The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23

Will in Future Garry Sugar
and Run in the Homo.
lulu Trade.
TranSformat;on of the Old Pilot. Boat
Caleb Curtis Into a Pala.
tial Yacht.

The ship Fort George arrived from
England yesterday, completing her last
voyage under the British flag. she has
been sold to parties in Honolulu and in
future will be reported as the Hawaiian
ship Fort George. Captain Adam, who
brought her out, will retire and according
to report Captain Morse. late of the Ala
media, will assume command.
The Fort George is an old trader TO this
port. Ten years ago she was here in COM
mand of Captain Hanna and when the
latter gentleman went into the steam boa t
business Captain Tuxen took command.
When the Fort George was sold she was
turned over to Captain Adam, and be
brought her to San Francisco. The Fort
George is very handsome vessel and well
appointed. She is not fast sailer and no
record-breaking trips between here and
Honolulu may be expected from her.
The old pilot-boat Caleb Curtis has been
heard from again. Now she is classed as
| yacht and is used by the upper ten of
HOngkong on special occasions. Years
ago the Curtis was well known on the bar
and in the bay. Then she became too
slow for the service and was sold to q
party of seal-hunters. One trip to the
| coast of Japan disguised the hunters and
they sold the vessel to man who was
newly married and had money to invest
| in South Sea island trading cruise. His
bride handled the venture, and when she
had secured all the funds she deserted her
husband in Hongkong and came back 10
| San Francisco. The Curtis was sold, and
now the officers of the Beige say tina. the
boat has been transformed into ore of the
handsomest yachts in the Orient.
The schooner Berwick, which left here
on the 10Th inst. for Rogue River had a
| lively time of it. When off Cape Mendo-
cino she sprang leak and all hands went
! to the pumps The water did hot gain
ground and the vessel was kept on her
course until the pumps choked. Then the
! schooner was put about and run back for
San Francisco. AS soon as possible she
will be placed on the drydock and thor
oughly oyerhauIed before again being sent
| to sea.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company s
Umatilla arrived from Puget Sound ports
yesterday. On this occasion there was no
| tilt between :hs quarantine officers and
the steamer was allowed to dock at once.
! Captain Hunter reports a faIr-weather
! passage and no incidents of any note.
The renovated steamer Portland was
| speeded around the bay yesterday and
| made an excellent showing. On this oc-
| casIon the guests were confined to the
| friends OF John Resented and his sons.
| Ross e. Hewlett's new gasoline sch ooner,
La ChaIena, had her trial trip on the bay
yesterday. She is intended for the For.
Ross trade, and quite a number of people
were down from that vicinity to see what
| the new boat can do. La Chalena is
only small boat, but has 40-power en-
CINE, and is in consequence the fastest
| vessel OF her class in the bay.
| The United States steamer Concord
Tn4o mil ci4 r6or-
when her stores are aboard will start for
| Honolulu. From Honolulu she will go to
the China station, where she may end her
days. A one time it was said shat the
old warship would never leave Mare
| Island again, but it now appears that she
can fill a gap and allow one of the new
| cruisers TO fill more i'm portant position
Captain Bonniteld OF the steamer Hum
bodt has a small bill to settle with the
! Harbor Commissioners. While docking
at Third-stre wharf the engines did not
answer quick enough, and the vessel
crashed into the structure, doing damage
to the extent of $50. Little or no injury
was done to the steamer.
| The captain and cook of the Dirigo held
a reception on board yesterday. There
were gay times on 1.-The only American
steel sailing ship afloat' for a few hours,
and one of the biggest sailors in the crew
was kept constantly on the gangEay to
| warn away reporters.
TIL. British ship Scottish Lochs from
| Junin, Peru, for San Francisco, was
spoken in latitude IA south. longitude SO
west, by the Fort George. The captain
signalsd the Fort George that his vesse
was very foul, and that she was making
| slow progress.
Six months ago ]. S. Kim ball & Co. sent
the steam schooner Protection to Central
| American ports to ascertain the chances
| for new steamship line. 1t is now as