The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-16
ANOTHER SCAREj
No SW ANHILDA
The Hawaiian Isles From
Newcastle Got in
Yesterday.
She Sailed a Week Ahead of the
Anxiously Looked For
Vessel.
Harbor Commissioners Will Meet With
the Cham Der of Commerce
Next Tuesday.


traction on the water front tomorrow.
Every bark that shows up on the horizon
is immediately set down for the anxiously
expected vessel. The fact that the lncom-
Ing vessel has only three masts, instead of
four, as is the case with the Swanhida,
does not seem to count, and rowboats,
towboats and police boats all max a race
to get aboard.
When the Hawaiian Isles, from New
castle, was sighted everybody made sure
she was the much-desired vessel, and
evenEwhen she was made out all and sun
dry went TO her III order to make sure that
she had not spoken the Swanhilda and
that Murderer Butler was not aboard.
Captain kustels report is very brief and
is as follows:
Hawaiian Isles, Hawaiian ship, from New
castle, Australia, January 15-Ssiled Novem-
Der II; crossed the equator latitude 80 south,
longitude III east; then passed westward OF
Fiji Islands; crossed equator longitude III
west, 90 days out; then had moderate winds
TO latitude 80 north, longitude US west after
which we had stormy weather to port
Decem Der 2, II. A Cummings, seaman, ma
tive OF Scotland, aged % years, He'll from the
fore rigging, a distance OF about 20 teet, and
died from the effects a lew minutes after. He
was buried at sea.
On no occasion was the Swanhilda
sighted, and as she sailed several days
later than the Hawaiian Isles the chances
are that it Will be at least next Thursday
before she can be looked for.
The Monowai, which arrived from the
lcolonies, brought the story about the
Swanhilda having been spoken near Fiji
by the steamer Taupo, so Captain Frazer
must be close behind the Hawaiian Isles,
and as the former is a fast sailer in light
winds she may safely be looked for before
the end OF next week.
The Harbor Commissioners held O
special meeting yesterday to meet COM
mitee from the Cham Der of Commerce.
The latter was composed of ex-Super-
visor Taylor, Captain James Chapman,
Hugh Craig and Captain w. L. Merry.
! The gent'eme wished to impress upon
the board the necessity for time ball
and fagpole for the displaying of storm
signals being placed upon the tower OF
the new ferry depot. The matter was
discussed pro ana con, and then in order
to facilitate matters President Colnon at
the suggestion of Commissioner Chad
bourne announced that the board had
practically decided a fortnight ago to
make the desired changes and that the
chief engineer was now at work on the
matter. Mr.. Holmes and Lieutenant
Hu hes of the photographic Office Will
perfect the plans and then the contractors
will be instructed TO make the necessary
changes.
Before the meeting adjourned President
Colnon invited the mem bers of the Cham
Der OF Commerce to attend all the meet
ings of the board and make as many sug-
gestions as possible, as the com mission
wanted all the light possible in order to
properly handle the front. Hugh Craig
responded in kind and asked the board 10
attend the meetings Of the Chamber of
Commerce. He was particularly anxious
to have them present at the meeting next
Tuesday, and the chances are that the
commissioners will meet early Tuesday
morning in order to be in attendance. On
that occasion the belt railroad will be dis
cussed.
The battle-ship Oregon made start on
her southern cruise yesterday, but the
weather outside was so thick that her cap
tain decided to take no chances and put
back to the anchorage in Richardson's
BAY. She will probably sail to-day.
Captain G. Ewart has purchased an in
terest in the bark Colusa and will go out
as master on the next trip. In the mean
time the bark is to be thoroughly over
hauled.
The bark Guy c. Goss, from Port Los
Angeles, was towed in by the wrecker
Whiteaw yesterday. This makes three
vessels that the wrecker has towed in this
week, and t. ?. H. Wnitelaw is seriously
thinking about starting an opposition
tow boat line. The Goss is under charter
TO John Rosenfeld's Sons to load general
cargo for New York.
The schooner Josiina has had gasoline
engines nut in her and IN few days will
sail for San Diego in command of Captain
TipZ ,ihkan. The new gasoline boat will
run between Enseneda and San Diego and
is expected to make good time. The
changes were made at Turn er's shipyards
and a good job has been made of them.
The little boat is fast, and Captain TIpz-
sihkan expects to make good time and
also money by the change.