The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11

Steel 10 and Third Officer Burke 19. All
four were at various times apprentices in
the employ OF the company and have
risen to their present positions by merit.
The Sierra Pedrosa has a crew of thirty
one all told, and although she has been in
port since January 21 there was not a
single case OF desertion. The condition of
the ship going to sea shows that Captain
Starkey and his officers are thorough
seamen She was as trim allow and aloft
as a yacht and the manner in which the
len handled the capstan showed they
knew their work. As soon as the tug came
alongside the anchor was tripped and the
Sierra Pedrosa started on her long
voyage.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
steamer Australia sailed for Honolulu
yesterday morning. On her way close
lookout for the missing Rio de Janeiro
will be kept, and should this steamer
have broken down between here and
Honolulu Captain Houdlette will prob
ably pick her up. The Australia took out
the following passengers in the cabin
R. r. Hind and wife, Mrs. Melbourne, A.
LiebenIoth, Alex McLagan and wife, Mrs K.
W. T. Purvis, Mrs. 0. c. Phillips, Mrs. E. j.
Parker G. e PPogy and nd WIFE, Mrs Mrs. W.
Rea, George Rose and wife, Charles A. Beers,
George G. Beers, Major Henry A. Bartlett and
wife, o. W. Baldwin and wife, Miss Annie
Cornish, Mrs. !. T. Cohrs, Miss Ethel NJ.
Damon, C. r. Dilworth and wife, S. r. Dowdie,
Julien D. Hayne, Theo Hoffman ana wife, F. B.
DR.. J. B. Tennent, Mrs. Y. Ward, Miss Ward,
Miss V. Ward, A. White, wife and child, w. G..
Wilder Jr., E. Z. Williams. ]. W. Windsor and
wife, Miss L. NJ. Wright, W. H. Lyon.
The coast defense steamer Monterey
started for Puget Sound yesterday. She
was on her way there recently, but en-
countered a gale after leaving San Diego
and lost two of her boats. Her captain
put into Santa Barbara, and when the
storm subsided came on to San Francisco
to replenish his store of provisions. She
will probably be docked at Port Oxford in
order to test the new drydock that has
been in course of construction for over
four years.
The British ship Strathdon was got out
OF the mud at the Union Iron Works yes
terday, and will sail for England Satur-
day. -Four tugs after half an hours pull
ing had her in deep water. The Strathdon
is now as good as new, and as the mud
cleaned all the barnacles from her bottom
Captain Phillips expects to make smart
trip home.
The whaling bark Lydia is the last of
the wind TANNERS" that may 60 north
this season. She sailed yesterday ana
after short cruise in the Southern seas
will probably make for the Arctic in time
for the summer whaling. The brig
Hidalgo may go out next month, but it she
does, it will be Tor a cruise TO the Arctic
direct.
Everybody was busy on the revenue
cutters Bear, Rush and Perry yesterday.
News had reached the commanding officers
that their vessels were expected to be at
Port Townsend prior to April 15, and as
this is at least a month before the usual
sailing date there was fiutter of excite
ment. 1t is thought that an early start is
to be made for Bering Sea to head off the
feet of seaIers which is already chasing
the herds both on this coast and in the
japan Sea. The officers do not like the
change in the sailing date, as many of
them had arranged for leave of absence.