The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-10-13
GRAIN VESSELS
SPEEDING HOME
Six Ships Contesting for the
Honor Of Reaching Eng
land First.
Arrival Of the French Cruiser
Duguay Trouin From
Honolulu.
Captain Rowland of the Ship Irwin
chile Stricken With Paralysis
at Sea.

The rush of wheat to Europe still con-
tinues. Over sixty grain-laden vessels
have left here during the past two m onths,
six of which sailed during the last few
days and six more are ready for a start.
The Travancore, F. S. Ciampa and Loeb
Carron have good start OF the Black
braes, Lancing and Fails of HalIadale,
but the chances are that one OF the last
named trio will get in first. The +. S,
Ciampa and Loeb Carron left here on the
9th inst. and the Travan core on the 11th
inst. for Queenstown. The Blackbraes for
Liverpool, Lancing for London and Falls
OF II alladale for Queenstown all got under
way within five minutes Of each other
Yesterday. All six vessels should make a
close race of it across the Atlantic.
The LancIng was taken out by Captain
Chapman, Captain Hatfield remaining
here to assume the position of superin-
tendent OF construction OF the new Alask a.
Yukon Transportation Company. This
will be Captain Chapman's first voyage as
master, he having received his certificate
in Victoria, b. c., few weeks since. Mrs.
Hatfield and her daugh ter, Mrs. Chapman
will remain in San Francisco with Captain
Hatfield.
The British ship Toxteth was also towed
TO sea yesterday. She will sail TO Puget
Sound and will pro bably load wheat at
Tacoma.
The Occidental and Oriental Steamship
Company's Doric sailed for Japan and
China yesterday. Among the cabin pas
sengers were Hon. J. Sloat Fassett OF New
York and his son, Newton G. Fassett, A.
P. Hotaling, the weli-known merchant,
and his son, +. c. Hotaling. all for China /,
and Sir T. Fray, Bishop J. Mckim and
Miss minnie Hennessey, daughter of
Purser Hennessey, for Yokohama. The
Doric also carried away 259 Chiness for
Hongkong.
The French cruiser Duguay Trouin ar
rived IN port yesterday. She was here
about year ago, and after a stay of a
couple of weeks proceeded to Tahiti. The
officers of the warship are: Captain, Jean
Fort; first Lieutenant. II. Pul ibet; lieu
tenants-R. Dupuy-Fromy, Joseph Guttig-
sell, Rene Terrier, Fernand Fossey, George
MacGuckin de Hane and Joseph Ale
mand; feet engineer, Pierre Legoux;
feet paymaster, Gustave Rauch; feet
surgeon, Joseph Labadens; ensigns-
George O'Neill, Pierre Mondot, Emmanuel
Chiron du Brossay, Marie Brossier Mich
olas Benoit, Octave Brousse, Charles LIE
Camus. Camille Cholet.
The Duguay Trouin made the run from
Honolulu IN ten days. She registers 5000
tons, 1000 horsepower, and her speed is
given as loR knots. She has 3l2 OF a
crew and Will remain here a fortnight
then proceeding to Panama.
A private dispatch to the Merchants
Exchange states that the British ship
Kate Thomas, from Newcastle, n. S. W.,
for San Francisco, has put into Sydney,
n. S. W., partly dismasted. The vessel
was only few days out when the storm
that did the damage was encountered.
The Harbor Con- mIssioners have de-
cded to advertise for bids for clock to
be placed in the tower of the new ferry
depot. The dial is to be very handsome
affair and the machinery the very best
sample OF the clock maBer's skill.
The American ship Invincible arrived
from Cape Spencer yesterday with 81, 472
cases of salmon for the Alaska Packers
Association. When the vessel was few
days out Captain Rowland was stricken
with paralysis and Chief Officer Clipper
brought the vessel into port. The captain
was brought ashore in the launch Amy as
soon as the Invincible came to an anchor
and was taken to his home.