The San Francisco call., 1897-02-04
WHALERS FITTING
FOR THE NORTH
Barks and Steamers ToWed
From Their Winter
Quarters.
Wind-Jammers Ready to Sail
and Steamers Being Over.
hauled.
Three Stowaways Discovered on the
Bark c. D. Bryant From
Honolulu.


seasons cruise. The bark Andrew Hicks
sailed for the southern seas yesterday and
the Horatio will probably follow her to-
day. The most interesting scene on the
water front yesterday was the towing oi
steam whalers out of the mud flats near
the Arctic Oil Works. Yesterday the
Thrasher, Balaena and Narwhal were all
hard and fast and the tugs Sea Witch and
Liberty were sent to take them to the
Union Iron Works. All three vessels are
steam whalers and will require general
overhauling before they can sail for the
Arctic. The three steamers were in the
mud alongside the old-tlme coaster Ajax,
and they made pretty picture as they
gradually moved out of the mud in tow OF
the tugs.
The steam whaler Karluk is also going
into commission in a lew days and Cap
tain McGregor will arrive from the East
tomorrow to take command OF her. The
captains home is here and his children
are at school in Oakland, so be is anxious
to get back to the coast. He and his wife
have been on visit to their old homes
and their old friends In New Bedford,
Mass.
The fastest trip of the season from Homo
lulu to San Francisco has been made by
the brig w. G. Irwin. She made the run
in eleven days. beating the Q. d. Bryant
by at least seyenty-tve hours. While the
trip is a very smart one for this time of
the year, nevertheless it does not begin to
compare with the record of the J. D.
Spreckels, which is nine and half days.
Captain Lee, on the bark c. D. Bryant,
had considerable trouble during the voy-
age from Hawaii. When the vessel was
well under way three stowaways were dis
covered. Two of them refused to work,
and were put in irons, while the third
worked like a Trojan, and was finally
rated as an A. B. on the ships books.
The men were desetters from the Ameri-
can ship Henry b. Hyde, and shipped in
this port for trip to New York via Hon
olulu. On the first opportunity they de-
serted and left the captain in the lu-ch.
The two men whom Captain Lee put in
irons were William Conroy and Gus
LundQuist
The schooner S. DanieIson, which got
in yesterday. mad very rough expert
ence during the recent southeaster. When
forty miles west-southTest of Mendocino
City violent squall struck the vessel,
and the waves carried the entire deck load
overheard. The railing of the schooner
was also carried away, but otherwise no
damage was done.
The ship Big Bonanza is getting a thor
ough overhauling on the Oakland ways.
New timbers have been put in and she
will be cauIked and recoppered and when
she again appears in the bay will be
as good as new. From here the BIZ Bo-
nanza will go to Puget Sound in ballast to
load lumber for Australia. Captain Alec
Bergman will go out as master, having
bought out the interest of his brother.
Captain Adolph Bergman.
The flags OF the steam schooner North
Fork and bark Coiusa and ali the other
vessels of the Simpson line were at half
mast yesterday. The wife of James Ty-
son, general manager of the concern. died
at her home in Alameda yesterday. Her
husband is one Of the best-known mana
gers of steam and sailing vessels on the
water front and when the news of the
death of his wife became public all the
coasters in port few their flags at half
mast. Mr.. and Mrs Tyson had only been
married about twelve months, so her
death strikes the husband with double
force.
The schooner Norma has been put on
the line for Tahiti. So much cargo has
been offering that there is an overflow
from the City of Papeete, the maiiboat,
ana the Norma will be loaded to the gun
wales with what Is left
The bark Colusa will be an addition to
the fleet that will load lumber for Aus
tral1a- She has been overhauled and will
leave for the Sound naxt Sunday to load
lum Der for Sydney, n. S. W.
What has become of the schooner
Vine p is the general inquiry along, the
front. Six months ago she left here tor
cruise among the South Sea Islands. On
Septem Der 16 last she was in Corinto, Gem
tral America, and from that day TO this
she has never been heard from. The j. +.
cunningham Company, agents OF the ves-
sci, are very anxious for her safety. The
chances are, however, that some news of
the schooner will arrive on the steamer
City of Peking, due here from China to-
morrow.
The American ship Sterling, seventy
four days from Newcastle, n. S. W., gotin
yesterday. The captain reports contrary
winds and heavy weather throughout the
entire trip. The SwanhiIda was seventy
one days making the run and the Olive
bank is out seventy-six days. No fast
voyages have been made from Australia
this year.
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