The San Francisco call., 1897-04-15
SIZE SAILED Up
TO HER WHARF
A Russian Barkentine Made
Port Without As
SiStance.
The Captain Had No Use for
Either State Pilot or Tug
Captains.
Captain Peterson cf the Sailor Boy
Slys There Is No Hope for
the Slmaria.

The Russian barkentine Behring is not
going TO spent any more money in this
port than she can help. Her captain nav
igated her from Vladivostock to Yoko-
hama at very small expense and managed
TO make this port without even engaging a
pilot or tug. On arriving last Sunday
night he came TO an anchor off Meiggs
wharf, and when orders came to discharge
his small load of coal and "trade" he
tripped his anchor set sail and mad e his
wharf. The sight ola barkentine making
sail and proceeding up the bay gave rise
10 much comment around Meiggs wharf.
The Oceanic Steamship Compapy's Aus
tralia got in from Honolulu yesterday at
noon. Tuesday afternoon she was 341
miles off port, but heavy fog hung over
the ocean. Captain Handlette says that
he could easily have made two hours bet
ter time had it not been for the fog.
The cabin passengers by the Australia
were:
F. G. Bulkley and wife, Mrs. C. L. Carter.
two children and maid; Mrs. s. A. Carter, Miss
c. J. Carter, r. C. Scott, Miss H. Dickson, DR..
l.. +. Harvey aud wife, J. L. Young, II. S.
Charming DR.; W. F. Channing. j. II. Sears
and wife, w n. Armstrong, Miss J. Newlands,
Mrs. j. c. Kirk patrick, MSS S. Kendall, S. II.
Boardman, DR.. ST. d. u. Walters and wife, T..
Bly, the, wife and son; S. Hoffman Jr., Miss NJ.
Hoffman, Miss II. S. Smith, &. R. Grau, w. G..
Parke, Miss f. Taylor. G.. N Wibber and wife,
Mrs. L. Marks, two children and maid; Mrs. R.
Ryeroft, Mrs. c. Lodwigson and child, A. J..
Ogiivie and wifi, Miss E. Owles, c. w. Gray. L.
NJ. Walsh, j. D. McIneruy. George Deacon,
Mrs. w. Hall, Mss J. Daniels, Miss AZ. Daniels
g. T. Hurst, c. +. Hurst, J. |. Barker, c. 4.
Merrifield, Mrs j. H. Winter, R. d. Walbridge
F. Ii. Hayselden, W. A. Kinney. W. Wallace,
DR. J. 4. Green, Mrs. T. c. McCombe Mrs A. c.
Baker and two children, G. Lovelock aud wife,
Charmons, wife and six children; r. Rad
cltffe and wife, A. Mccarthy, wife and child (;
Ho Kee, Le Chen.
Among those who think the ship
Samaria Is lost Is Captain Peterson of the
schooner Sailor Boy. On March % he
was in company with the vessel, and on
that occasion there was not stitch of
on the main. They had been in company
for sew n days. and tue last he saw of the
Samnrla was in latitude As deg. north,
longitude 127 deg. west. at P. NJ. the
ship was forging ahead under her main
topgallant sails, and about. 5 P. NJ. her fore
upper and lower topsails were set. The
next day the gale came up again, and the
waves rolled up in all directions. The
Sailor Boy could not carry any canvas.
The seas broke aboard from the east
southeast, from the south and the west
Once in awhile the waves would break
aboard from all three directions at once,
and then there was trouble. The Sailor
Boy weathered the storm, but Captain
Peterson is afraid that she has gone. A
request, made by the owners of the Sama-
ria, has been sent to Collector Wise, and
the chances are that the revenue cutter
Rush will be sent out to hunt for the
missing vessel.
Governor Budd and DR.. Chalmers and
Morse made an excursion around the bay
yesterday. The general opinion was that
the party was out for pleasure trip. but
the State officials asserted they were out
on a visit OF inspection. After looking the
Governor Perkins over the party went for
a merry trip around the bay.
The ship St. Nicholas had a narrow
escape yesterday from running into
Howard-strect wharf. The tugs Sea
Witch and Redmond had her in tow and
in q critlcal moment the latter's line
parted. The Sea Witch went full speed
astern and checked the speed of the St.
Nicholas. Not before she had crashed
into the pier, however. The damage will
not amount 10 $500.
The steam schooner Ella Rohlffs reports
that when ITO miles from Cape Flattery a
quantity OF wreckage which looked as
though it might be from a small steam r
was passed. II is thought to be one OF the
small traders that runs between Portland
and Puget Sound.