The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
DELAYED BY HEAD
WINDS AND STORMS
Mail Steamer Zsalandia a
Week Late Reaching
Sydney.
Her Bottom Was Covered With
Her Bottom Was Covered With
Barnacles so She Could
Not Make Time.
Caught In Last Weeks Ncrthwester
When Only a Days Sail
From Port.

steamer Zealandia got in yesterday. What
with head winds, heavy seas and bottom
covered with barnacles, she had hard
trip of it on her way 10 Australia She
was overdue at Auckland, N. H., and as
hurricane that not only blew down houses
but caused the loss of life on the island
had prevailed just before she was due, the
Government officials were naturally anx-
ious about the mail steamer. When she
was a week overdue Postmaster-General
Bliss thought it was time to take action.
A steamer answering the description OF
the Zealandia had been sighted near the
Baylof Islands by the Northern Steamship
2 Company's Clausman, and the conclusion
was reached that it was the overdue Zeal
andia. The big steamer WaiIangi, belong
ing to the Union Steamship Company and
the Upolu were put in commission to
search for the missing liner. While the
two vessels named were out searching the
islands that bar the entrance to Auckland
the Zealandia steamed in and was at
anchor when the Waitangi returned to
port.
The whole cause of the trouble was the
foul bottom OF the mall steamer. When
it was found necessary to lay up the MarI-
posa the only vessel available to take her
place was the Zealandia. The latter had
been laid up for months at Martinez and
in consequence her bottom was covered
with barnacles. She was taken 10 the
sugar refinery for an oyerhauilng and
there the refuse from the oil works made
another coating on the hull. When ready
to sail the vessel was not in condition TO
make ten knots an hour. 1t was case of
willy-nilIy, however, and as the Mariposa
couid not 90 out the ZeaIandia had to take
her place.
After reaching Sydney the ZeaIandia
was placed on the drydock and all the
barnacles were scraped off. On the return
trip good time was made until the coast OF
California was reached. Then the north
wester that caused so much trouble among
the, local shipping was encountered. Time
and again the big ship was buried and
several of the crew bad narrow escapes.
On one occasion q wave broke aboard that
not only guued the cabin but broke
through the staterooms occupied by the
purser and chief officer and did consider
able damage. All of Friday night the ves-
sci was in the trough OF the sea, with the
gale blowing forty miles an hour, and
every one of the passengers were seasick.
The steerage steward and one of the
passengers were caught on deck when
sea broke aboard. They made for the for
ward rigging and escaped with q good
wettinv. The Zealandia took a heavy
roll to port and went rail under. Another
sea came along and drenched the two un-
fortunates.
There was row aboard before the Zea-
landia reached New South Wales, and in
consequence four of the men were dis
charged. 1t was a local fight and every
body on board regarded it as scrapping-
match among the sailors.
The work of dismantling the Zealandia
was begun yesterday and by next Wednes-
dav the Mariposa will have her old crew
aboard again. The Zealandia will then
be taken pack to Martinez ana will re-
main there until she is wanted again to
fill gap in the Central Am merican or Aus
tfalian trade. The last occasion on which
she went on the Mail route was in Decem-
Der, 1890, and on that occasion she made
good time, but was delayed between
Auckland and Sydney owing to break in
the machinery.
The passengers on the Zealandia were:
Sydney-W. T. Anderson, A S. Ginger, II.
Ayrton, E. Reisch, R. B. Bell, L. Leroux. p.
Mute. C. H. Musser, DR.. Rose, Miss E. [. Krel-
ing, Mrs. J. Green, C. c. Sweeny, Rev. ]. Low,
George Buchanan, S. Jones, Miss E. Hayward.
Apia-Aibert Henry.
Auckland-Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Postle-
thwaite, Captain McCalmont and wife, Dr.. John
Baker, Mr. Peacock, Mr.. and Mrs. o. Krauss,
DR.. S. II. Agar.
Honolulu-Mrs. Flanders and the Misses
Flanders ~, M. c. Prater and wife, J. c. Wer-
rim, w. S. Werrin, Miss A. Pearce ]. P. Blake,
R. H. Draper, wife and child Miss p Gourmet,
B. T. McCulloch, w. Water house, II. Austin,
w. Austin NJ. Brash, A. ]. Cartwright, G. Stew
art. Mr.. AbIes, Mr.. Cowart.
The Merchants Exchange received the
following news by the ZeaIsndia:
Honolulu-Arrived February %, Hawaiian
bsrkentine Rosaiie rom Chemainus for Ger
aldton, Australis. Put in on account of hav-
ing sprung leak on February 2. Vessel will
go on the ways to learn extent of damages.
Arrived March 3, British sealing schooner
Agnes Macdonald from Victoria, on account of
having lost the rudder and sustained other
damages.
The German bark ]. C. Glade, while leaving
port February "a for Kahului to take on re-
mainder of cargo for New York, went aground
on the Waikiki side OF the ch annel, between
the first two buoys, was towed off half an hour
later by the tug EIeu, and proceeded out to
sea. When three miles out of port the main
tie OF the upper topsail was carried away and
the topsail yard came down on Il run The
&. upper yard dropped on the lower topsail yard
and both the upper topsafl lifts were carried
away. The standard of the lower main top
sail yard was bent and as no bracing around
to one side or the other could De done, had to
return to port for repairs. Repaired and sailed
again March for Kahului.
Purser Smith of the Marlposa is to take
a well-earned holiday next month, and
his place will be taken by Mr. Walton, the
popular freight clerk on Pacifc-street
wharf. Mr.. Smith will thus have nearly
three months ashore, while Mr.. Walton
hau for years.
The friends of Captain Antoine Ander-
son will be more than pleased to hear that
he is alive and well, and, with his COM
panions, is aboard the sealing schooner
Kate and Anna. Nearly a month ago he
went out hunting from the schooner Ep-
pinger in the Santa Barbara chsnnel. A
fog came up and the three men were not
heard from until yesterday, when tele-
gram reached John Oppenheim, the WELL
known ciothier, stating that the men had
been picked up, and would rejoin the
schooner on the first opportunity. Cap
tain Anderson was formerly master of the
schooners Alton and Annie Mathida.
The fight between the See Yups and the
Sam Yups WAS carried 10 the water front
{. yesterday. Yu Kee formerly kept dry
goods store on Dupont street, between
jackson and Washing ton, but See Yup
. boycott compelled him to sell out. A
white man bought out the place, but not q
Chinese would patroniZe the place as long
as Yu KEGS stock was on the shelves.
Finally the stock OF dry goods was sold to
downtown clothing establishment and
yesterday Yu Kee was escorted to the
ferries, put aboard the ferry-boat and told
never to come back to San Francisco
again. He has gone to Fresno, where the
Sam Yups are in force, and the chances
are that more trouble will follow in conse-
quence of his expulsion from Chinatown.
The new steamer Hum boldt had her
trial trip on the bay yesterday and proved
herself to be everything that her owners
and RAlkaeEs expected. She ID splendldly