The San Francisco call., 1897-11-05
One Lost Her Rudder and
the Other Her Compass
and Deckload.
Both Reached Port Yesterday
After a Very Hard Time
of It.
A Great Demand for Vessels to Be
Used in the Klondike Trade
Next Spring.

The schooners Z. K. Wood and Volcano
both reached port yesterday after tussle
with the elements. TIE Wood shifted
her cargo TO starboard and carried away
her rudder, While the Volcano had her
boat stove in, twenty sacks of coal washed
overheard and the compass smashed into
old Junk. When this happenei the little
schooner was over 1000 miles T ON San
Francisco, and Captain kessei had to
make his way here by guesswork. In the
case Of The Wood it took Captain Hansen
four days TO make and ship q new rudder,
and during that time the schooner
drifted around at the mercy of wind and
Weather. Captain Hansen said yesterday:
I'VE left Port Biakeley twenty-three
days ago, ana on October 19 We ran into
southwest gale. A heavy sea broke aboard,
shifting the deckioad to starboard and
doing other damage. Another wave car
ried away the fan OF the rudder, while
squail tore The miZZen mainsail out OF the
poltropes. While We were ascertaining
the extent of the damage TO the rudder
Second Mate Anderson got his hand
smashed in the cogwheel and has been
confined to his berth ever since.
when l found the rudder was gone we
made q new stock out of a piece OF 10x10
tim Der and fan out of smaller lumber
and then bolted the two together. BY the
Goth we were ready to ship the new rud-
der, but another storm came up and we
had to take it as it came. The next day
we unshipped the old stock and with t.e
help OF fifteen fathoms OF anchor chain
got the new one in place. On October %
We ran into another heavy gale, but since
then have got along all right"
The big schooner is an adept at drop
rNin 20 A oh bva
when on her way 10 Tientsin, China, with
a load of lum ber the steering apparatus
dropped out of sight. Captain Hansen
made large lum ber sweep On that occa-
sion and with it steered his vessel 1000
miles into port. The Wood was placed on
the Government drydock and new rud-
der put in. 1t was this Chinese article
that was lost on October 10.
The Volcano is only an 18-ton
schooner, but the little boat proved her.
self splendid sea boai. She was 10 have
been taken to Unga on The deck OF sail
| ing ship, but was too large, SO her owners
determined to sail her up. Captain Kes-
| sci, cook and three sailors formed the
crew, and they had hard time of il.
During the latter part OF the voyage back
TO San Francisco there was no coal with
which to make q ire, ard there were no
more provisions than the law allowed: :
and when land was sighted every.
body heaved sigh of relief. When the
Volcano was caught in the storm she was
in latitude 39 81 north, Longitude l45 west.
1t was therefore, only question OF sail
Ing due east I'D order to reach some port
on the coast near San Francisco. and IN
order to do this 1t was only necessary to
take all observation each morning AT sun
rise.
Thomas Furlopg, second mate of the
schooner Maid of Orleans, was charged at
~. aF -. ,Inxr ,
carrying a concealed weapon. A an early
hour yesterday morning he began flour.
ishing he gun in an East-street saloon,
and Officers Dover aud McGlynn were
called in. They disarmed the sailor and
placed him under arrest.
The British ship Himalaya, now loading
for Sydney in The J. J. Moore 81 Co. line,
will 20 out with Captain Dearborn, late of
the Forest Queen. IN command. The
captain has purchased an interest in the
vessel.
The funeral of Captain William Sparks
took place Tuesday from his late resi-
dence, 2844 Folsom street. The captain
was well-known pioneer along the city
front, and for the past thirty-fve years
has been interested III vessels IN The lum-
ber trade on the coast The deceased in
all dealings was always spoken of as an
honorable and upright man. For the past
three years he had been suffering from
heart disease. The first OF this year he
had a stroke of paralysis; few months
later another stroke and five weeks ago
third, during which illness he passed
away. He was native OF Germany, nearly
7S years of age, and leaves vile, son and
two daughters.
The schooner Confianza has been tied
up at Eureka for some time owing to
trouble among the crew. Captain Wilson
has en- removed from the command