The San Francisco call., 1897-10-21
OREGON'S CREW
AT BOAT DRILL
A Splendid Showing Made
by the Man-of-
Warsmen.
A Chart of Clipperton Island
From Data Furnished by
Captain Hennig.
The American Ship Cyrus Wakefield
to Be 0verhauled and Made
as Good as New.

The men on the battle-ship Oregon are
being kept in practice. even though the
vessel is in port. A couple of week ago
they were put through complete course
OF shore drill and yesterday they had all
the boats out. The first lieutenant was in
the captains barge and had command OF
the squadron Of small boats. The boats
were maneuvered in single file, two
abreast and IN line. The men rowed
splendidly and gave an excellent exhibi-
tion. When the rowing exercises were
finished, sail was set on the fleet and it
sailed away after an imaginary enemy.
On the return trip sail was taken in and
the boats crept down on the revenue cutter
Rush, capturing that craft in short order.
There were eight of the battle-ship's boats
at the drill and they were manned py
over 200 men.
After fourteen years of service the good
ship Cyrus Wakefield is to have her class
renewed by Lloyds. She came mere few
weeks ago from New York with general
merchandise, ana before going 10 SEA
again viii be thoroughly overhauied. She
will go on Hunters Point drydock and
will be stripped, caulked and copperad,
sister keelsons aid a new m zzen mast are
to be put in, and all in ali 1000 VIII be
spent on the vessel. She Will tuen De as
stanch craft as the day she was
launched
The steamer Czarina came off the Mer-
chants drydock yesterday and will be
ready for her OLD run about the 1st of the
month. Water ballast tanks have been
put IN, and otherwise the vessel has been
put In thorough repair.
The Hawaiian steamer Claudlne is to
have new boilers put in at the Union Iron
Works. The boilers have been made some
weeks, so the steamer will get quick dis
patch.
Brooklyn basin, like Sausalito, is now
without vessel of last years feet. The
GIenesslln was the last 10 leave Richard
sons Bay. and the King Edward will
leave the basin to-morrow. After a wait
OF nine months the captain of the King
Edward mas accepted 28s 81 10 load wheat
10 England, whereas nine months ago all
he could get was is shIllings.
Captain 2. j. Hennig, who was for
season in charge OF the guano station on
Chpperton Island, made a thorough ex-
animation OF the place, and on his arrival
here turned mas data and soundings over
TO Lieutenant Hughes OF the branch
Hydrographlc Office. II was forwarded 10
Washington, and the Navy Department
made chart from it. A letter was re-
ceived by Captain Heanig yeste rday COM
AAbA upOI thC Vi his
work and rendering h m the thanks of the
Navy Department The only other chart
OF Clipperton in existence was one pub
lished Dy the British Admiralty III 1s40
which is full of inaccuracies
Captain Gustaf IL. Wilson has taken
command of the schooner Daisy Rowe,
vice Carl Stenborn, who has been ap-
pointed TO the Arthur /.
For the irst lime in a long time there
was not single arrival from sunrise to
sunset yesterday. This was a record
breaker for the Merchants Exchange.
The Occidental and Oriental Company's
Belgic as general rule, gets in ahead of
Time, but on the last occasion she broke
the record by fifteen hours. The smart
ocean liner came in from China, via Yo-
kohama and Honolulu, two days ahead OF
time, making the run from Honolulu in
six days three hours and fifteen minutes.