The San Francisco call., 1897-12-14

passenger vessels on the coast had a par
ticularY haru time of it in the heavy
welther that prevailed.
When the Cleveland (if it was the Cleve-
land) was seen by Captain Green of the
steamer State OF California she was run
ming before the wind under jib oresail,
topsail and fore spencer. Sac did not APP
pear to be making unusually heavy
weather OF 1t, but was soon lost in the
mist that prevailed at the time. She was
then closer in shore than vessels bound
for the sound usually get and from thai
several seafaEing men reason that the
chances OF her being heard from again are
not good.
Charles Mel on, the owner of the Cleve-
land, is confident that the vessel has only
met with = mlshap and will be heard from
again in the near future. He has ordered
tug from Grays Hartor 10 go out in
search of her and the steam schooner
Lakme, which LETT the sound Yesterday
for San Franc SEQ, will go OUT of her
course 10 look for the missing W ssel Un-
til those two steamers have been heard
from, hope for the safety of the Cleveland
will not b. bandoned.
The crew of the Cleveland was as fol-
lows:
C. F. Hall, captain: 6 B. Durfee, first mate.
L. +. B. Henderson. second mate; = Melvin
third mate; c. HasSaT chief engineer; r P
O'Nelll, first assistant engineer; E. Thomas,
j
man; James Fern. fireman; D. Cawlev fire.
man; John Gallagher, fireman; NJ Munro
steward; Walter Davis, cook; John Foster,
Peter Marin, Bert Larsen. Alikel Kohning
Jens Hansen. Alex Lyncn. F. McColI and A
kaikner, seAmen ; Robert Isluster. carpenter;
hendricK Danielson, seaman; W. T. Bovken,
assistant COOK; George Ele Drok, waiter; Whit
bech, purser.
PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. 13.-Nothino
has as vet been heard from t, over jue
steamer Cleveland. and shipping men are
beginning 10 despair OF her reaching nort
n report has been received from Tato1sn
to-day, as the Government wire is down.
The theory Is advanced that if it was he
Cleveland under sail which wa sighted
off Cape Lookout by Captain Green of
the steamer State of California .ast Thurs
day she would have reached Cape Flattery
long ere this
Steerage passengers, w. L. D.elrick and
Frank Gerthan.
The barkentine Tropic Bird arrived
from Tahiti yesterday, after good aver
age passage OF twenty-nire days For the
nrst time IN nearly two years she brought
no passengers. the people who make their
homes on the islands not caring 10 come
10 San francisco during the winter Cap
tain Jackson reports that an inter-is and
steam hip company has been started.
The New Zealand steamer Southern Cross
now Il es the French flag and runs be-
tween Tahiti and the Paumotu and Mar
queSas groups. She connects at Papeete
with the Union Steamship COMPANY OF
New Zealand's steamer Upola from New
Zealand, Fiji and Samoa. The pearl
shell fishing season had just opened the
day the Tropic Bird allied and the mer.
chants were busy Quitting TIE feet. All
the shells come from the Paum otu group
the natives diving q depth Of 10 or 90 feet
and pulling the shellfish from the rocks.
The islands of the group are worked one
It time, thus al in turn get loag rest.
The French colony were daily expecting
the steamer Homer when the TroDic Bird
arrived, and every body was greatly disap-
pointed when they learned she had been
taken off the route. The Tropic Bird
brought up full cargo of copra, cocoa
nuts, beche ie mer and vanilla beans.
She was eff the Farallones since last Fri
day, and cou d not make port on account
of the fog. Fer the last ten days of the
trip there was very light winds and an
unusually heavy swell. In fact, so heavy
was 1t at times that sail had to be short
ened In order To save the spars.
CAPTAIN Brigman is on his way to Port
Townsend to resume the command of the
barkentine Willie r. Hume, now on her
way from San Pedro for Port Blakeley.
The captain has lived ashore for twelve
ronths, but his longing for the sea has at