The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
Repurchased From Her
Puget Sound Owner by
E. A. Wiltsee.
Will Again Fly the Burgee of
the San Francisco Yacht
Club.
Admiral Won Schmidt Has Evolved a
Surprising Rig for the Soop
Whirlwind.

The schooner-yacht Aggie is back again
a her old anchorage off Sausalito. On
many an occasion she carried her owners
coloTs to victory in hard fought race
when her principal opponents were the
Lurline, Jessie and Chispa. The first
three yachts were very evenly matched,
and first one would come out a winner
and hen the other.
The Aggie cost in the neigh horhood of
$25, 600 TO build and fit out, but alIer a
time her owner got tired of her and sold
her to Edward +. Sweeney cf Seattle for
$1,000. That was several years ago, and
ever since she has been the champion
yacht on Puget Sound.
When the Colum bia River pilots wanted
a boat they also came to San Francisco
with the result that they purchased the
Jessie al half her original cost. The loss
OF both these crack yachts was a bow to
the clubs across the Eay, and since that
time yach:smen have cast lon ging slances
at the Aggie. Finally F. A. W iltsee went
north and succs eded in purchasing her
back at an advance Of about $4,000 on the
price paid by Sweeney Tor er. The new
owner at once took possession and brought
her back 10 San Francisco. anchoring in
Richardson's Bay Yesterday morning.
She maintained her reputation or speed.
making The run down in very fast time.
AS the Aggie was pa, sing up the BAY
she was met by the Yacht WhirIwind.
with Admiral Won Schmidt on board.
The admiral has made his usual yearly
change in the rig OF his craft and on this
occasion he has exceiled himself The
Whiriwind has always been called a
freak, but with her new sails she looks
the strang ST craft that ever sailed the
bay. The wind was very light yesterday,
out the Whirlwind made good time. and
when it comes 10 a blow Admiral Won
Schmidt says he will be able to outsail
any hing afoat.
The steam schooner Jewel has been
fitted out with an electric-light plant. She
will have q powerful searchlight, and the
work OF loading and discharging can now
be carried on both night and day. Should
the innovation prove a success on the
Jewel the chances are that every steam
schooner on the coast will be fitted ont
with an electric pant.
The Chilean ship Republic, which put in
here in distress while on her way to South
Australia, will not discharge her cargo of
lumber. Instead she has had a windmill
pump erected and a donkey engine put
a board so that should she again begin 10
leak there will be no difficulty in Keeping
the water down.
The Pac fc Mail Steamship Company's
morning, out it was not until late in the
afternoon that she locked. Dr. Beede
the consular surgeon at Hongkong. re-
ported that there were five cases of small
pox and one death from the disease IN
Hongkong prior TO the sailing of the Pek-
ing. There was also one case of typhoid
fever and nine cases of puerperal lever.
One of the Chinese passengers died during
the voyage and the body Was broue hit into
port. DR.. Hill, assisted by Dr. Rosenau.
held an autopsy and found that The Chi
nese died from consumption and Bright's
disease.
After a thorough examina ion of the
vessel Captain Smith was allowed to dock
his steamer. I e Peklng Irought from
Japan 4474 cases of mandarin orange all
O which will be fumigated before they
are allowed to be landed. The Pekinp
made the run from Hongkong in twenty
six days and from Yokohama in thirteen
days, twenty three hours and twenty-four
minutes.
Captain Cooper of the British shin
Royal Forth has several of his crew sick
on his hands. Thomas J. McConb rey was
taken off the ship to-day and sent to the
German Hospital. He is suffering from
pneumonia. Two more of the men have
bronchitis and another is laid up with
very bad eye. While chipping the iron
rust from the ships side he got piece of
the scale into his eve.
Captain Seaman of the Czarina is so far
recovered as to be abou; again. He came
down from Coos Bay yesterday. but II will
be several weeks before he is able 10 apain
go out in command of the schooner.