The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
WAS CAUGHT IN
BL|ND|NG SNOW
The Eaton Hall Had a
Number of Narrow
Escapes.
Leaving Pert Stanley She Nearly
Went Ashore in a
Gale.
Captain Dan Mclean Was Bound for
Salvador, but Ezeta Was Taken

One Of the oldest timers in port is the
British ship Eaton Hall, and, the most
popular of the .old-timers IS Captain
Low rison, her commander. In 1887 he was
here in the Kamehameha ", and the fol-
lowing year saw him in command of the
Eaton Hall. In 'S9. 80 and '92 he again
visited this port, and then for season
he deserted San Francisco. 1t. did not
bring him any good luck, however, as last
year he had to put into Port Stanley in
distress. The Eaton Hall had been in a
storm, and many of her sails had been car
ried away. The port bulwarks were stove
in. and everything movable on deck was
adrift. After making repairs at Port Stan
ley, Captain Lowrson set sail again for
San Francisco; but just as he came up to
the cape and the rock that guard the en-.
trance q snowstorm came down, which
m ade navigation very difficult.
The vessel was worked out to sea, how.
ever, and reached San Francisco in safety.
at was the narrowest escape | eyer had"
said Captain Lowrison yesterday. ''The
snow was blinding and We were between
Scylla and Chary bdls. On one side was
q treacherous ledge of rock and on the
other the point that guards the entrance
to Port Stanley. We got out all right,
however, and reached San Francisco in
safety"
The Eaton Hall is only partly unloaded.
and is now lying in Mission Bay awaiting
chance to finish discharging and for q
charter.
The Oceanic Steamship Company's Ala
media, that sails to-day for Australasia,
will take away very heavy cargo of
canned goods, hops and broomCorn. The
ten performing horses and ten trick ponies
that have been on exhibition at the Chutes
will also go down on the steamer. They
will be exhib ibited at Honolulu, and from
there will go on to Auckland, New.Zea-
land, on the Mariposa. The mail'is day
late, but nevertheless the vessel will get
away at 2 P. NJ. sharp to-day.
The bark Cyrus Wakefield got in from
New York yesterday in the remarkable
time of 81 days. This is a record that
has not been beaten in years and ship
masters assert that it will be many a long
day before it is equaled. Captain Henry,
| however. is noted for quick passages. He
takes chances that other masters would
not venture on and always succeeds. On
the Cassandra Adams and Jabez Howes he
made better time than any other skipper
that had been in them. and some of The
old-timers now in the boneyard he took
up and made clippers before they. retired
in to private lite and oblivion. The Wake
| field had the usual run OF bad weather
rounding the Horn, but UP the coast she
was very fortunate and Captain Henry
managed to secure a tow just when he
wanted it m ost.
Captain Calhoun of the bark Ceylon
decorated his vessel yesterday in honor OF
the inauguration of Mckinley. He is 70
wears old and has been Republican since
/ nto uo irf 81 M
and asserts that the Ceylon will earn
twice us much this year as she did last.
| Captains Dan and Alec Mclean are to-
ge.her again. Dan quit the Nicolene in
| Central America and is now taking care
| of the Una, over which the Custom house
held an embargo for some time. Captain
| Dan was to have gone to Salvador, with
Ezeta. but the latter fell sick. A schooner
| on the Atlantic side was all ready and Nc
Lean was to pilot the filibusters to their
destination When the originator of the
| scheme was taken sick the expedition fell
through and Mclean came to San Fran
cisco for q rest. When he will start hack
again Dan refuses 10 state. In the mean
time he and Alec are preparing Tor a
| grand coup.
The barkentine Arago made the run in
thirty-two days from Kobe, and the ship
Eclipse IN twenty-eight days. Both ves-
sells were in last months southeaster, but
instead of doing any damage it help them
on their way.
The late a. Page Browns plans for the
new ferry depot were under discussion
again Yesterday. Harold Wheeler, attor-
ney for the estate. put in bill TO the Har-
Dor Comm ssioners for $4605. but it was
not acted upon. President Colnon said
| that owing to the number OF errors found
in the plans, it would be well to make an
investigation before going any further.