The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
ALONG THE WATER FRONT
The Walla WalIa Made Record
Time in Her Run From
the Sound.
CAPTAIN FRANK FUTILE HERE
Three Captains With the Same Name
Who Are Troubled Over the
Coincidence.

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
Walla Walla arrived from Puget Sound
ports yesterday in the remarkably me
time of So hours As minutes. This IS the
second best passage on record, ana cap
tain Gage is justly proud of 1t. Captain
Wallis, the commander OF the Walla
Walla, is at present in the East attending
the annual convention of the Master Mari
ners' Association. Captain Gage has not
made voyage as master for many years.
and he is naturally proud to be able to
show the rising generation OF masters that
he mas not forgotten how to handle ship
nor the shortest and safest course from
Flattery to the Golden Gate.
Among the passengers on the Walla
WalIa was Captain Frank futile, who has
been appointed to the command of the
revenue cutter Bear. He is well known in
San Francisco, having been for several
years master of the revenue cutter Hart
ley. He is ore of the most popular mas
tiers in the service, a thorough seaman,
and a better man to succeed Captain
Healy in the command of the Bear could
not be found. Captain futile will assume
command at once, and Captain Tozier of
the Corwin will take his place on the
Sound as superintendent of construction
Desertions from the United States
steamer Adams since she came down from
Mare Island have been very numerous.
Over dozen men are missing and squads
OF sailors are patroling the front on the
lookout for their runaway companions.
The Monterey also lost a number of men,
but as she sailed at Z A. NJ. Yesterday for
San Diego any of her crew who are cap
tured will be put on the Adams.
The schooner Alexander got away for
Alaska with cargo of general stores yes
terday. She is the first of the cannery
fleet to get away and goes to Kodiak for
the North American Commercial Com
pany.
There are three captains on the water
front with the same surname and it causes
them endless trouble. There is Captain
Jones Of the British ship Kilmeny, Cap
tain Jones of the British ship Aigburth
and Captain Jones of the British ship
Noel Tryvan. Strange to say, they are all
consigned to Meyer, Wilson 81 Co., and
that tends to complicate matters. When
Jones of the Kilmeny is wanted the
chances are that TIE messenger sent out to
hunt him up nine times out of ten will
bring back Jones of the Aigburth or Jones
of the Noel Tryvan. They also en-
ploy the stevedoring firm of Stewart
Menzies d Co., and that gives rise to fresh
complications. Captain Jones telephones
that he desires certain information in re-
gard TO the handling of his cargo and
there has to be half o dozen questions and
answers before the real Jones is located.
| The captains themselves have got so tired
of the endless conflicts of identity that
they have come to an understanding. Cap
tain Jones of the kilmeny is now known
as No. l., Captain Jones of the Aigburth
as ''No. 2" and Captain Jones of the Noel
Tryvan as NO. g." Any message ad-
dressed to Nos. 1, 2 or in future will
a W. find the rip1t Tomas
The British ship Inch Keith, on which
eight guineas per cent reinsurance was
paid, arrived at Vancouver, B. c., yester-
day. She was lao days out from Java and
until she was spoken off the coast of South
America was considered very doubtful
risk.
Edward r. Swan was appointed archi-
tect to the Harbor Commissioners yester-
day. He takes the place of the late a.
Page Brown, but will receive no remunera-
ton from the State, as the arrangement is
that the estate of the deceased architect
must pay him.
Quite feet of coasters got in yesterday.
The fair wind brought in eight schooners
and one bark, all lum ber-laden. They ali
escaped the southeastern.
Captain Mcleod, of the bark Rufus E.
Wood, was @ proud man last night. He
had broken the record for the round trip to
the sound and back, having taken a load
W ~ oman D' W., uioSioi ecu IL oI l1o ueS-
tination, took on another and got back to
San Francisco all in 10 days hours. The
owners of the bark have a standing offer of
suit of clothes to any of their men who
makes round-trip in 25 days, and 500
and suit of clothes to any master who
makes it in under 20 days. Captain Nc
Leod has secured the latter bonus. The
ship Elwell is close behind the Rufus E.
Wood, and should she get in within the
next few days, the record will be broken
again.