The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
ALONG The WATER FRONT,
Successful Trial Trip of the Tank
Oil Steamer George
Loomis.
ACCIDENTS ON THE BOSTON.
River Steamers Delayed on Account
of the Low Waters of the
San Joaquin.
ACCIDENTS ON THE BOSTON.

1ueI ana IL generated more SISdIu Iuau TIE
engines could use.
As the steamer is to carry oil between
Ventura and here the insurance men are
naturally interested in her SO the follow
ing went out on the trial trip: Captain
Bruce OF the Fireman's Fund, A. Watson
ard E. Alexander of the Canton, Captain
Reid OF the New Zealand, H. Durbrow of
La Foncier and Fred Butler of the West
ern Insurance Companies. Captain J. II.
Metcalf of Lloyds, who supervised the con-
struction Of the vessel; Ex-senator Charles
FELTON,, VINO is interested in the oil wells,
and Morris Bates OF the Commercial News
were also present.
The George LOOMS is 175 feet long, 81
feet inches broad and II feet deep. Her
gross tonnage is 691, while her net is only
400 tons. Her tanks are all amidship and
divided into six compartments. Golfer
dams are placed at each end of the tanks
so as to obvlate any possibility of danger.
The arrangements are such that the vessel
can be loaded and unIoaded in sixteen
hours. She can carry 5000 barrels OF oil
and her average speed will be about nine
knots. The insurance men were well
pleased with the trial OF the vessel.
There was chapter OF accidents on the
United States cruiser Boston yesterday.
Three men were over the side touching up
bl4C DGiA41l nLlSll one Vi ILtIn partly lOSL MS
hold, and in efforts TO save himself tipped
himself and companions into the bay.
a boat was Immediately called away, but
in the hurry and excitement another acct
dent happened. One of the davits fell, and
in doing so struck Edward Launders to the
deck, breaking his leg just above the knee.
Another boat was ordered away and the
men were rescued.
Launders was taken to the sick bay,
where his leg was set, after which he was
brought ashore and sent to the Mare Isl.
and Hospital on the steamer Monticello.
Launders' leg is very badly broken and
the chances are that he will be cripple
for life. The Boston has only just got out
OF the drydock, after thorough overhaul
ing. Just how her davits came to be
out OF order when they were most needed
Is therefore mystery.
The San Joaquin River is lower than it
has been for years and the steamer cap
tains find it almost impossible TO make
time. If they DO not stick at one point
they do at another, and when San Fran
cisco is reached the vessel is generally sew
eral hours late. Yesterday it was noon
before the Dauntless got in and the j. d.
Peters was twelve hours later. The latter
stuck at Croziers Landing, which is only a
short distance from Stockton, so many of
the passengers got ashore and walked back
to the town. They then came on to the
! City by train. AT P. NJ. yesterday the
Peters had only reached Boulder Island,
so it will be midnight before she gets in.
AS there was no steamer of the Caiifor
/ mia Navigation and Improvement Com
pany on hand 10 take the place of the J.
d. Peters the opposition had it all its own
way. The Dauntless went out crowded,
even though quite a number of people pre-
ferred to await the Peters. Those who
came down on the latter steamer were well
treated by the company.
Freight carriers for coal are scarce and
consequently charters have advanced 5
cents & ton. The first to secure the adj
vance Is the American ship Levi S. Bur-
CESS. A number of other ships are being
negotiated for and the chances are that
the advance rate will rule between here
and the Puget Sound coal mines for the
remainder of the winter.
The British ship City of Florence arrived
at Antwerp yesterday after a very long
passage. She left Vancouver, b. c.. July
3 last, and at one time per cent reinsur-
ance was paid on her. The gamblers are
! therefore happy over her safe arrival.
The British ship HOLLYWOOD from New
castle, \. 5. W., TO- San Francisco will
have to discharge her cargo. About a
week ago she put into Lyttleton, New
Zealand, with her cargo heated. Since
then fire has broken out, so the coal will
have to be unloaded to save the ship.
| Among the arrivals yesterday was the
American ship Elwell, sixty-seven days
from Newcastle, n. S. w. When here last
the ElwelI was sold to w. Miles and added
to his feet, composed of the Wilma, Gen
eral Fairchild and others. The chances
are that she will be put in the coasting
trade.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Mexico will only make another trip
to San Diego. On the 18th inst. she
will be succeeded by the Corona, and then
go into retirement at Sausalito.
Owing to the large quantity of freight
offering at the 81 ton rate the steamer
South Coast will not be able to get away
until tomorrow at P. NJ. On her way TO
Portland she will call at Humboldt Bay,
Coos Bay and Astoria. In connection
with this Oregon fight the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Ccmpany's George w
Elder left Portland yesterday. She has
full cargo, the greater portion of which is
oil.
The barkentine Modoc, which had such
a rough experience on her trip to San
Francisco, has lost her Shanghai charter.
The repairs to her hull and tophamper
will take SO long that the charterers could
no: wait for her. She will accordingly go
to Port Blakeley and load lumber for
Guaynas. While the barkentine was on
her way here Captain Munson, late of the
schooner Annie Lee, bought a fve-six-
teenths interest in her, and will go out as
is very much chagrined over the fact that
he will have to pay his share of the re-
pairs over and above the $4,000 he paid for
his interest.
Captain Wallis of the steamer Walla
Walla will not be seen on his fine vessel
for several trips to come. He has been
selected by the California Harbor of
Master Mariners to represent them at the
annual conference of the narbors in the
United States, to be held in the East next
month. Captain Wallis will take his
vessel to the Sound, and from Seattle he
will go overland via the Northern Pacific.
Captain Carol, who is now in Alaska, will
eventually assume temporary command,
but, as he may not be able TO join the
steamer on the Sound, Captain Gage, one
OF the Port Wardens, will go up with Cap
tain Wallis, and, if necessary, bring the
Walla Walla back to San Francisco. Cap
tain Wallis is one of the most popular
masters sailing in and out OF this port. and
he VIII be missed even during his short
so1ourn in the East
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