE place called Takohiti, and wer
:. there taken in charge by mounted police and
marched on the 17th 10 santana and lodged ii
sall after twenty-four mile march, thence to
= 81. Lucia, another thirty-six miles in the blaz-
(: ing sun, and eventually to the city OF Guate
OF the British Consul, and 1 saw
Dy. the papers you had very kindly done
al in your power 10 render US assistance and
Jasled so far as the Government is concerned,
but that The San Mateo had been searching. l
would have liked 10 have compared notes with
the captain as ! put over bottled messages
twice always and sometimes three times every
0tyenty-tour hours The bottle p aced on
a.tween deck hatch about four feet square,
with mast five feet high and tin flag nailed
on TOP Of the mast as 10 attract attention.
setaIlsd the ships position that day and
me previous day and the drift made Tor the
. tWenty-four hours, all particulars about the
weather and the probable direction that we
were drifting. There are over ITO messages
AdriE OF which have press copies, and it is
strange any one searching did not come across
> some OF them. l am intending TO notify the
Bureau OF Navigation at Washington OF the
same as it will be Interesting to know how
.Lhey have drifted if any are picked up. Up to
within forty-eighs hours of leaving the snip
the.cargo was as soun1 bell and not the
= ledst sign OF sweat anywhere. We had used a
few bags for making barley bannocks 10 exc
outour -four.
. The Harbor Commissioners held
lengthy session yesterday. A eommuni-
cation was received from the New York
Commissioners, stating that all Un TED
States vessels were charged wharfage. In
consequence the same rule will be followed
here. Latterly revenue vessels and United
State lighthouse tenders have only been
charged hall rates. Now all OF them will
have o pay like other craft.
The branch postoftice at the foot OF Mar
ket street mas no heating apparatus and
o in consequences the carriers and distrib-
utors suffer on cold mornings. Yesterday
was the climax, and they got up petit
tion to Postmaster McCoppin setting forth
their woes. When the Postmaster re-
eived the communication he was suffering
from a severe attack OF infiam matory rheu-
inatism; nevertheless he got out of bed
and went 10 the meeting OF the Harbor
Commissioners. He explained that Uncle
Sam was poor, but that the coal would be
supplied If the State would put up stove
in the main room of the building. Colnon
looked at Cole, Cole looked at Chadbourne
and then all three smiled.
The petition was read and Chief En-
gineer Holmes remarked that there was
big stove on which the board was paying
storage, so on the motion OF Mr.. Cole and
The unanimous vote OF the board it was
ordered into service.
szChief Engineer Holmes reported that
Galloway, Townly & Co.'s bondsmen were
in debt 10 the board. The money due the
firm is 1854, and the money due the board
Is $iS5 SO. Galloway, Townly g. Co. un-
dertook to replank the buIkhead at the
foot of Main street, but failed to carry out
the contract. The San Francisco Bridge
Company did the work. and the difference
in the cost was as above. Galloway made
q strong plea and tried to show that the
Commissioners we're in his debt $12, but
he.matier went over in order to allow the
firm to put in statement.
A new boat for the Stockton route is
under way. She will run between here
and the capital of San joaquin, in con-
junction with the Valley road, and Is ex-
70 lo MI kn0fq hnnr
'Sne will be I48 feet long, IL feet beam and
IN feet deep. There will be accommodation
for 800 passengers. There will be no state
: rooms, but there will be a restaurant,
bathrooms, barber-shop, drawing-room |
Wend cardroom.
The steam schooner SunoI put in yester- |
oay >to land Chief officer T. T. Martin. |
who was on the sick list The vessel was |
on the way from Grays Harbor for New |
port.